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Rams Face Record-Tying Seven Primetime Games in 2026

5/16/2026

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Summary

Story summary

The Rams will play a league-record-tying seven primetime games in 2026, opening with a Week 1 Thursday Night Football game in Melbourne against the 49ers.
The schedule also features Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and a Christmas Day showdown at Seattle’s Lumen Field versus the Seahawks.
Analysts rank the slate the 13th-hardest, project 13.3 wins for Los Angeles, and say early Australia trip leaves them without a bye week.

History

Historical Context

On 28 October 2007 the New York Giants beat the Miami Dolphins before 81,176 fans at Wembley, the NFL’s first regular-season game in Europe. Commissioner Roger Goodell’s 2009 pledge to add more UK contests led to yearly London fixtures, and the league now extends the model abroad, with the Los Angeles Rams slated to open 2026 in Melbourne against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Story summary

The Rams will play a league-record-tying seven primetime games in 2026, opening with a Week 1 Thursday Night Football game in Melbourne against the 49ers.
The schedule also features Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and a Christmas Day showdown at Seattle’s Lumen Field versus the Seahawks.
Analysts rank the slate the 13th-hardest, project 13.3 wins for Los Angeles, and say early Australia trip leaves them without a bye week.

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