SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Los Angeles waited more than 20 years to get its Rams back on the West coast -- and was subjected to one of the ugliest, most uninspiring season-opening performances imaginable.
It ended in a 28-0 defeat on Monday Night Football to the San Francisco 49ers, a team widely considered one of the NFL's worst this season. Their quarterback couldn't get anything going, their offensive line frequently got beat, their star running back couldn't find holes and their defense couldn't do enough to make up for any of it. It all culminated in an Aaron Donald ejection nearing the midway point of the fourth quarter, first for unnecessary roughness on wide receiver Quinton Patton and then for making contact with an official.