McVay, you should know, had been stewing about that loss to the San Francisco 49ers abroad for going on two weeks leading up to Monday night's game.He took it personally, and blamed himself, maybe because he recognized he was part of the problem.This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners.
If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated.This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom.McVay finally confessed to that after beating the New York Giants in a game his team showed much more energy and better execution.Members of the Los Angeles Rams run onto the field before an NFL game against the San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept.
11, 2026.(Getty Images)RAMS' DISASTER IN AUSTRALIA RAISES THE QUESTION: SHOULD THE TEAM HAVE FOLLOWED THE 49ERS THERE EARLIER?Why?"We have the right people," McVay said.
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.Sometimes you have a dumbass coach that makes travel plans that put you in a bad spot."So there you go.
That's a dropped mic."There it is: The haunting trip to Australia, with its unorthodox travel planning, is now in the rearview mirror.The Rams see themselves back on course as a Super Bowl contender.It wasn't, excuse the metaphor, an easy road to recovery because McVay took a while to let go of the Australia experience.Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay speaks at a news conference after an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Thursday, Oct.
2, 2025, in Inglewood, California.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)He criticized himself afterward for days.
He didn't like the way he coached and said, "I didn't do a good enough job getting us ready to go."And days later, McVay's simmering frustration boiled over when he turned his ire on the country where the game was played."We're not playing in Australia ever again, I hope," McVay told reporters."Not because it wasn't a great atmosphere; that'll get t...