ld be playing for a long time based on how they put away the Oakland Raiders in the second half of the teams' season opener.With an eye toward possibly playing into February Greg Gaines Los Angeles Rams Jerseys , coach Sean McVay is willing to play the game to make sure the Rams are physically ready.McVay preemptively canceled Wednesday's practice to give his team extra time to recover from a physically taxing 33-13 win at Oakland on Monday night, planning instead to hold a walkthrough similar to what the Rams did late last season in his first year in charge. Later in the week he will be ramping up the physicality heading into the team's home opener against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday."We always try to do what is best for the players, and I think when you take into account what a physical game that was — that's a physical football team that we played last night — we feel like we've got the kind of team where we're mature enough to be able to handle a mental day if we feel like that's going to be best for them getting their bodies, getting their legs back underneath them for a good Thursday and Friday, and then hopefully being ready to go on Sunday against the Cardinals," McVay said Tuesday.That approach would seem to make sense after the Rams showed they can overcome a slow start against the Raiders. In addition to outscoring Oakland 23-0 in the second half, Los Angeles also had a 267-141 yardage advantage and held the ball for exactly 20 minutes.The Rams defense intercepted Raiders quarterback Derek Carr twice and did a better job of adjusting to Oakland's use of tempo and formation in their first game under returning head coach Jon Gruden, something McVay credited to the adjustments made by players and defensive coordinator Wade Phillips."I think to be able to go through some adversity says a lot about our football team," McVay said. "When you take into account the elements, the atmosphere, some of the unknown with what they presented offensively, even some different things defensively, the way that the half ended they had a lot of momentum. I thought our guys really embodied that attitude of never flinching, never blinking, and then they came out and did an excellent job in the second half."They also showed an improved understanding of how opponents might attack a Los Angeles defense supercharged by the offseason additions of defensive lineman Ndamukong Suh and cornerbacks Aqib Talib and Marcus Peters. Oakland used a heavy dose of bruising running back Marshawn Lynch in an effort to keep the Rams from getting chances to rush the quarterback, while tight end Jared Cook was the focus of the passing game with Raiders receivers held under wraps by the star defensive backs.Despite their struggles in a 24-6 loss to Washington Los Angeles Rams Jerseys Stitched , Arizona has the personnel to try and replicate Oakland's approach. David Johnson is a proven asset carrying the ball or catching it out of the backfield, and tight end Ricky Seals-Jones showed signs of being a difference-maker in the passing game as a rookie.The two Cardinals targets are the kind of players the Rams might try to limit with linebacker Mark Barron, but McVay was uncertain whether he would be available after not playing against Oakland because of an ankle injury."He's kind of day-to-day right now," McVay said. "It's such a tough thing as far as being able to really project and predict what he's going to be able to do. Whether he is going to be available or not right now I think is definitely questionable and I'll probably have a little bit more information about that as we go forward, but I thought Ramik (Wilson) did a nice job stepping up. You see Marqui Christian get a lot of reps in some of those known passing situations, and I thought both those two players were good for us last night."NOTES: Return specialist Pharoh Cooper is expected to miss several weeks because of a sprained ankle that McVay said might need to be repaired surgically. The Rams might be forced to sign a replacement for Cooper this week as his backup, wide receiver Mike Thomas, is dealing with a groin injury that McVay said could also sideline him. The Kansas City Chiefs were desperate for help at cornerback this past season, especially after trading Marcus Peters, yet general manager Brett Veach made what at the time was a curious decision.He spent what little remained of his salary cap on Sammy Watkins.The Chiefs were already loaded on offense with a veteran offensive line, a speedster in Tyreek Hill, the reigning rushing champion in Kareem Hunt and one of the league's best tight ends in Travis Kelce.So most critics figured adding Watkins to the mix would create just as many problems in keeping everybody happy as it would benefit an offense that was already potent.Well, the Chiefs are 2-0. Everybody has had a hand in it. And if anybody has reason to gloat it would be Veach, who coach Andy Reid said was merely targeting the best available free agent."We felt if we were going to spend money on a free agent, try to get the best one. It doesn't matter what side of the ball," Reid said Wednesday. "I don't think (Veach) was thinking of putting him with Patrick Mahomes or short-changing the defense Greg Gaines Jersey nfl draft , he was just getting the best player he could."Mahomes has certainly been the beneficiary of all those options. He's off to a record-setting start to his career as the starter, throwing 10 touchdown passes without an interception and earning the AFC's offensive player of the week award in back-to-back weeks."When you have the weapons we have spread across the field, Sammy and Tyreek on one side, all those guys on the other, the defense has to choose where they're going to cover," Mahomes said. "So we just try to take the best matchup on each play."The matchup nightmare for the Chargers in Week 1 was Hill, who dominated the Chiefs' AFC West rivals with seven catches for 169 yards and two touchdowns. Six others caught passes, two for scores, including fullback Anthony Sherman — affectionately known as "Sausage" — on a wheel route down the sideline.Hill didn't even have a first-half catch against the Steelers last week.Instead it was Kelce and Watkins, who were largely shut out by Los Angeles, that led the Chiefs to a 42-37 victory. Kelce had seven catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns, the highlight a fastball from Mahomes between three defenders, while Watkins hauled in six passes for 100 yards.Of course, Hill had to have a part in the fun, pulling in five catches for 90 yards and a score after the break. Hunt provided some offensive balance with 18 carries for 75 yards and TD catch."I knew it would just take settling down and getting used to making plays," Watkins said. "I'm not really a statistics guy. I'm really about winning and that's what it's all about."The numbers have been plenty gaudy Womens Greg Gaines Jersey , though.The Chiefs are averaging 405.5 yards, sixth-best in the league, and are second in yards-per-play at 7.2. They're averaging a league-best 40 points, have only allowed two sacks and have scored touchdowns on all of their drives inside the opposing 20-yard line.They've also given the ball away just once, on a fumble against the Steelers."You know, I think we envisioned having a lot of talent. There's definitely a lot of talent on this offense," Chiefs wide receiver Chris Conley said. "The fact that we've been able to get everyone involved is maybe a little bit better than we even expected."Conley celebrated the lack of egos on the Chiefs offense — nobody is demanding the ball or throwing tantrums on the sideline when it doesn't come their way. He also praised the way the skill players worked together this past offseason, spending the extra time necessary to develop their rapport."We practice with the mentality that whoever is out there is ready to make a play when called upon," he said. "So far we've been able to get a lot of guys involved and we're going to continue to build upon that. Guys are interchangeable because they know the offense so well."Now the question is whether an opposing defense can figure it out.Good luck trying to decide who to take away."With this offense," Mahomes said, "there's always an answer."Notes: Safety Eric Berry (Achilles tendon) remained out of practice Wednesday. He's been out since the early portion of training camp, though Reid insisted he's "getting better." ... DT Chris Jones missed the workout with a slight groin strain, though Reid sounded optimistic that he will be available this week.