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NFL power rankings: Breaking down all 32 teams’ standings in Week 14

By Peter Panacy

ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 3: Dion Dawkins #73 of the Buffalo Bills shakes hands with Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots after a game on December 3, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 3: Dion Dawkins #73 of the Buffalo Bills shakes hands with Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots after a game on December 3, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /
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GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 03: Running back Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams runs past linebacker Josh Bynes #57 of the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
GLENDALE, AZ – DECEMBER 03: Running back Todd Gurley #30 of the Los Angeles Rams runs past linebacker Josh Bynes #57 of the Arizona Cardinals during the first half of the NFL game at the University of Phoenix Stadium on December 3, 2017 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

5. team. 51. . W, 32-16 at Cardinals. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams

We don’t know what you want us to say about the Rams that hasn’t already been said.

Head coach Sean McVay has turned a talented-yet-inconsistent bunch into, perhaps, the second best team in the NFL. They’re better rounded than the Vikings, one might say, and have more potent offensive weapons.

And their defense isn’t bad either. Just ask Cardinals quarterback Blaine Gabbert.

That Los Angeles defense was put to the test a little bit in the second quarter in Arizona, and the Cardinals actually out-statted the Rams in a number of different categories (time of possession, total yards, third-down conversions, first downs). But that didn’t matter. L.A. forced turnovers, and everyone suddenly remembered Gabbert isn’t a good quarterback.

Meanwhile, second-year Rams QB Jared Goff is looking like he is. Especially when he has all-purpose weapons like running back Todd Gurley around him.

Gurley was explosive, as per usual, and he’ll be a vital weapon for a soon-to-be Rams push into the postseason.