INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Rams’ glistening palace in South Los Angeles became the Giants’ own personal Hollywood house of horrors on "Monday Night Football."

Quarterback Jaxson Dart grabbed in pain at his left knee seven snaps in, limped off the field to a cart in the tunnel and did not return to a 28-6 loss at SoFi Stadium. Early reports suggested a sprained MCL for the second-year QB.

Then edge rusher Brian Burns hurt his left ankle in the fourth quarter after Rams offensive lineman Coleman Shelton fell on top of him.

Top receiver Malik Nabers also had to play through a shoulder injury that sidelined him temporarily in the first half. And left tackle Andrew Thomas visited the blue medical tent after limping off the field in the fourth quarter.

The defeat stung on the heels of the Giants’ promising Week 1 win over the Dallas Cowboys, especially because the game got out of hand.

The Rams embarrassed the Giants, outgaining them 481 yards to 182, including 163 yards rushing to the Giants’ 52.

Backup Giants quarterback Jameis Winston was an abysmal 11 of 27 for 111 yards and an interception, playing so poorly that the Giants’ coaches took the ball out of his hands with four straight running plays and a Dominic Zvada field goal on one red zone trip.

The possibility of Dart missing extended time, meanwhile, hovered over the result like a dark cloud, with coach John Harbaugh declining at halftime to detail the injury’s severity. And Burns’ late injury added insult to it all.

Dart was hit simultaneously by Rams edge rushers Byron Young and Josaiah Stewart on a third down pass rush. When Stewart’s leg made contact with Dart, the quarterback’s left knee buckled.

The Giants fought through Dart’s absence initially. Safety Jevon Holland forced two turnovers in the second quarter alone: an interception of Matthew Stafford and a forced fumble and recovery on Rams running back Kyren Williams in Rams territory.

But Winston struggled in relief of Dart. He threw a red zone interception to Rams corner Trent McDuffie in the first half with Young, who was dominant in the Rams’ bounce back win to improve to 1-1.

And Stafford and wide receiver Davante Adams lit up the Giants’ secondary.

Stafford completed 22 of 31 passes for 327 yards and four touchdowns. And Adams went off as Stafford’s primary target for eight catches, 195 yards and two TDs.

The Rams scorched the Giants through the air despite playing without star receiver Puka Nacua, who sat out the game with a hip injury.

The Giants’ secondary pressed rookie corner Colton Hood into starting duty with Deonte Banks (calf) sidelined and Paulson Adebo (knee) on injured reserve.

L.A.’s defense also was missing star pass rusher Myles Garrett, who is on injured reserve after undergoing knee surgery. But the Rams did get future Hall of Famer Aaron Donald back for his season debut out of retirement.

And the Rams’ pass rush controlled the game, with defensive coordinator Chris Shula and pass rush coordinator Drew Wilkins scheming up free runners to disrupt first Dart and then Winston all night.

The Rams pressured Giants quarterbacks on 20 of their 34 pass dropbacks, including 10 of their 18 dropbacks in the first half.

The Giants’ schedule looks more favorable in the coming weeks, beginning with a Week 3 home game against the 0-2 Tennessee Titans and former head coach Brian Daboll, the Titans’ offensive coordinator.

Unfortunately, it was difficult to be optimistic on Monday night after such a lopsided loss with so many injuries, when the Giants looked a little too much like the team Daboll used to coach.

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