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znModeratorThis day heavily belongs to the pre-season favorites, many of which seem to have home games.
Eagles at Titans
Packers at Jets
Browns at Buxx
Saints at Ravens
Bengals at Texans
Commandos at Cowboys
Seahawks at Cardinals
Dolphins at 49ers
Colts at Chiefs
Raiders at ChargersMore evenly matched games:
Vikings at Bears
Panthers at Falcons
Steelers at Patz
Jagz at BroncosznModeratorI expect we will be seeing a lot of 13.
I see. So you think Stetson Bennett will start.
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vI guess I was getting too technical for amateur west virginian football fans.
All true Rams fans know I was anticipating a lot of Kurt Warner’s analysis of the game.
You guys.
Let me straighten this out.
“13” is the offensive formation where they start 13 tight ends.
Any real football fan would know that.
znModeratorRams GM Les Sneads son and USCs recruiting analyst Logan Snead is Lincoln Rileys official “tap guy” 😂🔥 pic.twitter.com/EqpVw5DzES
— Rams Tapes 🇵🇷 (@RamsTapes) September 20, 2026
znModeratorCornerback Paulson Adebo did not participate in practice on Thursday due to a knee injury, and fellow corner Deonte Banks was limited with a calf issue.
Deonte Banks, Micah McFadden questionable for Monday vs. Rams
The Giants have two players with game statuses for Monday night’s game against the Rams.
Cornerback Deonte Banks (calf) and linebacker Micah McFadden (neck) as questionable for the contest.
Banks was a limited participant on Thursday but did not practice on Friday or Saturday. He registered four tackles and two passes defensed in the season-opening win over the Cowboys.
McFadden has been limited in practice all week.
While offensive tackle Andre Thomas (ankle) has been limited all week, he does not have a game status and is set to play.
Cornerback Greg Newsome (rib), defensive lineman Chauncey Golston (neck), and offensive lineman Sisi Mauigoa (shoulder) were all upgraded from limited to full on Saturday and are set to play.
znModeratorfrom Giants Receive Concerning Injury News Before Rams Game
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/giants-receive-concerning-injury-news-210325411.html
The New York Giants defeated the Dallas Cowboys in Week 1, but not without some nicks and bruises along the way.
Case in point, the Giants will be heading into their Monday night matchup against the Los Angeles Rams with some injury concerns in their secondary.
Cornerback Paulson Adebo did not participate in practice on Thursday due to a knee injury, and fellow corner Deonte Banks was limited with a calf issue.
While neither player has been ruled out for Week 2 just yet, the fact that New York has two players nursing injuries at a position where the club is already thin is worrisome.
znModeratorPatriots’ video tactic for field goals was, and still is, legal
NFL on ESPN@ESPNNFL
The NFL has modified what can be shown on video boards during field goal and extra-point attempts, an alteration coming in the wake of a viral social-media post from a former analytics coach.*Scott Kacsmar@ScottKacsmar
It’s 2026 and the NFL is still making rule changes because of Belichick’s Patriots.…
*IE. Ryan Paganetti. Here’s the vid that started it all.
Much has been made of the Patriots’ mysterious “Pink Stripes.” How about yellow ones?
I went through more than a decade of TV broadcasts and uncovered a diabolically clever piece of Patriots gamesmanship.
When opposing kickers lined up at Gillette Stadium, the video board… pic.twitter.com/Y5nf0F5vm6
— Ryan Paganetti (@RyanPaganetti) September 2, 2026
znModeratorPuka Nacua dealing with injury, might not play for Rams vs. Giants
Gary Klein
Aaron Donald will play on Monday night against the New York Giants, but Rams star receiver Puka Nacua did not practice and is questionable for the game at SoFi Stadium, coach Sean McVay said Saturday.
“He’s got a little bit of soreness in that groin, being smart with him as a skill player,” McVay said. “Whether or not he plays is to be determined, and so we’ll see how he’s feeling.”
