The NFL has added Saturday games to its final week, with Chiefs-Broncos and Cowboys-Eagles moved up a day. Season closes with Chargers and Raiders facing off.Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey, left, looks in the direction of teammate free safety Taylor Rapp during the first half. Earlier in the game, Ramsey hit Rapp in the huddle.
That, at least, is what coach Sean McVay and Rams players indicated after Ramsey hit Rapp in the face in the huddle during the first series. Thereafter, when the Rams offense was on the field, Rapp stayed at one end of the bench and the rest of the defensive backs at the other.“If you said that our miscommunication affected our ability to move on and play well, then I think we will have a story,” McVay said. “But that’s not the case. Sometimes I think it’s healthy for guys to be real with each other.”“But at the same time, I know both of those guys, all they want to do is win,” he said.
Kupp has 1,830 yards receiving. He needs 135 yards to break the league record of 1,964 set by Calvin Johnson of the Detroit Lions in 16 games in 2012. “He has the quietest 96 yards and a touchdown or whatever he had,” McVay said, “but he makes the plays when he has to.”
Odell Beckham can never be cancelled out Cleveland.