Tom Brady has given his verdict on the best team in the NFL through 10 weeks of the 2025 NFL season, although he has highlighted a potentially fatal flaw that must be addressed
11:30 ET, 10 Nov 2025
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Tom Brady has had his say on the Los Angeles Rams(Image: FOX/NFL)
Tom Brady has dubbed the Los Angeles Rams the best team in the NFL, but he believes they must address their Achilles heel: the kicking game.
The Rams romped to a 42-26 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Levi's Stadium, and Brady was in the FOX booth to call the game. In garbage time with the Rams cruising to victory, the seven-time Super Bowl champion was asked by broadcast partner Kevin Burkhardt for his verdict on where the Rams rank in the contenders for the Super Bowl.
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With quarterback Matthew Stafford in stellar form and the defense creating 14 turnovers, Brady believes the Rams have played the best football of any team this season — but they must find a remedy to their woes in the kicking game. Brady was at Levi's Stadium instead of calling the showdown between his former teams: the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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"If you're looking at offense [and] defense, there has not been a better team in the league," Brady said. "The issue has been their kicking game and they've got to resolve some of those issues between long snapper and kicker.
"The defense is tremendous with that front and this offense, with the way they've performed today, not many teams can slow this offense down."
Heading into Sunday's win, the Rams had been plagued by missed and blocked kicks, which proved costly in their only two losses this season.
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Head coach Sean McVay responded by benching kicker Joshua Karty and elevating Harrison Mevis from the practice squad. The Rams also replaced long snappers, with Jake McQuaide taking over from Alex Ward.
The operation was much cleaner in Santa Clara on Sunday as the Rams improved to 7-2 on the year with Mevis converting all six of his PATs. He did not attempt a field goal.
Ahead of the showdown with their NFC West rivals, McVay acknowledged the importance stamping out the Rams' woes on special teams.
“I know you guys are going to ask me — it’s got to get better," he said. "We’re going to be able to figure out how to fix this, but it can’t continue like this with regards to our kicking operation,” McVay said. “Not going to get into blaming anybody specifically.
"Ultimately, it’s my responsibility. It’s gone on for too long, and we’ve got to be able to fix it. It’s going to cost us — it’s cost us already. It’s been a momentum killer.
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"It does take the air out of our sails. Our guys have shown they can respond and overcome it.
"But you do have to be — the harsh and the truth of it is, is this is not sustainable to continuously go where we want to go.
"And that’s really, just trying to be able to get our seventh win against an excellent football team. We’re fortunate that we’ve gotten away with it. But it has cost us throughout the season. And that’s something you can’t run away from. That’s the truth."