Los Angeles Rams disappoint as Super Bowl favorites in week six

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 19 Oct, 11:57 · Archive

The Los Angeles Rams have lost consecutive home games and sit last in their division after a disappointing start to the season.

The Los Angeles Rams were expected to compete for a Super Bowl this season but have delivered disappointing performances in the early weeks. They lost 18-16 at home to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, their second consecutive defeat at SoFi Stadium, leaving them last in the NFC West.

Fox News reports that the Rams have encountered multiple setbacks. Offseason addition Myles Garrett dealt with a troubled knee that required September surgery, and the team travelled to Australia for their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers, arriving just 36 hours before the game whilst the 49ers had a week to acclimate. The Rams lost that opener.

Coach Sean McVay said after Sunday's loss that the team must 'figure out how not to beat ourselves', suggesting self-inflicted mistakes have contributed to their struggles despite having considerable talent on the roster.

How it is being reported

• The NFL's 'dream team' lose again - what's going wrong?The Los Angeles Rams were billed as the NFL's super-team Super Bowl favourites entering the 2026 season. So far, things have not gone to plan.Sky Sports · 19 Oct, 14:12
• The Rams have managed to transform themselves from a superteam to a midteamLos Angeles were tipped as a Super Bowl contender after assembling a star studded lineup. Now they’ve lost three of their last four games The Rams were supposed to be the closest thing the NFL had seen to a superteam in some time. Instead, they’re 2-4, have lost three of their last four games and are last in the NFC West. So much has gone awry, so quickly. Sunday was rock bottom (for now). The Rams lost to the division’s ugly stepchild, the Cardinals – a team they had beaten in 16 of their last 19 meetings – on a day when Arizona didn’t manage to score a touchdown. They didn’t need to…Guardian Sport · 19 Oct, 12:11
• Everyone taking this long to see Los Angeles Rams not a Super Bowl favorite was NFL's dumbest moment of Week 6The Los Angeles Rams have delivered one disappointing performance after another so far in a season they were expected to be Super Bowl favoritesFox News · 19 Oct, 11:18

In this story: Los Angeles Rams · Arizona Cardinals · San Francisco 49ers · Sean McVay · Myles Garrett · SoFi Stadium

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