- The Rams did not leave Week 6 with just a loss.
- An 18-16 defeat to the Cardinals at SoFi Stadium dropped Los Angeles to 2-4, and it came with a familiar kind of ending: the Rams’ second straight loss decided by a walk-off field goal.
- Blake Grupe suffered a torn ACL against Arizona and is out for the rest of the season, one game after former kicker Harrison Mevis cost the Rams a win in Week 5.
- Poona Ford also sustained a season-ending injury against the Cardinals, and Davante Adams is out six to 10 weeks after rupturing his hamstring.
- The Week 6 loss, the injuries, and the ongoing pass-rush issues have all fed into that slide, but the Cardinals game also made the shape of the problem easier to see: the Rams are not just losing players, they are losing answers.
- Terrance Ferguson could return as soon as Week 8, and the team is expected to add a kicker soon.
- But for now, Los Angeles is headed into another week with a depleted defense, a new special-teams decision to make, and a roster that has already been forced to absorb too many setbacks at once.
Rams’ Week 6 injury pileup exposes a roster already under strain
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Sources & Referenced Reporting
- ramblinfan.com, “Rams' devasting wave of Week 6 injuries might be the final blow,” Oct. 20, 2026.
- Los Angeles Rams, “Injury Updates: Blake Grupe and Poona Ford sustain season-ending injuries vs. Cardinals; Davante Adams out 6-10 weeks after rupturing hamstring; latest on Myles Garrett and Trent McDuffie,” Oct. 19, 2026.
- ramblinfan.com, “Weak Rams pass-rush has become a frustrating flaw aside from Byron Young,” Oct. 19, 2026.
- ramblinfan.com, “Bubba Ventrone has to hope he makes the right choice on Rams' next kicker,” Oct. 20, 2026.
- ninernoise.com, “NFC West Week 7 power rankings: 49ers stay undefeated as Rams collapse,” Oct. 20, 2026.
- Los Angeles Rams, “Rams Power Rankings: Week 7,” Oct. 20, 2026.
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