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ATLANTA (AP) — Before there was Jared Goff Womens C.J. Anderson Jersey , there was Warren Beatty.Years before Goff or any of today’s Rams were born, Beatty had been carried off on his teammates’ shoulders to celebrate a Rams d quarterback Joe Pendleton in the 1978 Academy Award nominated movie “Heaven Can Wait.” At the end, he leads LA to an otherworldly Super Bowl victory over the Steelers.It all happened during a time when the real-life Rams, with Joe Namath, Rosey Grier and the rest of the Fearsome Foursome, embodied everything about Hollywood cool, even if the notion of them winning the Super Bowl felt like something that could only happen in the movies.It was a time when the Steelers were winning all the Super Bowls and the Cowboys were becoming America’s Team.But, Beatty told The Associated Press, “there was no reason not to make the movie about the Rams.”“They were fun. It was fun,” Beatty said. “The only word I can come up with is, ‘fun.'”Funny, too.In “Heaven Can Wait,” Beatty’s character, Pendleton, is snatched away to heaven before his time by an overzealous escort (Buck Henry). After realizing the mistake, the escort and his boss, Mr. Jordan (James Mason), try to place the quarterback back into his original body, only to discover he has been cremated. The search for a substitute body ensues, and the result is a touching love story (with Julie Christie) punctuated by a steady stream of laughs, most courtesy of Pendleton’s hysterical, cheating wife (Dyan Cannon) and her bumbling, ridiculous lover (Charles Grodin).In the 70s, there was no bigger star in Hollywood than Beatty, who had burst onto the scene in “Splendor in the Grass” in the ’60s, produced and starred in “Bonnie and Clyde” and “Shampoo,” and seen his films nominated for more than a dozen Academy Awards.Given his star power, Beatty had no trouble landing dozens of NFL players to play extras in the football scenes. In one, Fearsome Foursome member Deacon Jones repeatedly tees off on Pendleton, who stands underneath a center unwilling to deliver him the ball.Beatty said he didn’t use a stand-in for that one. And though he had one on call for the scene at the end when he leads the Rams to their Super Bowl victory , he didn’t use him there, either.That scene was shot during halftime of an actual Rams preseason game at the LA Coliseum. They had limited time to run 14 plays.“I told him, ‘I’m going to run one play, maybe it’ll be good, but be ready to come in,'” Beatty said. “I completed the pass and thought, ‘Gee, it worked.’ Got some adrenaline out of that. I told him, “I’ll do the second play Dominique Easley Jersey , then be ready.’ That worked, too. Then the third play worked. I ended up doing all 14 plays. And I got to do what I’d always wanted to do in junior high, which was to be the quarterback instead of the center.”A recently retired Rams running back, Les Josephson, served as an extra, and as technical adviser for the football scenes. He said the plays Beatty ran during the Super Bowl scene came straight from the Rams playbook.“He could throw the ball pretty well,” Josephson said. “He was a pretty good athlete growing up.”But Beatty said he turned down a few scholarship offers, and gave up playing center (and linebacker) for acting.“I went to New York and started getting serious about what you’d say was the stuff taught by Head Coach Stanislavsky,” he said. (Konstantin Stanislavsky is the forefather of method acting.)Beatty also directed and produced the movie, which won two Oscars and got nominated for seven others, including picture, actor and supporting actor and actress.Had he been more persuasive with his good buddy, Muhammad Ali, this remake of the 1941 classic “Here Comes Mr. Jordan,” would’ve been about boxing, same as the original.“I wanted to do a movie with Ali, and we went back and forth, we had a lot of fun talking about it,” Beatty said. “But I finally realized he wasn’t about to put boxing aside to do a movie, and I said, ‘Ali, if you don’t do it, I’m going to change it to a football player and do it myself.'”