Over at Sports Illustrated, Chris Burke has taken a stab at identifying the most brutal, gut-punching losses by each team in the NFC. As a Rams’ fan, that could make for a lengthy trip down memory lane. But I think Burke got it right...
What is it with the NFC West and brutal Super Bowl losses? The Rams endured their own version of heartbreak on the game's biggest stage, at the same time helping to launch the legend of Tom Brady.
Two years removed from the franchise's first Super Bowl triumph, the Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" hit such great heights again during the 2001 season that they entered the matchup with New England as whopping 14-point favorites.