Aaron Donald and Rams Reinforcements Cleared for Monday Night Football Against Bills
The Los Angeles Rams are getting a massive boost for Monday Night Football, with Aaron Donald, Colby Parkinson, and Jaylen Watson all expected to play against the Buffalo Bills.
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The Los Angeles Rams are getting the scariest man in football back on the field just in time for primetime.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Rams expect defensive line wrecker Aaron Donald, tight end Colby Parkinson, and cornerback Jaylen Watson to all suit up for Monday Night Football against the Buffalo Bills.
"Adam Schefter reported the Rams expect Donald, Parkinson, and Watson to all play Monday night."
Getting one starter back is nice. Getting three back—including a generational defensive tackle who treats opposing quarterbacks like they owe him money—is the kind of weekend update that makes an offensive coordinator throw out half his playbook.
The Rams are already riding high after grinding out a 24-20 win over the Philadelphia Eagles last week. Now they get to host a Bills squad that just dropped a frustrating 29-26 divisional game to the New England Patriots and is desperate to avoid a losing streak.
For anyone looking at the Monday night lines, Donald's presence is the ultimate market mover. You simply cannot handicap a Rams defensive front the same way when number 99 is in the middle demanding double teams and blowing up run schemes before they even develop.
The reinforcements go beyond the trenches, too. Adding Parkinson gives the Rams another big body in the red zone, while Watson's return to the secondary provides crucial depth against a Buffalo passing attack that will be throwing everything at the wall to bounce back from last week's stumble.
The Bills were already walking into a hostile environment in Los Angeles. Now they have to do it against a fully armed Rams defense that just got its final boss back.
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Rams defeated the Eagles 24-20 last week.
Bills lost to the Patriots 29-26 last week.
What's next
The Rams will host the Bills on Monday Night Football, with Buffalo facing a significantly tougher Los Angeles defense than they might have anticipated earlier in the week.

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