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Wasn't Dec. 30, 1970 to Jan. 20, 1980 great. Nobody gave us a chance in the playoff The Rams had to play two teams in the playoffs that beat them by a 51-12 in the regular season. On the road. For Dallas, they created a defensive scheme called the "Quarter". (4 dl and 7 db's). At half we had a 14-5 lead and started to believe is this our time. Then Vinnie throws that interception and Dallas takes a 19-14 lead. For us Ramfans that had our souls ripped from our hearts so many times. All those brutal images came rushing back of Ram disasters through the years. Joe Kapp hurdling over Ram defenders and Roman Gabriel getting sacked for that final safety, turning a 1969 Ram season that began 11-0 into a first-round playoff loss in Minnesota. Steve Preece and Eddie McMillan leaping for that underthrown Roger Staubach pass and smashing into each other, allowing the ball to float into Drew Pearson's hands for the touchdown that clinched the Rams' 1973 playoff defeat in Dallas. Tom Mack getting flagged for "illegal motion" (Mack still hasn't moved) on the Minnesota half-yard line in the 1974 NFC Championship game. James Harris throwing an interception in the end zone, sealing a 14-10 Ram defeat. The Rams went over 99 yards on a drive and get no points and lose by 4. Preston Pearson making diving catches in the end zone to lead the wild- card Dallas Cowboys to a 37-7 upset of the Rams in the 1975 NFC championship game. Nate Allen blocking that Tom Dempsey field goal try, Bobby Bryant running it back 90 yards and the Vikings beating the Rams again in the 1976 NFC title game. The Rams long-awaited opportunity to play the Vikings at home, minus Fran Tarkenton, in the 1977 playoffs. The Vikings bringing Minnesota weather with them and the rain rendering Ram quarterback Pat Haden useless in a 14-7 Viking triumph. (Should of played Namath) Then when Vinnie hit Waddy for the game winning TD we all went nuts. One week later the Ram defense shined shutting out Tampa Bay 9-0 in the NFC Championship game. In Super Bowl 14, the Rams did not play the 85 Patriots or 88 Bengals, they played one of the greatest teams ever, the Pittsburgh Steelers. With a QB starting his 7th game. Jack Youngblood at 60%. And had the lead in the 4th quarter by 2. It took one of the greatest throws along with the greatest catch ever in a Super Bowl to beat us. I forgot to mention Eddie Brown's blown coverage. And still Rod Perry came within an inch of us winning. How special were the 1979 Rams to me? The experiences of meeting Ray Malavasi, Jack Youngblood, Dave Elmendorf, Rod Perry and Cullen Bryant that I cherish. Can you name me another team losing it's starting QB, RB and wide receiver for the season and coming within an inch of winning the Super Bowl against one of the greatest teams ever? I can't either. What I cherish the most is Pat Summerall announcing to the world the starting Ram defense. Boy, did they deserve it. more videos http://www.facebook.com/video/?id=100000803058394