Giants vs. Rams: Preview, prediction, what to watch for in Week 2

An inside look at Sunday’s Giants-Rams Week 2 matchup at Sofi Stadium: Get texts from Paul Schwartz with all the latest Giants news and insights, exclusive to Sports+ subscribers.Giants rushing offense vs.

Rams run defenseThe Giants want a repeat of their first-game production, as they gained 165 yards on the ground and averaged 4.5 yards a carry.The Rams do not want a repeat of their season opener, as they gave up 174 rushing yards to the 49ers and allowed a robust 5.8 yards per attempt.

“I think we can play harder,’’ Rams defensive coordinator Chris Shula said.“I think we can play better and we can execute better, really at all levels.’’ The Giants received rushing touchdowns from Cam Skattebo and Devin Singletary and 54 rushing yards from Jaxson Dart.

The Rams counter inside with Poona Ford and Byron Young (and now Aaron Donald) but will be without Myles Garrett (IR).Take care: Whether it was on designed runs or unscripted scrambles, Jaxson Dart carried the ball 11 times in the opener, and there were no signs of any reckless nature that surfaced in his rookie season.He slid when he had to, dove forward without putting himself in undue harm and ran out of bounds when it was wise to do so.

“Definitely take it into account,’’ Dart said.“It’s important to me to be as healthy as I was from the last snap to the next snap.

From the first quarter, second quarter, and then you make some adjustments for the second half to go out there and try to do your best to still win.’’Tough assignment: Whenever the Rams offense is analyzed, the starting point is usually quarterback Matthew Stafford and his two gifted wide receivers, Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.Nacua, though, is listed as questionable with a hip injury.

What should not be dismissed is that running back Kyren Williams has three straight 1,000-yard rushing seasons and that is what the Rams want to emphasize.“Sean [McVay] wants to run the ball, to set up his play-actions,’’ Gia...