McVay confirmed that Donald will play for the first time since retiring after the 2023 season. The three-time NFL defensive player of the year said on Friday that he was planning to play against the Giants.
“He said it, he’s going,” McVay said. “Whatever Aaron says I support.”
Nacua, an All-Pro who led the NFL in receptions last season, was sidelined for a few weeks of preseason practices because of a psoas injury. But he caught five passes for 74 yards in the Rams’ season-opening defeat by the San Francisco Giants in Australia.
He practiced Thursday, but did not practice Friday.
McVay said the current injury is separate from the preseason issue.
“This is a different thing,” McVay said, adding that Nacua on Thursday, “felt good but didn’t feel totally like himself, his ability to be able to kind of open up and really hit full speed.”
Nacua is not the only receiver dealing with an injury.
McVay said receiver Jordan Whittington (quadriceps) is doubtful for the game against the Giants.
Receivers Tutu Atwell and rookie CJ Daniels were inactive against the 49ers.
Safety Kamren Kinchens (hamstring) is out for Monday’s game, McVay said.
znModeratorroberto clemente@rclemente2121
stafford’s 61.2 passer rating in week 1 was the second lowest in his 85 games with the rams.the good news? the last three times he posted a rating in the 60s, he followed it up with:
127.6 – 3 tds, 0 int
114.5 – 4 tds, 0 int
124.5 – 4 tds, 1 intznModeratorI’m piling up overlapping tweets because when you see it happen by the hour, the news breaks half a tweet at a time. Half will be okay but the next tweet changes the other half. Etc.
Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Puka Nacua (hip) will not practice and is doubtful for game against Giants, McVay said. This is different issue than preseason, McVay said.Nate Atkins@NateAtkins_
Puka Nacua won’t practice for a second straight day with a groin injury and is questionable for Monday night vs. the Giants. It’s a different injury than the psoas from camp.His direct backup, Jordan Whittington, is doubtful with a quad.
Kam Kinchens is out with the hamstring.
Stu Jackson@StuJRams
Other injury updates from Sean McVay:– ILB Omar Speights (hip) will be a full participant today
– S Kam Curl (ankle) and ILB Nate Landman (shoulder) will be limited
– WR Jordan Whittington (quad) will be listed as doubtful
– S Kam Kinchens (hamstring) won’t practice today and will be out for MNFRams Bros.@RamsBrothers
Saw that Puka is questionable, doubtful and will be a game-time decision all in the last hour.Hoping he’s able to go. Giants are down 3 starting DB’s
Rams News BR 🇧🇷@RamsNewsBR
Regarding the other players:– Omar Speights trained normally.
– Kam Curl and Nate Landman trained in a limited fashion.
– Kam Kinchens did not train and will be out for Monday’s game.znModeratorJosh Chambers@JoshChambers
Troy Aikman says Norv Turner saved his career by changing the culture around him“My first two years in Dallas, I was on that path. I was on the path of being a bust. We were the worst offense in football, really both years, my first and second year in the league.”
“Norv Turner then came in my third year with the same players, really. Pretty much the same offensive linemen, same skill players. Emmitt, Michael, Novacek. And our first year, we were a top-10 offense, and we went to the playoffs for the first time. Won 11 games.”
“And then the next two years with Norv, we were top five offensively and we won two Super Bowls. Even in today’s game, there’s not a lot of great offensive minds. And if you’re one of these quarterbacks who’s fortunate enough to play for one, you got a chance to be really successful.”
“Everyone points to Sam Darnold and what he’s gone through and where he’s been the last two years. And that’s a great example of it. He’s been around really great coaching. He’s excelled, and we’ve seen his talents come out. And that’s what happened to me.”
