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Defense steps up for Rams

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Sunday, December 21, 2003

ST. LOUIS -- Of the 11 players who started for the St. Louis defense here on Sunday afternoon, nine weren't with the franchise when the Rams brought home the Super Bowl title in 2000, and a half-dozen weren't even in the league at the time. After the Rams secured a first-round playoff bye and grabbed the inside track on home-field advantage in the NFC -- thanks to Philadelphia's loss -- with a 27-10 manhandling of the Cincinnati Bengals, it was difficult to locate a St. Louis defender with hist ...

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