Plenty are chalking up the Rams' rough season opener to jet lag and a hard first-up match, tipping a strong response once they're back home, but a few reckon Stafford's age and rustiness are genuine worries.

Plenty of scribes reckon the game will come down to LA's leaky rush defence trying to cope with New York's bruising run-heavy attack, and that matchup keeps popping up as the key tactical angle.

There is a genuine split on whether Harbaugh has already fixed the Giants culture after one big win or whether patience will run out fast if they get beaten up in this one.

A lot of the buzz is about Aaron Donald potentially returning to the field, with people split on how much of an impact he can realistically have straight away.