INGLEWOOD, Calif. (Interstat) — Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes and the Los Angeles Rams defeated the New York Giants 28-6 on Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, at SoFi Stadium. The Rams improved to 1-1, and the Giants also moved to 1-1. Attendance was 73,773. Stafford, a Dallas native, completed 22 of 31 passes for 327 yards and four scores. He connected with Davante Adams twice, Kyren Williams once and Terrance Ferguson once. The Rams scored in every quarter and never trailed.

The Rams opened the scoring late in the first quarter. With 11 seconds remaining, Stafford found Adams on a 31-yard touchdown pass over the middle. Harrison Mevis made the extra point. Los Angeles extended its lead early in the second quarter when Stafford hit Williams on a 10-yard touchdown pass to the short left. Mevis again converted the extra point. The Giants got on the board just before halftime when Dominic Zvada made a 24-yard field goal with 25 seconds left in the second quarter. That trimmed the Rams’ lead to 14-3.

Los Angeles answered in the third quarter. With 6:21 remaining, Stafford connected with Adams on an 11-yard touchdown pass to the short left. Mevis’ extra point made it 21-3. New York responded later in the quarter when Zvada made a 52-yard field goal with 3:49 left. The Rams closed the scoring in the fourth quarter. With 8:57 remaining, Stafford threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Ferguson over the middle. Mevis added the final extra point. The Giants did not score a touchdown.

Stafford’s top target was Adams, who caught eight passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns. He also recorded one tackle. Williams ran 12 times for 85 yards and caught two passes for 12 yards and one touchdown. Blake Corum added 12 carries for 79 yards and one reception for 13 yards. Ferguson caught six passes for 54 yards and one touchdown. Tutu Atwell had one reception for 19 yards. Colby Parkinson caught two passes for 15 yards. Konata Mumpfield had one catch for 12 yards. Davis Allen had one reception for seven yards. Xavier Smith returned two kickoffs for 29 yards and four punts for 32 yards.

The Rams’ defense was led by Quentin Lake and Nate Landman, who each made seven tackles. Byron Young had five tackles and one sack. Omar Speights finished with five tackles. Kam Curl had four tackles. Poona Ford, Kobie Turner and Jaylen Watson each had four tackles. Josh Wallace added three tackles. Jaylen Watson also was credited with four stops. The group limited New York to two field goals.

The Giants’ offense managed two field goals. Jameis Winston completed 11 of 27 passes for 111 yards and ran twice for 1 yard. Jaxson Dart completed 3 of 5 passes for 20 yards. Cam Skattebo ran 12 times for 36 yards and caught four passes for 19 yards. Devin Singletary carried three times for 9 yards. Najee Harris ran four times for 6 yards. Darnell Mooney caught two passes for 48 yards. Isaiah Likely had five receptions for 33 yards. Malachi Fields caught two passes for 30 yards and made one tackle. Malik Nabers had one reception for 1 yard. Theo Johnson made one tackle. Jordan Stout punted six times for 315 yards. Braxton Berrios returned two kickoffs for 53 yards. Tyrone Tracy Jr. returned two kickoffs for 52 yards and made one tackle.

Defensively for the Giants, Jevon Holland had eight tackles and one interception. Tyler Nubin made eight tackles. Arvell Reese had seven tackles. Tremaine Edmunds finished with five tackles. Greg Newsome II had five tackles. Chauncey Golston made four tackles. DJ Reader had three tackles. Colton Hood had three tackles. Abdul Carter had three tackles and one sack. Elijah Campbell had three tackles. Zaire Barnes had three tackles. Brian Burns and Nic Jones each had two tackles. Shelby Harris, Ar’Darius Washington, Dru Phillips and CJ Okoye each had one tackle.

New York’s previous game was a 28-20 win over Dallas on Sept. 13. Los Angeles had lost to San Francisco 27-7 on Sept. 10. The Giants next host Tennessee on Sept. 27, host Arizona on Oct. 4, visit Washington on Oct. 11, host New Orleans on Oct. 18, visit Houston on Oct. 25, visit Philadelphia on Nov. 8, host Washington on Nov. 12, host Jacksonville on Nov. 22, visit Indianapolis on Nov. 29 and host San Francisco on Dec. 6. The Rams next visit Denver on Sept. 27, visit Philadelphia on Oct. 4, host Buffalo on Oct. 12, host Arizona on Oct. 18, visit Las Vegas on Oct. 25, host the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 1, visit Washington on Nov. 8, visit Arizona on Nov. 15, host Green Bay on Nov. 25 and host Kansas City on Dec. 3.

Interstat’s game simulator projected a final score of Los Angeles Rams 28, New York Giants 21. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Rams a 93.1 percent probability to win. The Giants had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of plus-7. The total score of 34 went over the over/under line of 47.5.