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What we learned in the Chargers’ 26-24 loss to Philadelphia

Here’s what we learned in the Chargers’ 26-24 loss to Philadelphia: The loss isn’t a fluke. This is the toughest truth the Chargers need to face after losing for the ninth time in their last nine tries ? a stretch that goes back to Week 12 last season. These aren’t accidents. This isn’t just “bad...

  • Rams defense comes through after shaky first half vs. Cowboys
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    Rams defense comes through after shaky first half vs. Cowboys

    Wade Phillips stood on the sideline at AT&T Stadium, his play card in his left hand, his right hand on his hip. The Rams defensive coordinator watched as quarterback Dak Prescott lined up the Dallas Cowboys inside Rams’ territory, facing fourth and 10 with 36 seconds left. Prescott completed a...

  • Rams prove they're the real deal by beating Cowboys
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    Rams prove they're the real deal by beating Cowboys

    It looks different, sounds different and, more than anything else, it feels different. That was evident from the whooping, hollering and joking in the locker room on Sunday after the Rams defeated the Dallas Cowboys, 35-30, before a crowd of 91,869 at AT&T Stadium. Greg Zuerlein kicked a team-record...

  • Trump puts NFL players on notice: Stand for national anthem
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    Trump puts NFL players on notice: Stand for national anthem

    President Donald Trump is putting pro football players on notice for Week 4 of the NFL season: He won't stand for it if they kneel in protest during the national anthem. At Sunday's first game, in London, New Orleans Saints players, coaches and staff knelt before the start of the anthem but stood...

  • Ask Farmer: Examining kickoff returns and stars on the NFL badge
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    Ask Farmer: Examining kickoff returns and stars on the NFL badge

    Why do NFL special teams coaches allow kickoff returners to take the ball out of the end zone? A touchback now starts a drive on the 25. Long returns are rare. The more common game changers from these “end zone” returns are turnovers (the Rams’ Pharoh Cooper, returning from four yards deep against...

  • NFL notes: Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan suspended for two games
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    NFL notes: Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan suspended for two games

    The NFL has suspended Chicago Bears linebacker Danny Trevathan for two games for his frightening hit against Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams. The league announced the punishment on Saturday. Trevathan has three business days to appeal the suspension. Adams was taken off the field on a...

  • Rams should find out if they are for real against Cowboys
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    Rams should find out if they are for real against Cowboys

    They are scoring points at an unexpected league-leading rate. A young quarterback is blossoming behind a rebuilt offensive line, a running back is regaining his star rookie form, and several new pass-catching threats have helped offset the performance of an underperforming defense. The Rams are...

  • The most — and least — surprising things about the first 3 weeks of the NFL season
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    The most ? and least ? surprising things about the first 3 weeks of the NFL season

    Through the first three weeks of the NFL season, there have been some predictable trends and plenty of curveballs. A look at what we did and didn’t see coming: Not surprising: Tom Brady picked up right where he left off from the Super Bowl, and ? even at 40 ? is on pace for a career year. Surprising:...

  • Sam Farmer's NFL picks for Week 4
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    Sam Farmer's NFL picks for Week 4

    The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to Pregame.com (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 7-9 (.438); season 29-18 (.617). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 5-10-1 (.333); season...

  • Aaron Rodgers throws four TD passes in Packers' rout of mistake-prone Bears
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    Aaron Rodgers throws four TD passes in Packers' rout of mistake-prone Bears

    Aaron Rodgers threw four touchdown passes and the injury-riddled Green Bay Packers converted three turnovers into scores in an eventful 35-14 victory over the mistake-prone Chicago Bears on Thursday night. Rodgers connected with Davante Adams and Randall Cobb on short touchdown passes to help...

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    A's catcher Bruce Maxwell becomes first major leaguer to kneel during national anthem

    Bruce Maxwell of the Oakland Athletics has become the first major league baseball player to kneel during the national anthem. The rookie catcher dropped to a knee just outside Oakland's dugout on Saturday before a game against the Texas Rangers, adopting a protest started by former San Francisco...

