So it’s entirely too early to project the Rams into the playoffs, let alone a Super Bowl that will be played at SoFi Stadium.

But the Rams look the part of a Super Bowl team.

Plaschke: Matthew Stafford transforming the Super Bowl-contending Rams into his team.

Matthew Stafford outplayed Tom Brady at SoFi Stadium and is proving to be the missing ingredient for a Rams team hungry to win the Super Bowl.

All of that and more was on display Sunday in the Rams’ 34-24 victory over the defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers before a crowd of 73,205 at SoFi Stadium.

All roads lead back to SoFi Stadium.

Throughout the week, the Rams dismissed the notion that playing seven-time Super Bowl champion Brady and the Buccaneers was a measuring-stick game.

Photos: Matthew Stafford and the Rams defeat the Buccaneers.

Photos of the Los Angeles Rams’ 34-24 victory over the defending Super Bowl Champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday.

“The last time we had a team like that,” he said, “we went to the Super Bowl.”

That was three years ago, when the Rams lost to Brady and the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII

The Rams could see Brady and the Buccaneers again in the NFC playoffs

That would be another step on the way to their ultimate goal: winning the Super Bowl

Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Rams’ 34-24 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium on Sunday: