The Los Angeles Rams won an ugly game on Sunday against the Houston Texans, winning 14-9. It wasn’t pretty, but it was enough. The defense stood out while the offense did what was needed. Sean McVay improves to 7-2 in season openers and the Rams start off on the right foot in what some believe can be a Super Bowl campaign. Let’s jump in to our 10 takeaways.

1. Rams defense deserves its flowers

All offseason, the narrative was how bad the Rams defense was. There was the quote from The Athletic’s Derrick Klassen, “This defense still sucks. Like it’s not good.” It was hyperbolic at the time and it remains so 3.5 months later. The Rams defense was outstanding on Sunday. They were the primary reason that the game remained manageable in the first half while the offense was nowhere to be found.

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