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Getty Images The Rams don’t expect to have running back Todd Gurley for Sunday’s game against the 49ers. It’s looked that way all week and the Rams made it official on Friday by listing Gurley as doubtful to play in the matchup of NFC West clubs. Gurley has not practiced at all this week...

Getty Images Rams running back Todd Gurley remained out of practice Thursday with his quadriceps injury. This week marks the first time Gurley has appeared on the team’s injury report. Linebacker Clay Matthews (jaw) and cornerback Aqib Talib (ribs) also remained out of practice. Linebacker...

Getty Images Todd Gurley didn’t practice with the Rams on Wednesday because of a quad injury he suffered in last Thursday’s loss to the Seahawks and head coach Sean McVay said the development “kind of caught us all off guard” because they thought it was just the “typical bumps and bruises.”...

The 49ers have a short week to get ready for the Rams, who had a few extra days to prepare. Making the task harder for the 49ers is the fact that they’ll have to come up with a strategy to move the ball without fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who is out for at least a month with a knee injury. “It’ll...

Getty Images The 49ers, already without starting left tackle Joe Staley, will not have right tackle Mike McGlinchey for the next four to six weeks. 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan announced Wednesday that McGlinchey will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee. Staley remains out after...

Getty Images Six days ago, Rams running back Todd Gurley had his best game of the year, with a couple of touchdowns in L.A.’s 30-29 loss to the Seahawks. But it came with a price. Gurley missed practice on Wednesday with a quadriceps injury. It’s the first Gurley injury disclosed by the Rams...

Getty Images The Cardinals worked out 2015 first-round pick Shane Ray this week, but they are adding a different veteran linebacker to the roster on Wednesday. Mike Garafolo of NFL Media reports that the team is signing Ramik Wilson. Wilson spent three years with the Chiefs before playing in...

Getty Images Over the last two weeks, it appeared the Rams forgot how to play pass defense. Now, they’re about to face Jimmy Garoppolo and the undefeated 49ers. So cornerback Marcus Peters knows they have to tighten things up, and soon. “I don’t think it’s just as far as the defensive...

Getty Images The Rams hope to have linebacker Clay Matthews back in the lineup for their Nov. 10 game against the Steelers, coach Sean McVay said Monday. Matthews fractured his jaw in Thursday night’s loss to the Seahawks. “He’s got his jaw wired shut,” McVay said. “I think he’s feeling good...

Getty Images Short-week football means two games in five days. Which means that a great team can become even greater by winning twice, a bad team can become even worse by losing twice, or a team that was believed to be great can have plenty of questions emerge by losing twice. That’s where the...

Getty Images The lingering dispute between FOX and Dish Network resulted in Thursday night’s Rams-Seahawks game being blacked out not only by FOX but also by NFL Network on Dish. In turn, NFL Network ultimately blacked out the game not only on Dish but everywhere else. John Ourand of Sports...

Getty Images Rams receiver Brandin Cooks left Thursday night’s game to be evaluated for a concussion, and on Friday the team confirmed he has been placed in the concussion protocol. Cooks was feeling good on Friday but will continue to be evaluated, Rams coach Sean McVay said. “He was...

Getty Images Over the summer, Rams rookie running back Darrell Henderson was a fashionable fantasy football pick, viewed as a player likely to get a solid workload with Todd Gurley expected to see reduced playing time. It hasn’t happened. Although Gurley is playing a little less this year than...

Getty Images Because Greg Zuerlein missed a 44-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter of Thursday night’s game, the Seahawks have received plenty of praise for the performance of quarterback Russell Wilson and other key plays from a variety of other players, from Tyler Lockett to Will...

Getty Images Rams linebacker Clay Matthews will miss a month after breaking his jaw Thursday night. Rams coach Sean McVay announced Friday afternoon, via Lindsey Thiry of ESPN, that Matthews will undergo surgery. McVay said the team believes Seahawks running back Chris Carson inadvertently...

The NFL fined Buccaneers left tackle Donovan Smith for his hit on Rams cornerback Marcus Peters last week. Smith will lose $28,075 from his paycheck, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports. Peters returned a Jameis Winston interception 32 yards for a touchdown, taking a shot to the head from Smith as...

Getty Images Before the Seahawks needed a gift, they were thankful for the way Russell Wilson played. But since Wilson was left to pray for (and then receive) a missed field goal by Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein, Wilson came to believe it was something else. Via Gregg Bell of the Tacoma News...

Getty Images The Rams defense gave up 464 yards in a 55-40 loss to the Buccaneers in Week Four and followed that up by allowing 429 yards in Thursday night’s 30-29 loss to the Seahawks. Stringing together those efforts made the play of the defense one of the discussion points for Rams players...

Getty Images Through four weeks and one game, the MVP race currently is down to Patrick Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes, Patrick Mahomes. And Russell Wilson. His numbers are better than ever. Wilson has completed 73.1 percent of his passes. He’s averaging nine yards per passing attempt. He has 12...

Rams kicker Greg Zuerlein, who has made plenty of big kicks, missed a kick he should have made to win Thursday night’s game at Seattle. As he lined up to try the fateful 44-yarder, all Seahawks coach Pete Carroll could do was wait, watch, and hope. “I have a thought,” Carroll told reporters...