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I haven’t heard the name Ferragamo in a long time. About the same time I quit watching sports on TV.

He replaced Haden mid-season when Haden was piloting the Rams to the perhaps the most one sided game in NFL history, at least in terms of control if not points. The Rams won 24-0, with the Seahawks offense garnering -8 yards total.

From there, Ferragamo led the Rams past the Cowboys and the Buccaneers and was leading the Rams to victory in Super Bowl XIV for three quarters after which the Steelers ultimately scored a couple of unanswered touchdowns for the championship (How could you drop that ball, Nolan?!).

A backup QB leading a team that had never been to a Super Bowl ever, or to an NFL Championshipo game in almost thirty years deserves praise and special recognition. The Rams cheaped out, and wouldn't give him a big enough raise, so he went off to the CFL (pre-easy-free agency). He came back later, but it was too late. The magic was gone.