Rams continue free fall in Week 12 Power Rankings

The St. Louis Rams took one on the chin, to put it lightly, on Sunday in a 16-13 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. A game in which the Ram lead the whole way only to fumble away the ball in the closing minutes to allow the Ravens to kick a last second field goal. Quarterback Case Keenum was given the start over Nick Foles, but failed to spark the St. Louis offense, and to add insult to injury, Keenum suffered a concussion on the Rams final series of the game. With the loss, St. Louis fell to 4-6 on the season and all but assured there 11th straight season ending without a playoff birth.

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ESPN: Ranked 22nd (Last Week 21)

The Rams passing game is about inept as it gets. Failing to throw for more than 200-yards in all but one game this season, the St. Louis offense has suffered accordingly. The combination of Nick Foles and Case Keenum has proven to be as lethal as a teddy bear, and an offensive line that would struggle against a good college team all adds up to the worst ranked passing offense in the league. (Division Rivals: Seattle 8, Arizona 4, San Francisco 29)

Pete Prisco at CBSSports.com: Ranked 16th (Last Week 13)

Bless Pete for still believing this team is better than almost half the other franchises in the NFL. While Mr. Prisco is correct in his thinking that the Rams have loads of talent in every place except the really important role of QB, and offensive line, ignoring both of those areas has caused serious issues for the team. Rookie running back Todd Gurley looks like a once in a generation player, but here’s to hoping this franchise doesn’t waste that talent in years attempting to get better in an area they should have addressed in prior seasons. (Division Rivals: Seattle 9, Arizona 3, San Francisco 29)

Nov 22, 2015; Baltimore, MD, USA; St. Louis Rams quarterback Case Keenum (17) looks for the ball after Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw (91) striped it away during the fourth quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore Ravens defeated St. Louis Rams 16-13. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com: Ranked 21st (Last Week 16)

Who’s it going to be, a concussed Case Keenum, or a sputtering Nick Foles? That’s the question Florio poses in this weeks rankings and it’s a good one. Based simply on previous NFL experience the smart choice is Foles in hopes that he can regain his former Philadelphia-self, but the fact that head coach Jeff Fisher is sticking with Keenum is a bad sign. (Or just another poor decision made by Fisher). (Division Rivals: Seattle 9, Arizona 3, San Francisco 29)

Frank Schwab at Yahoo Sports: Ranked 23rd (Last Week 18)

Can’t be said much better than Frank put it here.

"“On the Case Keenum concussion issue: The NFL has fined Cameron Heyward writing a tribute to his late father on his eye black. The league tried to suspend Tom Brady four games for being “generally aware” of something or another in deflate-gate. The league claims to take concussions seriously. Unless the NFL takes punitive action against someone — the officials whom Jeff Fisher said told the Rams trainers to leave the field after briefly questioning Keenum, the trainers, Fisher himself for being “generally aware” his quarterback had a concussion, the press box spotter, any number of people who could have done something to help Keenum but didn’t — then it’s hard to take the league seriously anymore when it says the concussion issue matters to them. Just saying, “Well, we’ll tell teams again about our protocols” is ignoring the issue and sweeping it under the rug, which shouldn’t be the case anymore.”"

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