The Rams shall be again on the worldwide street this fall.
The NFL introduced on Tuesday that the Rams would be the visiting group in opposition to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 19 at Wembley Stadium in London. The sport will kick off at 6:30 a.m. PDT and shall be broadcast by NFL Community.
The complete NFL schedule shall be introduced Wednesday at 5 p.m. PDT.
After advancing to the NFC divisional-round final season — dropping to the eventual Tremendous Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles — the Rams are thought to be a Tremendous Bowl contender. In the course of the offseason, they got here to phrases with veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford on an adjusted contract, and added free agent receiver Davante Adams, offensive lineman Coleman Shelton and defensive lineman Poona Ford to a group that options younger star gamers akin to receiver Puka Nacua and edge rusher Jared Verse.
This would be the Rams’ fourth recreation in London because the franchise returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis in 2016. The Rams had been required to make earlier Worldwide Collection appearances as a result of they didn’t have a everlasting residence stadium whereas SoFi Stadium was being constructed.
In 2016, below former coach Jeff Fisher, the New York Giants defeated the Rams, 17-10, at Twickenham Stadium.
In 2017, then-first-year coach Sean McVay led the Rams to a 33-0 victory over the Arizona Cardinals at Twickenham Stadium. The earlier week, the Rams performed the Jaguars in Jacksonville, after which remained within the Florida metropolis earlier than departing for London.
The subsequent season, the Rams had been scheduled to play the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Mexico Metropolis. However citing poor discipline circumstances at Azteca Stadium after a Shakira live performance, the NFL moved the “Monday Night Football” recreation to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Rams defeated the Chiefs, 54-51, within the highest-scoring recreation in “Monday Night Football” historical past.
In 2019, the Rams returned to London, defeating the Cincinnati Bengals, 24-10, at Wembley Stadium. The week earlier than that recreation, the Rams performed the Atlanta Falcons, after which remained in Atlanta for 3 days earlier than departing for London.
This season, the Rams additionally will play street video games at Atlanta, Philadelphia, Carolina, Baltimore and Tennessee. If a type of video games precedes the sport in opposition to the Jaguars, the Rams may stay there earlier than touring to London to play the Jaguars.
