Matthew Stafford practiced for the second day in a row on Tuesday, giving the Rams and their fans a little more reason for optimism that he will be ready for L.A.’s Week 1 game against the Houston Texans.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford at long last took the practice field on Monday, as he continues to work through a back injury that has kept him sidelined since June. Afterwards, though, head coach Sean McVay sounded pretty happy with the way things went, even if he remained noncommittal about everything else.