The Los Angeles Rams watched the Seattle Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 in the Super Bowl, knowing they would have put up more of a fight against Mike Macdonald’s defense.
The Rams did as they pleased against the Seahawks in 2025, and while they lost their last two games against Seattle, both were close.
Seeing how the Seahawks dismantled the Patriots’ offense, the Rams know they had more punch than New England, but unfortunately, didn’t make it to the Super Bowl.
And it is because of that; ESPN’s Peter Schrager thinks L.A. should be sick to their stomach.
“I think the L.A. Rams wake up this morning absolutely sick,” Shrager said on ESPN’s First Take. “They put up 457 yards on that Seahawks defense in Week 16, they put up 581 yards in the NFC Championship.
“If you’re Matthew Stafford, if you’re Sean McVay, you wake up this morning absolutely ill, having watched that team do what they did to the Patriots and say, how did we not play in that game? I think the Rams are the team with the greatest regret right now.”
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Should Rams be sick?
Well, given that L. A put up 37 and then 27 points in their last two games against Seattle, and the Patriots were held scoreless until the fourth quarter, yeah, you can make that case.
But special teams and defense let the Rams down badly in the NFC Championship game, although the offense did have a fourth-down attempt in the redzone to take the lead late, but missed.
So, they aren’t absolved from blame either.
But yes, the Rams know they are a great matchup for Seattle, and seeing how the defense got after the Patriots in a way it didn’t against the Rams, L.A. might be a little ticked off that it is the Seahawks who are Super Bowl champs and not them.
