The Seattle Seahawks are the reigning Super Bowl champions, and the team most equipped to destroy their repeat is their division rival.
The Los Angeles Rams spent the offseason bolstering a roster that already graded out as elite on both sides of the ball, and the gap between Seattle and the field looks a lot thinner right about now.
That is the read PFN’s Jacob Infante landed on when “Football Debate Club” tackled the question of who is the biggest threat to Seattle winning back-to-back Super Bowls.
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“The answer has got to be the Los Angeles Rams,” Infante said. He pointed out that Los Angeles boasted the NFL’s best offense and fifth-best defense last season, according to PFN’s metrics. And as if they weren’t scary enough, they made several major additions this offseason in Myles Garrett, Trent McDuffie, and Jaylen Watson.
Les Snead traded for McDuffie and signed him to a four-year, $124 million extension. Then, the Rams added Watson, McDuffie’s former Kansas City Chiefs teammate, on a three-year, $51 million deal. That gives Los Angeles two corners who won Super Bowls with the Chiefs and who can anchor a secondary that needed reinforcement.
Then came the move that altered the landscape of the NFL. The Rams acquired reigning Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett from the Cleveland Browns, sending out Jared Verse, a 2027 first-round pick, a 2028 second-rounder, and a 2029 third-rounder. Garrett is coming off a 23-sack season that broke the NFL’s single-season record.
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But in addition to his insane sack total, Garrett also warps protections, forces quicker throws, and will free up Kobie Turner and Braden Fiske inside. Pair that disruption with McDuffie and Watson on the back end, and the Rams have the kind of front-to-back defense that travels in January.
Now, the Rams will pair their revamped defense with an elite offense.
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“You’ve got a tremendous quarterback in Matthew Stafford, one of the best head coaches and offensive minds in the NFL in Sean McVay, and a talented group of weapons. I mean, that Rams team is going to be really tough to stop once they make the playoffs,” Infante stated.
The Aaron Donald Question Hanging Over Los Angeles
The wild card is whether Aaron Donald will return to make this defense even scarier. Infante floated it in his argument, saying Donald “might be coming into that mix as well,” and the speculation has dominated the offseason since the Garrett trade. McVay has stayed close with his former star and didn’t shut the door, telling reporters that if Donald wants to “dust ’em off at the age of 35, I bet you he can still do it at a pretty high clip.”
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At this point, Donald has said that he’s “gotta see if that fire can light back up.” Also, Rams legend Andrew Whitworth told PFN that he’s also deciding whether he wants to make the necessary off-field sacrifices like stepping away from his family.
A Donald-Garrett front would be terrifying, but the Rams are dangerous without it, which is exactly the point. Right now, their floor is a Super Bowl contender. A Donald comeback would just push them further ahead of the pack.
The Seahawks earned their ring and shouldn’t be discounted, though Seattle lost offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, running back Kenneth Walker III, and several defensive contributors while making few splashy additions. The Rams went the other direction entirely.
These two juggernauts will face off two times in the final three weeks of the 2026 season (in Weeks 16 and 18) in what could ultimately determine who wins the NFC West, and all eyes will be on those matchups.