5 NFL teams that must win in Week 11

1. Los Angeles Rams

We can now officially say that the Super Bowl hangover is real for the Los Angeles Rams. It looked like the curse would skip the Rams after they raced to a 3-0 start this season, but Los Angeles has gone just 2-4 since to put itself into a deep hole in the NFC West.

That 3-0 start was followed by a three-game losing streak, but the Rams appeared to have righted their ship by blowing out Atlanta and Cincinnati to hit the bye at 5-3. The Rams then went to Pittsburgh as 3.5-point favorites but were completely dominated by the Steelers.

The biggest sign of concern for the Rams is the complete regression Jared Goff has shown from year-to-year. With Todd Gurley clearly not right due to a lingering knee problem, the Rams have put more on Goff’s plate, and he hasn’t been up to the task.

The Rams are now 5-4 and a whopping three games behind the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West, meaning they are pretty much relegated to the Wild Card race. With teams like Minnesota and Seattle looking like they may not lose more than five games on the year, the Rams have almost no margin for error right now.

The Rams have to win and win a lot, beginning on Sunday night against the Chicago Bears. That game is very winnable for the Rams, and if they aren’t able to top Mitchell Trubisky at home they will have a ton of problems.