As New Orleans Saints coach Kellen Moore said Wednesday, there are “no soft landings” in the NFL — that said, rookie quarterback Tyler Shough may face an especially hard landing for his first NFL start.

The Los Angeles Rams defense that the Saints are facing this week will bring one of the league’s most ferocious pass rushes against Shough and a Saints offensive line that is already without its best player in center Erik McCoy . The Rams have recorded 26 sacks, good for second in the NFL through eight weeks.

“We played these guys a couple times last year when we were in Philly, … and this is as good of a defensive line as you’re going to see in this league,” Moore said. “They’re really young and they’ve got tons of energy, tons of juice. They make impact plays. They can do it in a

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