5 Opponents the St. Louis Rams Need To Beat In 2015

By Jerry Landry

5 Opponents the St. Louis Rams Need To Beat In 2015

St. Louis Rams Sam Bradford 2015 NFL Season — Is this the year that Sam Bradford holds up for the long haul? Okay, that was a cheap shot. But what isn’t a cheap shot are these five teams ready to punch the St. Louis Rams in the mouth. Taking the next step, taking the division and getting into the playoffs will depend on whether or not the Rams can weather these five foes.

5. Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens Joe Flacco Quarterback

5. Baltimore Ravens

Baltimore Ravens Joe Flacco Quarterback — Even though he’s the last Harbaugh left, John Harbaugh still runs with a tough crew. The Ravens, regardless of record, are always competitive and would be a great team to measure up against when St. Louis faces them on the road in 2015.

4. Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger Big Ben Quarterback

4. Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh Steelers Ben Roethlisberger Big Ben Quarterback — 2005. 2010. 2015? If this trend holds true, then the Pittsburgh Steelers will be Super Bowl bound on five-year intervals. Mike Tomlin may have finally figured out his team halfway through last season, but St. Louis needs to figure out this team next season to prove the Rams are a contender.

3. Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers QB

3. Green Bay Packers

Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers QB — The Packers represent the Rams' strongest NFC non-division opponent, and although we don’t know when they’ll play Green Bay, we do know that they’ll be playing them in Lambeau. This screams statement game.

2. Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald Celebrating NFL Playoffs

2. Arizona Cardinals

Arizona Cardinals Larry Fitzgerald Celebrating NFL Playoffs — I’m gonna side with Bruce Arians against Todd Bowles — although both are fantastic at what they do — and say the Cardinals will be just as mentally tough and prepared an opponent as they were in 2014. Being a divisional rival, the Rams will have to buy into Jeff Fisher’s survival plan and hope they don’t have to face Arizona back-to-back with the team on the next slide.

1. Seattle Seahawks

Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks quarterback Super Bowl XLIX

1. Seattle Seahawks

Russell Wilson Seattle Seahawks quarterback Super Bowl XLIX — As of Feb. 13, the Seattle Seahawks still have nearly $ 23 million of cap room. Outside of a catastrophic injury to Russell Wilson, or the entire Legion of Boom, it looks like Seattle will be the best in the Northwest again, unless St. Louis can lower their own version of boom.

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