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NFL Power Rankings, Week 7: Rams collapse, Bears bounce back as Week 6 ends

Our latest NFL Power Rankings.
ByLou Scataglia
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect
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20. Los Angeles Rams (2-4)

Just like we all expected, the Los Angeles Rams are 2-4 and are coming off an embarrassing loss to Arizona. The Rams ended up getting the lead back late in this game, but a quick Cardinals drive, plus a Rams penalty, essentially handed the game to Arizona.

To say that the Rams have been an underperforming team might be the understatement of the century. The Rams came into the 2026 season with many in the NFL landscape thinking that this team would reach the Super Bowl, and I guess that should have been the first indicator that this was going to be a disappointing year.

With that being said, we are still early enough in the season that Los Angeles could seriously go on a run and stack some wins, but four losses across their first two games is just not anything close to what we had expected.

In fact, many thought that the Rams would lose fewer than four games all year, let alone lose four of their first six. Something has to change, and it needs to change fast, as this is turning into a lost season.

19. Arizona Cardinals (2-4)

How often does a team win a game with zero touchdowns? The Arizona Cardinals were able to beat the Rams in Week 6 thanks to six field goals. This might go down as the upset of the season, but is it really that much of an upset based on how bad the Rams have been…?

Jacoby Brissett had 218 passing yards and one interception. Zonovan Knight had 80 yards on 15 carries, and Trey McBride had 53 yards on seven receptions. The Cardinals have been a fun team at times this year, but this win does not mean they don’t have major concerns.

There isn’t a long-term QB solution in sight at the moment, and this team has mostly been bad this year outside of their two wins, which have come against both Los Angeles teams, which is a neat quirk.

The Cardinals rise in our power rankings and simply have to be ranked above the Rams right now.

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