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Hochman: Gurley is bright spot for bleak Rams

Todd Gurley enraptured the rapper, giving Jay-Z an experience like Jay-Z gives audiences, a showcase of skill and thrill and swagger and daggers — the takeover.

For one afternoon, everything was right with the St. Louis Rams. Now, we know the truth, that not much is right at all, even with Sunday’s 21-14 win against the similarly inept Lions. But the Rams running back, represented by Jay-Z and his sports agency, reminded us that it takes offensive game-changers to win games. The Rams don’t have a quarterback who is transcendent, but their rookie running back is resplendent.