02-05-2026, 08:35 AM
I don't know the answer, but I would suggest Vermeil's 1999 LA Rams Super Bowl team. They won between three and seven games for nine years after losing the conference finals in 1989 to the 49ers, 30-3. Their trend was negative, going 6-10 in 1996, 5-11 in 1997, and 4-12 in 1998.
In '98, Tony Banks was their QB, Steve Bono was the backup. Both were terrible, ratings of less than 70. Kurt Warner was third string and was 4 for 11. June Henley was their leading rusher, 313 yards. Amp Lee and Ricky Proehl were their WRs, 667 and 771 yards respectively. They picked Torry Holt in the 1999 draft, Isaac Bruce got healthy, traded for Marshall Faulk (2nd and 5th round picks), and Kurt Warner started. Warner led the NFL in passing percentage, TDs, yards/attempt, passer rating and was the MVP. Faulk rushed for 1,381 yards, caught for 1,08 more yards, Bruce and Holt had 1,165 yards and 788 yards respectively.
Just a WAG, but I think the 1999 Rams faced the longest odds for the Super Bowl.
In '98, Tony Banks was their QB, Steve Bono was the backup. Both were terrible, ratings of less than 70. Kurt Warner was third string and was 4 for 11. June Henley was their leading rusher, 313 yards. Amp Lee and Ricky Proehl were their WRs, 667 and 771 yards respectively. They picked Torry Holt in the 1999 draft, Isaac Bruce got healthy, traded for Marshall Faulk (2nd and 5th round picks), and Kurt Warner started. Warner led the NFL in passing percentage, TDs, yards/attempt, passer rating and was the MVP. Faulk rushed for 1,381 yards, caught for 1,08 more yards, Bruce and Holt had 1,165 yards and 788 yards respectively.
Just a WAG, but I think the 1999 Rams faced the longest odds for the Super Bowl.
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