CBS Sports NFL analyst Cody Benjamin recognized Bennett's preseason success, too. He called Bennett's performance "commanding," which was one of the more positive one-word evaluations of the quarterbacks who played in Week 1. It helps, too, that Rams head coach Sean McVay offered words of praise for Bennett as well.

When the Los Angeles Rams drafted quarterback Stetson Bennett out of Georgia, the idea was that he could be the long-term backup quarterback. In other words, he could be a ‘set it and forget it’ type of player at the position.

The Rams and Cowboys won't play each other in the regular season, making this their lone matchup of 2025 unless they meet in the playoffs. Both teams are resting their top players, including Matthew Stafford, Davante Adams, Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb, so it'll mostly be backups running the show.

The Dallas Cowboys and Los Angeles Rams will meet in both teams' NFL preseason openers on Saturday. The Cowboys are coming off a 7-10 injury-plagued season in which Dak Prescott p

Today’s NFL preseason football slate features the Dallas Cowboys squaring off with the Los Angeles Rams, live from Inglewood, CA.