The Rams will be complete in their first game even though the corner Ahkello Witherspoon (knee) had limited participation on Friday. The Left Alaric Jackson Tackle also gets ready to start the season after the good results of its treatment for a problem of blood clots. The Texans, on the other hand, ruled out one of their regular receptors, Christian Kirk, and to the return of Braxton Berrios kicks, both due to the lesion of the Corva’s tendon, while the opening right guard Ed Ingram (abdomen) is in doubt to play.
– For the Rams everything will begin as always with its offensive line, especially since Houston presents one of the best defensive wings of the entire NFL: Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter, who combined for 23 captures last year. They will test especially Alaric Jackson, limited in their preparation in previous months due to the major scare for the clots. Rob Havenstein will open its 11th campaign as a right Tackle. DJ Humphries, David Quessenberry and Warren McClendon Jr. are the alternate Tackles if necessary.
– Due to the danger of the Texans defensive line and the quality of a secondary school led by the All-Pro Derek Stingley Jr. corner, who had 5 of the 19 passes intercepted by Houston in 2024, the Rams will need to establish the earth’s attack, vulnerable area of ​​the Texan team. It seems a good occasion for McVay to begin to play more with two closed wings that give volume to the line of hitting and help boost the onslaught of the new Captain Kyren Williams (1,299 yards, 14 TDs last year) and the other runners.
– Just as Matthew Stafford will face very good “Pass-Rushers”, the CJ Stud quartback will have your hands full against a defense of the Rams that closed the previous campaign to swinging drum, including 16 QB captures during the two playoffs games in which the exterior Lineback Jared See confirmed that it is a new star. Houston’s offensive line was weak in 2024 by allowing his quartback to be demolished back 52 times in 17 games (Stafford, on the other hand, suffered 28 in 16 games) and does not look at all improved. In addition, the Texans do not have their Joe Mixon corridor, so Nick Schubb, who barely has 130 runs for 502 yards since 2023, is emerging to debut with the team.
The total yards per pass that Matthew Stafford needs to reach 60,000 in his career. The Rams quartback arrives at the match against Houston with 59,809 to be located in the tenth place of all time.
The historical series favors the RAMS 4-1 and has as its last background an October 2021 game won by Los Angeles in Houston by 38-22 with three Matthew Stafford Touchdown passes, who in his career has a 1-3 mark against the Texans despite registering 7 TD passes and only 1 intercepted. On the other hand, Sean McVay will try to beat Demeco Ryans for the second time in six strategists, who as a defensive coordinator of the 49ers won four times, although McVay bent it on the most important day, the 2021 championship game. It will be by the way the first game in Sofi Stadium for the Houston franchise.
