Ryan Fitzpatrick is pessimistic about the Los Angeles Rams' chances of winning it all this season.
The Los Angeles Rams are the early odds-on Super Bowl favorites heading into the 2026 season.
It also appears that the Rams' season should be Super Bowl or bust. Even so, nothing is guaranteed despite the roster they have assembled. That appears to be the biggest sticking point for former NFL quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who pointed to things needing to go right for Los Angeles to win it all.
"I think it’s very hard to go from being the favorites in preseason and take that all the way through the season," Fitzpatrick said regarding the Rams' Super Bowl expectations.
"Yes, I think they should be the favorites. Does that mean they’re going to win the whole thing? I think that’s a very, very difficult thing to do because it isn’t just five guys out there, passing the ball around and shooting threes; this is a whole team," Fitzpatrick said.
Fitzpatrick went on to say that special teams were the downfall of the Rams last season and questioned whether that has improved.
"Special teams, we saw last year that was a downfall for them. So, how do they improve their special teams? It’s a team game, and it’s a very tough thing to do wire to wire," Fitzpatrick said.
The former NFL quarterback also said that Matthew Stafford’s health is still a concern heading into the season.
Fitzpatrick’s concerns are valid. Special teams was by far the worst unit of the three in 2025, but the team revamped that room. They hired Bubba Ventrone as special teams coordinator, a highly promising hire set to fix the Rams' special teams woes.
Los Angeles also hired Kyle Hoke as Ventrone’s assistant. There were significant moves made to bolster the unit from a coaching perspective, but it will still depend on how the players respond to the new staff.
As for Stafford’s health, while it has been a cause for concern, he’s been more available than not in his Rams tenure. Even with a back issue in the 2025 offseason, he appeared in and started 17 games, putting together a career year and MVP win.
The 2022 season was the only year in which he failed to reach double-digit games, appearing in just nine.
Outside of that, Stafford has played in 17, 15, 16, and 17 games. Since joining the Rams, the former No. 1 overall pick has appeared in 74 of a possible 85 regular season games, good for an 87 percent availability rate.
The health of Stafford and special team concerns are valid. Nonetheless, the Rams have built the best team possible to compete for a Lombardi Trophy this season.
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