Davante Adams did not practice on Wednesday with his oblique injury, but Rams coach Sean McVay expects the wide receiver to play Sunday.
“He’s making good progress,” McVay said, via Stu Jackson of the team website. “That’s what he tells me (that he expects to play). He’s feeling good, and so I trust the man. He’ll be ready.”
Adams had six receptions for 77 yards and a touchdown in the Rams’ win over the 49ers on Sunday. He left in the second half with what the team initially called a back injury.
Adams has 42 receptions for 568 yards and a league-leading nine touchdowns this season.
Defensive end Kobie Turner (back) also didn’t practice.
Wide receiver Jordan Whittington (back) was limited, and cornerback Darious Williams (shoulder) was a full participant.
The Seahawks put together a dominant 44-22 victory over the Cardinals and defensive lineman DeMarcus Lawrence was a big reason why.
Lawrence has been named NFC defensive player of the week after returning a pair of fumbles for touchdowns in Week 10.
Additionally, Lawrence picked up four total tackles with one for loss, a half-sack, and three QB hits in the victory.
This is Lawrence’s second career player of the week award, as he also won it in 2017 with the Cowboys.
In his first season with Seattle, Lawrence has recorded 4.0 sacks, seven tackles for loss, and 11 QB hits.
Lawrence and the Seahawks have a big NFC West matchup against the Rams in Los Angeles for Week 11.
In more than 17 seasons as coach of the Packers and Cowboys, Mike McCarthy has a record of 185-123-2. Since 2012, the Giants have a record of 83-147-1.
It’s no surprise, then, that McCarthy is the early betting favorite to become the next head coach of the Giants, at 7-1.
Interim Giants coach Mike Kafka is just behind McCarthy at 8-1, along with Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak.
Those three candidates crystallize the primary challenge the Giants will face in picking a new coach. They’ve failed with three first-time head coaches who had been coordinators. Along the way, they also failed with a former head coach, in Pat Shurmur.
Do they try to find a rising star? Or will they want an established head coach?
The other question is whether to hire someone with an offensive background, or someone with a defensive background. Given the presence of a potential franchise quarterback in Jackson Dart, it’s important to develop consistency in his coaching. If the Giants hire a defensive coach (Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is the favorite from that side of the ball, at 9-1) and if the offensive coordinator does well with Dart, the offensive coordinator likely will get a chance to become a head coach elsewhere. And then the Giants will need another tutor for Dart.
Whoever it is, the next hire will be critical to getting the most out of Dart — and to reversing a trend of chronic failure since they won Super Bowl XLVI to cap the 2011 season. Since then, the Giants have been to the playoffs twice in 14 seasons, with only one postseason victory.
They’ve got a young nucleus of talent. They need to get the most out of it. They need a coach who can do it, and who otherwise can navigate the realities of leading one of the two teams in the NFL’s biggest and most scrutinized market.
Harrison Mevis will retain the kicking job for the Rams against the Seahawks this week, Sean McVay announced Monday.
The rookie was 6-for-6 on extra points in his NFL debut, though he has yet to attempt a field goal.
The Rams signed Mevis to the practice squad last week amid Joshua Karty’s struggles.
Karty missed two kicks in Week 9 and is 10-of-15 on field goals and 23-of-26 on extra points this season. Karty, though, remains on the active roster.
Mevis spent time with the Panthers and Jets in training camp the past two years, and he’s kicked in the UFL.
Josh Allen? Nope. Patrick Mahomes? Nope. Lamar Jackson? Nope. Aaron Rodgers? Please.
Since 2018, one of those four quarterbacks has won the NFL MVP award. Currently, none is the favorite to win it in 2025.
Right now, at +275, it’s Patriots quarterback Drake Maye. Hot on his heels is Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, at +300.
Both had impressive road wins in Week 10, with New England toppling the Bucs, 28-23, and the Rams evening the regular-season series with the 49ers, 42-26. And Stafford is the first player to have three straight games with four or more touchdown passes and no interceptions.
Mahomes lands next, at 5-1, followed by Colts running back Jonathan Taylor at 6-1, Allen at 7-1, and Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold at 10-1.
Jackson is currently 25-1. Rodgers has plummeted to 150-1.
There’s still plenty of football to be played. And it fluctuates every week. Still, the Patriots are 8-2. They face the Jets, Bengals, and Giants before their bye. They should be 11-2 at that point.
Then come games against the Bills and the resurgent Ravens, followed by the Jets and Dolphins to end the season.
The No. 1 seed is within reach for New England. Which puts the MVP award squarely within Maye’s grasp.
Of course, the Rams could also end up with the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Which could boost Stafford. Who has never won it, and who could benefit from the perception that it’s his last chance to do so — with Maye having many more opportunities.
