Rams' long and winding road led to Super Bowl LVI championship at home
LOS ANGELES — The star-studded Rams began the 2021 season with a mandate to play in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium.
Coach Sean McVay and his players fulfilled that order — and then pulled out the biggest victory in team history by rallying to defeat the Cincinnati Bengals, 23-20.
But it was far from an easy road, an all-in, boom-or-bust journey that started and ended in owner Stan Kroenke's $5 billion palace.
In the longest season in NFL history, the Rams navigated twists and turns and innumerable ups and downs en route to a 12-5 regular-season record, the NFC West title and the playoffs.
They made blockbuster trades before and during the season. They signed and released star receivers. They weathered season-ending injuries, a midseason losing streak and a coronavirus outbreak that ravaged the roster.
But they rebounded to win five games in a row. And then — in what could be termed an oddly positive break — they probably helped themselves matchup-wise for the playoffs
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