Myles Garrett made the wait worth it. Playing his first game since Week 1, the star pass rusher dominated in his Rams debut, piling up 3.0 sacks and a forced fumble as Los Angeles beat the Commanders 20-13 on Sunday.

Garrett was all over the field from the opening series, giving Washington's protection problems it never solved and showing exactly why the Rams swung a trade for him. The defensive front set the tone in a game the Commanders never managed to crack open, and Los Angeles stymied Washington's offense throughout.

The passing game did its part too. Puka Nacua hauled in 14 catches for 150 yards, carrying the bulk of the offensive load while the defense squeezed the life out of the game.

The win is the Rams' third straight, and the version of this team that showed up Sunday — an elite edge rusher wrecking drives on one side, a volume target like Nacua moving the chains on the other — is the blueprint the front office had in mind when it made the deal. If Garrett stays healthy, Sundays like this one may become the norm.