Just one year after winning the Lombardi Trophy, the Los Angeles Rams bottomed out in 2022 amidst a rash of injuries and poor play. L.A.’s roster looks much different than it did on their Super Bowl run, and the franchise may have a difficult showing next season as they re-assess their direction. What does the Rams’ 2023 schedule look like?
Los Angeles Rams Schedule and Opponents
While we won’t know the order of the Rams’ 2023 games until the NFL releases its league-wide schedule in mid-May, we do know who Los Angeles’ opponents will be.
Home Games
- Arizona Cardinals
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Commanders
- New Orleans Saints
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
Away Games
- Arizona Cardinals
- San Francisco 49ers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Green Bay Packers
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Indianapolis Colts
Los Angeles Rams Strength of Schedule
Based on 2023 win total projections, the Rams project to have the 15th-easiest NFL schedule next season. As usual, Los Angeles will play each of its NFC West rivals at home and on the road. They will also face the entirety of the NFC East and the AFC North.
Additionally, the Rams will play the two remaining NFC teams that finished in third place in their respective divisions: the Green Bay Packers and the New Orleans Saints. Lastly, Los Angeles will round out its schedule by playing the Indianapolis Colts, who finished third in the AFC South in 2022.
Los Angeles Rams Record Prediction
The Rams limped to a 5-12 record a season ago, but they might not be done bottoming out. While familiar faces like Matthew Stafford, Cooper Kupp, and Allen Robinson remain in place on the offensive side of the ball, Los Angeles’ defense is essentially unrecognizable.
Even the most plugged-in NFL fans may struggle to name any Rams defender aside from future Hall of Fame defensive tackle Aaron Donald and linebacker Ernest Jones. Unproven options like edge rusher Michael Hoecht, cornerbacks Derion Kendrick and Cobie Durant, and safety Russ Yeast will likely be counted on to provide significant snaps.
As the Rams continue to reorganize, they nearly avoided the free agent market altogether. Los Angeles didn’t add any external free agents and re-signed only guard Coleman Shelton and defensive tackle Marquise Copeland. The Rams also acquired tight end Hunter Long when they traded cornerback Jalen Ramsey to the Dolphins.
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This team is biding its time until it has the cap space or draft capital to fully retool. Given the state of the Rams’ depth chart, they’re much closer to the Cardinals than the 49ers and Seahawks in the NFC West.
Maybe Stafford and Kupp can stay healthy and provide a redux of their 2021 production. Maybe Robinson can deliver after two down seasons. Maybe several of L.A.’s young defensive players will be surprising.
That’s a lot of maybes! The Rams’ win total is set at 7.5 — if everything falls in place, Los Angeles could beat that number. But the more likely outcome is probably a 6-11 campaign and a top-10 draft pick in 2024.
