Listen up, Emerald City! You remember last year, right? Our very own 2025 Seahawks, champions of the league, kicked off their dominant season with a 17-13 loss to the 49ers in Week 1. That’s a double-digit loss right out of the gate! It felt like a punch to the gut at the time, but it turns out, that kind of early season stumble is actually pretty normal for teams that end up hoisting the Lombardi. So when we see the Rams sitting at 2-2 through four games this year, with everyone freaking out, we can just point to our own history.
Champions Know How to Shake Off a Slow Start
Forget what the talking heads say, a perfect start isn’t some magic ticket to a Super Bowl. Since 2016, eight Super Bowl champs started the season with three wins or better through their first four games. Yeah, the 2019 Chiefs were the only ones who went a perfect 4-0, and the 2021 Rams started 3-1. But let’s be real, even the best teams hit a rough patch early. The 2018 Patriots, fresh off two straight Super Bowl appearances, were chilling at 2-2, just like the 2024 Eagles who were breaking in new coordinators Kellen Moore and Vic Fangio. The Eagles then went on a ridiculous run, winning 16 of their final 17 games, including two wins at the Rams’ expense. See? Early season struggles are just part of the journey for champions, something our 2025 squad proved definitively.
LA’s Current Situation Looks Familiar
The Rams’ current 2-2 record, despite high expectations, is due to some injuries and inconsistent play early on. And get this: they got absolutely trounced by 20 points against the 49ers in Australia to open their season. Sound familiar? Half of the Super Bowl champions in the last decade actually suffered a double-digit loss within their first four games. That includes our 2025 Seahawks with that Week 1 loss to the 49ers. The 2021 Rams, their last Super Bowl winning team, also took a big hit, losing 37-20 to the Cardinals in Week 4 after starting 3-0. Even the mighty Chiefs had a 20-17 loss to the Colts in 2022 and a 21-20 loss to the Lions in 2023. This isn’t some fluke; it’s a pattern. These early losses averaged 9.4 points, and a third of them even happened in Week 1.
So what does this mean for the Rams and the rest of the league? It means we shouldn’t crown anyone or write anyone off too early. It’s early October, a lot of football is left. Our 2025 Seahawks showed everyone that an early stumble isn’t a death sentence. The Rams might be rivals, but they’re playing in a league where history shows it’s okay to hit a few potholes on the way to the finish line. We’ll be watching closely when they hit the field next, seeing if they can learn from history, just like our boys did last year.
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Originally reported by Turf Show Times.
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