9 bold predictions for the Los Angeles Rams for the 2024 season

(1) Rams will win NFC West Division Title

There is so much over the top hype regarding the San Francisco 49ers this year, a team that has won the NFC West Division Title in the past two seasons, that it only makes sense for casual NFL analysts to anoint them as the favorite to win the NFC West for the third consecutive season and then call it a day.

But that is a cheap and lazy way to project the 2024 NFL season.

Despite starting the season with a record of 3-6, the LA Rams finished just two games behind the 49ers in the final standings. Oh, and did you recall that backup quarterback Carson Wentz led the Rams junior varsity squad against the 49ers varsity squad, and won the season finale? That 21-20 final score not only was a win for the Rams, but it halted a regular season losing streak that lasted for nine games and carried over from the 2019 NFL season through the final game of the 2023 NFL season.

As a result, some NFL analysts have been emboldened to jump aboard the LA Rams bandwagon. Such as?

• Colin Cowherd - Rams will win the NFC West
• Nick Wright - Rams will win the NFC West
• Peter Schrager - Rams will win the NFC West
• Kyle Brandt - Rams will win the NFC West (see below)

So how can this be a bold prediction?

You know the drill. Nothing invites a jinx from the cosmos like a bunch of NFL experts and analysts all agreeing on a future prediction. And the consensus from these fourt NFL analysts, pundits, and experts is putting out the welcome mat for such a karmic intervention. But, let's pause that though for just a moment.

The Rams are fighting through some early season adversity right now, and that could result in a less than optimal start to the 2024 NFL season, particularly in light of the fact that this team faces a brutal schedule before the Week 6 BYE.

Still, if 2023 taught us anything, it certainly taught fans to believe in this team. The group rose from the ashes of a 3-6 start in 2023 to end the year at 10-7. Had the team started out 5-4, the team would have won the NFC West. The roster certainly had the talent to win two of those early games had the dominoes fallen the right way.

Just a bit of luck. That's all it takes this year. The Rams feel lucky in 2024.

And as always, thanks for rea