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Stetson Bennett showing "tremendous growth"

As we will be seeing Bennett under center today, there has been some positive news on that front. Although he left much to be desired last season, Bennett has apparently shown some improvement, with McVay saying he's seen "tremendous growth" from the quarterback this offseason.

Jimmy Garoppolo will not play

The Rams backup quarterback to Matthew Stafford is Jimmy Garoppolo. Typically, head coach Sean McVay would sit both his starter and backup QBs in the preseason, but with Garoppolo being suspended the first two regular season games, that begged the question - will he play in the preseason to get some practice in?

The answer is no. Well, not unless he personally requests it. It doesn't look like he's done that as of now, so that leaves the job for backups Stetson Bennett and Dresser Winn, with Bennett likely to see the majority.

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Cowboys - Rams odds and predictions: Who is the favorite in the NFL preaseason game?

Although the preseason doesn't count towards anything, one team is favored to win. That team won their last preseason meeting in 2019 and all but one of four regular season meetings since then. 

Trey Lance to make debut vs Rams

Trey Lance is battling against Cooper Rush for the backup quarterback position behind Dak Prescott. 

Today, he'll make his preseason debut with the Cowboys.

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Cowboys - Rams: NFL preseason game injury report | Nacua, Hendershot, Freeman

The preseason has just begun and already injuries have plagued the NFL, and the Cowboys and Rams are no exception.

Here's the injury report heading into their preseason opener.

Rookies and veterans fighting for the 53-man roster

Both the Cowboys and the Rams typically rest their key starters during preseason games so it's unlikely we'll see any of the stars today and much more likely we'll see the roster battles heat up.

With that in mind, some Cowboys players to watch include OT Tyler Guyton, DT Mazi Smith, and QB Trey Lance.

For the Rams, players to watch include QB Stetson Bennett, DB Kamren Kinchens, and TE Davis Allen.

Welcome!

Good afternoon, everyone and welcome to our LIVE text coverage of the preseason opener between the Los Angeles Rams and Dallas Cowboys!

The Game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. ET from SoFi Stadium and it's Jen here to bring you all the latest updates, scores, highlights, and commentary.