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    Sammy Watkins filled a void in Rams' offense and has drawn comparisons to DeSean Jackson

    The missing piece did not arrive until training camp, and it came via a trade that made NFL observers take notice. First-year Rams coach Sean McVay had gained a reputation as an up-and-coming offensive guru with the Washington Redskins, but one who achieved it with receivers such as Pierre Garcon...

  • NFL

    Trump's latest target is the sports world, and it's fighting back

    Sports and politics, two worlds that usually like to stay clear of each other, found themselves on a collision course when President Trump decided to take on both the National Football League and the National Basketball Assn. The response from players and the NFL was akin to a benches-clearing...

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    The NFL is always full of surprises, and 2017 has provided plenty

    Football is a game of misdirection, so we can’t always believe our eyes. It’s only Week 3 of the NFL season, so we’re still going to see a lot of developments that seem like trends but turn out to be hiccups. Lots of false starts, if you will. Still, there are some surprises in this young season,...

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    Chargers' Jason Verrett to have season-ending knee surgery

    Chargers cornerback Jason Verrett’s season is over barely after it got started. Verrett will go on injured reserve Saturday, according to a team source who was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity. He’ll undergo season-ending knee surgery. Verrett, a former first-round pick...

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    Chargers moving back to San Diego? Not much of a chance

    The Chargers’ move to Los Angeles has been more underwhelming than any franchise relocation in memory. The club doesn’t have a big fan base here, and failed in its debut to sell out the 27,000-seat StubHub Center, less than half the size of the next-smallest NFL stadium. Although the team has talent,...

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    Jay-Z reportedly turns down offer to perform at Super Bowl LII halftime show

    Jay-Z apparently won’t be following in the footsteps of his wife, Beyoncé. Or those of Bruce Springsteen, Katy Perry, Michael Jackson, Lady Gaga and the numerous others who have performed during the halftime show at the Super Bowl. According to a report by the Source earlier this week, the superstar...

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    What we learned in the Rams' 41-39 victory over the San Francisco 49ers

    What we learned in the Rams’ 41-39 victory over the San Francisco 49ers: Todd Gurley can run for more than 100 yards The NFL’s 2015 offensive rookie of the year finally showed the form ? and the statistics ? that made him a breakout star. Gurley scored an easy touchdown on the second play of the...

  • NFL

    Sam Farmer's NFL picks for Week 3

    The Times’ NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week’s matchups. Lines according to Pregame.com (O/U = over/under). Last week’s record 13-3 (.813); season 22-9 (.710). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 10-6 (.625); season...

  • Sports

    Rams starting receivers come up big in victory

    The Rams spent a considerable amount of cash and made a gutsy trade before the season to upgrade their receiving corps. The transactions paid dividends Thursday night in a 41-39 victory over the San Francisco 49ers, as Robert Woods and Sammy Watkins each finished with more than 100 yards receiving...

  • Sports

    Rams show what’s on tap for 2017: excitement and a lot of exhaustion

    They tried to give it away, but couldn’t. They did everything humanly possible to blow it, except blow it. On a nutty night at Levi’s Stadium on Thursday, these new Rams backed up the precipice of 2016, stared over their shoulders into its flaming abyss, and … survived? Yeah, survived, won, barely,...

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    2015 flashback: Rams' Todd Gurley tops 100 yards

    It took 19 games as a Los Angeles Ram, but Todd Gurley finally rushed for more than 100 yards. “I gave everybody what they’ve been waiting for,” Gurley said, smiling, after the Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers, 41-39, Thursday night at Levi’s Stadium. Gurley carried the ball 28 times, scoring...

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    Jared Goff, Todd Gurley lead Rams to a wild 41-39 victory over the 49ers

    One postgame interview had just ended, another was about to begin. So when Rams coach Sean McVay saw quarterback Jared Goff waiting in the doorway, he apparently could not resist. “All right, brother,” McVay said as he tightly embraced Goff. Then they both exhaled sighs of relief. The Rams had...

  • CHARGERS

    Chargers hope to keep pace with the speedy Chiefs through preparation, smarts

    It’s not a Jedi mind trick or anything like that, though that might help too. Sunday, when the Chargers host the Kansas City Chiefs, part of Chargers coach Anthony Lynn’s plan to slow the opposition will place demands on brains and smarts instead of legs. “When you watch them, they have a lot of...

