Macdonald also gave a positive outlook on defensive end Dre'Mont Jones, who injured his shoulder in Sunday's game, briefly leaving the game before returning. "He's got a shoulder," Macdonald said. "We're going to take care of him throughout the week to make sure he's ready to go on Sunday, but we're optimistic he'll be ready to go."

Mike Macdonald said it’s “looking optimistic” that DK Metcalf (knee) will play vs. the Rams after missing yesterday’s game. “He hasn’t practiced yet, so let’s let him practice and see how he feels before we start making judgments on the week, but we’re optimistic for this week.”

It's been an up-and-down five weeks for Rams rookie Jordan Whittington. The sixth-round pick went from playing 90-plus percent of the snaps against the Bears and Packers to only playing nine snaps in