“There’s a reason why Norv Turner was my presenter when I went into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Michael and Emmitt, they both credit Norv Turner for turning their careers around.”
znModeratorfrom https://www.si.com/nfl/rams/onsi/rams-myles-garrett-injury-return-timeline
Past NFL Knee Surgeries Provide a Potential Timeline
In 2018, Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon had arthroscopic knee surgery to remove a small particle in his knee that was dislodged. Mixon missed just two weeks and wasn’t placed on injured reserve.
Another close comparison to Garrett’s case is Robert Quinn in 2022. Quinn had an in-season arthroscopic knee surgery and missed four games, returning in time for the Philadelphia Eagles’ playoff run. While it was back in 2011, Osi Umenyiora had arthroscopic knee surgery in mid-August during the offseason and still missed the first three games of the season.
znModeratorLos Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Steve Avila registered the fourth-highest offensive grade (84.9) and second-highest run blocking grade (90.3) for all guards in Week 1 (min. 25 snaps played), according to
@PFF. He was one of two guards in the NFL to finish Week 1 with a run blocking grade above 90.0.znModeratorGary Klein@LATimesklein
Rams star receiver Puka Nacua did not practice. Per injury report he was out because of a hip injury.Rams News BR@RamsNewsBR
Injury Report this Friday. Puka Nacua (hip) and Jordan Whittington (quadriceps) did not participate in practice. Davante Adams has already returned to normal training sessions after his veteran rest day.Nate Atkins@NateAtkins_
FS Kam Kinchens (hamstring) was working out off to the side.Sarah Barshop@sarahbarshop
The Rams have signed S Tanner Ingle from the practice squad to the active roster and signed DT Jaxson Moi to the practice squad.Nate Atkins@NateAtkins_
The Rams defense is a bit banged up at the moment, but it should get a jolt on Monday night against the Giants.Aaron Donald plans to play.
For the first time in two years.
znModeratorNick Hamilton@NickHamilton213
QB Matthew Stafford & WR Davante Adams spoke w/ me about the challenges of facing the #BigBlue defenseStafford: “They have a good scheme and those guys attack. When you watch them play, even the first play of the game against the Cowboys, Abdul Carter just blowing up the back sift or whatever that was. You look at those plays and you go, ‘Man, these guys, they play with their hair on fire. They really get after it.’”
Adams: “Sometimes in a situation like what we have, we have a lot of good interior guys and guys up front to where on the back end, those guys may not have to work quite as hard and quite as long. You look at who they have up front and that’s where it starts on every team. They have some guys that can get to the quarterback and put some pressure on you in the run game and all those facets.”
znModeratorGregg Rosenthal and Jourdan Rodrigue preview EVERY Week 2 NFL game.
56:20 Giants at Rams on Monday Night Football
This is pretty good.
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znModeratorThey get to the Rams at about 56.25 in.
NFL Daily with Gregg Rosenthal
Gregg Rosenthal and Jourdan Rodrigue preview EVERY Week 2 NFL game.00:00 START
01:00 Bengals at Texans
07:50 Vikings at Bears
16:25 Saints at Ravens
23:00 Steelers at Patriots
30:20 Packers at Jets
37:20 Panthers at Falcons
43:50 Browns at Buccaneers
49:20 Eagles at Titans
56:20 Giants at Rams on Monday Night Football
01:04:30 Seahawks at Cardinals
01:10:50 Jaguars at Broncos
01:18:15 Raiders at Chargers
01:26:05 Colts at Chiefs on Monday Night Football
01:32:50 Commanders at Cowboys
01:39:34 Dolphins at 49ersznModeratorPro Football Rumors@pfrumors
Already without their starting center, the #Lions will also go without their right tackle and left guard on Thursday night against the #Bills…
Gee I wonder how that will work out.
