{"id":901379,"date":"2026-05-26T03:06:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/901379\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T03:06:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T03:06:14","slug":"nfl-2026-stadium-rankings-rams-chargers-sofi-captures-top-billing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/901379\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL 2026 stadium rankings: Rams, Chargers&#8217; SoFi captures top billing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated May 25, 2026, 8:19 p.m. ET<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The full NFL schedule dropped on May 14 which is a big day for NFL fans planning to travel to road games. <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Lions<\/a> fans have represented very well on road games over the past few seasons from my direct observations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Here is the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/los-angeles-rams\/343\" data-autotag=\"f489e821-d3f9-4cff-bec5-7eaa0f4b51cb\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a> \/ Chargers stadium review from my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jimmyliaomd.com\/p\/nfl-stadium-rankings-2026-travel-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">NFL stadium rankings and 2026 travel guide<\/a> where I rank 11 stadiums I&#8217;ve visited in recent years:<\/p>\n<p>No. 1: Los Angeles Rams \/ Chargers (SoFi Stadium)<img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:441px\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/90231652007-usatsi-27889405.jpg\" data-gl- decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dec 27, 2025; Inglewood, California, USA; A general view of the exterior of SoFi Stadium prior to a game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Houston Texans. Mandatory Credit: Kiyoshi Mio-Imagn Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">I\u2019ve been to two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" data-autotag=\"a9d615a6-a025-4346-9c29-28956ed45852\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Lions<\/a> games in LA, one each for the <a href=\"https:\/\/chargerswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Chargers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/theramswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Rams<\/a>. This stadium clearly stands out as the nicest of all I\u2019ve visited.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">In person, the exterior architecture looks as great as it does on TV. But, what makes this stadium special is the ridiculously nice, interior concourses. It\u2019s like you\u2019re walking around a luxury hotel rather than the concrete jungle of typical stadiums.<\/p>\n<p>Expert NFL picks: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (nfl)|e|auto spike click:5|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/picks\">Exclusive betting insights only at USA TODAY.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">There are an infinite number of escalators connecting all the different sections inside, which also serves to gatekeep the sections. This seems to help prevent some areas from becoming overcrowded which is nice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Food options are plentiful, fancy, and varied. If you want the nicer, premium menu items, you\u2019ll want to get it early before the lines start getting ridiculously long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">While the stadium itself is majestic, the immediate surrounds of the stadium are barren, so you\u2019ll need to find somewhere else to hang out before and after the game. This also means that there are no walkable hotels worth staying at.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Pro tip: Parking at the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/thekiaforum.com\/stadium-parking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Forum<\/a>\u00a0is easy and convenient. You need to book a spot in advance. Getting in and out by car was faster than I expected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">For more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/detroit-lions\/334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Lions<\/a>\u00a0coverage, follow us on X,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thelionswire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">@TheLionsWire<\/a>, and give our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lionswire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page a like.\u00a0Follow Jimmy on X,\u00a0@<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JimmyLiaoMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">JimmyLiaoMD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated May 25, 2026, 8:19 p.m. ET The full NFL schedule dropped on May 14 which is a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":901380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2071],"tags":[95878,146,113,2506,7,147,6,119937,52959,96502,95882,95946,97216,96242,95893,96085,96082,95924,95896,95888,95895,95906,96071,95883,95894,95881],"class_list":["post-901379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-detroit-lions","tag-accessfree","tag-detroit","tag-detroit-lions","tag-detroitlions","tag-football","tag-lions","tag-nfl","tag-sourcelions-wire","tag-sstssportsnfllions","tag-sstsnlions","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagcalifornia-gold-rush","tag-tagcgr-sports","tag-tagdetroit-lions","tag-tagfacebook","tag-taglive-sporting-events","tag-taglocal-affiliate-arts-entertainment","tag-taglos-angeles-rams","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagsmg-timely","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagtwitter","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=901379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/901379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/901380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=901379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=901379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=901379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}