It may be a while before the Ty Simpson era officially begins as the Los Angeles Rams' starting quarterback, but fans got their first taste of the No. 13 overall pick on Saturday in the preseason opener. He and the Rams took on the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, the unofficial NFL debut for the Alabama product. He entered the game after Stetson Bennett handled the first two series of the afternoon, coming in at the end of the first quarter. Simpson said on Thursday that he wasn't going to do anything he wasn't capable of doing, simply being himself after heeding the advice of Matthew Stafford. He looked good in the first half, going 9-for-11 for 74 yards with one drive ending in a field goal, displaying confidence and comfort within the offense. His second-half performance was even better, finding a groove on offense by targeting Max Klare and Dean Connors often. Simpson threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter to lead the Rams' comeback, looking sharp throughout the game. He finished 21-for-25 with 190 yards and two touchdowns, an excellent debut for the rookie quarterback. Here's how fans reacted to his preseason debut on social media.
Crying through it all can’t believe this is my life pic.twitter.com/MmOmJn4w91 — Bighorn Rah 🤠🐏 (The man in the hat) (@WTRrah) August 15, 2026
Ty Simpson. 9/11 for 74 yards. Solid good thus far. Would like to see him attack with more moderate and deep shots. #RamsHouse — Allen Sales (@AllenSales) August 15, 2026
Ty Simpson has started his career 9/11 for 74 yards, 23 of them from his first throw. 94.7 passer rating. All positive showings, is he as far as some other first rounders? Maybe not, but he has a ceiling as high if not higher than Jared Goff — Adam (@ElAyeSports) August 15, 2026
Ty Simpson is looking more and more confident with each snap. He ends the first half completing 9-of-11 passes for 74 yards. Simpson looked sharp and comfortable in the pocket on that final two-minutes drive. — Ricardo K Sandoval (@_RicardoSand) August 15, 2026
Ty Simpson looks pretty good at least. — Chad Moriyama (@ChadMoriyama) August 15, 2026
Ty Simpson way to go young man!! pic.twitter.com/yr65YxWCVp — Jon Gruden (@BarstoolGruden) August 15, 2026
I don’t mean to overreact but Ty Simpson might be the goat — HoldenCantor (@HoldenCantor) August 15, 2026
Lot of Ty Simpson tweets getting deleted — Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) August 15, 2026
Thought Ty Simpson was calm & cool in his debut, certainly looked like he belonged. Lots of dump-offs and boring offense, but 4th Q got to see him go through some true dropback game and progressions. Looked decisive and generally accurate; also saw the mobility on display. Fun. — Sosa Kremenjas (@QBsMVP) August 15, 2026
“Dont be a fan later because it will be too late.” -Ty Simpson. Louder for the people in the back!! #RamsHousepic.twitter.com/oLFcQgq0Lp — Allen Sales (@AllenSales) August 15, 2026
It’s not easy to dominate in your first ever NFL game. Ty Simpson did just that. — Sam Block (@theblockspot) August 15, 2026 This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Twitter reacts to Ty Simpson's stellar debut for the Rams