Rams QB Matthew Stafford dealing with 'mild' ankle sprain

Nov 08, 2021

Matthew Stafford couldn’t get out of the way of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, but he might have dodged a bullet.

That is, if the injury to the quarterback’s left ankle is no more serious than the Rams are reporting, and doesn’t keep him out of practice or next Monday night’s road game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Rams coach Sean McVay said Monday the injury is “a mild kind of ankle sprain.”

“He was sore today, but I expect him to kind of take it a day at a time, but I think he’ll be good to go (in Santa Clara),” McVay said.

Fantasy Impact:

He was injured in the fourth quarter, when he rolled the ankle as he tried to avoid outside linebacker Bud Dupree after throwing an incomplete pass on fourth-and-1. He grabbed the ankle and was slow getting up, but he had it wrapped on the sideline, didn’t miss a play and completed eight of 12 passes on the drive to Sony Michel’s 3-yard consolation touchdown catch. Stafford said after the game, “It’ll be all right," the story all said. Stafford playing on Monday night could be an issue depending on how the ankle responds this week in practice. It's worth keeping an eye on.

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