Myles Garrett said his knee injury is worse than he first said.

He is a star pass rusher.

He made no tackles in his Rams debut on Friday.

The Rams lost 27-7 to the San Francisco 49ers in Australia.

Garrett missed much of training camp.

He also missed recent practices to rest his knee.

He and the Rams did not say he might play badly.

After the game, he said it was the worst version of himself.

He said he must get better.

He wants to be the player he knows he can be.

He would not talk about his knee.

He would not say which knee is hurt.

Garrett's quiet game was one of many problems for the Rams' new defense.

Trent McDuffie played well.

But Jaylen Watson gave up a touchdown to Mike Evans.

The 49ers scored the last 24 points.

The Rams' offense also played badly.

They lost by 20 points.

That is their biggest loss since November 2024.

The Rams are the first team to start a season with the reigning NFL MVP and AP Defensive Player of the Year.

Matthew Stafford went 15 of 25 for 155 yards.

He threw one interception.

He threw no touchdown passes.

He said he was disappointed.

He said the team must fix things.

Aaron Donald stayed home from Australia.

He may return next Monday against the New York Giants.

Garrett said the team knew it would face hard times.

He said they must stay strong.