MJD really just said the Rams have a better defense.
Gurley has been playing hurt, but even still he's been better than Ingram/Kamara together.
If you look at DVOA, the Rams have a better pass defense than the Saints by a decent margin, and the Saints have a better run defense by a large margin. So overall the Saints defense looks better, but the Rams played the run really well last week - if the Rams continue to play the pass well and play better run defense, it's not a stretch. We have the best defensive player in the NFL and talent wise we are up there with the best defenses - just haven't put it together yet.
You can look at DVOA all you want, but let's try something else -- every system, even ones rated for recency, will still have months-old data. Instead, I took the last eight games for each team, excluding the Saints' last game against Carolina that was meaningless for us.
Rams
Opponent passer rating over last 8 games -- 88.4
Average league rank of passer rating of last 8 opponents -- 14.5
Saints
Opponent passer rating over last 8 games -- 80.8
Average league rank of passer rating of last 8 opponents -- 13.0
I'd love to know on what basis the Rams have a better pass defense right now by a large margin.
Also, somebody needs to explain to me how a team that was 23rd in rushing yards allowed per game and dead last in yards per carry allowed is going to stop us from running the ball. One game of stacking the box to stop a relatively pedestrian Dallas offense, featuring a QB who cannot beat you by himself, doesn't tell me a lot. We gave up the same number of yards, but a lot fewer points, on the road against Dallas ourselves, on our third game in 11 days that stretch, and the Rams had two weeks to prepare.
Get the golf clubs ready.