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USA TODAY Sports The Dolphins haven’t gone into significant depth or detail regarding the decision to reward quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick for a pair of victories over the 49ers and Jets with the combined score of 67-17 by benching him for Tua Tagovailoa. On Friday’s PFT PM, Charean Williams...

Getty Images The Rams activated defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson from the non-football injury list Friday. When Robinson went on the list Aug. 9, it was due to a cardiovascular condition, Jourdan Rodrigue of TheAthletic.com reported at the time. The Rams became aware of the condition during...

Getty Images Week Eight of the 2020 NFL season kicked off on Thursday with a win by the Falcons and it continues with 12 more games on Sunday, which means that the 24 teams in those games submitted their final injury reports of the week on Friday. The teams playing on Monday night won’t...

Getty Images Rams punter Johnny Hekker didn’t get any work in the team’s final game of September, but he more than made up for it in October. Hekker punted 21 times as the Rams went 3-1 over the last four weeks. Thirteen of those punts landed inside the opponents’ 20-yard-line, including all...

Getty Images It’s been a triumphant month for sports teams in Los Angeles. The Lakers won the NBA title on October 11 and the Dodgers finished off the Rays to become World Series champs on Tuesday night. After the Dodgers won, Rams quarterback Jared Goff texted congratulations to some players...

Getty Images When he found out about his demotion, Ryan Fitzpatrick said he felt it “was my team.” Indeed, the veteran quarterback won over teammates. It didn’t matter. The Dolphins now are Tua Tagovailoa‘s team for the present and the future. The rookie is taking all the lessons he learned...

Getty Images Johnny Hekker had one of the best games for any punter ever on Monday night. Certainly the best in the NFC for the week. So it was obvious that Hekker, the longtime Rams punter, would be named NFC special teams player of the week this week. Hekker averaged 44.2 yards per punt...

USA TODAY Sports Rob Huntze won $1 million in a DraftKings daily fantasy contest. Until he didn’t. As explained by David Purdum of ESPN.com, a change to the official statistics from Monday night’s Bears-Rams game robbed Huntze of the jackpot he believed he’d won. After the game ended...

Getty Images Samuel Sloman had to know this was coming after the Rams signed Kai Forbath last Tuesday. Sloman was down to his last miss, and that came Monday night. The kicker reached the end of the line on the Rams’ 53-player roster Tuesday. The team announced it waived Sloman. Sloman made...

Getty Images The man who has never received an MVP vote remains the favorite for MVP. According to PointsBet, the NBC Sports official betting partner, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson continues to represent the best bet for MVP, at -110. (Bet $110 to win $100.) Wilson has stayed in the top...

USA TODAY Sports Rams rookie safety Terrell Burgess will miss the rest of the season, coach Sean McVay said Tuesday. Burgess will undergo surgery Wednesday on his broken ankle. “Godspeed,” Burgess tweeted, along with praying hands, on Tuesday night. “It’s a shame because he was doing so well...

Getty Images It’s not often that a punter could legitimately be described as a game’s most valuable player, but Johnny Hekker has a case for it after his Rams beat the Bears on Monday night. Hekker averaged 44.2 yards per punt and, incredibly, landed all five of his punts inside the Bears’...

Getty Images The Bears lost in ugly fashion last night, scoring only 10 point against the Rams. Making matters worse was that the offense scored only three of those points. “[W]e’ve got to get stuff figured out,” Bears coach Matt Nagy told reporters after the game regarding the offense. “It’s...

Getty Images It’s Tua Tagovailoa week in Miami. The Dolphins announced a quarterback change during their bye week and the first-round pick will be taking over from Ryan Fitzpatrick when the Rams come to town on Sunday. With the Dolphins 3-3 and Fitzpatrick coming off two good performances, the...

Getty Images So far, Monday Night Football has followed the script: The first half was a defensive battle. Here’s hoping you bet the under. The Rams lead the Bears 10-3 at halftime. The Bears have 126 yards and the Rams 223. The teams combined for six punts. Josh Reynolds caught a 4-yard...

Getty Images Los Angeles Rams rookie safety Terrell Burgess was carted off in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against the Chicago Bears after suffering an apparently bad ankle injury. Burgess, a third-round pick out of Utah, was making a tackle of Bears running back David Montgomery...

Getty Images The Los Angeles Rams intercepted Nick Foles twice and held the offense of the Chicago Bears to just a lone field goal as they cruised to a 24-10 victory on Monday night. Jalen Ramsey intercepted Foles with just over three minutes left to play to end any hope of a late comeback for...

Getty Images As the offense of the Chicago Bears sputtered against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night, ESPN broadcaster Brian Griese relayed a conversation from quarterback Nick Foles during their production meetings over the weekend that seemed to indicate a disconnect between Foles and head...

Getty Images Tight end Tyler Higbee was the only Rams player with a designation for Monday Night Football. The Rams listed him as questionable with a hand injury. Higbee won’t play. The Rams have him among their inactives. Higbee has 18 catches for 222 yards and three touchdowns. The Rams’...

USA TODAY Sports The Rams used a bit of trickery to score the first touchdown Monday. They broke the huddle with five seconds left on the play clock, quickly set and snapped the ball. Bears cornerback Buster Skrine was slow getting over to Josh Reynolds, and that’s all the separation the Rams...