{"id":512572,"date":"2022-11-19T19:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-19T16:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/rams-are-entering-dubious-territory-for-super-bowl-winners\/"},"modified":"2022-11-19T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2022-11-19T16:00:51","slug":"rams-are-entering-dubious-territory-for-super-bowl-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rams-are-entering-dubious-territory-for-super-bowl-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"#Rams are entering dubious territory for Super Bowl winners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b7db3274a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a26b7db3274a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/rams-are-entering-dubious-territory-for-super-bowl-winners\/#%E2%80%9CRams_are_entering_dubious_territory_for_Super_Bowl_winners%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Rams are entering dubious territory for Super Bowl winners&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CRams_are_entering_dubious_territory_for_Super_Bowl_winners%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Rams are entering dubious territory for Super Bowl winners&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Mark Cannizzaro\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/mark-cannizzaro1.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Certain moments are burned into your memory after covering a big event.<\/p>\n<p>My memory of last year\u2019s NFC Championship <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> at SoFi Stadium was less about what took place on the field and more about the scene after the Rams defeated the 49ers to advance to Super Bowl LVI.<\/p>\n<p>Music reverberated from the Rams\u2019 locker room adjacent to the postgame interview room and out spilled head coach Sean McVay from the wild celebration. Then came quarterback Matthew Stafford, who\u2019d been acquired by the Rams before the season after toiling for 12 years in Detroit and winning nothing.<\/p>\n<p>Then Von Miller and Odell Beckham Jr. \u2014 two stars-for-hire the Rams brought in during the season as the final pieces to their all-in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to win a title \u2014 took to the podium together.<\/p>\n<p>Two weeks after that night, the Rams defeated the Bengals to win the Super Bowl at SoFi and it felt like the start of an extended run of success.<\/p>\n<p>That run, however, ended abruptly. It ended in Week 1 this season, when the Rams were routed by the Bills, 31-10 at home.<\/p>\n<p>That eye-opening result has bled out to a 3-6 record the Rams, who reside in last place in the NFC West, will bring to New Orleans on Sunday for a game they absolutely, positively must win if they\u2019re going to keep alive their flickering chance to repeat.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1441276851.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rams\" class=\"wp-image-24719722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1441276851.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1441276851.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/1441276851.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Ram coach Sean McVay<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>At the start of the season, the Rams \u2014 by one statistical preseason analysis \u2014 had a 67 percent chance to make the playoffs. After their 27-17 home loss last Sunday to the Cardinals and backup quarterback Colt McCoy, the Rams\u2019 chances of making the playoffs have dropped to 10 percent.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>This has left them at a low point in the McVay tenure, which has been mostly defined by sustained success.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams are ranked 31st in the NFL in offensive yards per game (282.7), 29th in scoring (16.4) and last in yards rushing (68.1).<\/p>\n<p>Stafford is expected back in the lineup Sunday after he missed last week in concussion protocol, but he won\u2019t have 2021 AP Offensive Player of the Year Cooper Kupp to throw to. The team\u2019s top receiver will be out at least four games after he suffered an ankle injury last week, had surgery and was placed on injured reserve.<\/p>\n<p>What makes the Rams\u2019 Super Bowl hangover most curious is the fact that they returned eight of the 11 starters on both sides of the ball. Two players not on the team this year include Miller, one of the league\u2019s best pass rushers, and Beckham, who\u2019s still recovering from the knee injury he suffered in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>The Rams are entering dubious territory for Super Bowl winners.<\/p>\n<p>Of the 56 Super Bowl champions, just 16 have missed the playoffs the following season. The last team to miss the playoffs after winning the Super Bowl was the Broncos in 2016, who had to deal with the retirement of quarterback Peyton Manning.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-14T010913Z_770389342_MT1USATODAY19430053_RTRMADP_3_NFL-ARIZONA-CARDINALS-AT-LOS-ANGELES-RAMS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Rams\" class=\"wp-image-24719727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-14T010913Z_770389342_MT1USATODAY19430053_RTRMADP_3_NFL-ARIZONA-CARDINALS-AT-LOS-ANGELES-RAMS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-14T010913Z_770389342_MT1USATODAY19430053_RTRMADP_3_NFL-ARIZONA-CARDINALS-AT-LOS-ANGELES-RAMS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/2022-11-14T010913Z_770389342_MT1USATODAY19430053_RTRMADP_3_NFL-ARIZONA-CARDINALS-AT-LOS-ANGELES-RAMS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Cardinals cornerback Antonio Hamilton (33) stops Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Allen Robinson II, <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">USA TODAY Sports<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Rams are on track to become just the seventh defending Super Bowl champion to finish with a losing record \u2014 the last was the Buccaneers in 2003.<\/p>\n<p>These are unsettled times in Los Angeles, where only months ago it looked like it would be sunny every day. With Stafford, Kupp and star defensive lineman Aaron Donald all contractually tied together for just two more seasons, the Rams\u2019 window is slowly closing \u2014 particularly because they mortgaged so many draft picks to win it all last year.<\/p>\n<p>Barring a significant turnaround in the coming weeks, the Rams are looking not only like one-and-done champions, but perhaps the most disappointing defending Super Bowl champion ever.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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