Until last week, all the Los Angeles Rams thought about was what they had earned: From a 1-4 start, to the playoffs.

But fire changes a person’s world fast.

From an improbable rise to a crisis much bigger than football, this is the story of the 2024 Rams: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6055691/2025/01/13/rams-sean-mcvay-playoffs-wildfires