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Bill Plaschke: A dozen reasons the Rams wound up playing on the NFL's biggest stage

ATLANTA - Their journey to Atlanta began three years ago with a resounding cry to ship them back where they came from.

"The Rams formally returned to Los Angeles on Monday night by stumbling through the door and tracking mud on the floor before flopping aimlessly on the couch ... hey, St. Louis, you want them back?"

Their road to Atlanta ended two weeks ago with a resounding cry, period.

Meanwhile, back home, Southern Californians screamed ... The Rams are going to the Super Bowl!

What a short, strange trip it's been, from embarrassment to enlightenment to the end zone of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the Rams name will be plastered Sunday for their Super Bowl LIII matchup against the New England Patriots.

It's been three years filled with drama and decisions and potentially deadly curves at every stretch. Yet every time, just

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