After a thrilling finish to Wild Card weekend, the Rams now know they'll be playing the Cowboys at 5:15 p.m. this upcoming Saturday at the Coliseum.
And just after the conclusion of the Eagles-Bears matchup in Chicago, head coach Sean McVay had good news on both running back Todd Gurley and safety Lamarcus Joyner.
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Rapper YG, Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Robert Woods (17) during an NFL football game against the XXXX, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 in Los Angeles. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley (30) and Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp (18) celebrates a touchdown during an NFL Week 4 Football game against the Minnesota Vikings. The Thursday Night Football game was simulcast on NFL Network, FOX, and Amazon Prime Video at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, Calif. on September 27th, 2018 (Hiro Ueno/Rams).
Tight end #81 Gerald Everett of the Los Angeles Rams with a touchdown reception during the Rams 54-51 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in an NFL season game eleven match , on November 19, 2018. (Photo By: Daniel Bowyer / Rams)
Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff (16) celebrates during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018, in Los Angeles. (Ryan Kang/NFL)
"We anticipate those guys being full participants when we get back on Tuesday," McVay said on a Sunday evening conference call with L.A. media.
Gurley missed the last two games of the regular season with a knee injury. And Joyner was out for Week 17 after suffering an ankle injury against the Cardinals in the penultimate regular-season contest.
The running back has been making steady progress, with McVay noting late last week that Gurley had been running on the Alter-G treadmill — which lessens the percentage of a player's body weight to aid in the rehab process.
And on Sunday, Gurley was able to participate in the Rams' on-field activities.
"Todd's good, he's feeling good," McVay said. "We had a little bit of a walk-thru/jog-thru today, and he's been in good spirits. So I would anticipate that he would be ready to practice and be good to go this week."
For both Gurley and Joyner, the rest at the end of the regular season combined with the bye week has likely sped up their recovery time.
"I think both of those guys, having had that last week off to get themselves another extra week to get themselves feeling healthy — and, really, the bye week as well," McVay said.
With the Divisional round game coming on Saturday, the Rams players will be off on Monday before getting to work on a normal three-day practice schedule on Tuesday.
