Los Angeles Rams — 2026 season outlook, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Los Angeles Rams finished the 2026 season 1-2.
Los Angeles Rams: 12-5 regular season.
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By the numbers — 2026
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Rams, Week 3 — What Repeats: Play-Action Came and Went
A week after play-action returned to 2025's rate, the Rams used it on 13 of 58 dropbacks in Denver, 22 percent and 21st of 32, with 11 of those fakes before halftime and 2 after; Stafford's 390 yards came almost entirely without a fake, 34 of his 53 throws were catchable (tied for 23rd), and the defense allowed the league's lowest catchable rate for the second week running, Bo Nix this time while sending five or more rushers on only 23 percent of his dropbacks.
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- Camp · Sep 3, 2026
Rams Camp — Sep 3: Donald's Exemption Runs Out Sep 11
Aaron Donald carries a two-game roster exemption granted by the commissioner that expires September 11 — the day after the Melbourne opener — and four days after signing he has practiced once, in individual drills. Sean McVay won't rule Week 1 out. Underneath it, the Rams lost nobody on waivers and built their entire seventeen-man practice squad out of their own cuts.
- Camp · Aug 31, 2026
Rams Camp — Aug 31: Aaron Donald Unretires on Cutdown Day
Aaron Donald ended his retirement on the same Sunday the Rams cut to 53, signing a one-year deal reported at $20 million — and Sean McVay would not commit him to the Melbourne opener. The backup quarterback question flipped again without resolving: Ty Simpson started the finale while Stetson Bennett rested with the starters, and McVay says he has not decided. Puka Nacua returned to practice Sunday.
- Camp · Aug 23, 2026
Rams Camp — Aug 23: Bennett Answers Simpson in a 34-0 Shutout
Stetson Bennett took every first-half snap of a 34 to 0 shutout of the Saints, ran for two touchdowns, and pushed back on the rookie chatter a week after Ty Simpson's loud debut. Matthew Stafford got his biggest workload of camp in Thursday's joint practice — 45 competitive snaps and a deep ball to Davante Adams — while Puka Nacua and Myles Garrett stayed parked until next week.
- Camp · Aug 16, 2026
Los Angeles Rams Camp Update — August 16: Ty Simpson Went 21-of-25 Against Kansas City
Ty Simpson went 21-of-25 with two touchdowns at Arrowhead against Kansas City's third string while the starters watched. Meanwhile the fragility file grew all week: Myles Garrett's knee is swollen and he's skipping the preseason, Puka Nacua left practice with core-muscle soreness, and the rookie who started at right tackle lasted one quarter.
- Camp · Aug 9, 2026
Los Angeles Rams Camp Update — August 9: Matthew Stafford Is Practicing Every Other Day
The Super Bowl favorite ran the shortest, most carefully managed camp in football and wrapped it three days ago. Stafford practiced in alternating days, Myles Garrett missed a string of practices, and the fragile assumption from July — the pocket — hasn't really been tested yet.
- 2026 Preview
Los Angeles Rams 2026 Season Preview — All-In, With One Fragile Assumption
The Super Bowl favorite has the league's best offense, Myles Garrett, and an MVP at 38 — and the whole bet rests on the second-cleanest pocket in football staying clean.
- Season Review
12-5 regular season
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- Week 3
Rams 26, Broncos 30 — Week 3: Up Sixteen at Half, Lost by Four
Los Angeles led Denver 16-0 at halftime on Sunday night and lost 30-26, with 366 net passing yards on 57 pass plays undone by two interceptions — one returned 66 yards for a touchdown with 5:01 left — and four sacks that together cost 17.8 expected points.
- Week 2
Rams 28, Giants 6 — Week 2: Four Touchdown Throws, None Allowed
Los Angeles beat New York 28-6 at home on Monday night with four touchdown passes, 493 total yards and 183 allowed, the second-most gained and second-fewest allowed of the 32 teams in Week 2.
- Week 1
Rams 7, 49ers 27 — Week 1: Stopped at the One, and Then Nothing
Los Angeles took a twelve-play, seven-minute drive to the San Francisco one-yard line, down ten in the third quarter in Melbourne, and Matthew Stafford was stopped on a fourth-down sneak. San Francisco answered with a ninety-nine-yard touchdown drive. The offense that finished second in the league a year ago produced a hundred and sixty-eight passing yards, no passing touchdowns, and two of nine on third down.
- Week 2 · What Repeats
Rams, Week 2 — What Repeats: Play-Action Back at 2025's Rate
After a Week 1 that looked nothing like 2025 on the charting sheet, the Rams used play-action on 34.4 percent of dropbacks (34.6 in 2025) and motion on 59.5 percent of plays, Stafford threw one interception-worthy ball in 31 after three in 25, and the defense sent five or more rushers on 47 percent of Giants dropbacks after 14 percent in Week 1 while allowing the lowest catchable rate in the league.
- Week 1 · What Repeats
Rams, Week 1 — What Repeats: Stafford Put Three Up for Grabs
The charting from Melbourne says Matthew Stafford threw three interception-worthy balls on 25 throws — 12 percent, against 2.3 percent across all of 2025 — and the Rams' 10.7 percent rate was the highest of the 32 offenses in Week 1; play-action, the one thing that worked (four of five for 58 yards), was called on 17 percent of dropbacks, half of last season's rate.
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From The Muffed Read
- What repeated from Week 1 to Week 2? Chicago's 3, the Rams' 28, Carolina's defense and Jalen Coker's target share, run back through Issue 5's ruler.
Chicago scored 59, then 3. The Rams scored 7, then 28. Carolina allowed 59, then 3. The loud numbers flipped. The usage held — for Coker, for Walker, and for the ruler.
- Which Week 1 results should you believe? Chicago's 59, the Rams' 7, Kansas City's defense and the Week 1 hero, run through Issue 5's ruler.
Seven of last year's fourteen playoff teams lost their opener. A 6–11 team beat a 14–3 team by three touchdowns. Two weeks ago this newsletter built a ruler for exactly this. Here's what it says.
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