The coach is different. The opponent is different. The location, the mood -- heck, even the team's colors. Yet it feels so familiar. The St. Louis Rams, the team that revived America's appreciation of sports' good guys, is at it again. They can add another chapter Sunday in the Super Bowl.
This time the expectations are high, from fans in Southeast Missouri to Las Vegas, where oddsmakers already see the Rams as a safe pick.
Who will be the hero this time? Could another receiver like Isaac Bruce haul in the winning touchdown with 1 minute, 54 seconds left to play? Could another linebacker like Mike Jones make a game-ending tackle like the one that kept the Tennessee Titans out of the end zone in Super Bowl XXXIV? Could another unrealized talent like Kurt Warner step out of the shadows and deliver a career-defining performance?
Let's hope so. It's time for the good guys to win again.
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