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===Los Angeles Rams===
{{Main article|1979 Los Angeles Rams season}}

Team owner [[Carroll Rosenbloom]] drowned during an off-season accident, resulting in a power struggle between his second wife, [[Georgia Frontiere]], and his son, [[Steve Rosenbloom]]. Frontiere eventually gained control of the team and fired her stepson after the pre-season (who was hired by the [[New Orleans Saints]] to become their [[general manager]]). Prior to Carroll Rosenbloom's death, the Rams had already announced their intentions to leave the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and move to [[Anaheim Stadium]] in [[Orange County, California|Orange County]] for the [[1980 NFL season|1980 season]].

The Rams barely outscored their opponents, 323–309, and finished the regular season with a 9–7 record, the worst ever by a team who advanced to the Super Bowl (that record was later tied by the [[2008 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] in [[Super Bowl XLIII]] and the [[2011 New York Giants season|New York Giants]] in [[Super Bowl XLVI]]). The team was plagued with injuries during the regular season, including the loss of their starting quarterback [[Pat Haden]]. His replacement, [[Vince Ferragamo]], completed less than 50 percent of his passes and threw twice as many interceptions (10) as touchdowns (5). But he still led the Rams to victory in 6 of their last 7 games.

The Rams gained 6,060 total yards of offense during the regular season, ranking second in the league. The team's main offensive weapon was halfback [[Wendell Tyler]], who despite not becoming the starter until week 5, rushed for a team leading 1,109 yards, caught 32 passes for 308 yards, and scored 10 touchdowns. Tyler's rushing yards came off just 218 rushing attempts, giving him a league-leading 5.1 yards per carry average. Fullback [[Cullen Bryant]] provided Tyler with excellent blocking while also gaining 846 total yards and scoring 5 touchdowns. Wide receiver [[Preston Dennard]] was the team's main deep threat, catching 43 passes for 766 yards and 4 touchdowns. The offensive line, led by tackles [[Doug France]] and [[Jackie Slater]], guard [[Dennis Harrah]], and Pro Bowl center [[Rich Saul]], paved the Rams' running attack to 4th in the NFC during the season despite injuries. They also gave up only 29 sacks.

But the Rams' main strength was their defense, which featured defensive end [[Jack Youngblood]], who made the Pro Bowl for the 7th year in a row and was playing with a broken leg, and lightning-quick [[Fred Dryer]] on the opposite end. Behind them, the Rams had two outstanding linebackers: [[Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds]], and [[Jim Youngblood]] (no relation to Jack), who had recorded 5 interceptions and returned 2 of them for touchdowns. The Rams also had a solid secondary, led by free safety [[Nolan Cromwell]], who also grabbed 5 interceptions. On November 4, 1979, the Rams' defense established a still-current NFL record by holding the Seattle Seahawks' offense to a total of minus 7 yards for the game; the Seahawks finished the 1979 season 4th in the league in points scored.