Tutu Atwell leads 5 winners and 3 losers for Rams in Week 4 loss to the Bears

(2) Loser - Rams offensive game planning

The belief that the Rams can go with three wide receivers and one tight end on 92 percent of the offensive plays without either WR Cooper Kupp or Puka Nacua is a seriously deficient act of game planning by the Rams' offensive brain trust. Seriously?

This team was going up against the Chicago Bears defense, currently the eighth best passing defense, and the 18th-ranked rushing defense. So yes, it makes sense to enter the jaws of the dragon with 600 receiving yards between them over four games. And this was coming off a hugely successful Week 3, a game that saw the Rams use their 12-personnel package approximately 45 percent of the time.

Hey, I love it when coaches are confident in the players. But I love it even more when coaches place those players into situations that amplifies their natural skill sets and allows them an optimal chance of success. Pitting a host of backup wide receivers against the full strength Bears secondary is, at a minimum, short-sighted. At its worst, it's utter foolishness.

This offense can get optimal matchups by rotating WRs and playing half of the offensive plays in a 12-personnel formation.

(1) Loser - QB Matthew Stafford

While normally standing squarely in the winner's circle, the Rams coughed up the football twice, and on both occasions, it was veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford whose ball security was in question. That does not reflect another interception thrown by Stafford that was ultimately reversed because the defensive back did not re-establish himself in the field of play before touching the football.

Three potential turnovers. Two official turnovers. It's no surprise that the team lost by a score of 24-18.

Hey, I love Matthew Stafford in the pocket. And right now, if the team is to have any hope of winning, he has to remain healthy and safe in that pocket. But one of the misfortunes of playing 11-personnel with backup wide receivers is two-fold: Matthew Stafford is under assault by the defense, who can now pin their ears back and rush Stafford without much resistance.

But the other effect is that Stafford rushes passes with receivers who haven't figured out that a blitz or sudden pressure on Stafford means breaking off their routes and offering their quarterback an instant target. Cooper Kupp is magnificent at that. But Kupp is not playing. Stafford is, and he is trying to do his best to move the chains.

Even if that means turning the football over multiple times.