Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay is widely regarded as one of the NFL’s top coaches, and a newly surfaced coincidence only adds to his growing legend.
McVay took over as the Rams’ head coach in 2017 and led the franchise to a Super Bowl 56 championship. Across the 15 playoff games he has coached, McVay has never faced the same opponent twice. Those 15 games — a 10–5 postseason record — have all come against different franchises.
That streak will end Sunday in the NFC championship game, when the Rams face the Seattle Seahawks for the second time in McVay’s playoff career. Los Angeles previously defeated Seattle in the 2020 wild-card round.
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There are more coincidences tied to this postseason as well. If the New England Patriots defeat the Denver Broncos on Sunday and the Rams advance, Super Bowl 60 would mark a rematch of Super Bowl 53. If the Seahawks and Broncos both win, the championship game would instead be a rematch of Super Bowl 48.
While this will be only McVay’s second playoff meeting with Seattle, the Rams coach is well acquainted with the Seahawks, a division rival they face twice each regular season.
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McVay had high praise for Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald during his press conference Thursday. Sunday’s matchup features the league’s No. 1 offense against the No. 1 defense, aligning perfectly with the respective strengths of each coach.
When asked about Macdonald being referred to as “the McVay of defense,” the Rams coach responded, “I’m certainly humbled unless they say that means he’s a dumbass.”
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