The Rams will face the New York Giants in a “Monday Night Football’ game in their home opener Sept. 21 after facing the San Francisco 49ers in their season opener Sept. 10 in Melbourne, Australia.
The home opener will be among the Rams’ four scheduled prime-time games at SoFi Stadium in the 2026 season, along with a Monday night game against the Buffalo Bills Oct. 12, the NFL’s first Thanksgiving Eve game Nov. 25 against the Green Bay Packers and a Thursday night game against the Kansas City Chiefs Dec. 3.
The Rams will also play home games against the Arizona Cardinals Oct. 18, the Chargers Nov. 1 and Dallas Cowboys Dec. 20. They will conclude the regular season by playing host to the Super Bowl-champion Seattle Seahawks with the date to be determined and announced following the conclusion of Week 17.
The Rams’ first domestic road game will be Sept. 27 against the Denver Broncos in a Sunday night game matching the two losing teams in the conference championship games in the 2025 season, the NFL announced Thursday as it revealed the bulk of its 2026 schedule.
The Rams’ other road games in their 17-game schedule will be Oct. 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Oct. 25 against the Las Vegas Raiders, Nov. 8 against the Washington Commanders, Nov. 15 against the Arizona Cardinals, Dec. 13 against San Francisco, Dec. 25 against Seattle and Week 17 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, whose date will be announced later.
NFL rules allow games to be shifted in and out for prime time from the fifth through 17th weeks of the 18-week schedule.
The NFL’s schedule is based on a formula assuring that a team will face each of the 31 other teams at least once over four years.
During a season, a team plays home and road games against each of the other three teams in its division, one game each against all the teams in one division in its conference and one in the other conference, the remaining teams in its conference that finished in the same position in the standings as it did and the team from a designated division in the other conference that finished in the same position it did.
The Rams were second the NFC West in 2025 with a 12-5 record, defeated the Carolina Panthers, 34-31, in a wild-card round game in Charlotte, North Carolina, Jan. 10 and Chicago Bears, 20-17, in a divisional round game Jan. 18, then lost at Seattle, 31-27, in the NFC championship game Jan. 25.
The NFL also announced Thursday that the Rams will begin their three-game preseason schedule Aug. 15 with a road game against the Kansas City Chiefs, then play the New Orleans Saints Aug. 22 at SoFi Stadium.
The Rams will conclude the preseason Aug. 27 by facing the Chargers, who will be the designated home team.
Here is the Rams’ 2026 regular-season schedule:
Sept. 10: San Francisco (at Melbourne, Australia)
Sept. 21: New York Giants
Sept. 27: at Denver
Oct. 4: at Philadelphia
Oct. 12: Buffalo
Oct. 18: Arizona
Oct. 25: at Las Vegas
Nov. 1: Chargers
Nov. 8: at Washington
Nov. 15: at Arizona
Nov. 23: Tampa Bay
Nov. 25: Green Bay
Dec. 3: Kansas City
Dec. 13: at San Francisco
Dec. 20: Dallas
Dec. 25: at Seattle
Jan. 2/3/4: at Tampa Bay
Jan. 9/10: Seattle