Up Sixteen at Half, Lost by Four. The Los Angeles Rams' Week 3 2026 game, broken down by the data. Offense, defense, and the fantasy fallout for every name that matters. Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams headline the skill positions.

0:00 Intro

2:00 What happened

3:46 Offense

5:20 Defense

7:19 Fantasy fallout

7:41 Next week

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After a Week 1 that looked nothing like 2025 on the charting sheet, the Rams used play-action on 34.4 percent of dropbacks (34.6 in 2025) and motion on 59.5 percent of plays, Stafford threw one interception-worthy ball in 31 after three in 25, and the defense sent five or more rushers on 47 percent of Giants dropbacks after 14 percent in Week 1 while allowing the lowest catchable rate in the league.

Four Touchdown Throws, None Allowed. The Los Angeles Rams' Week 2 2026 game, broken down by the data. Offense, defense, and the fantasy fallout for every name that matters. Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams headline the skill positions.

0:00 Intro

1:22 What happened

2:33 Offense

3:50 Defense

4:59 Fantasy fallout

6:07 Next week

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The charting from Melbourne says Matthew Stafford threw three interception-worthy balls on 25 throws — 12 percent, against 2.3 percent across all of 2025 — and the Rams' 10.7 percent rate was the highest of the 32 offenses in Week 1; play-action, the one thing that worked (four of five for 58 yards), was called on 17 percent of dropbacks, half of last season's rate.

Stopped at the One, and Then Nothing. The Los Angeles Rams' Week 1 2026 game, broken down by the data. Offense, defense, and the fantasy fallout for every name that matters. Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams headline the skill positions.

0:00 Intro

2:00 What happened

3:40 Offense

4:55 Defense

5:16 Fantasy fallout

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Aaron Donald carries a two-game roster exemption granted by the commissioner that expires September 11 — the day after the Melbourne opener — and four days after signing he has practiced once, in individual drills. Sean McVay won't rule Week 1 out. Underneath it, the Rams lost nobody on waivers and built their entire seventeen-man practice squad out of their own cuts.

Aaron Donald ended his retirement on the same Sunday the Rams cut to 53, signing a one-year deal reported at $20 million — and Sean McVay would not commit him to the Melbourne opener. The backup quarterback question flipped again without resolving: Ty Simpson started the finale while Stetson Bennett rested with the starters, and McVay says he has not decided. Puka Nacua returned to practice Sunday.

Stetson Bennett took every first-half snap of a 34 to 0 shutout of the Saints, ran for two touchdowns, and pushed back on the rookie chatter a week after Ty Simpson's loud debut. Matthew Stafford got his biggest workload of camp in Thursday's joint practice — 45 competitive snaps and a deep ball to Davante Adams — while Puka Nacua and Myles Garrett stayed parked until next week.

Ty Simpson went 21-of-25 with two touchdowns at Arrowhead against Kansas City's third string while the starters watched. Meanwhile the fragility file grew all week: Myles Garrett's knee is swollen and he's skipping the preseason, Puka Nacua left practice with core-muscle soreness, and the rookie who started at right tackle lasted one quarter.

The Super Bowl favorite ran the shortest, most carefully managed camp in football and wrapped it three days ago. Stafford practiced in alternating days, Myles Garrett missed a string of practices, and the fragile assumption from July — the pocket — hasn't really been tested yet.