NorthHawk wrote:This was a good win (as all are but this is just a little sweeter considering our troubles with the Rams), but I'm not in the camp that it was crucial.
The Rams will come down to earth as the season wears on and others figure out what they are doing, but they will remain a dangerous team.
Meanwhile I expect us to get better during the season. The OL is key and I think it will improve even a little which can help. With our Defense, an extra 2 or 3 first downs
can be the difference in a win or loss especially if they come while protecting a lead or wearing down the clock.
It was one of the key wins of the season. Beating any division opponent on the road is one of the key wins to taking the division. We've become spoiled with all the playoff and Super Bowl trips. In past years beating a division rival on the road was a crucial and big win. I still think it is. Not sure why everyone is shrugging about it. If I'm a Rams fan, I'm pretty unhappy right now as not holding serve at home against a division rival is a worse loss than any other loss you can have during the regular season.
First goal in a Super Bowl run is win the division. That means winning all division games at home and as many on the road as possible. Not sure why some fans don't see this as important. We used to consider winning divisional games, especially road games, as a huge deal.
I see people saying "head to head" is not that big a deal in a tiebreaker. Division record is a big deal. This greatly improves our division record. We hold serve at home, our division record is 4-2 at worst now. I think we can beat Arizona or Frisco in their house.