Los Angeles Rams fans got their first look at Aaron Donald this season on Sunday afternoon as the stud defensive tackle made his 2017 debut at the Coliseum. He ran out to a raucous crowd excited to see him wreak havoc on the Redskins’ backfield, but his impact wasn’t what everyone expected.

Donald played 68 percent of the team’s defensive snaps, recording two tackles (one for a loss) and a quarterback hit. It obviously would have been nice to see him get a sack or force a fumble – which he nearly did – but it’s hard to expect a guy to be in midseason form after missing all of training camp and the preseason.

The three-time Pro Bowler said afterwards that he felt good on Sunday, but didn’t shy away from criticizing himself, either.

“I had a lot of one-on-ones. I need to win those,” he said. “That’s what they put me out there for so like I said, just need to knock out the cobwebs and get out there and play a lot better to help my team try and pull out close games like this.”

Donald showed his usual explosiveness on several occasions, most notably on an outside pass rush off the left side. He didn’t get to Kirk Cousins on the play, but he looked like an outside linebacker with the way he bent the corner and turned the edge.

It was surprising to see the number of times Washington left Donald in one-on-one matchups, considering how dominant he can be against both the run and the pass. That’s probably what frustrated Donald most, too, knowing he doesn’t get many opportunities like that on a weekly basis.

“I didn’t win my one-on-ones. When I have one-on-ones, I usually win those. I was doing too much thinking. I keep trying to say, that’s on me so I just have to play better.”

As for the quick turnaround with the Rams’ Week 3 game coming up on Thursday night, Donald said he’ll be ready – “a lot more ready” than he was for Sunday’s game. After giving up 229 yards on the ground, the Rams have to hope he and the rest of the defensive line improve against the 49ers, who rushed for 159 yards on just 19 carries Sunday against the Seahawks.

“I’ll be good next week. Just to be out there with live movements, just to get the speed of the game and seeing little things to help me play a little faster. So like I said, breaking down the film and coming back next week a lot better.”