Pressure mounting for Rams after stunning loss to Cardinals

Rams fall to 2-4 after poor performance vs. Cardinals

Los Angeles had a 2-3 record heading into Sunday, with two of its losses stemming from blown leads. The team appeared to have one of its easier games of the season against the Arizona Cardinals, but it was a slow, agonizing game for the Rams.

They didn’t score a touchdown until under a minute left in the fourth quarter, and then they swiftly allowed Arizona to march down the field and kick the game-winning field goal. The Rams are now 2-4 on the season after the 18-16 loss, and they are under a tremendous amount of pressure.

Donald came out of retirement because of how fun the team looked from the outside, but now he’s tasked with helping Los Angeles pull itself out of a hole. The 49ers are 5-0 and seem to have a stranglehold on the division, so the paths to a playoff spot are getting slimmer by the day for the Rams.

Rams facing uphill battle in playoff race with slow start to the season

It’s not time to panic yet, as they’ve had slow starts plenty of times under head coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford, but they do need to begin moving with a sense of urgency.

The Rams still have games against the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs and 49ers left, as well as two games vs. the Seattle Seahawks, the defending Super Bowl champions.

There aren’t many layups left on the schedule for the Rams, so they need to begin playing their best football in a hurry. If they don’t, then they could end up as one of the biggest disappointments of the season.