{"id":470811,"date":"2026-09-21T12:30:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/470811\/"},"modified":"2026-09-21T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T12:30:13","slug":"rams-confident-theyll-get-back-on-track-vs-giants-after-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/470811\/","title":{"rendered":"Rams confident they’ll get back on track vs. Giants after debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Los Angeles freeway system has its downsides, especially during traffic-jammed weekdays, but the Rams<\/a> are absolutely looking forward to commuting from their Woodland Hills facility to SoFi Stadium for Monday night\u2019s game against the New York Giants.<\/p>\n

After traveling about 16,000 air miles round trip for their season-opener in Australia \u2014 and suffering a humiliating loss to the San Francisco 49ers<\/a> \u2014 the home opener requires only a 28-mile journey and offers a chance for a reboot.<\/p>\n

And the embarrassed-but-still-Super-Bowl-favorite Rams are eager for the opportunity.<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

Share via Close extra sharing options <\/p>\n

Aaron Donald will play for the Rams against the New York Giants on Monday, but will Puka Nacua be on the field?<\/p>\n

\u201cAn eternity,\u201d coach Sean McVay<\/a> said when asked about the 11-day wait between games. \u201cIt has been forever. We\u2019re excited to compete again.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the 27-7 defeat by the 49ers<\/a>, the Rams\u2019 offense never established a rhythm, the defense gave up three touchdown passes and special teams gave up a long kickoff return.<\/p>\n

Veteran receiver Davante Adams<\/a> cautioned about overreaction.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverybody\u2019s freaking out, which I understand,\u201d he said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t put together the greatest showing out there. But you\u2019re a fool if you think that that\u2019s what it\u2019s going to look like every single week.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Rams will be without edge rusher Myles Garrett<\/a>, who is on injured reserve for at least four games following knee surgery. Star receiver Puka Nacua<\/a> is listed as questionable because of a hip injury.<\/p>\n

But defensive lineman Aaron Donald<\/a> is expected to give Rams a much-needed boost.<\/p>\n

Donald, 35, ended a two-year retirement when he returned to the team a few weeks ago. The three-time NFL defensive player of the year did not travel to Australia for the opener, but McVay is happy to have him available for the first time since 2023.<\/p>\n

\u201cAaron is a stud, and he\u2019s been at the forefront of setting the foundation of everything that we\u2019re about here,\u201d said McVay, who is in his 10th season as Rams coach. \u201cI remember my interview process included meeting with him and he\u2019s looking at me like, \u2018This is the guy that they\u2019re thinking about hiring?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the reasons Donald returned was to play alongside Garrett, a two time NFL defensive player of the year who amassed an NFL season-record 23 sacks last season.<\/p>\n

Now that combination \u2014 which boasts a combined 236\u00bd sacks \u2014 is on hold.<\/p>\n

The double- and triple-team schemes Donald thought he had put behind might once again be in full effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou think they\u2019re going to double\/triple team me [after] not playing for two years?\u201d Donald quipped when asked about the prospect. \u201cThey ain\u2019t worried about me, man. They don\u2019t have to be worried about me.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t have to worry about me at all. No man, they don\u2019t have to worry about me.\u201d<\/p>\n

But does he anticipate getting that kind of attention?<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what they\u2019re going to do out there,\u201d he said of opponents. \u201cI don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to get. All I can know is I got a game plan. I\u2019m going to go out there, execute it, and just try to play ball. That\u2019s it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Giants, under new coach John Harbaugh, are coming off a 28-20 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n

Second-year quarterback Jaxson Dart, receiver Malik Nabers, tight end Isaiah Likely and running back Cam Skattebo lead the offense, outside linebacker Brian Burns the defense.<\/p>\n

Rams players have said that they quickly put their performance against the 49ers behind and were focused on the Giants.<\/p>\n

Quarterback Matthew Stafford<\/a>, the reigning NFL most valuable player, passed for only 155 yards, with an interception, against the 49ers.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get trained, whether it\u2019s a game or a play. Good, bad, and different, move on to the next,\u201d said Stafford, an 18th-year pro. \u201cDon\u2019t think too much about it. Don\u2019t harp too much about it. Just be honest with yourself, play in and play out, game in and game out.\u201d<\/p>\n

That next game is here.<\/p>\n

The Rams will be \u201cprimed and ready,\u201d Adams said, \u201cat the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Los Angeles freeway system has its downsides, especially during traffic-jammed weekdays, but the Rams are absolutely looking…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":470812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[11856,6915,11155,164869,423,10897,6270,48,52,51,47,50,49,317,185155,18035,11706,10947,73394,164513,72],"class_list":["post-470811","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-los-angeles","tag-49er","tag-australia","tag-defense","tag-donald","tag-game","tag-giants","tag-home-opener","tag-la","tag-la-headlines","tag-la-news","tag-los-angeles","tag-los-angeles-headlines","tag-los-angeles-news","tag-monday-night","tag-nfl-season-record","tag-offense","tag-ram","tag-rams","tag-special-team","tag-three-time-nfl-defensive-player","tag-year"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=470811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/470811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/470812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=470811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=470811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=470811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}