Ahead of their playoff game against the Cardinals, the Rams’ logos have been painted on the grass field. It’ll be the LA mark at midfield and blue end zones with Los Angeles on one side and Rams on the other. State Farm Stadium is transforming into SoFi Stadium. Photos via @CardsMarkD. https://t.co/pFGPTsjwgp pic.twitter.com/77BmDIBGWG

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams overwhelmed the Minnesota Vikings, sacking Sam Darnold an NFL playoff record-tying nine times to win 27-9 Monday night

As the Rams dominated the Vikings in the NFL playoffs on Monday night and gave their weary fans some relief, there was no room for cynicism.

Under incredibly difficult and unprecedented circumstances, Los Angeles Rams fans made the trek from Southern California to Arizona to see their team take on the Minnesota Vikings in the wild-card round.

The Los Angeles Rams' defense seemed to be starting practically from scratch when it began this season with a rookie coordinator and without retired superstar Aaron Donald. The Rams knew they would have to endure all of the mistakes and setbacks required to rebuild a once-solid unit.