Sean McVay is going to keep playing it safe on Friday night when the Rams host the Texans at SoFi Stadium. He’s not putting Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, Jalen Ramsey or any of his important players at risk of injury, an approach he’s taken for years during the preseason. In fact, he won’t even play key backups such as Tutu Atwell, Ben Skowronek and Kyren Williams.
The Texans won’t be as guarded on Friday night. They’re going to give their starters some run, allowing them to get reps in a game situation. Exactly how much they’ll play isn’t perfectly clear, but coach Lovie Smith suggested they’ll play more than they did in the opener last week when they got about two series.
