Rams K Greg Zuerlein off to a much better start

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Los Angeles Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein has gone from potentially losing his job to starting off perfect.

Five weeks in, Zuerlein is one of only five NFL kickers who has yet to miss. He has hit all seven of his extra points and all nine of his field goals, two of them from beyond 50 yards.

What does that mean to him?

"Nothing," Zuerlein said, plainly, in the moments that followed a 30-19 loss to the Buffalo Bills. "It doesn't matter. One game at a time, one kick at a time. Just move forward every day."

Zuerlein was 7-for-10 on field-goal attempts by this time last year and finished the season 20 for 30, a 66.7-percent conversion rate that was by far the worst among those…