(Quick side story: Beatty said Ali liked to throw down the gauntlet at the actor: Let’s go out to lunch, he challenged Beatty, and see who more people recognize.)Sticking with a football theme turned out to be a good choice.And the movie wound up being prescient in more ways than one.About a year after it came out, the Rams, behind a backup quarterback, Vince Ferragamo, made a magical run that ended in the franchise’s first Super Bowl — against the Steelers, no less, just like in the movie. Only LA lost that one, 31-19.Fifteen years later, the Rams moved to St. Louis and lost their LA connection for two decades.But now they’re back, Beatty’s a fan — and there’s a delicious irony developing.At the end of “Heaven Can Wait,” the Rams are in the Super Bowl and their quarterback is knocked senseless by a vicious hit.Pendleton, in need of another, more-permanent body to inhabit, takes over and, a few minutes later http://www.theramslockerroom.com/authentic-ndamukong-suh-jersey , scoops up a fumble and runs it in for the winning touchdown.In the movie, the quarterback wears No. 16 on that classic, blue-and-yellow Rams home jersey . And Joe Pendleton becomes Tom Jarrett.In real life, a guy named Jared — Jared Goff — will wear the blue-and-yellow No. 16 for the Rams on Sunday.Will LA win again? Now, there’s a sequel Hollywood would love. Quarterback Ryan Tannehill was inactive for the Miami Dolphins' game against the Chicago Bears because of an injury to his throwing shoulder, and Brock Osweiler made his first start for the team.Tannehill was limited in Friday's workout — the first time he has missed practice time because of the injury. It began bothering him last month, and he was first on an injury report the week of Sept. 24.Dallas Cowboys defensive end David Irving is active for the first time this season against Jacksonville after serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy and missing his first possible game back for personal reasons.Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey is active after being listed as questionable with a knee injury. Ramsey showed up on the injury report for the first time Thursday.Running back Leonard Fournette had already been ruled out by Jacksonville because of a hamstring injury.Cowboys defensive tackle Maliek Collins is active after missing three games with a knee injury. Linebacker Sean Lee had already been ruled out for the third straight week with a hamstring injury.The Jaguars are on their third starter at left tackle with Josh Walker. Ereck Flowers was inactive for Jacksonville two days after signing following his release by the New York Giants. Flowers was added when Josh Wells was put on injured reserve.Rams receivers Brandin Cooks and Cooper Kupp are both active against the Denver Broncos.Cooks and Kupp both missed the second half last week against Seattle after being diagnosed with concussions. Cooks was injured on a hit from safety Tedric Thompson and Kupp hit his head on the ground. Cooks has 26 receptions for 452 yards and a TD and Kupp has 30 catches for 438 yards and five TDs.Both Cooks and Kupp have experience playing in the cold —it's 19 degrees in Denver— as Cooks played in New England last season and Kupp played at Eastern Washington.The Tennessee Titans will be without linebacker Wesley Woodyard for a second straight game. The linebacker was the team's leading tackler when he hurt his shoulder early in an overtime win over Philadelphia on Sept. 30. They also will be without veteran linebacker Will Compton because of a hamstring injury, leaving the Titans depending on second-year Jayon Brown and rookie Rashaan Evans inside against Baltimore.Panthers tight end Greg Olsen was active after missing three games with a broken foot. Redskins running back Chris Thompson (rib/knee) and wide receiver Jamison Crowder (ankle) were inactive, though receiver Josh Doctson was good to go with a sore heel.Rookie kicker Michael Badgley made his NFL debut for the Chargers, replacing Caleb Sturgis, who has been sidelined with a quad injury. Badgley was the sixth kicker used in Anthony Lynn's 22 games with L.A.Also, the Chargers were without starting right tackle Joe Barksdale because of a knee injury.Browns wide receiver Beshard Perriman was inactive after being signed Saturday, leaving Cleveland thin at wide receiver following injuries to Rashard Higgins and rookie Derrick Willies.Seahawks tight end Nick Vannett did not play against the Oakland Raiders at Wembley Stadium because of a back injury.Vikings running back Dalvin Cook was out for the third time in the past four games because of a hamstring injury. Latavius Murray again started in his place.