We’ve known the Los Angeles Rams‘ 2025 opponents for months but the NFL revealed the full regular-season schedule on Wednesday night to show when they will face each team. It’s hard not to like the way the league laid out the Rams’ 17 games, giving them a mid-season bye in Week 8 and no three-game road trips.

The teams they have to face are difficult and talented, but it’s manageable for Sean McVay’s squad – especially given the timing of their marquee matchups with teams like the Ravens and Eagles.

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Here are seven key takeaways from the Rams’ schedule.

Only one outdoor game in the final five weeks

The Rams will be playing inside a lot late in the year. Their only outdoor game in the final five weeks is at Seattle on Dec. 18, a Thursday night matchup where the weather will probably be cold and potentially rainy.

They play the Panthers in Week 13 but after that, they’ll be indoors against the Cardinals, Lions, Falcons and Cardinals. In the second half of the season, they’ll only play two outdoor games in the final 10 weeks. That’s good news, especially considering how many East Coast trips are on the schedule.

Philadelphia and Baltimore trips come before the weather gets cold

Speaking of East Coast treks, the Rams will get two cold-weather cities out of the way early. They’ll face the Eagles in Week 3, which should come with some mild weather on Sept. 21. They’ll then play the Ravens in Baltimore on Oct. 12, another game that won’t feature any snow or adverse weather conditions (hopefully).

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Had the NFL put either of these games in November or December, the Rams could’ve been facing some snow or frigid temperatures. The league did them a favor by putting both the Eagles and Ravens early on.

Five early kickoffs

It’s never easy for a West Coast team to kick off in the 10 a.m. PT window but the Rams will do that often. They have early games against the Titans and Eagles in Weeks 2 and 3, as well as against the Ravens in Week 6 and the Panthers in Week 13. It’s surprising that neither the Eagles nor the Ravens game was put in the late-afternoon window or in prime time.

The Rams will also play the Jaguars in London in Week 7, a 6:30 p.m. PT kickoff at Wembley Stadium. They’ll have a bye week after and will be on the East Coast the week prior, but these early kickoffs will be challenging.

Heavy emphasis on divisional games in second half

The Rams only play one divisional game before Week 9. That’s a Week 5 matchup with the 49ers. After Week 9, they’ll play five divisional games in the last nine weeks. Playoff seeding and divisional races often come down to beating rivals, so the Rams will have to take care of business in the second half of the season.

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The only non-NFC West games after Week 9 are against the Bucs, Panthers, Lions and Falcons.

Two Thursday night games but some extra rest after the last one

The Rams got the short end of the stick by having to play two Thursday night games, meaning they’ll be playing those contests with short rest: Week 5 against the 49ers (following Colts game) and Week 16 against the Seahawks (following Lions game).

The good news is they will have some extra rest after each of those games, particularly following their Week 16 game against the Seahawks; they play the Falcons on Monday Night Football the following week, so it’ll be like a mini-bye.

No three-game road trips

At no point this season will the Rams have to play three consecutive road games. It’s rare for a team to do that but it’s not unprecedented – and it can really wear on a team when that happens. They’ll have back-to-back road games four times (Weeks 2 and 3, 6 and 7, 13 and 14, 16 and 17) but those are mostly manageable road trips.

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They could choose to stay out east between Week 2 and 3 when they face the Titans and Eagles, and they’ll be in Baltimore before flying to London for their Week 7 game against Jacksonville.

Won’t face any teams coming off a bye

One underrated benefit of the Rams’ schedule is they won’t face a team coming off a bye. That means no one will have a significant rest advantage against them, leveling the playing field in each matchup. In 2023, they faced four teams coming off a bye and last year, they played just one team following a bye.

This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: Rams 2025 schedule: 7 key takeaways from LA’s regular-season slate