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theramswire.usatoday.com] Rams set NFL record for most losses by defending Super Bowl champion
Cameron DaSilva
January 1, 2023 4:15 pm PT
In a span of 11 months, the Los Angeles Rams have gone from the absolute pinnacle of the sport to enduring the worst season ever by a defending Super Bowl champion. After getting blown out by the Chargers on Sunday, the Rams now sit at 5-11 on the year.
Their 11 losses are the most ever by a team that won the Super Bowl the season prior, setting a new NFL record for futility. That’s not the way Sean McVay wanted to etch his name in the record book, but that’s what happens when you suffer the number of injuries the Rams have in 2022.
The Rams have one game left against the Seahawks in Week 18, hoping to avoid their 12th loss of the season – and potentially playing spoiler against their division rival. A win over Seattle won’t do anything other than help the Rams’ morale heading into the offseason, but regardless, they’d love to end the season on a high note.
This is just the second time under McVay that the Rams have missed the playoffs; both coincidentally came after the team’s Super Bowl appearances. The Rams are just the 17th team in NFL history to miss the playoffs the season after winning the Super Bowl.
