THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. -- Winning is only a temporary relief from the misery of losing. NFL coaches tend to live by that motto, pessimistic as it may sound. This league is too difficult, too demanding, to spend much time reveling in victory. The games keep coming, so every day there are tapes to dissect, plays to analyze, opponents to study.
Jeff Fisher, coach of a Los Angeles Rams team that has improbably reeled off three straight wins, agonized over penalties in the moments that followed his 17-13 triumph over the Arizona Cardinals.