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What is the best game on the Rams schedule, the crucial stretch, and more?
The opponents were already known, but the order in which the Los Angeles Rams would play them was revealed Wednesday night. Coming off an exciting season in which the Rams made the playoffs and fell just short in the divisional round, this offseason has been filled with many changes meant to help get them over the hump. The Rams bolstered their roster with key additions, including Davante Adams and Poona Ford.
With high expectations in 2025, the Rams will have four primetime games. Even after winning the NFC West and having a first place schedule, there’s nothing about the schedule that’s too daunting. Let’s break it down.
The Rams will start the season off with an absolute banger against the Houston Texans. All eyes in this game will be on Matthew Stafford and CJ Stroud. Stafford and Stroud are two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and the Texans quarterback has openly stated how much he admires Stafford’s game. Said Stroud last August when the two teams practiced together,
“Just how he manipulates guys with his eyes, his drops, his arm angles, I have been a fan of Matthew Stafford for a long time...I wasn’t trying to be a fan boy today, but I asked him a lot of questions. I tried to just learn, and he was really honest with me and wasn’t mean, which I appreciate, so I am definitely a huge fan of his. Definitely one of my favorite quarterbacks of all time. I feel like sharing a field with him was dope.”
Stroud is a big fan of Stafford and sharing the field in Week 1 will mean a lot to him. The big question will be whether or not Stroud is able to get comfortable against the Rams defensive front. This is going to be one of the better quarterback matchups for the Rams this season.
Last season, the Rams came up 14 yards shy of defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional playoffs. The Rams were the only team to play the Eagles close in the postseason and had they won, they would have hosted the NFC Championship game. This is the team that fans have been talking about all offseason. How would the Rams stop Saquon Barkley the next time the two teams faced?
The Rams will find out pretty early when they face the Eagles in Week 3. Sean McVay has never beaten Nick Sirianni and has beaten the Eagles just once since he took over in 2017. This will be a measuring stick for the Rams early in the season and they’ll have this one circled on the calendar.
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