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Before Sean McVay jumped on his second 15-hour flight in less than two days, he insisted the Los Angeles Rams’ unorthodox travel plan for Australia wasn’t the reason his Super Bowl-contending team took a thrashing from the San Francisco 49ers in its season opener. If the coach is right, that’s actually more dismaying and concerning than the other scenario. That means the Rams were completely unprepared to face their most familiar foe. That means their high-priced, star-studded roster couldn’t even keep it close with the Niners, a strong team still considered to be only third best in the NFC West.


