Sunday’s game will be the third time the Texans have traveled to face the Rams, and just the sixth time these two teams have faced off in the regular season. Maybe that changes the luck for the Texans in this matchup, who have won just once against St. Louis/Los Angeles. Or maybe it won’t be luck but the fact that the Texans have the best team they’ve had in years. But the Rams are no slouch either, obviously.
Both teams were knocked out of the 2024 NFL playoffs in the divisional round on the road. The Rams were stopped in the red zone on a final, potentially game winning drive by the eventual World Champion Philadelphia Eagles, while the Texans lost to the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs.
Enough preamble! Let’s get to Know the Texans’ Foe for the 2025 opener – the Los Angeles Rams.
2025 Schedule
- Week 1 – Houston Texans
- Week 2 – @ Tennessee Titans
- Week 3 – @ Philadelphia Eagles
- Week 4 – Indianapolis Colts
- Week 5 – San Francisco 49ers
- Week 6 – @ Baltimore Ravens
- Week 7 – @ Jacksonville Jaguars
- Week 8 – BYE WEEK
- Week 9 – New Orleans Saint
- Week 10 – @ San Francisco 49ers
- Week 11 – Seattle Seahawks
- Week 12 – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Week 13 – @ Carolina Panthers
- Week 14 – @ Arizona Cardinals
- Week 15 – Detroit Lions
- Week 16 – @ Seattle Seahawks
- Week 17 – @ Atlanta Falcons
- Week 18 – Arizona Cardinals
Rams OFFENSE (in 2024 regular season)
- Rushing Yards Per game – 103.8 ypg (24th in the NFL)
- Passing Yards Per game – 227.5 ypg (10th)
- Total offense per game – 331.4 ypg (15th)
- Turnovers lost – 14 (5 Fumble lost, 9 INT)
Expected Rams starting offense for Week 1
Italics – Rookie | ALL CAPS – New to team in 2025
- QB – Matt Stafford
- RB – Kyren Williams
- WR – Puka Nacua
- WR – DAVANTE ADAMS
- WR – Tutu Atwell
- TE – Tyler Higbee
- LT – Alaric Jackson (probable)
- LG – Steve Avila
- C – SHELTON COLEMAN
- RG – Kevin Dotson
- RT – Rob Havenstein
Key Offensive Non-Starters
- WR – Jordan Whittington
- RB – Blake Corum
- RB – JARQUEZ HUNTER
- TE – Colby Parkinson
- TE – TERRANCE FERGUSON
- QB – Jimmy Garoppolo
- C – Beaux Limmer
