The Los Angeles Rams will enter the middle of the season with a conference record of either 2-0, 1-1, or 0-2. Barring any ties, that’s all we will know about L.A.’s conference record, which is a significantly more important stat than how the Rams do against AFC teams.
And the Rams will have completed their entire AFC slate by the end of October. So it will be hard for anyone to gauge just how serious of a threat the Rams are for the NFC’s number one seed — or just their chances of making the playoffs are — until at least December.