The Los Angeles Rams hit a patch of bad luck in the injury department this week, when Friday the injury report confirmed the loss of WR Puka Nacua and RT Rob Havenstein for their game in London against
the Jacksonville Jaguars. Well, it looks as though the Rams won’t be the only team without one of their superstar players as Jacksonville linebacker, and defensive signal caller, Devin Lloyd will be out as well.
Lloyd came up with some calf tightness that seems to have lingered through out the week, enough to keep him from playing internationally this weekend.
“Devin Lloyd we’re currently evaluating for a calf,” head coach Liam Coen told reporters on Monday. “He was cleared, played the first half. Tightened up on him at halftime, went to go in the second half a little bit. It was just too tight.”
Not only is Lloyd a leader for Jacksonville but he also comes into the game with four interceptions on the season. The Jaguars have already struggled in pass defense thus far, ranked 30th coming into the game, so that loss could be a huge factor in the matchup.
While the loss of Nacua can’t be understated for Los Angeles, the Rams still have Kyren Williams, Davante Adams and Matthew Stafford on offense, so losing Lloyd this week against one of the leagues most high-powered passing attacks isn’t ideal. Jacksonville currently sits in second place, one game behind the Indianapolis Colts.
In a very similar situation, LA, is also in a very tight battle for the division lead with Seattle and San Francisco. All three teams currently sit at 4-2, the same record the Jaguars come into Sunday’s game with. The Rams need to win to keep pace, but this is not the same struggling Jacksonville Jaguars team of the last few years. They too have a good offensive trio in Trevor Lawrence, Travis Etienne and Brian Thomas. They also have one of the premier pass rushers in Josh Allen-Hines, which could be a problem for Los Angeles with a backup right tackle in.
The Rams will look to pickup a rare London game win, as the team has not played there since a 2019 win over the Bengals. On the flip side, London has become a second home of sorts for Jacksonville, as they have played at least one game there every year since 2013 and may hold a slight home field advantage.
