LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two victories in five days have completely altered the atmosphere around the Los Angeles Rams. A team that appeared to be ill-equipped on both sides of the ball before its bye week is now looking like a possible playoff contender — at least if the Rams can build on their breakthroughs in those back-to-back games at SoFi Stadium. After the defense showed its greatest competitive fire of the year with four takeaways in a 20-15 win over Las Vegas last Sunday, the offense had its most complete game of the season in Los Angeles' 30-20 victory over the Vikings on Thursday night.
The return of Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua from long injury absences against Minnesota showed exactly what the Rams can cook up — if Sean McVay has all of his ingredients. “I believe in this group,” McVay said. “I believe in the coaches.
I believe in the players. I saw resolve. I didn’t see a flinch.
And we still have a long way to go. We’ve won two games in five days, but it is just two games. We’ve done a good job of getting ourselves back to where we wanted to be.
” The Rams are now 3-4, and they've got a slate of eminently winnable games into December. McVay and his players have made it clear to the front office that nobody should give up on this season just yet — and that means Los Angeles is increasingly unlikely to trade away a top player in a rebuilding move, according to their coach. Last week, the NFL rumor mill churned with talk of Kupp or Matthew Stafford le.
