On Jan. 27, 2002, the St. Louis Rams defeated the Philadelphia Eagles en route to the Super Bowl, where the Rams would be installed as a two-touchdown favorites over the New England Patriots. Here is how we covered the Rams NFC title.
All season, the Rams were ridiculed for being a finesse team. They had a designer-label offense, so pretty and glamorous that you wondered if they'd put sequins on their uniforms.
In Sunday's NFC Championship game, football's most elegant team showed up with tattoos, calluses and motorcycle leather. They took on the physical Philadelphia Eagles and punished them for 161 yards rushing in a 29-24 victory at the Edward Jones Dome.