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Who would you like to see or have the chance of beating?
With training camp underway across the NFL, teams are forging their rosters to make a run towards Super Bowl LX. The Los Angeles Rams are three years and counting from their last trek to the Super Bowl where they completed a comeback over Zac Taylor’s Cincinnati Bengals. Must rather than reliving the story of 2021, let’s rank the matchups that would be worth seeing in a Rams vs. AFC opponent in 2025.
Maybe there are some that would like to see Cleveland relevant again. As for me, for a team that is compromised of DeShaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders, I would rather see 15 other teams represent the AFC. There just isn’t a lot of storytelling in a Browns vs. Rams matchup.
The New York Jets have just been a constant tabloid it seems like since Mark Sanchez. Justin Fields just went down with a lower extremity injury and the team will now be led by journeyman Tyrod Taylor. Aaron Glenn enters his first year with this group and just seems like Sean McVay would run circles around him in the big game.
The Colts franchise just hasn’t been the same since Peyton Manning. Andrew Luck brought a temporary amount of excitement since 2019, the team has been quarterbacked by: Jacoby Brissett, Phillip Rivers, Carson Wentz, Matt Ryan, Gardner Minshew, and Anthony Richardson. It’s been a revolving door and the jury is out of whether AR5 is a stable answer.
A rematch of 1999 would provide some Super Bowl week material to relive. Cam Ward was also the 2025 NFL Draft’s No. 1 overall pick. But history has not been kind to rookie quarterbacks in the NFL.
A matchup of Miami and Los Angeles would be a display of pre-snap motion for both teams. Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, Davante Adams, and Puka Nacua provide noteworthy pass catchers. Mike McDaniel and Sean McVay have history with one another from when McDaniel was a running backs coach with San Francisco. The only downside of this matchup is Tua Tagovailoa.
Ever since Sean McVay joined the NFC West in 2017, he owned Pete Carroll’s Seattle Seahawks. Carroll’s time in Seattle came to a close but he is now leading the charge with the silver and black. Tom Brady’s partial ownership would also provide intrigue. At the same time, Geno Smith is not the type of quarterback you envision for a marquee matchup.
There will be plenty of disagreement with my ranking of the Ravens at 10. But hear me out. The Rams and Ravens play two different styles of football. Los Angeles, a team inclined to throw it around, while Baltimore is a run-first approach. This can lead to some time-killing drives; ultimately slowing the back and forth of a game....
