How Bears can follow Rams’ Super Bowl win blueprint originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
For Bears fans concerned about the team hiring Matt Eberflus to carry the team forward, the Rams showed once again that leaning on defense is a proven path to Super Bowl glory.
A few minutes into the second quarter it looked like the Rams were cruising to a Super Bowl victory. Their run game wasn’t working well, but splashy plays in the pass game had made up for it. But after a botched Rams point-after try kept the score at 13-3 the wheels started to fall for Los Angeles’ offense. On their ensuing drive, Odell Beckham Jr. went down with a non-contact injury. A few plays later Matt Stafford threw an interception in the endzone.
In the second half, things snowballed quickly. The Bengals were the beneficiaries of a missed facemask call on a 75-yard Tee Higgins touchdown on the first offensive play of the third quarter. The Rams turned the ball over again on their first offensive play of the…
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