Los Angeles Rams fans, you can finally set your calendars for this fall. The Rams' complete 2026 schedule has arrived. They'll open the year in Melbourne to take on the San Francisco 49ers, and will close the year at home against the Seattle Seahawks. Here is the Rams' full regular-season slate, and how we think they'll do in 2026. Week 1: Sept. 10 (Thursday) vs. San Francisco 49ers (in Melbourne)Week 2: Sept. 21 (Monday) vs. New York GiantsWeek 3:Sept. 27 at Denver BroncosWeek 4: Oct. 4 at Philadelphia EaglesWeek 5:Oct. 12 (Monday) vs. Buffalo BillsWeek 6:Oct. 18 vs. Arizona CardinalsWeek 7:Oct. 25 at Las Vegas RaidersWeek 8: Nov. 1 vs. Los Angeles ChargersWeek 9: Nov. 8 at Washington CommandersWeek 10: Nov. 15 at Arizona CardinalsWeek 11: BYEWeek 12: Nov. 25 (Wednesday) vs. Green Bay PackersWeek 13:Dec. 3 (Thursday) vs. Kansas City ChiefsWeek 14: Dec. 13 at San Francisco 49ersWeek 15: Dec. 20 vs. Dallas CowboysWeek 16: Dec. 25 at Seattle Seahawks (Christmas)Week 17: TBD at Tampa Bay BuccaneersWeek 18: TBD vs. Seattle Seahawks Unlike most prognosticators, our Eric D. Williams believes the Rams will fall short of having the top record in the NFC West this season. He's predicting Los Angeles to go 9-8. "Matthew Stafford is 38 years old and played all 17 games last season for the first time since 2021. And slated to back Stafford up is surprising first-round pick Ty Simpson, who has never taken an NFL snap and is a play away from leading a team that is the current betting favorite to win the Super Bowl," Williams wrote. "The Rams also must make sure Puka Nacuas off-the-field issues are in the rearview mirror. The Rams' projected win total for the 2026 season currently sits at 11.5 wins at FanDuel Sportsbook. Their odds to win the Super Bowl sit at +700, making them the favorites to win it all. Their odds to make the playoffs are -330. After a few offseasons of taking a break from the approach, the Rams embraced their "F them picks" mantra again in March when they traded for Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie. Los Angeles surrendered its first-round pick, along with a few other selections, to get the All-Pro corner. But the Rams weren't done there, signing Chiefs cornerback Jaylen Watson in free agency. They also re-signed safety Kam Curl to help ensure their secondary would improve from last season. Los Angeles also made arguably the most surprising move of the offseason when it selected Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson with the 13th overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Simpson will compete with Stetson Bennett IV to be Matthew Stafford's backup for 2026. Following the draft, our Ralph Vacchiano placed the Rams at No. 1 in his power rankings. "Theyre still the most talented team in the NFL, but they couldve locked that in by picking an actual impact player at No. 13," Vacchiano wrote. Los Angeles' draft haul, meanwhile, earned a D grade from our draft analyst, Rob Rang. "I was hoping for more and I think many Rams fans feel the same," Rang wrote.

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Kaoru Mitoma in action for Brighton (Glyn KIRK)An emotional Hajime Moriyasu said Japan had lost "a major presence" in Kaoru Mitoma after he was forced to leave the injured winger out of his World Cup squad on Friday.Mitoma missed the cut after medical staff decided he did not have enough time to recover from a hamstring injury he suffered during Brighton's 3-0 win over Wolves in the Premier League last weekend.The 28-year-old is one of Japan's best players and scored the winner in their 1-0 friendly victory over England at Wembley in March.Japan have been drawn with the Netherlands, Sweden and Tunisia in Group F and they start their campaign against the Dutch in Arlington, Texas on June 14.Moriyasu became teary-eyed as he discussed the players missing from his 26-man squad in front of around 300 reporters in Tokyo, but said they have enough strength in depth to cope."I think everyone who has watched Japan play can see that Mitoma is a major presence in the team," he said."But last year we played Brazil in a friendly and we beat them for the first time, and Mitoma wasn't available to play in that game."That reflects the team concept, that anyone can come into the lineup and the team still performs."Mitoma played a key role in Japan's shock wins over Germany and Spain at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, where they eventually lost on penalties to Croatia in the last 16."This will hurt him more than it hurts anyone," Moriyasu said."I hope once he gets over this, he will recover as quickly as possible and get back to playing with total freedom."Monaco forward Takumi Minamino also missed out after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in late December.- Endo, Kamada in -Ajax's Takehiro Tomiyasu made the squad despite not having played for Japan since June 2024 because of injuries.Crystal Palace's Daichi Kamada, Liverpool's Wataru Endo and Real Sociedad's Takefusa Kubo were all included.Wolfsburg's Kento Shiogai, who won his first cap in Japan's 1-0 win over Scotland in Glasgow in March, also made the cut.Defender Yuto Nagatomo was included for what will be his fifth World Cup at the age of 39.Moriyasu has said Japan are aiming to win the World Cup and he was in no mood to change his mind despite Mitoma's absence."The World Cup is a special stage but that doesn't mean we'll do things any differently," he said."I believe the World Cup is an extension of the process we've followed up to now, and I tell the players that the process is what matters most."SquadGoalkeepers: Zion Suzuki (Parma/ITA), Keisuke Osako (Sanfrecce Hiroshima), Tomoki Hayakawa (Kashima Antlers)Defenders: Yuto Nagatomo (FC Tokyo), Shogo Taniguchi (Sint-Truiden/BEL), Ko Itakura (Ajax/NED), Tsuyoshi Watanabe (Feyenoord/NED), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Ajax/NED), Hiroki Ito (Bayern Munich/GER), Ayumu Seko (Le Havre/FRA), Yukinari Sugawara (Werder Bremen/GER), Junnosuke Suzuki (Copenhagen/DEN)Midfielders/forwards: Wataru Endo (Liverpool/ENG), Junya Ito (Genk/BEL), Daichi Kamada (Crystal Palace/GER), Koki Ogawa (NEC/NED), Daizen Maeda (Celtic/SCO), Ritsu Doan (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Ayase Ueda (Feyenoord/NED), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United/ENG), Keito Nakamura (Reims/FRA), Kaishu Sano (Mainz/GER), Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad/ESP), Yuito Suzuki (Freiburg/GER), Kento Shiogai (Wolfsburg/GER), Keisuke Goto (Sint-Truiden/BEL)amk/pst

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