The Los Angeles Rams will defend their NFC West title for the first time since 2022. L.A. finished third and second in the two years following their Super Bowl win, but returned to the top of the division in 2024.
But while the Rams kept most of their roster intact for 2025, the Herd’s Colin Cowherd isn’t too confident in L.A.’s ability to repeat as division champions. He picked the Seattle Seahawks to win the NFC West and put the Rams at No. 2.
His biggest worries stem from the offensive line. Left tackle Alaric Jackson is still dealing with blood clots, while right tackle Rob Havenstein is 33 and could be playing his last NFL season.
It doesn’t help, either, that Matthew Stafford is still not practicing with a back injury. Cowherd still has the Rams making the playoffs as the No. 7 seed, but that doesn’t inspire much confidence for a team that was a few plays away from the NFC Championship game a year ago and went toe-to-toe with the Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles.