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The Los Angeles Rams had three gripping games with divisional rivals Seattle last season, with the Seahawks winning the latter to clinch the NFC Conference before winning Super Bowl 60.<\/p>\n
This season’s big game will be played at LA’s SoFi Stadium. The last time it was held there in 2022, the Rams went all-in to build a star-studded roster capable of becoming NFL champions in their own stadium.<\/p>\n
The gamble paid off as they won Super Bowl 56.<\/a> Now the Rams have tried to replicate that formula by pulling off what has been described as the greatest off-season in NFL history., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n They had last season’s best offence, with quarterback Matt Stafford named the season MVP,<\/a> and have practically played fantasy football in a bid to rebuild their defence and this time get the better of Seattle.<\/p>\n They made trades for cornerback Trent McDuffie and Myles Garrett,<\/a> who claimed a record 23 sacks last season, moves which cemented the Rams as Super Bowl favourites.<\/p>\n Aside from the two times when the NFL MVP was a defensive player, this is the first time that a team will have both the reigning MVP (Stafford) and defensive player of the year (Garrett).<\/p>\n After training with the Rams over the summer, three-time defensive player of the year Aaron Donald, 35, then confirmed he would be coming out of retirement,<\/a> meaning the Rams’ defence will feature two of the best pass rushers of the modern era.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n