The Los Angeles Rams are back on track thanks to a big Monday Night Football win against the New York Giants.Preseason Super Bowl favorites, the Rams returned to SoFi Stadium following a trip that took them halfway around the world for a Week 1 match-up in Melbourne, Australia.The Rams returned to winning ways in Week 2 against the GiantsGettyDown under, Sean McVay’s team were beaten by their NFC West rivals, the San Francisco 49ers.In the days that followed, Los Angeles’ preparation was called into question, given the team arrived hours ahead of the international NFL game.Their opponents, meanwhile, touched down in Australia days ahead of the game, in an attempt to acclimatize.San Francisco ran out comfortable winners, and the Rams started 0-1.NFL Weekly Newsletter - SIGN UP!talkSPORT is your home for NFL in the UK as we launch our biggest year of coverage yet!2026 promises to be an epic year for NFL on talkSPORT – and we want you to join us for the ride.MORE INFO & SIGN-UP HERE!This season will be our biggest ever with live commentary of 90+ games, including behind-the-scenes access to international games and all three London fixtures, plus bumper coverage of Super Bowl 61 at SoFi Stadium.Exclusive interviews, hard-hitting opinion, latest front-office drama and top breaking news – all delivered straight to your inbox each week.But they were back to their best in primetime on Monday night, and secured a 28-6 win against the Giants.Los Angeles will hope the victory can kick-start a run that sends them to compete for the Lombardi Trophy next February, and speaking postgame at SoFi Stadium, McVay appeared to take accountability for a chaotic start to the 2026 season.What did Sean McVay say about playing NFL in Australia?“Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn, and you know, sometimes you have a dumbass coach that makes travel plans that put you in a bad spot,” he told reporters, sparking laughter after a big MNF performance.Earlier this month, the 49ers arrived in Melbourne one week ahead of their season-opener, which helped them adjust to the 17-hour time difference from the West Coast.After what the team described as more than a year of research, the Rams chose to fly to Australia just 28 hours before kickoff.McVay and his staff thought not changing their body clocks would keep them at their best. Instead, they left the country having suffered their worst loss in a year and a half.View Tweet: https://t.co/dBJzHEgfjCThe Niners stunned the Rams with a big win in AustraliaGettyWith criticism over a lack of preparation coming from all angles, the Rams head coach admitted ahead of Week 2 that he hopes his team never has to play in Australia again.“It’s almost like you try to do the Men in Black thing where you say, ‘Hey, I don’t remember what happened. That was so long ago,'” McVay said last Thursday.“We’re not playing in Australia ever again, I hope. Not because it wasn’t a great atmosphere, that’ll get taken out of context.”Those comments, unsurprisingly, caused quite the stir.Rams back to their best after Australia embarrassmentBut after a win against the Giants, he didn’t acknowledge or apologize for that mindset, even if he hinted future international travel plans could change.For now, though, all eyes will be on a Week 3 clash with the Denver Broncos on Sunday night.McVay took accountability for a chaotic opening to the season in LAGettyAgainst New York, Los Angeles put up 481 yards of offense — with Davante Adams outgaining the Giants offense by himself — in a big win.Star wideout Puka Nacua missed the game through injury, but reigning MVP quarterback Matthew Stafford threw for 327 yards and four touchdowns regardless.The Rams appear back on the Super Bowl path, and with the rest of their regular-season games taking place on US soil, will be expected to make a deep playoff run.