The 2020 LA Rams had the best defense in the NFL, but they also ran into a few easy matchups like this one against the Washington Football Team. It wasn’t just that Washington had a bad offense last season — the defense proved how special they can be by carrying Football Team to the playoffs — but clearly Ron Rivera rushed Alex Smith into a situation he wasn’t ready for when the Rams ended up getting to face off against a quarterback who hadn’t played a game in two years.
Smith had barely even practice before returning to the field against Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey as his first test.