LA Rams 2024-25 season schedule complete with instant analysis

The LA Rams have certainly improved from one season ago, and the NFL schedulers have taken notice. Last year, the Rams faced four opponents who were coming off their BYE weeks. Making matters worse, the Rams were scheduled for just one Prime-Time game.

My, how things have changed over the course of one year's time.

If you want a full game-by-game prediction for the LA Rams, that article was published 30 minutes after the official schedule was released. Thanks to leaks and advanced notice of which teams the Rams would face, much of the heavy lifting could be done long before the 2024 NFL schedule was released.

Now, we are looking for friction spots in the Rams schedule that is less about who the team plays and more about when the team plays.

Just as a reminder, here are the 2024 opponents:

HOME (9 games)

• Arizona Cardinals (4-13)
• San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
• Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
• Buffalo Bills (11-6)
• Green Bay Packers (9-8)
• Las Vegas Raiders (8-9)
• Miami Dolphins (11-6)
• Minnesota Vikings (7-10)
• Philadelphia Eagles (11-6)

AWAY (8 games)

• Arizona Cardinals (4-13)
• San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
• Seattle Seahawks (9-8)
• Chicago Bears (7-10)
• Detroit Lions (12-5)
• New England Patriots (4-13)
• New Orleans Saints (9-8)
• New York Jets (7-10)

The 2024 Rams Preseason Schedule (all times PT)

• Week 1, Aug. 11: Dallas Cowboys | 1:25 p.m.
• Week 2, Aug. 17: at Los Angeles Chargers | 4:05 p.m.
• Week 3, Aug. 24: at Houston Texans | 10 a.m.

The 2024 Rams Regular Season Schedule (all times PT)

To make it interesting, I have added the predicted win or loss outcome for each game in the 2024 NFL season from the Game-by-game predictions article.

• Week 1, Sept. 8: at Detroit Lions | 5:20 p.m. | NBC - Sunday Night Football - W
• Week 2, Sept. 15: at Arizona Cardinals | 1:05 p.m. | FOX - W
• Week 3, Sept. 22: San Francisco 49ers | 1:25 p.m. | FOX –  W
• Week 4, Sept. 29: at Chicago Bears | 10 a.m. | FOX - W
• Week 5, Oct. 6: Green Bay Packers | 1:25 p.m. | CBS –  W
• Week 6: BYE
• Week 7, Oct. 20: Las Vegas Raiders | 1:05 p.m. | CBS –  W 
• Week 8, Oct. 24: Minnesota Vikings | 5:15 p.m. | (Thursday Night Football) - Amazon Prime Video | - W
• Week 9, Nov. 3: at Seattle Seahawks | 1:25 p.m. | FOX - W
• Week 10, Nov. 11: Miami Dolphins | 5:15 p.m. | ESPN –  Monday Night Football - L
• Week 11: Nov. 17: at New England Patriots | 10 a.m. | FOX - W
• Week 12, Nov. 24: Philadelphia Eagles | 5:20 p.m. | NBC - Sunday Night Football - L
• Week 13, Dec. 1: at New Orleans Saints | 1:05 p.m. | FOX - W
• Week 14, Dec. 8: Buffalo Bills | 1:25 p.m. | FOX –  W
• Week 15, Dec. 12: at San Francisco 49ers | 5:15 p.m. | Thursday Night Football - Amazon Prime Video* - L
• Week 16, Dec. 22: at New York Jets | 10 a.m. | CBS - L
• Week 17, Dec. 28/29: Arizona Cardinals | TBD | TBD –  W 
• Week 18, Jan.4/5: Seattle Seahawks | TBD | TBD - W

Predicted final record? 13-4

What can we tell about the Rams schedule at first glance?

The schedule is not too foreboding at first glance. The team opens the season with two road games, but does not play their fourth road game until Week 9, when the Rams must travel to face the Seattle Seahawks.

When is the Rams BYE week?

The LA Rams will get an early BYE this season, and it will occur in Week 6.

What is the longest streak of road games for the Rams?

The Rams open the season with two consecutive road games in Weeks 1 and 2 (versus the Detroit Lions and the Arizona Cardinals, respectively). The team has another two week road trip in Weeks 15 and 16, as the team travels to face the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Jets respectively.

What is the longest home stretch for the Rams?

The LA Rams get a month of no travel, playing at home at SoFi Stadium in Weeks 5, 7, and 8. The Rams will spilt the home stand with a Week 6 BYE. The Rams host the Green Bay Packers in Week 5, the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 7, and close out the homestand against the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday Night Football in Week 8.

How many opponents to the Rams face this year off their BYE?

Unlike last season, when the team faced four opponents after their BYE week, the Rams only face one opponent after a BYE week. They are the New Orleans Saints in Week 13, which is a road game for the Rams.

As always, thanks for reading.