THOUSAND OAKS — Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey didn’t need to check his social media to know he had a bad performance in the season-opening loss to the Buffalo Bills last week.

Ramsey was well aware that he lost track of Bills receivers Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis on touchdowns plays and that’s why he waited for reporters after the game to explain what occurred without excuses. The five-time Pro Bowler held himself accountable and didn’t need much motivation to get back on track, but the social media criticism in a way helped.

“I take it as a compliment that people don’t think I’ve ever played a bad game,” Ramsey said Friday. “I guarantee that definitely, in my opinion, wasn’t my worst game that I’ve ever played. If that’s what people think … I’m doing well for myself.”

Ramsey anticipated to trend on social media for the wrong reasons, but he didn’t expect to be reminded of how far he’s come since the Rams got him out of Jacksonville in a trade nearly three years ago. Ironically, Ramsey’s first game with the Rams was against the Atlanta Falcons, the team they’re facing Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

“There was a point where I was in a bad space years ago and then the Rams saved me and traded for me,” Ramsey said. “I’ve never gotten back to that again to where I’m in a bad place, feeling dark, feeling lost.”

Ramsey admitted that in the past he would beat himself too much after a subpar performance. He’s still hard on himself, but he’s learned to quickly move on and constantly reminds himself of how happy he is to be around his family and friends and to get another opportunity to play football.

“There’s nothing that anybody can tell me that I haven’t already told myself, times 10, probably,” Ramsey said. “I cuss myself out in my mind, worse than anybody that I could ever speak to. That’s just how I am and the standards I hold myself to. That’s how much I care because I want to make things right, do things right for my teammates and the organization.

“It happens, honestly. That’s when I’m blessed to be around the people that I’m around. The people that I’m around bring me back a little bit. My family, especially my daughters, obviously.”

Ramsey said he knows his teammates and coaches don’t point fingers at him, but he appreciated that defensive coordinator Raheem Morris paid him a visit to see how he’s doing mentally after the poor performance.

“Just sitting outside, just talking, gathering thoughts,” Ramsey said. “Just making sure everything was cool, making sure my mind was right because he knows how hard I am on myself. Same with Coach (Sean) McVay, we have conversations.”

McVay has no concerns about his star cornerback bouncing back versus the Falcons.

“My confidence in Jalen is unwavering,” McVay said. “He’s a great competitor. One of my favorite things about it is that he had great accountability, ‘Hey, I can make some of these plays better, can’t try to be able to press a little bit.’ They made some good plays. But I have the utmost confidence and faith in Jalen and I know he’s looking forward to being able to play his kind of game this week.”

UPDATE ON FLOYD’S INJURY

The Rams had a scare at practice earlier this week after outside linebacker Leonard Floyd’s knee buckled, but McVay said the team’s top pass rusher should be fine for the long term.

Floyd missed the past two practices and was listed as “questionable” for Sunday against the Falcons.

“A scary, little freak accident,” McVay said. “Fortunately, over the long haul, he’s going to be OK. Whether or not he plays this week will be questionable. Everything came out structurally OK, but any time that you buckle that knee a little bit, there’s some swelling things that can occur.

“It was a pretty cool representation of what (Floyd) means to this team because of the initial reactions where you’re not really sure, you never know with some of those injuries that could occur.”

Terrell Lewis will likely join Justin Hollins as the Rams’ starting outside linebackers if Floyd is inactive Sunday. Undrafted rookie Keir Thomas will also see snaps, according to McVay.

JEFFERSON OUT SUNDAY

Wide receiver Van Jefferson will miss his second consecutive game after being ruled out against the Falcons.

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“He’s making great progress, but really looking forward to when we can get him back,” McVay said about Jefferson, who’s rehabbing a knee injury. “He looks physically great, but when they give us the thumbs-up, he’ll be out there and he’ll be ready to roll.”

Left tackle Joe Noteboom (knee) and long snapper Matt Orzech (calf) are listed as questionable on the final injury report, but McVay is expecting both to play Sunday. As expected, center Brian Allen was ruled out because of a knee injury.

ALSO

Rams kicker Matt Gay said the league fined him $5,000 because the pants for his uniform last week didn’t meet the length requirement. Gay had fun with the situation by wearing baggy pants during a locker room photo shoot.

“Sorry, my third (picture) I’m showing leg skin,” Gay jokingly tweeted.

How to dress as a kicker in the @NFL per @nflcommish to avoid a $5k pant length fine. Thanks guys now I feel safe and can do my job super well sorry my third pic I’m showing leg skin #fined @PatMcAfeeShow @BleacherReport @barstoolsports pic.twitter.com/844tSnbqoE

— Matt Gay (@MGtweetymonster) September 16, 2022