The Los Angeles Rams’ 2025 regular season opponents have been revealed, which include teams from the AFC South and NFC South in addition to their usual slate against the NFC West.
The Rams will host the Arizona Cardinals, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at SoFi Stadium. That amounts to three home games against playoff teams from the 2024 season.
The Rams’ road opponents for the 2025 season are the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Philadelphia Eagles, Tennessee Titans, Cardinals, Seahawks and 49ers.
The Rams will have an extra road matchup in 2025 as part of the NFL’s 17-game schedule. The additional road game is traveling to Baltimore to take on the Ravens.
The Rams have only two road games against playoff teams from the 2024 season, but it is worth noting that the Falcons narrowly missed the postseason.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals, Seahawks and 49ers should all be improved next year. Arizona and Seattle were in the NFC West race for most of the 2024 season, while San Francisco will be looking to bounce back after injuries derailed their year.
The Rams’ matchups against the Eagles, Lions and Ravens are a byproduct of the team winning the NFC West in 2024. The full 2025 NFL schedule, including dates and kickoff times, will be announced in mid-May.
Rams’ Sean McVay praises Vikings ahead of NFL Wild Card Weekend
As the Rams prepare to take on the Minnesota Vikings during NFL Wild Card Weekend, head coach Sean McVay offered high praise for the team’s opponent. “Excellent team. You look at it, 14-3,” McVay said of the Vikings.
“Obviously, we’re very familiar with their coaching staff. The respect, the admiration, and what a great job [Vikings Head Coach] Kevin [O’Connell], [Offensive Coordinator] Wes [Phillips], [Senior Offensive Assistant] Chris O’Hara, and [Assistant Inside Linebackers Coach] Thad Bogardus did when they were here.
“Defensively, they’ve been excellent. They pose a lot of different problems. Offensively, Kevin does an excellent job of accentuating guy’s skill sets. Obviously [Vikings Quarterback] Sam [Darnold] has had a great year. It’s cool to see [Vikings Running Back] Cam Akers do his thing and make some plays for them over the last few weeks. [Vikings Running Back] Aaron Jones is dangerous.
“Their receivers are obviously well-documented. [Vikings Wide Receiver] Justin Jefferson is as unique as it gets. They move him around and do a great job of putting him in a variety of spots. I think [Vikings Wide Receiver] Jordan Addison is an excellent football player that…you see, he’s a number one receiver on other teams. You’ve seen [Vikings Wide Receiver Jalen] Nailor make a bunch of plays and getting [Vikings Tight End T.J.] Hockenson back has been big for them with the different things that he can provide, not exclusive to just the pass game.
“It’s a great challenge. They’re really good on [special] teams. Obviously, [Vikings Special Teams Coordinator] Matt Daniels is their coordinator who is here with us. It’s going to be a great challenge, but it’s NFL playoff football so we’re excited about it and we’re diving into that preparation as we speak.”
