The Los Angeles Rams‘ 2025 regular season schedule won’t be released until May 14, but we’ve known who they’ll face for awhile. L.A. will play the entire NFC West, NFC South, AFC South, the Philadelphia Eagles, the Detroit Lions and the Baltimore Ravens.
A lot of those games will be fun to watch as the Rams plan to contend for a Super Bowl and defend their divisional crown, but NFL.com’s Kevin Patra thinks one of their matchups will be among the 10 best to watch in 2025.
Patra picked the Rams’ upcoming away game against the Ravens as the No. 3 game to watch this season because it will be a rematch of the sensational Week 14 overtime loss to Baltimore in 2023.
“This one might fly under the radar for many fans, but not for me,” Patra wrote. “Do you remember the last time these clubs faced off? They gave us more fireworks than the Fourth of July in one of the best games of the 2023 season, an OT barnburner capped off by a 76-yard Tylan Wallace punt-return TD.
“The defenses on both sides might have improved since, but even so, any time Lamar Jackson and Matthew Stafford are on the field, explosives ensue. The matchups in this one are enticing: Jackson weaving around one of the best defensive fronts in football to create big plays with his arm and legs; Stafford bullying the Ravens secondary with big-bodied wideouts Puka Nacua and Davante Adams. Grrrrrr. I can’t believe we have to wait months for this game!”
The rematch element plush the addition of Adams makes this super compelling on its own. And depending on when the game occurs, it could have major playoff implications. Both the Rams and Ravens should be vying for their respective divisional crowns and a high playoff seed. If it happens earlier, this will just be another blockbuster matchup between two NFL heavyweights.