The 3-2 Los Angeles Rams are reeling after a heartbreaking overtime loss to the 4-1 San Francisco 49ers — perhaps one of the most torturous forms of defeat known in the NFL. It was a game of calamity, controversy (looking at you, refs), and collapse. The score was close. The outcome wasn’t.
Day-after reactions will vary among fans, and they should. But there was a rapid undertow to this game that may not have bubbled up to the surface like a devastating tsunami wave crashing onto the beach, but it was strong enough to suck the hope and optimism out of the team and its fanbase.