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NFL Power Rankings, Week 5: Updated NFC rankings after Week 4 action

The latest NFC power rankings
BySayre Bedinger
Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson
Atlanta Falcons RB Bijan Robinson | USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
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4. Los Angeles Rams

The Los Angeles Rams might feel a little bit overrated at this point, and perhaps justifiably so. But we also haven’t seen this team at full strength, and I’m not exactly sure when we’re going to.

The bottom line is that the Rams have been a bit of a letdown so far this season, but grinding out a win in Philadelphia with the Eagles’ defense playing a really good game is absolutely impressive, even though the Eagles have struggled badly as a whole this season.

The Rams still have enough star power that, if they can get healthy at the right time, it’s hard to see many teams standing in their way. The question is obviously not a matter of when they get healthy, but if they can get healthy.

We’ve seen Matthew Stafford playing worse than he did last year as well, but not to a concerning level up to this point. 

3. Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks are still one of the best teams in football right now, but they are absolutely beatable. 

As good as the Seahawks were last season, one of the things they struggled with offensively was giving the ball away, and that’s been a little bit of a problem once again this season. But also just like last season, part of the way they’ve been able to overcome that is by taking the ball away defensively.

They have 5 turnovers in the first 4 games offensively, but they have 8 takeaways (2nd-most in the league). 

The one thing I’m genuinely concerned about with Seattle is their running game. Jadarian Price is now on IR for a bit, and the loss of Kenneth Walker is stinging more and more by the day. Will that be an issue over time?

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