Just 22 months removed from the New England Patriots’ (6-7) triumphant 13-3, Super Bowl 53 win over the Los Angeles Rams (9-4), Sean McVay and the Rams offense exacted their version of revenge (although, can you avenge a Super Bowl loss in the regular season?) with a 24-3 dismantling over the Pats.
The Rams stuck with some of their offensive principles that the Patriots shut down two years ago (wide-zone rushing, bootleg, play-action passing), this time finding great success. But they also tinkered their game plan enough (shifting heavily from ’11’ personnel to ’12’ personnel) to catch Bill Belichick’s defensive unit off guard.