Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
The Rams are No. 5 in offensive DVOA, and No. 4 in defensive DVOA according to @fboutsiders latest rankings, and No. 2 overall. Conversely, they currently rank No. 32 in special teams DVOA…

SeattleRams@seattlerams_nfl
The most incredible aspect of this early 2021 season is that they somehow got worse on special teams.

from NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: https://theathletic.com/2840354/2021/09/22/nfl-power-rankings-week-3-new-no-1-and-a-qb-confidence-meter-after-a-rash-of-injuries/?source=dailyemail&campaign=601983

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)
Previous rank: 2

Week 2 result: Beat the Falcons, 48-25

QB Confidence Meter: 5

Tom Brady continues to defy science, aging and conventional football wisdom. It would be hard to make a stronger MVP case through two weeks for anyone other than Brady (though we’ll try, keep reading!). His resume: nine touchdowns (on pace for more than 76 in 17 games) and two interceptions for the best team in the NFL. He averaged more than 10 yards per attempt last week against the Falcons (which also tells you plenty about the state of Atlanta’s defense). Brady’s first big defensive test comes this week on the road against the Rams.

2. Los Angeles Rams (2-0)
Previous rank: 3

How could Rams fans not feel good about Matthew Stafford? How good does Stafford feel in Sean McVay’s offense, throwing to his new best friend Cooper Kupp? Things weren’t as easy in Indianapolis as they were in the opener against the Bears, and Stafford threw his first pick, but also two touchdowns in the win. The challenge ratchets up this week against the defending Super Bowl champs.

Only players with 100+ REC YDS in both games this season:

🔹Cooper Kupp
🔹Tyler Lockett
🔹Keenan Allen pic.twitter.com/4iNHkcID7A

— PFF (@PFF) September 21, 2021

Aaron Donald (@AaronDonald97) tries the stab/lift first, then counters to a rip/spin & gets pressure on the QB. Have a primary rush move & a counter that works off of it! #passrush #larams pic.twitter.com/LYEwmYlXbY

— DLineVids (@dlinevids1) September 22, 2021

Blaine Grisak@bgrisakDTR
It took the Rams exactly two weeks to rank dead last in DVOA on special teams. Hopefully this will change, but not sure why the Rams cannot get that phase of the game corrected

from The NFL’s Gender Bender

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Twitter user KD (@notkdk3) took his followers on a gender-bending ride by adding some girl power to the world of professional football. KD turned the best of the best quarterbacks of the NFL into their female counterparts in these images.

Matthew Stafford

Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
Sounds like teammates appreciated the way RB Sony Michel came into the huddle after Darrell Henderson suffered an unfortunate ribs injury. Robert Woods said he had a smile for teammate and a calm way about him in a chaotic situation. “He was like, ‘alright, it’s go-time now.'”

Darrell Henderson injured his rib cartilage but Sean McVay says he hopes he can be ready for Sunday after resting this week. That’s a pretty painful injury IMO so we’ll see. But McVay certainly did not rule Henderson out against Tampa Bay.

J.B. Long@JB_Long
Glad to hear from Sean McVay that @RamsNFL RB Darrell Henderson has a chance to be back as soon as this weekend vs TB, following what he described as a rib cartilage injury.

“Hope and optimism” were words he used.

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
DeSean Jackson played only 3 snaps vs. Colts. McVay on Jackson: “There’s nothing that DeSean didn’t do. I just got to figure out a better way of getting him involved in a rotation so that he can affect the outcome of the game and that’s what you’ll see moving forward.

Sosa Kremenjas@QBsMVP
Jalen Ramsey allowed 1 reception for 7 yards in coverage on Sunday.

There isn’t another player like him in the league right now.

The @JaredGoff16 to @TheeHOCK8 connection is already something special. 🙌#OnePride

(Via: @NFL) pic.twitter.com/JCRldN3IoJ

— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) September 21, 2021

Rams-Bucs in Week 3

Including playoffs, Tom Brady has 13 straight games with multiple TD passes. He has four straight reg season games with at least 4 TD passes.

Rams D has 6 straight games without multiple TD passes allowed

— TurfShowTimes (@TurfShowTimes) September 20, 2021

Report: NFL will not suspend Kenny Young or Trai Turner. https://t.co/vNtnrzlv7D

— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 20, 2021

alyoshamucci

Game 2 … Colts ..

This was a testy game to watch. There were good thrilling moments but there were also a lot of “what did I just see with my eyes?” moments. I’m glad we got the win and I believe we were the better team, but I don’t know how we can be happy about the win.

The Great

1) The first goal to go stop.

2) Kupp. Likely his pro bowl year. Does he lead the NFL in yards right now?

3) The interception of a shovel pass on the goal line … Donald had the blow up but Reeder was reading minds …

The Good

4) Sony Michel. That’s what I’ve expected.

5) The pass rush. I’ll highlight their lack of finish later, but we got to Wentz like ten times.

6) SJD’s move on his sack looks like he could have some different totals this year.

7) Ramsey’s pick to seal it.

8) Me having no doubt that Matt Gay was gonna nail his field foals.

The Bad

9) There were notable busts in protection.

10) Um … guys … catch the football.

11) Matt’s thumb causing low throws?

12) How do you let Pittman have a career day? They don’t have Hilton so you should be all over him.

13) Jack Doyle getting free multiple times?

14) Time of possession, long drives by the other team?

15) Dude, how many sacks did we miss? 10?

16) Wentz not finishing the game. This isn’t gymnastics. He’s not doing flips. The worst case scenario isn’t paralysis, it’s pain. Even if you have a crappy drive and lose you show your team that you will go out there regardless. You don’t have to win, you just have to be in pain for 3 plays and your boys will trust you forever. QB is unlike any other position. Matt Stafford was in practice the next day for no other reason that to show the boys that he was going to BE THERE. Obviously this bothered me.

17) The pick was not cool.

18) We should have put them away in the 3rd quarter.

The Ugly

19) On McVay. Everyone on this board, everyone that has scouted D Henderson … knows he is a complimentary back. He was getting up slow in the 2nd quarter. By the 3rd quarter he was obviously gassed. We were yelling at the television. How does an entire staff miss that? He can’t play every down. Memphis is a time share school. He hasn’t played every down since high school. Now we have two healthy backs. This was avoidable.

20) Hekker. Dude we kept you.

Greg Auman@gregauman
Bucs have now scored 30+ points in nine straight games, an NFL record. Previous mark was eight, by two Brady-led Patriots teams.

𝕋𝕠𝕞 – 𝕃𝔸 ℝ𝕒𝕞𝕤@TL_LARams
Cooper Kupp has 271 yards from the first two games of the season. Yet he is third in the NFC West in receiving yards.

Rams Brothers@RamsBrothers
We were so spoiled with Staley’s defense last year. Seems like chunk plays are far more frequent with Morris at the helm

Blaine Grisak@bgrisakDTR
Cooper Kupp’s 271 yards are the third most through the first two weeks of a season in Rams franchise history. Trails Isaac Bruce’s 323 in 1998 and Ellard’s 329 in 1989.

Cameron DaSilva@camdasilva
Sebastian Joseph-Day had 9 total tackles, 3 pressures, 1 sack, 2 QB hits and 6 run stops but PFF only gave him a 44.0 grade? Face with monocle

I thought he played well against the Colts…