The Los Angeles Rams are about to embark on a season like no other—kicking off the 2026 campaign on the other side of the globe and firmly planting themselves in the national spotlight all fall long.
When the NFL released the Rams’ 2026 schedule on Thursday, it came with a historic headline: the league’s first-ever regular-season game in Australia. On September 10, the Rams will face the San Francisco 49ers at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, with the game streaming exclusively on Netflix. This marks the Rams’ second straight season playing abroad and their sixth international regular-season appearance since 2012.
After the long flight home, the Rams waste no time getting back to business. They’ll host the New York Giants in their home opener on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, then travel to Denver for a Sunday Night Football showdown with the Broncos in Week 3. That sets the tone for a schedule loaded with primetime action—four nationally televised games in the first five weeks and seven total, including marquee matchups against the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Seattle Seahawks.
The Rams will make history again in Week 12, hosting the Packers in the NFL’s first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game, airing Wednesday night on Netflix from SoFi Stadium. Then, just one week later, they’ll welcome the Chiefs in a rematch that brings back memories of that unforgettable 54-51 Monday Night Football shootout in 2018 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
The schedule also features some compelling storylines. In Week 6, Rams head coach Sean McVay goes up against former assistant Mike LaFleur and the Arizona Cardinals. Two weeks later, McVay squares off with Jim Harbaugh and the Los Angeles Chargers—the first time the Rams host their SoFi Stadium co-tenants in a regular-season game. The Rams will also travel to face the Las Vegas Raiders at Allegiant Stadium for the first time and head to Philadelphia for another chapter in their growing rivalry with the Eagles, who they’ve met each of the past two seasons, including the playoffs.
As the season winds down, the Rams close out the regular season with high stakes and national attention, ready to prove they belong among the NFL’s elite.