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Why the Rams defense has been better lately

As the Los Angeles Rams string together back-to-back winning performances, the key to their improvement is obvious: They stopped missing so many tackles.

Week 1 at Detroit Lions: 10 misses; loss

Week 2 at Arizona Cardinals: 21; loss

Week 3 vs San Francisco 49ers: 27; win

Week 4 at Chicago Bears: 10; loss

Week 5 vs Green Bay Packers : 11; loss

Week 6 vs Las Vegas Raiders: 7; win

Week 7 vs Minnesota Vikings: 2; win

First off, it feels somewhat miraculous that LA was able to beat the 49ers after missing 27 (!