Netflix Botched the NFL's Melbourne Debut
Netflix's first NFL game in Australia came with garbled audio and more ad breaks than a Sunday slate. The league already got paid, so who's counting?
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The Rams' Superteam Pitch Died in Melbourne
The Rams flew in 28 hours before kickoff, got run off the field 27-7 by the 49ers in Melbourne, and the superteam pitch didn't survive one half.
FanDuel's Free Injury Refund Isn't Charity
FanDuel just made its injury-refund prop bet insurance free for September, no fee, no limit. That's not generosity. That's a retention play with an expiration date.
Vegas Doesn't Care That Aaron Donald Is Staying Home
Aaron Donald isn't making the flight to Melbourne, and the Rams line went up anyway. 76% of bets and 74% of the handle say the public isn't worried.
The NFL Doesn't Need a Deadline to Discipline Puka Nacua
Adam Schefter says there's a real possibility Puka Nacua avoids discipline all season. The conduct policy has no deadline, and that isn't an accident.
The NFL's Week 1 Repeat Offenders Are Back
A viral Novig graphic on NFL Week 1 win totals says less about randomness and more about which franchises never fix their September problem.
Myles Garrett Beat Josh Allen for NFL's No. 1 Spot
Myles Garrett topped Josh Allen on the players-voted NFL Top 100. The data behind the fear-factor economy that put a pass rusher over an MVP-caliber QB.
Vegas Just Graded the Rams-49ers Travel Gamble
The Rams fly into Melbourne a day early. The 49ers left a week out with scientists in tow. The line moved from -150 to -200 anyway -- and it's not about jet lag.
Angels Are Now Stan Kroenke's Least Interesting Team
Stan Kroenke paid an MLB-record $4 billion for the Angels. He also owns the Rams, Nuggets, Avalanche and Arsenal. Angels fans, welcome to row seven.
The 'LA Doesn't Care' Argument Meets the Attendance Data
Every August, someone declares LA a bad sports town. Colin Cowherd pulled the attendance numbers this time, and we checked them ourselves first.
1,184 Players Lose Their Jobs Sunday. The League Moved a Clock.
Nearly 1,200 NFL players lose their jobs this Sunday on the 53-man roster deadline, most for a rookie minimum around $885K. The league's fix? It moved a clock.
Brenda Song's One Quarter in the Rams Booth Was a Test
Brenda Song called the third quarter of Rams-Saints on CBS. The real question isn't her fandom — it's whether one guest quarter tells CBS anything real.
Aaron Donald's 'Tryout' Wasn't Just Paperwork
The Rams filed Aaron Donald's Aug. 5 workout as an official NFL tryout, and McVay says it's 'trending upwards.' That paperwork means more than it looks like.
Ty Simpson Didn't Get Hit. That's the Real Stat.
Ty Simpson posted a 125.0 rating in his Rams preseason debut, but the number that should worry Stetson Bennett isn't the yards, it's zero sacks taken.
Mahomes, Stafford, Williams and Lawrence Are All Out
Mahomes, Stafford, Caleb Williams and Trevor Lawrence are all confirmed out for preseason Week 1, and the league is still selling it like appointment viewing.
McVay Says Aaron Donald's Comeback Is 'Trending Upward'
Sean McVay says Aaron Donald's comeback is trending upward, two months after the Rams landed Myles Garrett in a blockbuster trade. That's not a coincidence.
Aaron Donald Doesn't Actually Want to Retire
Aaron Donald keeps saying retirement fits fine. His workouts at the Rams facility keep saying something else entirely — and that tension is the real story.
Myles Garrett Won Cleveland's ESPYs as a Ram
Myles Garrett won two ESPYs in a Rams jersey on Wednesday night. The Cleveland Browns are still holding training camp. Make of that what you will.
Tag Nacua. Don't Extend Him.
Puka Nacua leads the NFL in catches and wants $160M. The Rams have every reason to franchise tag him instead — and it has nothing to do with the money.
The Rams Built a 2000 Ravens Defense in June
Myles Garrett is in LA, Trent McDuffie is in the secondary, and the NFL isn't watching. Sean McVay just built a historically terrifying defense.
Rams Bet Everything on Garrett & Stafford
The Rams traded for the reigning NFL DPOY and sent draft capital flying. Genius or disaster, no middle ground. Here's what the Myles Garrett trade means for the Super Bowl window.
The Rams Bet Everything on a Super Bowl Year
The Rams traded Jared Verse and three draft picks to acquire Myles Garrett. They have 14 months to win a championship or face a rebuild.
Browns Trade Myles Garrett to the Rams and Officially Give Up the Pretense
The Myles Garrett trade Rams Browns 2026 deal is one side winning clearly. Cleveland's 'haul' vocabulary is a front office cover story for a failed compete-now era.
The Browns Traded Myles Garrett on Purpose
The Browns traded Myles Garrett to the Rams — and the math might be right. That makes the Myles Garrett trade Browns Rams story even harder to stomach.
Donald, Garrett, and the Rams: An NFL Fan's Nightmare
Aaron Donald un-retirement buzz plus Myles Garrett means the Rams defensive line is genuinely terrifying. A Jets fan stares into the abyss and reports back.
$55 Million for One Year of a 38-Year-Old. The Rams Call It a Plan.
The Rams signed 38-year-old Matthew Stafford to a $55M extension with no real backup. The contract isn't loyalty — it's proof the contingency plan doesn't exist.