The Los Angeles Rams are, by most accounts, seen as a legitimate Super Bowl contender.

Roll through some preseason power rankings and you'll see the Rams consistently listed in the top 10. NFL.com and The Athletic had them ninth, ESPN had them eighth and Pro Football Talk had them seventh, to pull a few examples. Head coach Sean McVay and quarterback Matthew Stafford have, deservedly so, earned the benefit of the doubt – winning a Super Bowl while going to the playoffs in three of their four seasons together will do that.

If you click on those links, though, you might notice something else. The Colts were 27th, 27th, 26th and 24th in that cross-section of preseason power rankings. It's why, after starting 3-0, Colts coaches and players have been asked a version of this question i

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