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The Los Angeles Rams bounced back from their season-opening flop in Australia to score a stylish 28-6 victory over the New York Giants on Monday.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford returned to form with 327 passing yards and four touchdowns for Los Angeles as the Giants never recovered after suffering an early injury to signal-caller Jaxson Dart.

The Los Angeles Rams had Davante Adams, Trent McDuffie and Matthew Stafford, who looked like he did during his MVP season. They also had defensive tackle Aaron Donald back for the first time since the 2023 season. 

The Rams pounded the New York Giants, though New York hardly had a chance after quarterback Jaxson Dart left the game after one possession due to what is believed to be a sprained MCL.

The night started with Dart suffering that knee injury. Jameis Winston replaced him. Winston completed just 4 of 12 passes in the first half for 58 yards and threw a bad interception to McDuffie in Rams territory, which wasn’t a big surprise given the interception issues he has had through his career.

Cam Skattebo and the rushing attack combined for a paltry 52 yards on the ground. Malik Nabers, hampered by a shoulder injury he sustained at the end of the first quarter, caught only one pass for a single yard.

The New York Yankees officially clinched a 2026 MLB postseason berth on Monday night with an 8-3 comeback victory over the Minnesota Twins.

The Yankees’ third consecutive postseason berth and ninth in 10 years since Aaron Judge’s rookie season in 2017 became official in the eighth inning when the Tigers finished off a 6-5 win over the Jays.

After handshakes on the field, the Yankees excitedly headed to the visiting clubhouse to whoop it up by soaking everyone with champagne and beer.

“I feel like we’re in a good place, but we’ve got to keep playing well,” Boone said. We’ve just got to continue to take care of our business.”

Titans head coach Robert Saleh said he didn’t hold any grudges toward the Jets because they fired him during the 2024 season, but he might hold one for the beating they put on his team on Sunday.

The Jets scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the game and never trailed en route to a 23-10 road win that gave the team their first winning record since they opened 2-1 with Saleh in 2024. They lost their next two games and fired Saleh, who spent last season with the 49ers and joined the Tennessee Titans in January.

Aaron Glenn replaced Saleh with the New York Jets and took over the defensive play-calling this season. The first look at that approach was an unqualified success as the Jets pressured Titans quarterback Cam Ward and limited the Titans to 195 yards over the entire game.

Frank Reich called the offensive plays for the Jets. The Jets’ offensive line was stellar, which led to a huge edge in time of possession — 38-plus minutes for the Jets — and total yards for the afternoon. Geno Smith went 19-of-24 for 215 yards with plenty of time to throw and Breece Hall picked up 102 yards on 22 carries to spearhead the rushing attack.