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Atlanta —The Rams, just like the Patriots, with a formidable championship legacy.
They won their first championship because the opposing quarterback hit the goalpost with an errant pass from his own end zone. Back then, in the primitive seasons of the NFL, the goalposts were fixed on the goal.
This first Rams’ championship four months after our nation’s victory in World II. The Cleveland Rams nipped Washington, 15-14, on frostbitten Sunday in the 1945 championship game 22 years before the initial Super Bowl.
In those days, hitting the goalpost from the quarterback’s end zone was recorded as a safety and at the end
And the great Sammy Baugh was a bit wild after he took the snap from the Washington 5 and retreated to end zone to throw in the first quarter.