LOS ANGELES — Gambling is against NFL rules, but the Rams rolled the dice Saturday night in betting their immediate future on quarterback Matthew Stafford, who has never won a playoff game.
Then again, risk is in their DNA.
They were the club who took the decisive step toward Los Angeles by leaving St. Louis. They spent a record sum on their $5-billion stadium. They traded up from No. 15 to No. 1 to draft Jared Goff in 2016 — the quarterback they’re now discarding — and haven’t had a first-round pick since. They hired a 30-year-old head coach.