  • Sports Now

    Disgraced ex-Patriots player Aaron Hernandez found to have CTE and early brain atrophy

    Five months after Aaron Hernandez hanged himself in a prison cell with a bedsheet while serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, the former New England Patriots tight end has been diagnosed with severe chronic traumatic encephalopathy. Hernandez, who died at age 27, is one of the youngest...

  • NFL

    Alex Smith has reinvented his play and his legacy with the Chiefs

    The words were sympathetic and surprising. Before Alex Smith made his first start for San Francisco in 2005, the mother of legendary 49ers quarterback Steve Young pulled his parents aside and offered her condolences. “She said, `Oh, I’m so sorry for you. I can’t imagine having to go through that...

  • Rams

    How the Rams match up with the 49ers for Thursday's game

    A look at how the Rams match up with the San Francisco 49ers. Rams (1-1) at San Francisco (0-2) Thursday, 5:25 p.m. PDT. TV: NFL Network When Rams have the ball Quarterback Jared Goff needs to bounce back from last week’s 27-20 loss against the Washington Redskins, which included an intercepted...

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    Around the NFL: Vikings’ Bradford may play Sunday

    Minnesota Vikings quarterback Sam Bradford says his left knee is feeling better this week, raising the possibility he’ll return from injury after only a one-game absence. Bradford was listed as a limited participant in practice Wednesday. He took limited turns last week, because of soreness and...

  • CHARGERS

    Chargers offensive tackle Chris Hairston is out for the season with an illness

    Valuable reserve tackle Chris Hairston was lost to the Chargers for the rest of the season Wednesday when the six-year veteran from Clemson was placed on the non-football illness list. The team did not disclose Hairston’s illness. The 6-foot-6, 330-pound Hairston, who played left and right tackle,...

  • Rams

    Bernie Casey, former Rams player turned actor, dies at 78

    Bernie Casey, a professional football player turned poet, painter and actor known for parts in films such as "Revenge of the Nerds" and "I'm Gonna Git You Sucka," has died. He was 78. Casey died Tuesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, his talent agent Erin Connor said. Born in West Virginia...

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    Giants coach Ben McAdoo calls out Eli Manning for key delay of game penalty against the Lions

    Not all of the New York Giants’ woes can be pinned on Eli Manning. But coach Ben McAdoo called out the two-time Super Bowl champion Monday night following a 24-10 loss to the Detroit Lions, blaming Manning for a key delay of game penalty. “Sloppy quarterback play,” McAdoo said. “Quarterback and...

  • Rams

    Rams prepare for Thursday night, by resting

    The whirlwind preparation for a Thursday night game began in earnest Monday for the Rams. And it started with … rest. Coach Sean McVay canceled a scheduled workout so players could have an extra day to physically recover after Sunday’s 27-20 loss to the Washington Redskins. Rams players said after...

  • NFL

    Lions sack Giants, 24-10

    Matthew Stafford threw for two touchdowns, rookie Jamal Agnew broke the game open with an 88-yard punt return in the fourth quarter and the Detroit Lions beat the New York Giants 24-10 on Monday night. The Lions (2-0) sacked Eli Manning five times and Stafford put together another big game while...

  • NFL

    Denver Broncos are off to a running start

    The team from the Mile High City is on the rise. The Denver Broncos are running the ball and stopping the run ? they did neither well last season ? and have a surprisingly effective quarterback in Trevor Siemian. As a result, they are 2-0 with impressive home victories over the Chargers and Dallas,...

  • Rams

    Family, and friendly, ties bind Rams coach Sean McVay to a lineage of NFL greatness

    Framed photographs, plaques and magazine covers adorn nearly every inch of wall space, memorabilia from a life in football that spans more than seven decades. A few are keepsakes from Massillon High in Ohio. Others are from college days at Miami (Ohio), coaching stops in the World Football League...

