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          Rams slide to 17th in ESPN Power Rankings

          • Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterOct 13, 2015, 02:30 PM ET
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              Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick has led ESPN's coverage of the Niners' 2019 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick's protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam's subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team's relocation and stadium saga. You can follow Nick via Twitter @nwagoner
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          The up and down St. Louis Rams continued their rollercoaster ride this week with a 24-10 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

          As you'd expect, that meant another dip in the Rams' spot in this week's ESPN NFL Power Rankings. After surging to No. 11 last week on the heels of knocking off then-No. 2 Arizona, the Rams dropped six spots back to No. 17 in this week's edition.

          At 2-3, the Rams check in on the list behind the likes of San Diego, Minnesota, Philadelphia and Indianapolis. Of course, there's no shame in losing to Green Bay, which held steady at No. 2 this week. And the Rams have wins against No. 6 Arizona and No. 8 Seattle.

          What will be more interesting is to see how the Rams fare coming out of this week's bye. The first five games included contests against four teams ranked in the top nine. After the bye, the Rams will face Cleveland (No. 20), San Francisco (No. 25), Minnesota (No. 16), Chicago (No. 24) and Baltimore (No. 23) before playing a top-10 team again in No. 5 Cincinnati on Nov. 29.

          Before that, the Rams will spend this week doing some self-scouting and working to get things going on offense where they have yet to put together a complete performance.