Sean McVay wont blame Rams loss to Broncos on

A controversial pass-interference call value the Rams dearly in their defeat by the Denver Broncos, but coach Sean McVay said Monday that neither he nor the crew would play the sufferer card.

With just over a minute left in the sport, Rams cornerback Josh Wallace battled with Broncos receiver Pat Bryant before intercepting a Bo Nix go at the Rams’ seven-yard line. Had the play stood, it will have preserved a second consecutive Rams victory.

But officers cited Wallace for go interference, giving the Broncos another set of downs. Nix finally scored a landing to give the Broncos a 30-26 lead and an eventual victory that dropped the Rams to 1-2.

“I’m not going to play the victim card,” McVay said during a videoconference with reporters. “Doesn’t really matter. It is what it is. That was the call that was made, and there was a lot of opportunities that we had to be able to close the door on that game. … I wouldn’t have any additional coaching points for how Josh plays through the cycle of the snap.

“But I’m not going to make excuses either and we’re not going to play the victim card.”

Rams cornerback Trent McDuffie reviewed the play “over and over.”

“I told Josh, ‘Hey, nothing you can do. Refs got to call their calls. We can’t control that,’” McDuffie said. “But, I mean, looking back at it, I don’t know what they saw but I thought it was a great play. Got the interception for us.

“But like I said, whatever the refs saw they saw and threw the flag and ain’t much we can do about it, so it’s really just on to the next week.”

The Rams play the Eagles on Sunday in Philadelphia.

They will most likely do so without cornerback Jaylen Watson, who left against the Broncos after struggling a dislocated proper shoulder.

Watson is not going to be positioned on injured reserve, McVay said, “but will probably be out for this week. We’ll see if we can kind of get him strengthened and harness it. It’s something that he’s dealt with before.”

Tight end Terrance Ferguson sustained an ankle sprain and might be out against the Eagles. Tight end Colby Parkinson’s (shoulder) standing will probably be evaluated this week.

Receiver Puka Nacua, who has been sidelined the last two video games because of a hip injury, went through a prolonged on-field workout before the sport against the Broncos.

Will he play against the Eagles?

”I’m hopeful,” McVay said, including, “We’ll continue to see, but if he is able to progress the way that we hope there’s optimism that he’ll be able to play this week.”

McVay apologized for taking only a few questions during a postgame news convention after the defeat by the Broncos.

“I understand my role and responsibility is to be able to talk whether it’s after a win or whether we don’t get the results that we want,” McVay said, including that the brevity resulted from a mix-up in timing. “There was a pause in any sort of questions and obviously an emotional game and so that was kind of what led to that.

“But if there was any misinterpretation, do apologize for that.”