The Los Angeles Rams enter the 2025 season with a shot at immortality, not by winning the Super Bowl (though that’d be nice), but by conquering the NFL’s most feathery feat: the Bird Gauntlet.
Yes, you read that right.
This year, the Rams will face all five of the NFL’s bird-themed teams: the Seahawks, Cardinals, Falcons, Ravens, and Eagles. It’s an unusual scheduling quirk that rarely happens, and even rarer? A clean sweep. No team in NFL history has ever beaten all five bird teams in a single season, according to CBS Sports. The Rams now have the chance to do something oddly specific, wildly niche, and extremely fun.
Let’s be honest, it’s the kind of thing that starts as a Twitter joke in September and ends up on national broadcasts in December if L.A. pulls it off.
“Can they complete the Bird Gauntlet?” becomes the question asked. It’s got meme potential. It’s got mascot drama. It’s got birdwatchers conflicted.
To complete the gauntlet, the Rams will have to earn their wings: flying east to face the Ravens and Eagles, dealing with division rivals in Seattle and Arizona, and grounding a scrappy Falcons team that always seems to play spoiler. None of these are layups. But if the Rams get close—say, 4-0 heading into Week 15—this will go from quirky footnote to full-blown narrative.
So while the rest of the league is eyeing playoff seeding and quarterback battles, keep an eye on L.A. quietly chasing a weird piece of NFL history. Because if they do it? The Bird Gauntlet won’t just be a punchline. It’ll be a legacy.
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This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Bird watch: Rams have chance to make strange bit of history in 2025 against these 5 teams
Reporting by Ali Jawad, Rams Wire / Rams Wire
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