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5 min readRams Rebound, Giants in Crisis After Jackson Dart Injury
The final chapter of NFL Week 2 delivered a split verdict that reshaped both teams' trajectories: the Los Angeles Rams blew the doors off the New York Giants 28-6 at SoFi Stadium, but the real story unfolded in the losing locker room. Jackson Dart, the Giants' second-year quarterback, went down with a sprained MCL on the seventh offensive play of the game, and the fallout threatens to derail New York's season before it truly began.
The Injury That Changes Everything
Jackson Dart took a sandwich hit from Rams defenders Byron Young and Josiah Stewart, crumpling to the turf with a left knee injury. He spent the second half watching from the sideline in a Sopranos-style tracksuit. State-funded NFL media reported a sprained MCL, with further testing scheduled after the Giants' flight back to the East Coast. Ben Maller, playing doctor from his overnight radio perch, estimated a grade one to grade two MCL sprain, which typically sidelines a player for two to six weeks.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (04:41) **Show Open & Rams-Giants Recap** - Ben Maller opens the hour with the headline that reports of the Rams’ demise were greatly exaggerated after their 28-6 win over the Giants.
- 2 (09:58) **Jackson Dart’s Injury & Giants’ Outlook** - The bigger story is in the losing locker room: Giants QB Jackson Dart left the game in the first quarter with a knee injury.
- 3 (13:33) **James Winston’s Poor Performance** - Ben analyzes Winston’s awful showing, calling it the worst game of his career.
- 4 (15:38) **Wellness Check on John Harbaugh** - Ben questions the Giants’ head coach after the team’s dramatic fall from Week 1 hype to Week 2 disaster.
- 5 (19:53) **Rams’ Win Doesn’t Solve Everything** - Ben pumps the brakes on the Rams being fully back, despite the blowout win.
- 6 (25:05) **Sean McVay’s Self-Deprecating Humor** - Ben highlights McVay’s postgame mic-drop moment, where he poked fun at his own travel plans.
- 7 (46:30) **Who Am I? Game** - Ben poses a trivia question about the oldest players to have 195 receiving yards and two touchdowns in a game.
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Show Notes
Ben Maller talks about the Rams beating up on the Giants on MNF and how much the Giants' outlook changes if Jaxon Dart misses a month, doing a wellness check on Giants coach John Harbaugh, if Sean McVay ended up solving all of the Rams issues, and more!
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