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Rams Power Rankings: Week 1

Sep 02, 2025 at 02:51 PM

Wyatt Miller

Staff Writer

Each week, TheRams.com will be taking an aggregate look at where the team ranks across different outlets in the sports media landscape. Here are the power rankings for the Rams heading into Week 1:

**NFL.com, Eric Edholm Rank**: 11

Last Week: 9

Change: -2

**ESPN.com Rank**: 8

Last Week: 8

Change: N/A

Yahoo! Sports, Frank Schwab Rank: 14

Last Week: 12

Change: -2

Bleacher Report Rank: 9

Last Week: N/A

Change: N/A

**Sports Illustrated**: 10

Last Week: N/A

Change: N/A

CBS Sports, Pete Prisco Rank: 13

Last Week: 8

Change: -5

AVERAGE RANKING: 10.8

HIGH: 8 (ESPN)

LOW: 14 (Yahoo! Sports)

BIGGEST CHANGE: -5 (CBS Sports)

AVERAGE CHANGE: N/A

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT'S RANKS — Houston Texans

NFL.com — 13

ESPN.com — 17

Yahoo! Sports — 17

Bleacher Report — 12

Sports Illustrated — 16

CBS Sports — 15

AVERAGE RANKING: 15

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