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Bill Plaschke: Rams left humbled as Super Bowl repeat quest begins with an ugly whimper

LOS ANGELES — Seven months ago on this field, the Rams celebrated under a blizzard of confetti. Thursday night, they were the confetti. Shredded, shot into the air, and left in tiny pieces on the SoFi Stadium floor. In their first game since winning the Super Bowl championship here in February, the Rams provided not an exciting encore, but a sour sequel. Did we really need another Hangover? ...
Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald sacks Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen as Leonard Floyd, left, helps on defense in the second quarter at SoFi Stadium Thursday, Sept. 8, 2022.

LOS ANGELES — Seven months ago on this field, the Rams celebrated under a blizzard of confetti.

Thursday night, they were the confetti.

Shredded, shot into the air, and left in tiny pieces on the SoFi Stadium floor.

In their first game since winning the Super Bowl championship here in February, the Rams provided not an exciting encore, but a sour sequel.

Did we really need another Hangover?

It’s a long season and little can be gained from making broad assumptions from one game, but suffice to say, the Rams opened their 2022 season as if they were still sweating out that boozy championship parade.

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