Turf Show Times
The Los Angeles Rams host the Houston Texans on Sunday at 4:25 ET in Week 1 of the NFL season, and likely because the Rams are at home, they appear favored by three points, and I too am going to pick L.A. to come out on top, but it shouldn’t be easy.
Food for thought, if Matthew Stafford weren’t playing, would the Rams still be favored?
This game will have big implications for the Rams if Stafford comes out of the gate lackluster, or sustains any type of injury, on the flip side, even in a loss, if Stafford comes out sharp while staying off the ground, then the team and fanbase can build on that.
With 17 total games, L.A. can lose one (or a few), but with only 17 games total, each game matters more than any other plain old regular season contest in sports. Week 1 for the Rams can be a spring board or a pitfall, and the Texans are a great challenge for them to start their 2025 campaign.
For Houston, they’ve looked the part of a top team in the AFC the last two years, but will they take a step forward? Will they become one of the best teams in the NFL and the top team in the AFC? With CJ Stroud, this team can do a lot, but Stroud is human, he’ll need his offensive line to greatly improve upon last year’s performance, and he’ll need his defense to help him out when the offense falters.
The Texans should be good, but how good? Fair question.
Rams defensive line over Texans offensive line.
Rams win 24-20 in a tight game that Houston can snatch away, but L.A. does just enough to start their season 1-0.
