[Kris P Lettus]

Not only are the Rams winless, they aren't competitive. The 0-6 club is being outscored by 19.2 points per game and has lost by at least 12 points five times. The Colts are the only other team averaging double-digit losses (16.3 differential) this year, though it took Sunday's 62-7 shellacking from the Saints for that figure to plummet so far. For comparison's sake, the 2008 Lions, infamous as the only team ever to finish 0-16, lost by an average of 15.6 points per week. It seems like deja vu for New Orleans after last week's drubbing of Indianapolis: Winless opponent missing its starting quarterback and ravaged by injuries elsewhere as well. Overconfidence could be the Saints' biggest obstacle, though they claim it won't creep in. The mismatches are everywhere. The Saints are the league's top scoring offense, the Rams its worst. New Orleans QB Drew Brees is on a torrid streak that should get hotter vs. a decimated secondary while St. Louis journeyman A.J. Feeley is making just his second start in four years behind an ineffective O-line now sans RT Jason Smith. Playing ball control behind RB Steven Jackson would seem to be the Rams' best bet ... assuming they can stay within striking distance.