Following the full schedule release, many analysts and experts shared their predicted records for each team in the NFL. We put together our own game-by-game predictions for the Los Angeles Rams’ 2026 season, but what do other pundits think?
We rounded up several record predictions for the Rams this season and compiled them below, giving you a look at how highly viewed Los Angeles is entering the 2026 campaign. All but one have the Rams winning at least 12 games, with the only exception being a 9-8 prediction from FOX Sports.
Needless to say, a 9-8 record would be disappointing for the Rams, who have legitimate Super Bowl aspirations after coming up just short the last two seasons. After winning at least 10 games in each of the last three years, it would be a surprise to see the Rams fall short of double-digit wins this year.
Ali Bhanpuri, NFL.com: 12-5
Bhanpuri picked the Rams to finish with the best record in the NFC, securing the top seed in the conference and a first-round bye.
If the Rams end the season holding the Lombardi Trophy, they’ll have earned every ounce of that sterling silver. Their schedule is brutal. They play overseas (in Australia!), on Thanksgiving Eve (a Wednesday!) and on Christmas Day (a Friday!). Their first three tilts are all in prime time, including at Denver in Week 3, which is immediately followed by a trip to Philadelphia before another iso game against Buffalo in Week 5. Their post-bye stretch, from Week 12 on, doesn’t let up even once. But if there’s any team equipped to overcome such a challenging slate, it’s Sean McVay’s club. Time will tell whether a little more immediate help would have made the difference in them securing that priceless hardware.
Tom Blair, NFL.com: 12-5
Blair has the Rams making the playoffs as a wild-card team, earning the fifth seed with a 12-5 record.
Nate Atkins, The Athletic: 12-5
This Rams team looks more complete than it did last season, when it finished 12-5 with the league’s toughest schedule. The Rams added McDuffie and Watson to fix the Achilles’ heel of the secondary, and they should rebound from special teams woes that cost them in nearly every defeat. Los Angeles has the look of a team that could be favored in a wide majority of its games.
Eric D. Williams, FOX Sports: 9-8
The Los Angeles Rams pushed all their chips into the middle of the table for the 2026 season, making a blockbuster trade with the Kansas City Chiefs for versatile slot corner Trent McDuffie and signing his teammate, outside cornerback Jaylen Watson, in free agency, significantly upgrading a defense that let them down in the NFC Championship Game at Seattle. However, Matthew Stafford is 38 years old and played all 17 games last season for the first time since 2021. And slated to back Stafford up is surprising first-round pick Ty Simpson, who has never taken an NFL snap and is a play away from leading a team that is the current betting favorite to win the Super Bowl. The Rams also must make sure Puka Nacua’s off-the-field issues are in the rearview mirror.
Moe Moton, Bleacher Report: 13-4
The Los Angeles Rams have won at least 10 games in three consecutive seasons. Despite his age, Matthew Stafford has been mostly available, except in 2022, when he missed eight games.
As long as Stafford avoids injury, the Rams are Super Bowl contenders. They have a stacked roster with no glaring needs.
Mike Clay, ESPN: 13.2-3.8
Clay uses a more analytical approach to record predictions, but he has the Rams winning about 13 games and losing four of them. With a 13-4 record, the Rams are the No. 1 seed in Clay’s projections.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL analysts predict Rams’ final record for 2026 season
Reporting by Cameron DaSilva, Rams Wire / Rams Wire
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