He said, sarcastically, long after the game.
znModeratorLAFB Network@LAFBNetwork
Matthew Stafford has struggled against Raheem Morris-led defenses over the last two seasons: 2 touchdowns, 4 interceptions and 2 losses. Against every other team in that span, Stafford has 44 touchdowns, 5 interceptions and just 4 losses.September 17, 2026 at 9:15 pm in reply to: interviews & podcasts, 9/14 – ? … starting w/ McVay on 60 min… #166117znModeratorznModeratorJason La Canfora@JasonLaCanfora
Winning in NFL right now is defined by ability to create 25 yard plays and defend them. That’s what Sean McVay believes. Might be as correlated to winning as turnovers. Teams that went +3 or better in EPD were 6-1 Week 1znModeratorOK, I’m skeptical about that vid. That cant be true
Patriots’ video tactic for field goals was, and still is, legal
Mike Florio
Former NFL analytics coach Ryan Paganetti made a stir recently by pointing out that the Patriots have crafted an advantage for field-goal attempts via an optical illusion on the video board.
It was, and still is, perfectly legal.
Via Ben Volin of the Boston Globe, the NFL confirmed Monday that the tactic falls squarely within the rules.
Volin adds the text of the policy: “Video During Kicks — All video and ribbon boards must show either a static image (e.g., no flashing images, blinking effects, moving text/images, etc.) or an All-22 view (e.g., high sideline, high end zone, etc.) during field goal attempts and extra-point attempts. Any flashing, moving, or blinking text/images displayed on video boards or ribbon boards during field goal attempts and extra points are considered a violation of this policy. The prohibition will begin when the kicking team reaches the line of scrimmage and continues through the signal by the Game Officials following the kick.”
And while former Patriots rules and strategy savant Ernie Adams relishes the perception that it was another stroke of genius (“f nothing else,” Adams told Volin, “we are deep into other people’s heads many years later”), the truth (as we understand it) is that the idea emerged innocuously: Former Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski didn’t like seeing an image of himself on the board before he attempted a kick.
That led, eventually, to the realization that it could be turned into another edge, with the all-22 image putting four goalposts in the view of the opposing kicker, with nothing on the board when the Patriots kicked.
It worked out perfectly that the video boards are in the kickers’ field of vision, and it’s something that perhaps teams designing new stadiums may want to try to incorporate.
Unless and until the rule changes.
znModeratorDolphins might not make the playoffs
Just fwiw, Jarquez Hunter is on their practice squad.
Imagine how Hunter feels. He was traded–for a player the Rams let walk because they did not want to sign that player to an extension–to the worst team in the league.
It’s like you got detained for having expired plates, and then when you pay for registration and finally retrieve your car from the impound, on the way home you get pulled over for speeding
znModeratorColeman Shelton and Warren McClendon were among the top players in run block win rate on the interior offensive line and at tackle, respectively.
According to ESPN analytics, Shelton was graded as the second-highest center behind Tampa Bay’s Graham Barton and fourth overall among interior linemen, securing 24 wins out of 27 plays. McClendon also earned 25 wins out of 27 plays, ranking fourth among tackles.
znModeratorThe last time Aaron Donald faced the NY Giants:
– 5 Tackles
– 2 Sacks
– 2 TFL's
– 2 QB Hits https://t.co/ChmpHikkPc pic.twitter.com/IFtOjP724W— LAFB Network (@LAFBNetwork) September 16, 2026
znModeratorznModeratorRams News BR@RamsNewsBR
According to Ian Rapoport, Aaron Donald is expected to be on the field for the next MNF, against the Giants.znModeratorCameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Matthew Stafford watched the Giants beat the Cowboys on Sunday night and called them a “dangerous team” ahead of the Rams’ upcoming matchup on Monday nightznModeratorRams Bros.@RamsBrothers
One bad game against a coach who famously has our number and defensive coordinator who hung around him for 3+ years. And they’re ready to write off the MVP of the league.Stafford’s last INT against SF was in 2023 before the Australia game.
znModeratorNext Gen Stats@NextGenStats
The Broncos defense missed 28 tackles against the Chiefs, allowing 247 yards after missed tackles, the most yards allowed by any defense in a game since at least 2018.The Broncos had eight different defenders miss multiple tackles on the night.
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