NFL 2019: Rams take their turn atop roller-coaster NFC West
Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) on the sideline during an NFL preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers on 8/8/19 in Glendale, Ariz. (Gene Lower via AP)

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray (1) on the sideline during an NFL preseason game against the Los Angeles Chargers on 8/8/19 in Glendale, Ariz. (Gene Lower via AP)

Aug. 22, 2019 12:54 AM EDT
FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2019, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) looks to hand the ball off during the first half of the team's NFL preseason football game against the Denver Broncos in Denver. Garoppolo remains a mostly untested commodity with 10 career starts in five seasons and has struggled in training camp and exhibitions. He must show that the Niners made the right choice when they invested in him. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2019, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (10) looks to hand the ball off during the first half of the team's NFL preseason football game against the Denver Broncos in Denver. Garoppolo remains a mostly untested commodity with 10 career starts in five seasons and has struggled in training camp and exhibitions. He must show that the Niners made the right choice when they invested in him. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Aug. 22, 2019 05:00 AM EDT
FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2018, file photo, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan watches during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Santa Clara, Calif. Shanahan and general manager John Lynch are heading into their third year with the team. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

FILE - In this Dec. 23, 2018, file photo, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan watches during the second half of the team's NFL football game against the Chicago Bears in Santa Clara, Calif. Shanahan and general manager John Lynch are heading into their third year with the team. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar, File)

Aug. 22, 2019 05:00 AM EDT
FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay gestures during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Honolulu. The Rams are the latest team to take their turn atop the NFC West pecking order. McVay led the Rams to the Super Bowl in his second season in 2018, making the division the only one of the eight in the NFL where all four teams have made it to the title game in the past 11 seasons. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

FILE - In this Aug. 17, 2019, file photo, Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay gestures during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Dallas Cowboys in Honolulu. The Rams are the latest team to take their turn atop the NFC West pecking order. McVay led the Rams to the Super Bowl in his second season in 2018, making the division the only one of the eight in the NFL where all four teams have made it to the title game in the past 11 seasons. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Aug. 22, 2019 09:06 AM EDT
FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) passes under pressure from Los Angeles Rams' Aaron Donald (99) during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game in Atlanta. The Rams enter the season as favorites again with Jared Goff and Todd Gurley leading a dynamic offense and Donald anchoring the defense. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2019, file photo, New England Patriots' Tom Brady (12) passes under pressure from Los Angeles Rams' Aaron Donald (99) during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 53 football game in Atlanta. The Rams enter the season as favorites again with Jared Goff and Todd Gurley leading a dynamic offense and Donald anchoring the defense. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Aug. 22, 2019 09:06 AM EDT
FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) hands the ball to Todd Gurley (30) during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Los Angeles. The Rams enter the 2019 season as favorites again with Goff and Gurley leading a dynamic offense and Aaron Donald anchoring the defense. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017, file photo, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) hands the ball to Todd Gurley (30) during an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, in Los Angeles. The Rams enter the 2019 season as favorites again with Goff and Gurley leading a dynamic offense and Aaron Donald anchoring the defense. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Aug. 22, 2019 09:06 AM EDT