The Rams thought they’d be at their best in Australia. Instead, this was their worst

For a month, Rams players and coaches described the Australia game like a chore. And then they played with that energy. On a crazy swirl of events that brought out the worst in the Super Bowl favorites. “Maybe this was the wake-up call that we needed.” www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...

The Rams don’t want to say their travel plan is what cost them in yesterday’s beatdown loss to the 49ers. But they badly need it to be true. They need this to be an anomaly. What we watched in Melbourne cannot be the 2026 Rams: www.nytimes.com/athletic/758...