Does the NFL love the Rams or hate them?
It’s a facetious question, of course. But after getting a look at the Rams’ 2026 schedule, it’s fair to at least wonder.
On one hand, the league thinks so highly of the Rams that it is featuring them seven times in prime-time games. It’s the surest sign of all that the powers that be value them as a marquee franchise and must-see TV.
And why not, with the ever-popular and camera-ready Sean McVay patrolling the sidelines, an All-Star- caliber roster and quarterback Matthew Stafford coming off an MVP season.
Of course, the NFL wants to showcase all that swagger.
Nothing screams love more than a tip of the cap like that.
On the other hand, it sure seems like the NFL went out of its way to make it as tough as possible on the Rams this year.
Call it a coincidence or the necessary price of being one of the league’s best teams, but forthe Ramsto overtake the Seahawks for NFC West supremacy, let alone earn the top seed in the conference playoffs, they’ll have to navigate the incredibly daunting tightrope the NFL built for them.
One that includes having to prepare for multiple games being played on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday nights, in addition to their standard Sunday games.
It means having to play the NFL’s inauguralThanksgiving Eve gameagainst the Packers and on Christmas night in Seattle against the Seahawks.
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