power rankings for week 6

Rams are unanimous top team in the latest AP Pro32 poll for the third straight week. See the poll: https://t.co/bcZLtUn34x pic.twitter.com/snHOvXR2Yh

— AP NFL (@AP_NFL) October 9, 2018

The Rams are the first team to hang onto the No. 1 spot in our MMQB Power Rankings Poll for more than a week https://t.co/BIRTPA8Prg pic.twitter.com/vlg0XK6xz5

— The MMQB (@theMMQB) October 9, 2018

Rams Power Rankings: Week 6

Clarence Dennis

https://www.therams.com/news/rams-power-rankings-week-6

On Sunday, the Rams improved to a perfect 5-0 to start the season for the first time since 2001. The Rams defeated the Seahawks 33-31 in an offensive battle, led by running back Todd Gurley. Los Angeles now looks ahead to its third AFC West opponent of 2018, the Denver Broncos.

NFL.com, Elliot Harrison Rank: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
“Even the premier teams must survive the occasional dogfight, which is what Sean McVay’s outfit found itself in on Sunday. No, these aren’t the juggernaut “Legion of Boom” Seahawks from earlier this decade, but they sure as heck battled Sunday, staying with the heavily favored Rams drive for drive. Don’t look at this as Los Angeles playing down to lesser competition. We’re talking about a divisional rivalry in the loudest stadium in the league. Not to mention, Jared Goff’s wideouts were dropping like flies. And yet, the third-year quarterback piloted his offense down the field every time the Rams needed an answer to a Seahawks touchdown. And then he closed out the game by surging forward for a first down when McVay called his number on fourth-and-short from L.A.’s own 42-yard line.”

ESPN.com Rank: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
Rest-of-season SOS ranking: 16th. The Rams’ toughest remaining game is Week 9 at the Saints, where they have a 57 percent chance to win, according to FPI. The Rams are the only team in the NFL favored to win all of their remaining games. — Doug Clawson

Yahoo! Sports, Frank Schwab: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
“The Rams keep winning but they have given up 31 points in back-to-back games. Those are the two games they have played since cornerback Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters were injured. Peters is playing through it but Talib is out. It’s not a cause for panic, but shouldn’t be ignored either.”

Bleacher Report Rank: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
“Not every game will be a cakewalk—even for a team as talented as the Rams. Seattle is arguably the hardest road environment in the NFL. And the Rams took the best the Seahawks had to give and still got out of there with a win.”

USA Today Rank: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
“Their next three opponents have combined for five wins, so Greatest Show On Surf poised to ride this undefeated start for quite some time.”

Pro Football Talk, Mike Florio: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
“They’re starting to look like a Team of Density.”

Sports Illustrated: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
“The Rams are the first team to maintain their hold on the No. 1 spot for more than a week, but the top four is much tighter than a week ago.”

THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT’S RANKS — DENVER BRONCOS
NFL.com — 26
ESPN.com — 21
Yahoo! Sports — 26
Bleacher Report — 20
USA Today — 24
Pro Football Talk — 27
Sports Illustrated — 27

from 2018 PFF NFL Power Rankings – Week 6

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-2018-pff-nfl-power-rankings-week-6

Rams
2018 Week 6 Ranking: 1

They had a scare in Seattle last week, but the Rams ultimately survived on three Todd Gurley touchdowns and a great call by Sean McVay to end the game on fourth down with a Jared Goff quarterback sneak. They face a Denver team that has been a much better outfit at home this year than on the road and are installed again as touchdown favorites. With the possibility of missing Cooper Kupp and Brandin Cooks, it will be interesting to see if they can stay undefeated moving forward.

nittany ram wrote:

Pro Football Talk, Mike Florio: 1
Last Week: 1
Change: –
“They’re starting to look like a Team of Density.”

Yes, the mass to volume ratio of this team is very encouraging.

I think he actually meant that. IE he was playing with the inevitable cliche word “destiny” and deliberately screwed with it.