# Rams Legend Warns Team Must Wake Up

> Andrew Whitworth urges Rams to avoid complacency ahead of Week 2 Giants game.
- Title: Rams Legend Warns Team Must Wake Up · California Post
- Summary: Andrew Whitworth urges Rams to avoid complacency ahead of Week 2 Giants game. Rams' Super Bowl-winning former left tackle warns team cannot expect automatic…
- Keywords: rams, andrew whitworth, giants, week 2, super bowl, los angeles, nfl, melbourne, 49ers, matthew stafford, myles garrett, news
- Source: California Post — https://nypost.com/2026/09/16/sports/rams-legend-andrew-whitworth-warns-team-ahead-of-giants-game
- Published: 2026-09-17T00:41:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: rams, andrew whitworth, giants, week 2, super bowl, los angeles, nfl, melbourne, 49ers, matthew stafford, myles garrett, news
## Rams' Super Bowl Legend Warns
Andrew Whitworth described Los Angeles' 27-7 loss to the 49ers as a humbling message for a team entering the season with Super Bowl expectations.

> The NFL has a way of humbling you very quickly
## Rams Face Giants Next
The Rams play the 1-0 Giants Monday night at SoFi Stadium to deepen Los Angeles' early hole after their Week 1 loss.
## Rams' Offensive Collapse
Los Angeles produced minus-0.289 expected points added per play with only 2 of 9 third downs converted and one red-zone score.
## Whitworth's Wake-Up Call
Whitworth warned that 'you can’t just show up and people are going to bow down to you' after the Rams' Week 1 defeat.

> you can’t just show up and people are going to bow down to you
## Rams' Recovery History
The Rams improved from 3-2 to 12-5 last season, 1-4 to 10-7 in 2024, and 3-5 to 10-7 in 2023.
## What Happens Next
The Rams must prove they can avoid complacency after their Week 1 loss to the 49ers before facing the Giants.
## Key takeaway

Rams' Super Bowl-winning former left tackle warns team cannot expect automatic success after Week 1 loss to 49ers.