Xavier Smith was a blocked field goal (either of them) away from an all-time birthday celebration.

The Haines City, Florida native turned 28 years old on Sunday in Philadelphia, but along with the rest of the Los Angeles Rams, he saw a potential 3-0 start to the season evaporate in soul-crushing defeat.

"A lot of times the games are won and lost in the special teams phase of the game," Smith told us on a new episode of Rams Revealed. "Sometimes that's the turning point to give you that momentum or just steal a win when it's a close game like we had (on Sunday)."

Smith detailed his improbable journey to the NFL, one that included a year away from football working for Amazon, after he failed to receive any college offers coming out of high school as a running back.

"I'm like, I'm done.

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