It’s common for Super Bowl losers to struggle the following season, and the Los Angeles Rams are feeling a hangover that is masked by their 3-1 record. Jared Goff’s quarterback play has been subpar, running back Todd Gurley is questioning the play-calling, and coach Sean McVay might be going sleepless while preparing for Thursday’s prime-time showdown in Seattle.

Jameis Winston just lit up the Rams defense in the Buccaneers’ 55-40 win in Week 4. Winston is no Russell Wilson, who has been the NFL’s best quarterback west of Patrick Mahomes. Wilson has completed 72.9 percent of his passes with eight touchdowns and no interceptions while posting career-highs in passer rating (118.7) and yards per attempt (8.6).

Goff has six TD passes and six interceptions. He threw 68 times in the loss to Tampa Bay while Gurley, overpaid and under-used, got just five carries for 16 yards. The offensive line is an obvious weakness, allowing pressure on Goff and plowing no holes for Gurley.

The Rams opened -1 before sharp money flipped the favorite. These are not the same Rams who won the NFC last season, before McVay’s offense was held to three points in the Super Bowl. In the era of the 16-game schedule (since 1978), the losing teams in the Super Bowl have averaged 9.6 wins the next season. The Rams are showing signs of regression.

While the short week is a disadvantage for the road team on Thursdays, Seattle’s home-field advantage has faded some. The Seahawks are 7-3 straight up and 5-4-1 against the spread at home since the beginning of last season. Still, Wilson is hot, and Goff and Gurley are not.

The play: Seahawks -1½.