NFL power rankings: Eagles favorite in Super Bowl 53?

7. Los Angeles Rams (11-6)

Won NFC West

Reached NFC Wild Card Playoffs

Season Review: From a 4-12 record and seven straight losses to close the season to 11-5 and the team’s first winning campaign and division title since 2003. In his first year at the helm, Sean McVay won NFL Coach of the Year honors as the team finished first in the league in scoring (478) one year after totaling an NFL-low 224 points in ’16. Second-year quarterback Jared Goff came into his own and the team featured both the offensive and defensive players of the year in running back Todd Gurley and interior force Aaron Donald. While Wade Phillips’ defense had its moments, it didn’t totally adjust to the coach’s 3-4 scheme.

2017 Turning Point: After a surprising 7-2 start, McVay’s club was manhandled by the eventual NFC North champion Vikings at Minnesota. But Goff, Gurley and company returned home and put an end to the New Orleans Saints’ eight-game winning streak courtesy of an impressive 26-20 victory.

2018 Priorities: In each of the previous two offseasons, talented cornerback Trumaine Johnson got the franchise tag. Could that designation go to wide receiver Sammy Watkins this year? Along with Johnson, free safety Lamarcus Joyner and cornerback Nickell Robey-Coleman could hit the open market as well.

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