3 Rams who are positioned for sensational production in Week 13
By Bret Stuter
After a humbling loss in Week 12, the LA Rams need to get back on track for winning. But wanting and earning a victory are two completely different scenarios. This team cannot hope to show up, shoot iteself in the foot once more, and hope to emerge with the win. To get to a .500 record after 12 games, the team has to play fundamentally sound football, ride the performance of key contributors. and put together an effort from all three phases of this team.
But even as the team needs everyone to contribute, some extremely talented players must do more. The outcome of games cannot be left up to the random chance happening of the bounce of a football, or the flag of an NFL official. Talented players must step up and take the reins of this game.
That is something that has not happened often enough in 2024.
The LA Rams (5-6) must travel to face the New Orleans Saints in a game that has tremendous implications for both teams. As we have sounded the Klaxon all along this season, the Rams' inability to improve their record above .500 has painted the team into a must-win corner. But if the trend of hovering at .500 continues, the ability to win in must-win situations remains in peril.
Even now, with a record of 5-6, the team is at a point where winning their remaining six games may be necessary to earn a berth in the 2025 NFL Playoffs. And while the Rams are just one game behind the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC West Division, the team's loss to the Cardinals early in the season gives the playoff tiebreaker advantage to the Cardinals.
So the Rams need a victory in Week 13. Who can the team count on for the win? Here are three very talented players who are poised for a breakout performance: