When the Los Angeles Rams started the 2022 season, they hoped to become the first repeat Super Bowl champion in almost two decades. After all, aside from key pieces like Von Miller playing elsewhere, L.A. brought back essentially the same core — highlighted by Aaron Donald and Cooper Kupp — that toppled the Bengals in Super Bowl.
What could possibly go wrong? Pencil this gold and blue squad in for another deep playoff run, at minimum, right? As it turns out, everything could go wrong.
