Entering Monday night's tilt against the Baltimore Ravens, Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams probably thought it would mark their most laboring test of 2019.
In front of their home crowd at the Memorial Coliseum, however, most NFL pundits and fans predicted the clash to be competitive. Well, that was anything but the case, as Lamar Jackson and Co. humiliated the Rams 45-6.
What does this tell us? That McVay's reign as the league's most feared and brilliant mind was nothing but a purple patch.
Sure, Jared Goff is the No. 32 rated quarterback in the league this year (just a reminder, there's 32 teams in the league), and the Rams' offensive line is decimated by injuries, but LA has far too much talent to look as stale as they have in 2019.
The fact of the matter is Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots undressed McVay and the Rams in the Super Bowl and the 33-year-old head coach hasn't recovered.
Los Angeles' once-prolific offense was rendered inoperative on Monday night as it mustered just 111 yards through the first three quarters before finishing with 221 when the Ravens were playing soft defense in the fourth.
McVay's offense failed to score a touchdown for the second time in three games -- they scored just two last week against the Bears -- and Goff, get this, hasn't throw a touchdown pass in the month of November!
We understand Todd Gurley is far from fully healthy, but he's still better than half of the tailbacks in the NFL. These numbers simply shouldn't exist in an offense featuring Goff (are we sure he's still elite?), Gurley, Cooper Kupp, Brandin Cooks and Robert Woods.
The sand in the hourglass of McVay's magic is dangerously close to running out.