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The New York Giants struggled against the Los Angeles Rams due to injuries, particularly missing starting cornerback Deonte Banks who was out with a calf injury. Without Banks and another injured player, Paulson Adebo, the Giants were forced to start rookie Colton Hood alongside Greg Newsome II. This left the defense vulnerable, as star receiver Davante Adams recorded eight catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns before the fourth quarter. Additionally, multiple other Giants players were inactive due to injuries, further hampering their performance against a strong Rams team.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Puka Nacua, a star wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams, will miss their Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants due to an unexplained hip injury. This development came as a surprise after Nacua had been fully participating in practices on Thursday, but did not practice on Friday and was listed as questionable. Despite testing his injury during pregame warmups at SoFi Stadium, he could not get comfortable enough to play. The Rams' offense struggled in their season opener against the San Francisco 49ers with only seven points scored, and Nacua’s absence puts even more pressure on quarterback Matthew Stafford and other receivers like Davante Adams. Additionally, backup receiver Jordan Whittington is also doubtful due to a quad injury, further depleting the team's depth at wide receiver.
Written for “Rams vs Giants Injury Updates” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 47 other(s) covering the same event.
The Giants badly missed Deonte Banks.
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Giants → miss → Banks
Who would’ve thought that would be the case just two months ago?
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that → think → ?
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Access → access → subscribers
tRY IT NOWAfter making four tackles and breaking up two passes in his Week 1 return to the starting lineup from the abyss of last season, Banks was inactive Monday night in the loss to the Rams due to a calf injury.
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Banks → try → injury
It is the first obstacle in what has been a renaissance year for the 2023 first-round pick, who was benched, scratched and turned into a kickoff returner by the previous coaching staff.
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who → bench → staff
With Banks sidelined, the Giants were without two of their top four cornerbacks (Paulson Adebo is on injured reserve) and were forced to start rookie second-round pick Colton Hood opposite banged-up but available Greg Newsome II.
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Adebo → sideline → II
And it showed as Davante Adams — even without his All-Pro sidekick Puka Nacua and fellow receiver Jordan Whittington — went off for eight catches for 195 yards and two touchdowns in the first three quarters.
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Adams → show → quarters
He beat Hood for a fade touchdown that put the game out of reach at 21-3.
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that → beat → 21
Hood and rookie Arvell Reese were split for a touchdown catch by Kyren Williams.
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Hood → split → Williams
Safety Jevón Holland tried to pick up the slack in the secondary with an interception, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery.
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Holland → try → interception
RB Najee Harris made his Giants debut in the rare situation in which five running backs (Cam Skattebo, Harris, Tyrone Tracy Jr., Devin Singletary and fullback Patrick Ricard) were active.
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backs → make → which
Harris suffered a torn Achilles at SoFi Stadium last season while playing for the Chargers.
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Harris → suffer → Chargers
He was stuffed on two carries inside the 10-yard line and finished with 6 rushing yards.
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He → stuff → yards
Abdul Carter notched the Giants’ first sack of the season after six blank quarters.
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Carter → notch → quarters
Brian Burns had the Giants’ only other quarterback hit.
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Burns → have → hit
The Rams reportedly offered two first-round picks to the Panthers to acquire Burns in 2022.
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Rams → offer → 2022
Burns said this week that he was “shocked” by the size of the Rams’ offer and by the Panthers turning it down as they worked through a tense contract negotiation.
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they → say → negotiation
It would have changed the arc of his career, bringing him to the playoffs for the first time.
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It → change → time
“I feel that I’d have been successful over there, but, yeah, it would change a little bit,” Burns told The Post’s Steve Serby.
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Burns → feel → Serby
“When they turned it down, I was kind of happy.
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I → turn → it
I didn’t want to leave my team.”
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I → want → team
The Giants ultimately acquired Burns from the Panthers (and immediately signed him to a five-year, $141 million extension) for a second-round pick, a fifth-round pick and a fifth-round pick swap in March 2024.
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Giants → acquire → March
Receiver and returner Braxton Berrios and ILB Malik Harrison were elevated from the practice squad for the second time in as many weeks.
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Berrios → elevate → weeks
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