Whose house? Rams return home as Aaron Donald makes long-awaited comeback against Giants
In true Hollywood fashion, the Los Angeles Rams showed up fashionably late to their date with the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne and paid dearly for it.Turns out being late is a faux pas in the Land Down Under, too.The Rams were technically the home team at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, but when somebody yelled out, “Whose house?” all of Australia, decked out in red and gold, yelled back “Our house.”At least Melbourne native Chris Hemsworth knows how to wield a hammer.After a 27-7 thumping by the 49ers in which the Rams looked jet-lagged, lethargic and offensively lost, they finally return to their actual home on Monday night when they host the New York Giants.And suddenly, Week 2 feels much bigger than it should.The Rams have had 10 days to digest the humiliation in Australia.Matthew Stafford threw for only 155 yards with no touchdowns and an interception after winning NFL MVP and leading the league with 4,707 yards and 46 touchdown passes last season.
An offense that averaged 30.5 points per game somehow managed just seven.Puka Nacua was one of the few bright spots, catching five passes for 74 yards, but he is questionable for Week 2 after missing practice Friday and Saturday with a hip injury after dealing with groin, psoas and lower-back issues throughout August.As bad as the Rams offense looked in Week 1, the defense wasn’t much better.The Rams surrendered 174 rushing yards, failed to record a sack on 34 pass attempts and generated just two quarterback hits.Myles Garrett finished with the same statistical line as Aaron Donald, who watched from the comforts of his couch at home in Los Angeles: zero tackles, zero sacks and zero pressures.Now Garrett is on injured reserve following a knee procedure, leaving Donald to make his anticipated return after more than two years away from football.The rams have 99 problems, but No.
99 will not be one, no pressure AD.Across the field, the Giants arrive with considerably more swagger after beating Dallas on Sun...