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were without cornerback Carlton Davis for the game in Atlanta. He missed his first game of the season with groin and back injuries.But defensive tackle Beau Allen (foot) was back on the field after missing the past two games. Safety Jordan Whitehead, who missed the Week 4 loss to Chicago with a shoulder ailment, also returned.The Falcons were without running back Devonta Freeman (foot) and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett (ankle). Freeman has played in only two games this season, having earlier been sidelined by a knee problem, while Jarrett missed his second straight game.Here are the inactive players for Sunday's games:JACKSONVILLE-DALLASJaguars: CB D.J. Hayden, RB Leonard Fournette, CB Tre Herndon, DT Eli Ankou, OL Chris Reed, LT Ereck Flowers, DE Dawuane Smoot.Cowboys: QB Mike White, WR Brice Butler, LB Joe Thomas, LB Sean Lee, DT Caraun Reid, G Xavier Su'a-Filo, TE Dalton Schultz.LA RAMS-DENVERRams: K Greg Zuerlein (groin), DB Darious Williams, RB John Kelly, OLB Trevon Young, C Brian Allen, DT Sebastian Joseph-Day, DT Tanzel Smart.Broncos: QB Kevin Hogan, CB Adam Jones (groin), S Shamarko Thomas, ILB Alexander Johnson, DE DeMarcus Walker John Franklin-Myers Jersey , RT Jared Veldheer (knee), G Sam Jones.BALTIMORE-TENNESSEERavens: FB/DL Patrick Ricard, LB Tyus Bowser, DT Zach Sieler, OL Hroniss Grasu, CB Anthony Averett, WR Jordan Lasley, QB Robert Griffin III.Titans: LB Wesley Woodyard, LB Will Compton, DL Bennie Logan, S Kenny Vaccaro, OT Tyler Marz, OL Aaron Stinnie, DB Kenneth Durden.BUFFALO-HOUSTONBills: QB Derek Anderson, CB Ryan Lewis, RB Marcus Murphy, LB Julian Stanford, G Ike Boettger, T Conor McDermott, G Wyatt Turner.Texans: WR Vyncint Smith, CB Aaron Colvin, LB Brian Peters, LB Daeshon Hall, T David Sharpe, DE Carlos Watkins, DE Christian Covington.CAROLINA-WASHINGTONRedskins: RB Chris Thompson (rib/knee), WR Jamison Crowder (ankle), G Shaun Lauvao (calf), S Troy Apke (hamstring), T Geron Christian, DL Caleb Brantley, CB Adonis AlexanderPanthers: WR Damiere Byrd (ankle), LB Andre Smith (hamstring), RB Cameron Artis-Payne, G Brendan Mahon, DE Marquis Haynes, DE Bryan Cox, CB Corn Elder (edited)SEATTLE-OAKLANDSeahawks: TE Nick Vannett, DE Dion Jordan http://www.theramslockerroom.com/authentic-marcus-peters-jersey , OLB K.J. Wright, RB C.J. Prosise, DE Rasheem Green, LG Jordan Simmons, FS T.J. GreenRaiders: LG Kelechi Osemele, DE Frostee Rucker, S Karl Joseph, WR Brandon LaFell, RT Ian Silberman, RB DeAndre Washington, CB Nick NelsonPITTSBURGH-CINCINNATISteelers: QB Mason Rudolph, S Marcus Allen, S Morgan Burnett, LB L.J. Fort, OT Zach Banner, WR Darrius Heyward-Bey, DE L.T. Walton.Bengals: WR John Ross, WR Auden Tate, RB Giovani Bernard, C Billy Price, OT Cedric Ogbuehi, TE Tyler Kroft, DT Adolphus Washington.CHICAGO-MIAMIBears: DB Marcus Cooper Sr., FB Michael Burton, LB Kylie Fitts, OL Rashaad Coward, OL Bryan Witzmann, WR Javon Wims, DT Nick Williams.Dolphins: QB Ryan Tannehill, RB Kalen Ballage, CB Bobby McCain, LB Martrell Spaight, TE A.J. Derby, DE Charles Harris, DE Cameron Wake.LA CHARGERS-CLEVELANDChargers: K Caleb Sturgis WR Travis Benjamin LB Kyzir White LB Jatavis Brown C Cole Toner RT Joe Barksdale DE Joey BosaBrowns: QB Drew Stanton, DB Tavierre Thomas, LB Tanner Vallejo, OL Earl Watford, WR Rashard Higgins Womens Aqib Talib Jersey , DL Carl Davis.ARIZONA-MINNESOTACardinals: QB Sam Bradford, WR Kendall Wright, WR Trent Sherfield, RB T.J. Logan, OT Blaine Clausell, OT Korey Cunningham, DE Ifeadi OdenigboVikings: QB Kyle Sloter, RB Dalvin Cook, SS Andrew Sendejo, LB Devante Downs, OT Riley Reiff, DE Tashawn Bower, DE Everson GriffenINDIANAPOLIS-NEW YORK JETSColts: WR T.Y. Hilton, DL Denico Autry, DL Margus Hunt, TE Jack Doyle, S Clayton Geathers, CB Arthur Maulet, OL Denzelle Good.Jets: CB Trumaine Johnson, CB Buster Skrine, LB Tarell Basham, LB Kevin Pierre-Louis, CB Derrick Jones, WR Charone Peake, DL Folorunso FatukasiTAMPA BAY-ATLANTABuccaneers: QB Ryan Griffin, CB Carlton Davis, RB Shaun Wilson, DT Rakeem Nunez-Roches, DE Noah Spence, OL Alex Cappa, OL Mike LiedtkeFalcons: RB Devonta Freeman, DT Grady Jarrett, DE Derrick Shelby, RB Brian Hill, OL Matt Gono, OL Zac Kerin and CB Blidi Wreh-Wilson.