More Teams. More Games. Aqib Talib says there’s no adjustment needed for him as the Rams’ defense under Wade Phillips is the “same defense” he’s accustomed to. (0:38) IRVINE, Calif. — Jared Goff bites his nails, which is weird because that’s a habit you normally associate with nervous people, and Goff doesn’t otherwise strike you […]
Continue readingWhen news of quarterback Tom Brady‘s retirement broke in late January, no one knew then what is unmistakably clear now: The NFL was in the beginning stages of what would become a whiplash-inducing 2022 offseason of change. Even the conclusion of the Brady story had a surprise ending, with the seven-time Super Bowl winner reversing […]
Continue readingOdell Beckham Jr., Chidobe Awuzie, James Conner and Zach Ertz were among ESPN’s list of players who could use a change of scenery last year. They got theirs and made it work. OBJ caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl and earned a ring with the champion Los Angeles Rams. Awuzie started 14 games at […]
Continue readingINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay playfully used the jubilation of Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade to coax the NFL’s best defensive player out of potential retirement, however faint those thoughts might have been in the first place. On a makeshift stage in front of the L.A. Coliseum, with the Olympic torch lit […]
Continue readingINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Aaron Donald capped off a dominant performance by the Los Angeles Rams’ defensive front when he pressured Joe Burrow into an errant thrown on fourth down, shutting the door on the Cincinnati Bengals’ hopes of a last-minute comeback in Super Bowl LVI. And after the Rams’ 23-20 win, Donald didn’t shut the […]
Continue readingLOS ANGELES — At around 9 a.m. PT Monday, some 14 hours after the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI, Sean McVay posed for pictures with the Vince Lombardi Trophy and called it an “incredible honor” to be standing at the podium reserved for the game’s winning coach and MVP. “It’s also torturous to […]
Continue readingINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Super Bowl LVI was shaping up to be a supersized disappointment for the Los Angeles Rams. They had lost their lead during a disastrous start to the second half. They had lost one of their best players in wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to a knee injury. They were about to waste […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has won the Super Bowl, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20. Stafford threw for 283 yards and 3 touchdowns on 26 of 40 passing. It’s been a long time coming for the Rams quarterback, who spent years as one of the better signal callers in the league with the Detroit […]
Continue readingSuper Bowl LVI kicks off on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Cincinnati Bengals facing the Los Angeles Rams. The two teams each emerged from their conference’s No. 4 seeds after winning their respective divisions. The matchup represents the first time since 2003 that participant teams enter with a combined zero or one Super […]
Continue readingAaron Rodgers had won MVPs before — three times, in fact, before this season — but he had never won them in consecutive seasons until Thursday night. Whether he goes for a third straight MVP and fifth overall with the Green Bay Packers or another team — or if he doesn’t go for one at […]
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