The Los Angeles Rams weren’t in action this past weekend, taking their bye week after playing the Cardinals in London. They stood pat at 5-2, while being forced to watch the Seahawks win and take over first place in the NFC West.

Seeing their first-place lead wasn’t great, obviously, but there are still nine more games for the Rams to overtake their division rivals. And, while they were resting and taking a week off, they managed to jump one spot in USA TODAY’s power rankings.

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The Rams moved up from No. 7 to 6, which is their highest position of the season.

Their last two games were in Jacksonville and London, both wins. Now Rams visit New York Giants post-bye, hoping to end season 3-0 on Atlantic’s coasts.

The Seahawks are one spot ahead of the Rams in the power rankings after beating the Texans 41-38 in a wild shootout on Sunday. With both teams sitting at 5-2, and Seattle owning the tiebreaker, this division is going to come down to the final weeks.

As for the rest of the NFC West, the Cardinals stayed at 27, while the 49ers remained at 31.