LOS ANGELES —
In their first home game since playing in the Super Bowl, the Los Angeles Rams looked improved from last winter.
They knocked Drew Brees from the game Sunday and routed the New Orleans Saints, 27-9, in a rematch of the NFC Championship Game.
Newcomers Eric Weddle and Clay Matthews Jr. made big plays for the Rams defense and the NFL’s best player, Aaron Donald, ousted Brees with a first-quarter blow to the throwing hand.
Receiver Cooper Kupp, in his comeback from a knee injury that ended his 2018 season, made a spectacular play that earned him back slaps from Rams owner Stan Kroenke after the game.