4 reasons Los Angeles Rams will suffer first loss of 2018 in Week 9 to New Orleans Saints

1. Rams face pressure of 8-0 record

This time of year is always exciting in the NFL since there tends to be a team or two that happen to be the lone undefeated teams remaining, which in this case only happens to be the Rams. No matter when that first loss comes, or if it even comes at all, Los Angeles should always feel proud over the fact that they managed to go the entire first two months of the 2018 season without losing a single game.

With that being said, the longer the undefeated streak lasts for the Rams, the more pressure this team will face on a weekly basis since now comes the fun of playing with a target on their backs moving forward, especially this weekend when facing the Saints. There will be plenty on the line when this game officially gets underway Sunday afternoon, and once again it will be up to Los Angeles to deal with the pressure that comes with the fun of being the only undefeated team left.

Normally, one loss isn’t that big of a deal, but when seeing how it could play a big factor down the road in the tiebreaker department, the Rams realize the importance of winning this game. Then again, so do the Saints, and unlike the Rams, this team doesn’t have to worry about dealing with the extra pressure since they already lost back in Week 1.