Rams After holding San Francisco to 189 yards in Sunday's 27-6 victory, the Rams have moved up to sixth in the NFL in total defense. It has been 12 years since the Rams have been ranked that highly this late into a season.
Total defense ranks teams according to yards allowed per game, and the Rams are allowing 328.1 yards per game through seven contests.
The Rams haven't been ranked as highly in total defense since the 2005 team was ranked fourth, but that was only after Week 1. One must go back a couple of seasons further for a truer indication of defensive rank.