The Los Angeles Rams beat the New York Giants 28-6 at SoFi Stadium on Monday night, September 21, 2026, in a Week 2 game that turned on the two things neither side had planned for: who was missing and who came back.
Both teams leave at 1-1.
Donald, three years later
Aaron Donald took the field for the first time since the 2023 postseason, ending a retirement that had lasted nearly three years. Los Angeles had managed his workload in the build-up and kept to it, using him in a limited rotation rather than as a full-time starter.
The Giants scored six points. That is the line that matters for a defence that had allowed 28 to San Francisco a week earlier.
Adams takes the job
Puka Nacua was ruled out with a hip injury, which left the Rams' passing game to Davante Adams. He answered with a 64-yard reception and a 31-yard touchdown catch in the first half, and Los Angeles never trailed.
Matthew Stafford found Kyren Williams on a 10-yard touchdown pass that carried its own footnote: it was his 425th career touchdown throw, moving him to sixth on the NFL's all-time list.
New York's night unravels early
The Giants lost quarterback Jaxson Dart to a knee injury in the first quarter after a hit from the Rams' pass rush. Jameis Winston finished the game. Receiver Malik Nabers left with a shoulder injury and did not return to full duty.
Dart had opened the season with 230 passing yards in a 28-20 win over Dallas. New York's offence never recovered its shape once he was out, and the team did not reach the end zone.
The extent of Dart's injury had not been announced when the game ended.
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