Davante Adams, Matthew Stafford lead Rams past Giants 28-6 after Jaxson Dart's injury

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-22 · by Greg Beacham The Associated Press

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In Monday night's NFL game, Davante Adams caught eight passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns as the Los Angeles Rams defeated the New York Giants 28-6. Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes, including one that moved him past Philip Rivers into sixth place on the all-time list of touchdown passers with his 426th career TD. The game was marred by an injury to Jaxson Dart early in the first quarter when he left with a knee injury after taking a hit from Byron Young and Josaiah Stewart, leading Jameis Winston to take over at quarterback for the Giants.
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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.

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The Guardian · 0.97 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 23 📰 publisher trust 60
“Both articles describe the same NFL game where the Los Angeles Rams defeated the New York Giants 28-6 on September 22, with Davante Adams making eight catches for 195 yards and Jaxson Dart sustaining a knee injury early in the game.”
New York Post · 0.90 cosine similarity
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 33 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants on September 22, 2026, with identical outcomes and key player performances.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 3% hedged 1 of 35 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe the Rams' victory over the Giants in their Monday night game following Week 1 performances.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 5% hedged 1 of 19 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe Aaron Donald's return to play in the Rams' game against the Giants on Monday night, with ARTICLE B providing details of the actual game outcome.”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 7 📰 publisher trust 63
“Both articles describe Aaron Donald's expected return to play for the Los Angeles Rams in their home opener against the New York Giants on Monday night, with the second article detailing the actual game outcome.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 25% hedged 1 of 4 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the Rams' victory over the Giants in their Week 2 matchup.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 6% hedged 2 of 32 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe Aaron Donald's return and the Rams' victory over the Giants in the Monday night game.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 25 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the Monday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the New York Giants on September 20, 2026.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the same Monday night football game between the Los Angeles Rams and New York Giants, with Jaxson Dart getting injured in the first offensive series.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 3 📰 publisher trust 64
“Both articles describe the Rams' victory over the Giants in their Monday night game.”

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Who wrote this

Greg Beacham The Associated Press
16 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 Demond Williams Jr. passed for 198 yards and led Washington on a late drive from its 5 to the USC 12, converting two fourth downs and a third-and-11 along the way.
🔮 Probable NL MVP Pete Crow-Armstrong and veteran slugger Alex Bregman struggled mightily atop the Cubs’ lineup in San Diego, going a combined 0 for 15 with a walk and eight strikeouts over these two games.
🔮 Hoerner got Chicago’s hit on a grounder that Machado stopped with difficulty, but couldn’t transfer to his throwing hand cleanly enough to make a play.
🔮 If Salas plays in this series, he will become the youngest catcher ever to appear in the MLB postseason.
🔮 “I wouldn’t say I feel different, but I would say I feel honored.”
🔮 When asked if he would consider returning on another short-term deal, Lovullo replied: “I don’t know.
🔮 But LAFC has struggled to make headway in the conference race, and it was bounced from the CONCACAF Champions League in May.
🔮 James informed the Lakers on June 30 that he wouldn’t return, and he chose the Philadelphia 76ers on July 24.
🔮 What needs help The Rams consistently have been one of the NFL’s least-penalized teams under McVay, but they were hit with six flags for 50 yards against the Giants, and it could have been more.
🔮 He made a two-handed grab high above his head before taking it for a 31-yard touchdown on the Rams’ second possession, and he made a 64-yard catch on their third drive to set up Kyren Williams’ 10-yard TD catch.
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Topics

Calif. Giants INGLEWOOD NFL Rams

Subjects

Rams ORG · 7× Giants ORG · 5× Adams PERSON · 4× NFL ORG · 4× Stafford PERSON · 4× Dart PERSON · 2× Donald PERSON · 2× Winston PERSON · 2× Calif. GPE · 1× INGLEWOOD GPE · 1×

Narrative

Winston threw an end-zone interception to Trent McDuffie in the second quarter, and New York managed only a field goal after Jevon Holland forced and recovered a fumble at the Los Angeles 11 right before halftime, with Donald stuffing Najee Harris on a classic third-down tackle. Stafford put it away with a TD pass to Terrance Ferguson with 8:57 to play. Injuries
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
🔮 He made a two-handed grab high above his head before taking it for a 31-yard touchdown on the Rams’ second possession, and he made a 64-yard catch on their third drive to set up Kyren Williams’ 10-yard TD catch.

Claims (15 extracted, 0 hedged)

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Davante Adams made eight catches for 195 yards and hauled in two of Matthew Stafford’s four touchdown passes, and the Los Angeles Rams welcomed Aaron Donald back to the NFL with a 28-6 victory over the New York Giants on Monday night. asserted
Rams → make → night
Stafford passed for 327 yards for the Rams (1-1), who capitalized after the Giants (1-1) lost Jaxson Dart to a left knee injury on their first offensive series. asserted
Giants → pass → series
The Rams played without injured All-Pros Puka Nacua and Myles Garrett, but Stafford and Adams put on a vintage performance while the preseason Super Bowl favorites rebounded competently from last week’s 27-7 debacle of a loss to the 49ers in Australia. asserted
favorites → play → Australia
Adams’ catches and yards receiving were both his best performances in a Rams uniform, while league MVP Stafford moved into sixth in NFL history with his 426th career TD pass, topping Philip Rivers when Adams adroitly tracked down an 11-yard fade in the third quarter. asserted
Adams → move → quarter
Jameis Winston went 11 of 27 for 111 yards with an interception in place of Dart, who left the field shakily after taking a huge hit from Byron Young and Josaiah Stewart on New York’s seventh play. asserted
who → go → play
The second-year quarterback, who looked great in last week’s win over Dallas, watched the second half in a track suit while the Giants managed just 182 yards of offense compared to LA’s 481. asserted
Giants → look → 481
The night was also a milestone for Donald, who had three tackles for the Rams while completing his comeback with his first NFL game action in 32 months. asserted
who → have → months
The three-time AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year, who skipped the Week 1 trip to Melbourne, got wild cheers from Rams fans at every opportunity at SoFi Stadium. asserted
who → skip → Stadium
He made a two-handed grab high above his head before taking it for a 31-yard touchdown on the Rams’ second possession, and he made a 64-yard catch on their third drive to set up Kyren Williams’ 10-yard TD catch. asserted
he → make → catch
Winston and the Giants’ offense couldn’t get much going after Dart’s exit. asserted
Winston → get → exit
Winston threw an end-zone interception to Trent McDuffie in the second quarter, and New York managed only a field goal after Jevon Holland forced and recovered a fumble at the Los Angeles 11 right before halftime, with Donald stuffing Najee Harris on a classic third-down tackle. Stafford put it away with a TD pass to Terrance Ferguson with 8:57 to play. Injuries asserted
Stafford → throw → 8:57
Giants pass rusher Brian Burns went down with a lower left leg injury in the fourth quarter. asserted
Burns → go → quarter
He turned down a cart ride postgame. asserted
He → turn → postgame
... WR Malik Nabers injured his shoulder and missed time in the first half, but returned. ... asserted
Nabers → injure → half
Rams RB Ronnie Rivers injured his calf. asserted
Rivers → injure → calf
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