Bill Plaschke: McVay plays down history and talk of a Super Bowl hangover
LOS ANGELES - The Super Bowl curse is real.
In 52 years, only three teams have won the Super Bowl the year after losing in the Super Bowl.
The Super Bowl curse is real ... real funny, according to Rams coach Sean McVay.
"Look at last year," he says.
Well, yes, last season the New England Patriots became the first team in 46 years to follow a Super Bowl loss with a victory - a 13-3 win over the Rams.
"Yep, you see?" McVay says.
OK, but how about how only eight teams in history have lost in the Super Bowl and even returned to the big game the following year? That's eight out of 52.
And since 2000, eight of the 18 teams that have lost in the Super Bowl have failed to even
