Rams' Super Bowl Push In 2026 Will Be Loaded With Prime-time Games

The Rams will statesman nan play by walking astir 8,000 aerial miles to play against nan San Francisco 49ers successful Australia.

They purpose to extremity nan play playing successful Super Bowl LXI connected their location turf astatine SoFi Stadium.

The Sept. 10 opener — a Thursday nighttime successful nan United States and nan greeting of Sept. 11 successful Melbourne — is nan first of 17 games connected a schedule announced Thursday by nan NFL.

With reigning NFL astir valuable subordinate Matthew Stafford and a roster fortified by nan summation of All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie, nan Rams are regarded arsenic a Super Bowl favorite. And their marquee position is reflected successful a schedule that includes nan maximum six prime-time appearances, an summation of 2 complete past play erstwhile nan Rams vanished 12-5 and precocious to nan NFC title crippled earlier losing to nan eventual Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.

Fans will person to hold astir nan full play to spot nan Rams play nan Seahawks. The first crippled betwixt nan NFC West rivals is Week 16 connected Christmas nighttime successful Seattle. Two games later, connected a day to beryllium determined, they will play successful nan regular-season finale astatine SoFi Stadium.

In summation to nan Friday nighttime crippled against nan Seahawks connected Christmas, they play connected “Sunday Night Football” against nan Denver Broncos and “Monday Night Football” against nan New York Giants and Buffalo Bills. The Rams play nan Green Bay Packers connected Thanksgiving eve — Wednesday nighttime — and connected “Thursday Night Football” against nan Kansas City Chiefs.

The Rams play six section games successful nan NFC West, which is matched this play pinch nan NFC East and nan AFC West. The Rams besides person games against teams successful nan NFC North, NFC South and AFC East.

The Rams play a preseason roadworthy crippled against nan Chiefs and will play astatine SoFi Stadium against nan New Orleans Saints and nan Chargers.

Here is simply a game-by-game look astatine nan regular-season schedule (all times Pacific):

Sept. 10, SAN FRANCISCO astatine Melbourne Cricket Ground, 5:35 p.m. (Netflix): Coach Sean McVay starts nan play by matching up against mentor Kyle Shanahan and erstwhile Rams protect coordinator Raheem Morris successful a immense NFC West game.

Sept. 21, NEW YORK GIANTS, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN): New coach John Harbaugh intends to build a winning civilization successful nan contented of nan 1 he established successful 18 seasons pinch nan Baltimore Ravens.

Sept. 27, astatine Denver, 5:20 p.m., (NBC): The Broncos purpose to scope nan Super Bowl that eluded them past play aft Bo Nix’s injury. Bonus: There’s history betwixt McVay and Sean Payton.

Oct. 4, astatine Philadelphia, 10 a.m. (Fox): The Rams opted to draught backmost Ty Simpson — not erstwhile USC receiver Makai Lemon — pinch nan 13th pick. Lemon was selected by nan Eagles.

Oct. 12, BUFFALO, 5:15 p.m. (ESPN): The past clip nan Bills visited SoFi Stadium, nan Rams won a 44-42 shootout. First-year coach Joe Brady will effort to guideline Josh Allen to his first Super Bowl appearance.

Buffalo Bills backmost Josh Allen signals against nan Denver Broncos successful an AFC divisional playoff crippled successful January.

(Bart Young / Associated Press)

Oct. 18, ARIZONA, 1:05 p.m., (Fox): Former Rams violative coordinator Mike LaFleur parlayed his clip pinch McVay into a caput coach opportunity pinch nan Cardinals. Now he has to look Matthew Stafford & Co.

Oct. 25, astatine Las Vegas, 1:25 p.m. (Fox): The Raiders drafted backmost Fernando Mendoza pinch nan apical prime successful nan draft. Will he play against nan Rams aliases beryllium down Kirk Cousins?

Nov. 1, CHARGERS, 1:05 p.m. (Fox): Quarterback Justin Herbert is expected to use from nan presence of caller violative coordinator Mike McDaniel.

Nov. 8, astatine Washington, 10 a.m. (Fox): The Rams recreation to play nan Commanders for nan first clip since 2020. Quarterback Jayden Daniels looks to stay patient and recapture rookie form.

Nov. 15, astatine Arizona, 1:05 p.m. (CBS): The Cardinals selected moving backmost Jeremiyah Love pinch nan 4th prime successful nan draft. Will it beryllium Jacoby Brissett, Gardner Minshew aliases rookie Carson Beck astatine quarterback?

Nov. 22, disconnected week

Nov. 25, GREEN BAY, 5 p.m. (Netflix): Jordan Love leads nan Packers offense, Micah Parson nan defense. Coach Matt LaFleur is 5-0 against McVay, who hired LaFleur arsenic violative coordinator successful 2017.

Rams backmost Matthew Stafford passes during a playoff triumph complete nan Carolina Panthers successful January.

(Eric Thayer / Los Angeles Times)

Dec. 3, KANSAS CITY, 5:15 p.m. (Amazon Prime): Chiefs person not played nan Rams successful L.A. since 2018, erstwhile nan Rams won, 54-51, astatine nan Coliseum. Will Taylor Swift return to SoFi for nan extremity of nan Travis Kelce era?

Dec. 13, astatine San Francisco, 1:25 p.m. (Fox): Quarterback Brock Purdy and moving backmost Christian McCaffrey are mainstays for a squad that ever challenges McVay.

Dec. 20, DALLAS, 1:25 p.m. (CBS): Dak Prescott comes to municipality pinch receivers CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens presumably arsenic apical targets. The Cowboys gave up a league-worst 30.1 points per crippled past season.

Dec. 25, astatine Seattle, 5:15 p.m. (Fox): Seahawks backmost Sam Darnold elevated his capacity for nan Super Bowl champions successful regular-season and playoff victories complete nan Rams past season.

Week 17, astatine Tampa Bay, TBD: Baker Mayfield reignited his profession aft a clang people successful nan Rams discourtesy successful 2022 nether Zac Robinson. Now Robinson is nan Buccaneers violative coordinator.

Week 18: SEATTLE, TBD: Last season, nan Rams donned their Midnight Mode alternate uniforms against nan Seahawks and escaped pinch a constrictive victory. Will this crippled determine nan NFC West?