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Los Angeles Rams at Washington Commanders

Scheduled · Kickoff

2026 Regular season · Week 9 · Northwest Stadium

Dated schedule recordUpdated

Future kickoffs are subject to scheduling changes. Unconfirmed slots are withheld. Times are normalized by WHYNFL.

Los Angeles Rams—Away
Washington Commanders—Home

Game details

Venue address
1600 Ring Road, Landover, MD 20785, US
Address checked

Matchup preview

Los Angeles Rams 1–2 · Road 0–1 · Streak L1 · Power Index No. 10 · 7 days of rest
Washington Commanders 1–2 · Home 1–0 · Streak W1 · Power Index No. 26 · 7 days of rest
2026 regular season, per game · LAR 3 games, WAS 3 games
MetricLARWAS
Points per game20.320th25.013th
Points allowed per game21.012th30.731st
Total yards per game417.71st314.020th
Passing yards per game295.03rd184.728th
Rushing yards per game133.77th132.08th
Turnovers per game2.027th0.31st
Sacks allowed per game1.77th1.03rd
Penalty yards per game61.319th46.78th

Highlighted values are the better side of each line; small figures are the league rank among clubs with games (1st = best). Points come from final scores; yardage, turnovers, sacks and penalties from team statistics.

Los Angeles Rams: recent results

  1. L 26–30 @ DEN Week 3
  2. W 28–6 vs NYG Week 2
  3. L 7–27 vs SF Week 1

Washington Commanders: recent results

  1. W 33–31 vs SEA Week 3
  2. L 20–37 @ DAL Week 2
  3. L 22–24 @ PHI Week 1

Los Angeles Rams: season leaders

Passing
Matthew Stafford 872 yds · 3 g
Rushing
Kyren Williams 214 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Davante Adams 358 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Byron Young 1.0 · 2 g

Washington Commanders: season leaders

Passing
Marcus Mariota 294 yds · 2 g
Rushing
Jacory Croskey-Merritt 142 yds · 3 g
Receiving
Terry McLaurin 141 yds · 3 g
Sacks
Sonny Styles 1.0 · 3 g

Los Angeles Rams: injury report

  • Questionable Quentin Lake NB
  • Questionable Zech McPhearson

9 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 8. Full report

Washington Commanders: injury report

  • Out Charles Omenihu RDE
  • Out Marcus Mariota QB
  • Out Nick Cross SS
  • Out Percy Butler FS
  • Out Stefon Diggs WR
  • Out Tyler Owens SS
  • Questionable Terry McLaurin WR

7 on reserve lists. Latest entry Oct 10. Full report

Head-to-head since 1999

LAR 7 · WAS 7 in 14 meetings (regular season and playoffs).

  1. 2023 · Week 15 WAS 20, LAR 28
  2. 2020 · Week 5 LAR 30, WAS 10
  3. 2017 · Week 2 WAS 27, LAR 20
  4. 2015 · Week 2 LAR 10, WAS 24
  5. 2014 · Week 14 LAR 24, WAS 0

Full series history

From WHYNFL's results archive, which begins in 1999.

Game notes

Win probability

LAR 64.4% · WAS 35.3%

Matchup quality 65.5 / 100

Model estimate, updated Sep 28, 2026. Not a WHYNFL prediction.

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