If the Rams performed as well as Jalen Ramsey talked trash Sunday night, Los Angeles might have come away with a victory. Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports

Titans' A.J. Brown discusses scuffle with Rams' Jalen Ramsey

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 11/8/21

There were plenty of storylines coming out of Sunday night's battle between the Tennessee Titans and the Los Angeles Rams.

Von Miller's postponed debut in L.A. for one. The dominant Rams losing to the Titans 28-16 for another.

But one incident that caught the attention of all the cameras was the second-quarter trash talk between Titans wide receiver A.J. Brown and Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey.

Jalen Ramsey and A.J. Brown.#TENvsLAR | #Titans | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/KX1Vz8E09d
— Justin (@hobokenjustin) November 8, 2021

Sure, mid-game jawing is common across the NFL -- all major sports leagues, for that matter. But what makes this particular dust-up so intriguing is that Brown reportedly told broadcasters Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth before kickoff that he actively planned to ignore Ramsey, a well-known agitator, during the game.

Clearly, that didn't go as planned.

"I don’t mind the chirping. But little things after the play, I’m not going for it," Brown said postgame, via ProFootballTalk's Myles Simmons. "I’m not trying to fight nobody. I’m not taking no s---, though."

The Sporting News notes Ramsey was visibly calmer in the second half, but that could have been due to him being "one taunting call away from an automatic ejection" after being penalized earlier in the first half.

Following the loss, L.A. sits second in the NFC West at 7-2. The Rams will look to rebound next week when they visit a 49ers team that is winless at home this season coming off of a 31-17 loss to the division-leading Cardinals earlier Sunday.

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