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Sean McVay, coach of the Los Angeles Rams, offered a self-deprecating response after his team won their first game following an opening season loss in Australia. The loss was particularly hard for McVay because he felt responsible for the poor travel schedule that left the team unprepared due to jet lag. After criticizing himself and expressing frustration about playing in Australia again, McVay now looks forward as the Rams are back on track to be Super Bowl contenders following their victory over the New York Giants.
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 Los Angeles Rams won their first game of the season Monday night and that allows coach Sean McVay to stop beating himself up about the season-opening loss in Australia.
asserted
McVay → win → Australia
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.
asserted
you → know → game
He took it personally, and blamed himself, maybe because he recognized he was part of the problem.
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he → take → problem
McVay finally confessed to that after beating the New York Giants in a game his team showed much more energy and better execution.
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team → confess → energy
"We have the right people," McVay said.
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McVay → have → people
"Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.
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you → win → ?
Sometimes you have a dumbass coach that makes travel plans that put you in a bad spot.
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that → have → spot
"So there you go.
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you → go → ?
That's a dropped mic."
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That → drop → ?
The Rams see themselves back on course as a Super Bowl contender.
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Rams → see → contender
It wasn't, excuse the metaphor, an easy road to recovery because McVay took a while to let go of the Australia experience.
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McVay → excuse → experience
He criticized himself afterward for days.
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He → criticize → days
He didn't like the way he coached and said, "I didn't do a good enough job getting us ready to go.
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us → like → job
And days later, McVay's simmering frustration boiled over when he turned his ire on the country where the game was played.
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game → simmer → country
"We're not playing in Australia ever again, I hope," McVay told reporters.
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McVay → play → reporters
"Not because it wasn't a great atmosphere; that'll get taken out of context."
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that → take → context
And he was unhappy with himself because he had a hand in setting that schedule and definitely was responsible for approving it.
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he → have → it
The Rams flew 16 hours to Australia and played the 49ers the following day.
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Rams → fly → 49ers
The team flew overnight out of Los Angeles on Tuesday and landed in Melbourne on Thursday morning local time.
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team → fly → morning
The game was played Friday morning local time.
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game → play → ?
McVay's goal was to outrun the jet lag by staying completely on Los Angeles time, playing, and immediately flying back home.
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goal → outrun → time
The 49ers, also a West Coast team, handled it differently.
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49ers → handle → it
They arrived in Australia six days prior to the game as part of an acclimation strategy.
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They → arrive → strategy
That result remains etched in the standings but is finally blurred from McVay's mind.
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result → remain → mind
The anger, the criticism, and the frustration of missing an opportunity have faded after a victory over the Giants.
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anger → miss → Giants
"I thought our guys came out and played great," quarterback Matthew Stafford said.
asserted
Stafford → think → ?
"We played with a bunch of passion, energy, excited to be back home in SoFi."
asserted
We → play → SoFi
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