Rams become 8th defending Super Bowl champ with losing mark
By JOSH DUBOW
AP Pro Football Writer
The Los Angeles Rams are having a Super Bowl hangover unlike any other. The defending champions are assured of being the eighth team to have a losing record the year after winning it all. They are one loss shy of the most losses ever for a team defending a Super Bowl title. The injury-plagued Rams are 3-9 for the worst record ever through 12 games for a defending champion. With a loss on Thursday night against the Raiders, Los Angeles can tie the 1999 Broncos for the most losses ever by a defending champion.