BALTIMORE — Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the house of the Baltimore Orioles, is positioned a brief stroll from M&T Financial institution Stadium, the place the Rams started an prolonged street journey on Sunday with a 17-3 victory over the Baltimore Ravens.
For a lot of this week, the baseball stadium will function the Rams’ residence away from residence as they put together for Sunday’s sport in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium in London.
This isn’t the primary time that the Rams have performed an away sport after which remained within the metropolis earlier than touring overseas.
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Gary Klein breaks down what went proper for the Rams of their 17-3 win over the Baltimore Ravens as they put together to play the Jaguars in London on Sunday.
In 2017, coach Sean McVay’s first season, the Rams defeated the Jaguars in Jacksonville, Fla., after which stayed on the town earlier than touring to defeat the Arizona Cardinals at Twickenham Stadium in London.
Two years later, the Rams beat the Falcons in Atlanta, after which remained there for a couple of days earlier than touring to London and defeating the Cincinnati Bengals at Wembley Stadium.
A number of gamers mentioned they might depend on the Rams’ coaching employees to assist them modify weekly routines that embrace therapeutic massage, acupuncture and different bodywork classes with California suppliers outdoors of the group.
Rams security Quentin Lake famous that final season, the Rams stayed in Arizona for a couple of days earlier than they performed the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC wild-card sport that was moved from SoFi Stadium due to wildfires in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.
“You’re in an unfamiliar environment and … it’s just the team and staff,” Lake mentioned Sunday, including, “Nothing truly is going to change in terms of our routine. … Honestly I love it because it’s fun.
“It’s fun for us to be in a different environment and really just lock in on football and focus on the task at hand.”
Final week, McVay and a number of other gamers mentioned that whereas changes have been crucial for an extended journey, none have been too onerous.
The Rams are working towards this week at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore earlier than heading to London.
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Through the Rams’ first two journeys overseas, McVay was neither married nor a father. This time, McVay mentioned that his spouse, Veronika, who has roots within the area, and son, Jordan, would make the journey to Baltimore.
“I’ll keep it as normal as possible,” McVay mentioned. “What I like about these things is you get a chance to be around the guys a little bit more because of the nature of what this trip entails. … I try to keep a normal rhythm and routine.
“You just might be in a different location, but we have the film, we have the field and most importantly, we have the players. We’ll be in good shape.”
For quarterback Matthew Stafford “the biggest thing is not being in your own house, not having your family around, all that kind of stuff,” he mentioned.
“I won’t be sleeping in my own bed and I won’t be doing some of the things that I’m accustomed to doing,” he mentioned. “I just change location, really. What I would do maybe at home I’ll do wherever our setup is when we stay there.”
Receiver Davante Adams, a Twelfth-year professional in his first season with the Rams, mentioned that he as soon as was a part of an prolonged journey that included a sport in New Orleans after which a keep in Sarasota, Fla., earlier than taking part in in Jacksonville. However this would be the first time Adams can be on an prolonged journey that features a sport in London.
It is going to be totally different, Adams mentioned, as a result of he has “a lot of different checkpoints and things throughout the week that I do locally. It’s going to be different for me for sure.”
Particularly being away from household.
“The main thing for me is just being away from my kids, honestly more than anything,” he mentioned. “That’s a big part of my healing process and mentally throughout the week just resetting, going home, spending time with them and my wife. Not having that element. … I mean, we’ll get through it.”
This would be the first prolonged journey that can finish in London for defensive lineman Kobie Turner and different younger gamers. Turner mentioned he and his spouse grew up about an hour outdoors Baltimore, so that they have been wanting ahead to spending time this week together with his spouse’s household.
“It will be interesting to see how it all plays out,” he mentioned.
