Five weeks into the 2024 season, the Los Angeles Rams did not look like a team to be taken seriously. They had bottomed out with a 1-4 start, neither Puka Nacua nor Cooper Kupp was healthy, which affected Matthew Stafford’s ability to be Matthew Stafford, and a defense that had the league talking about its potential before the season started wasn’t realizing it.
We all know what happened after the Week 6 bye. Sean McVay’s team went 9-3 down the stretch in the regular season, won the NFC West, beat the daylights out of the Minnesota Vikings in the Wild Card round, and lost a real nail-biter to the eventual Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles in the Divisional frame.