  • CHARGERS

    Chargers hope losing close games doesn't become contagious

    An inability to win close games can be like a flu bug spreading through the locker room. The Chargers, their latest nausea-inducing last-second defeat coming in Sunday’s 19-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins, can only hope to contain it. When kicker Younghoe Koo pushed a potential game-winning, 44-yard...

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    NFL: Su'a Cravens won't be playing for the Redskins this season

    The banged-up Washington Redskins won't have Su'a Cravens for the rest of the season after putting the 22-year-old safety on the reserve/left squad list. Cravens left the team before Week 1 while contemplating retirement. The Redskins had a month to decide what to do with the 2016 second-round...

  • Sports Now

    Marshawn Lynch's wild sideline dance irks Jets, amuses everyone else (video)

    Marshawn Lynch was overjoyed Sunday to be playing in front of his hometown crowd as a member of the Oakland Raiders, especially with the way the team was playing. Need some proof? Check out the video of the veteran running back dancing on the sideline early in the fourth quarter of the Raiders’...

  • CHARGERS

    What we learned from the Chargers' 19-17 loss to the Dolphins

    Here’s what we learned following the Chargers’ 19-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins at StubHub Center on Sunday: The teams, they’re not so special For the second week in a row, botched plays on special teams played a big role in a close defeat. Though last week’s problems were more evenly spread out...

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    What we learned from the Rams' 27-20 loss to the Washington Redskins

    What we learned in the Rams’ 27-20 loss to the Washington Redskins: The Rams need work on their run defense Washington rushed for 229 yards, with three backs gaining at least 67 yards. The Rams appeared especially vulnerable on the left side Linebacker Alec Ogletree said the Rams made mistakes...

  • Sports

    Rams' Gurley delights fans with leaping ability

    Todd Gurley, full-time running back, part-time hurdler. Gurley put on a show Sunday, as he caught a short pass, sprinted up the sideline and leaped over a defender on his way to an 18-yard touchdown. The hurdles ? he also jumped over a defender after a short catch early in the game ? brought cheers...

  • Sports

    Aaron Donald is back on the field for the Rams but has things to tackle

    Aaron Donald read the play, burst into the backfield and nearly grabbed the ball out of midair. But the Rams defensive lineman just missed. Washington Redskins running back Chris Thompson took the pitch from quarterback Kirk Cousins and turned the corner for a first-quarter touchdown, helping to...

  • CHARGERS

    Chargers tight end Hunter Henry is a target in practice, not just in theory

    Hunter Henry is too good for a repeat of what happened in Denver last Monday night ? something everyone within the Chargers organization seemed to agree on. The second-year tight end has a knack for finding space in the defense, using body positioning to welcome the ball into his hands. But in...

  • Sports

    Chargers have to face the fact that they don't belong in L.A. yet

    They can’t say they weren’t warned. The Chargers represented Los Angeles in a regular-season home game for the first time in 57 years Sunday, yet the grand homecoming occurred in front of scattered empty seats amid various empty moments. The Chargers played a team from the other side of the country,...

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    Chargers fall but Antonio Gates rises to the top for touchdowns among tight ends

    It was a classic Antonio Gates touchdown catch Sunday, like so many of the 111 that preceded it. The tight end found a seam between a safety and a cornerback in the third quarter of the Chargers’ 19-17 loss to the Miami Dolphins, used his cargo-plane-wide body to fend off defender Bobby McCain...

  • Rams

    Rams coach Sean McVay sees life pass before his eyes in loss to Redskins

    Standing on the Coliseum sideline, Rams coach Sean McVay could see the past, the present and the future pass before his eyes. Kirk Cousins, the quarterback McVay helped develop as the Washington Redskins’ offensive coordinator, masterfully moved his team down the field and passed for a go-ahead...

  • NFL

    Rams have their problems, but they're at least showing promise

    The Rams had a spark, they moved the ball, they located the end zone … and they wound up losing to Washington 27-20. A year earlier, in making their Los Angeles debut with a 9-6 victory over Seattle, the wrong-way Rams were as flat as a Johnny Unitas haircut. Sunday’s was a hopeful loss. Last year’s...

