The Los Angeles Rams have created a lot of controversy with not playing their starters in the preseason throughout the Sean McVay era. For the most part, this approach had worked as the team was able to stay healthy for Week 1. However, after losing 31-10 to the Buffalo Bills last season, the critics became especially noisy.
When all is said and done, the preseason doesn’t matter. The Rams went 0-3 in the 2021 preseason and went on to win the Super Bowl. Meanwhile, the Detroit Lions infamously went undefeated in the preseason and went on to not win another game, finishing 0-16.