The Rams will probably be again on the worldwide street this fall.
The NFL introduced on Tuesday that the Rams would be the visiting staff towards the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 19 at Wembley Stadium in London. The sport will kick off at 6:30 a.m. PDT and will probably be broadcast by NFL Community.
The complete NFL schedule will probably be introduced Wednesday at 5 p.m. PDT.
After advancing to the NFC divisional spherical final season — dropping to the eventual Tremendous Bowl-champion Philadelphia Eagles — the Rams are considered a Tremendous Bowl contender. Throughout 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 staff that options younger star gamers akin to receiver Puka Nacua and edge rusher Jared Verse.
This would be the Rams’ fourth recreation in London for the reason that franchise returned to Los Angeles from St. Louis in 2016. The Rams had been required to make earlier Worldwide Sequence appearances as a result of they didn’t have a everlasting residence stadium whereas SoFi Stadium was being constructed.
In 2016, underneath former coach Jeff Fisher, the Rams misplaced to the New York Giants 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 subject situations 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 towards the Jaguars, the Rams may stay there earlier than touring to London to play the Jaguars.