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    Chargers give L.A. fans a bad taste of team's recent history in 19-17 loss to Dolphins

    Part of the challenge facing the Chargers in their move from San Diego to Los Angeles is introducing their history, their stars, their fan favorites, their triumphs to a new fan base 110 miles north. But instead of providing an annotated history of the franchise to thumb through, the Chargers have...

  • NFL

    Ask Farmer: Of officials and their flags as well as drop-kicks for extra points

    Have a question about the NFL? Ask Times NFL writer Sam Farmer, and he will answer as many as he can online and in the Sunday editions of the newspaper throughout the season. Email questions to: sam.farmer@latimes.com :: Refs and their yellow flags: Are they provided by the home team? Do they carry...

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    Week 2 in the NFL is no easier to predict than the season openers

    The hardest week to predict the outcome of NFL games isn’t the first week, it’s the second. So many mirages. So many false impressions from Week 1. So much overreaction. Look back to opening week of last season: Tampa Bay’s Jameis Winston threw four touchdown passes in a 31-24 victory over Atlanta,...

  • Rams

    Rams coach Sean McVay downplays the significance of playing his old team

    A few hours before Sunday’s kickoff, when their teams come onto the field to warm up, good friends Sean McVay and Jay Gruden will meet somewhere on the Coliseum turf. McVay, the first-year coach of the Rams, worked the previous three seasons as offensive coordinator on Gruden’s Washington Redskins...

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    Rams star Aaron Donald will start Sunday despite prolonged holdout

    Throughout Aaron Donald’s prolonged holdout, Rams teammates noted that the star defensive lineman was no doubt at home in Pittsburgh working out and keeping himself in shape. Donald appeared fit after reporting to the team facility this week, but there was still a question about how long it would...

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    Chargers crowd at StubHub Center won't be able to speak volumes as Dolphins come to town

    Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers stood behind the podium in the guts of Sports Authority Field in Denver, a mile above sea level, unshowered, eye black still painted on his face and barefoot. He’d just played a football game, one his team lost in the final seconds, but he couldn’t help but grin....

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    Chargers make cornerback Jason Verrett rest his injured left knee, which is still not 100%

    The Chargers decommissioned Jason Verrett on Friday because of soreness in his surgically repaired left knee, an injury that could sideline the Pro Bowl cornerback for several weeks, beginning with Sunday’s home opener against the Miami Dolphins at StubHub Center. It was for his own good, coach...

  • NBA

    Four-man rush could be enough for Chargers

    The stout edge-rushing tandem of Melvin Ingram and Joey Bosa and a pair of solid tackles in Brandon Mebane and Corey Liuget allow the Chargers defense a luxury few NFL teams have: They don’t have to blitz much to apply pressure on the quarterback. That was clearly evident in Monday night’s season-opening...

  • NFL

    NFL notes: Bengals fire offensive coordinator Ken Zampese after 0-2 start

    The Cincinnati Bengals made the first step toward digging out from their historically bad start Friday, firing offensive coordinator Ken Zampese a day after they again failed to get into the end zone. Quarterbacks coach Bill Lazor was promoted to coordinator, a spot he held with the Miami Dolphins...

  • Rams

    Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson eager to face Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins

    As a franchise-tagged player for the second season in a row, Rams cornerback Trumaine Johnson shares a bond of sorts with Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins. That’s one reason Johnson is looking forward to Sunday’s game at the Coliseum. “He’s tagged twice,” Johnson said Friday, “so I...

  • NFL

    Colin Kaepernick receives NFLPA's first Community MVP award of the season

    Colin Kaepernick isn’t on an NFL roster right now, but he apparently has been keeping up with his dues for the league’s players association. The NFLPA announced Friday that Kaepernick has been named its Week 1 Community MVP. Eligible players must be dues-paying members of the players association...

  • Sports

    Rams punter Johnny Hekker kicks with a new spin

    Johnny Hekker is punting with a new deal, and a new spin. The Rams punter, ranked first in the NFL in punting yards the last two seasons, spent the last year perfecting a technique introduced to him by Australian Nick Porebski, who punts for Hekkers’ alma mater, Oregon State. “Nick said, ‘Check...

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