Rams’ Goff and Eagles’ Wentz wary of D-line ‘game-wreckers’

Jared Goff and Carson Wentz will command the entire NFL’s attention during their first head-to-head matchup when the Los Angeles Rams host the Philadelphia Eagles.

As for those two quarterbacks themselves, they’ll be paying a whole lot more attention to the two elite defensive tackles trying to clobber them.

Los Angeles’ Aaron Donald and Philadelphia’s Fletcher Cox are two of the NFL’s best interior linemen, taking up enormous space in most offenses’ game plans with their disruptive presences. They’re also friends who talk regularly and share the same agent, and they’ll have similar responsibilities for their respective defenses Sunday.

If they’re successful, this matchup of two elite young quarterbacks could be upstaged by two elite defensive forces.

“Yeah, I think they’re both two gamewreckers,” Rams offensive coordinator Matt LaFleur said of Donald and Cox.

While Donald and Cox have the Pro Bowl appearances and league-wide respect they deserve for their standout work, casual fans who might not know just how good they are will get a chance to see it in the Coliseum.

Donald’s play on the Rams’ defensive line is the engine driving the entire Los Angeles defense. Although he is listed at just 6-foot-1, Donald’s power is formidable : The three-time Pro Bowler provides a seismic push up front on nearly every play.

Donald leads the NFL with 69 tackles for loss since the 2014 season, and he has eight sacks already this season despite lining up in the middle of the defensive line and facing regular double-teams.

“You never know where he’s going to be,” the 6-foot-4 Cox said of Donald. “That’s the thing about him. He’ll make plays just all over the field. Everybody looks at him (and) they know he’s a little guy, but he’s a little guy that’s really physical. He plays the game mean, and that’s what I really like about him.”

Bills

QB GAME-TIME CALL >> Quarterback Tyrod Taylor will be a game-time decision for Sunday’s contest against the Indianapolis Colts. Bills coach Sean McDermott made the announcement. Taylor has been limited at practice all week after injuring his knee in the first play from scrimmage against the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Browns

DORSEY ANNOUNCED AS NEW GM >> Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam didn’t mince words or waste time. He introduced John Dorsey as the general manager, then removed any doubt about what must be done.

“The Cleveland Browns are not going to be successful until we get a quarterback,” Haslam said. “We’re going to look at free agency, we’re going to look at the draft, we’re going to do whatever it takes to find a quarterback. That will be John’s No. 1 priority.

“He would tell you if you asked him, `What did Jimmy ask you more than anything?’ over the last several weeks. It was about quarterbacks.”