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Super Bowl 53: 3 ways the 49ers can benefit from Rams’ loss to Patriots

By Peter Panacy

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams points to the field after a touchdown in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 30: Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams points to the field after a touchdown in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 30, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 03: Head Coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams and Head Coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots shake hands at the end of the Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GA – FEBRUARY 03: Head Coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams and Head Coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots shake hands at the end of the Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on February 3, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The New England Patriots defeat the Los Angeles Rams 13-3. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /

Reason No. 2: Winning It All After a Super Bowl Loss Is Hard & Rare

The Rams are going to be handcuffed by a number of financial decisions they’ll have to make between now and the start of 2019.

That alone casts doubt on their ability to come back and legitimately compete for another title in Super Bowl LIV a year from now.

But there are other reasons, too. Check out this gem of a stat from NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco:

As Maiocco pointed out, the Patriots are only the third team in the modern NFL era to win a Super Bowl after losing it the year before (New England fell short against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII, of course).

Three teams actually doing it over the course of 53 Super Bowls equates to a 5.7 percent chance of a bounce back.

Why? Well, let’s look at reason No. 1.