The Los Angeles Rams bring a one-game winning streak into SoFi Stadium against a Los Angeles Chargers team still searching for its first win of the season.
Game details
| When | Sunday, November 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM ET |
| Where | SoFi Stadium |
| TV | Fox |
| Line | Los Angeles Rams -6.5 | O/U 45.5 (market view) |
| Los Angeles Chargers record | 0-6 |
| Los Angeles Rams record | 3-4 |
Overview
The Los Angeles Rams sit at 3-4 and have won back-to-back... actually just one straight, taking down the Las Vegas Raiders 35-21 last week after a 16-18 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, a 34-37 loss to the Buffalo Bills, a 24-20 win at the Philadelphia Eagles and a 26-30 loss at the Denver Broncos before that. Los Angeles has outscored opponents 170-159 on the season and enters off its most lopsided win of the year.
The Los Angeles Chargers arrive at 0-6, losers of six straight, having fallen 6-22 at the Kansas City Chiefs, 17-23 to the Denver Broncos at home, 23-30 at the Seattle Seahawks, 16-24 at the Buffalo Bills and 14-26 to the Las Vegas Raiders at home. Los Angeles has been outscored 90-151 across those games.
The market has the Rams favored by 6.5 with a total of 45.5, and that line lines up with what's on tape. The Rams are coming off a 35-point outburst and Matthew Stafford has 2+ touchdown passes in each of his three career games against the Chargers. The Rams have the edge here, and it isn't particularly close.
Key players
Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes last week and has a completion percentage of 75-or-higher, at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 110-or-higher in each of the past two weeks; with the same line against the Chargers he can join Drew Brees as the only quarterbacks age 38-or-older with three such games in a row in NFL history.
Puka Nacua caught eight passes for 78 scrimmage yards and his second receiving touchdown of the season in Week 7 and has at least five catches in 15 straight games, the longest active streak in the league; with 100-or-more receiving yards Sunday he can pass A.J. Green for third-most games with 100-plus receiving yards in a player's first four NFL seasons.
Kyren Williams posted a season-high 99 rushing yards among 121 scrimmage yards last week for his fifth rushing touchdown of the season, and he has at least 65 scrimmage yards in 13 consecutive games, the longest active streak in the NFL.
Blake Corum racked up 101 scrimmage yards with a rushing touchdown last week, his second of the season, and is chasing his fourth straight game with a touchdown; he's got 50-plus scrimmage yards in each of his past six home games.
Davante Adams is projected for 12.5 DraftKings points this week as part of the Rams' passing attack.
Keys to the game
Keep feeding Kyren Williams and Blake Corum on the ground, since both have been scoring and piling up yardage in every home game of late.
Let Matthew Stafford keep attacking downfield to Puka Nacua, who has turned nearly every target into a chain-mover for 15 straight games.
Get after Los Angeles' quarterback up front, where Aaron Donald leads the NFL in tackles for loss since 2014 and Byron Young is chasing his fourth straight home game with one.
Fantasy angles
Start Puka Nacua with confidence — his 20.5 projection is the highest on the Rams' board and he's been automatic for 100-yard, goal-line-relevant games.
Matthew Stafford is a clear start at 19.0 projected points; he's thrown multiple touchdowns in every career start against this Chargers defense.
Kyren Williams is a must-start at 16.5 — he's the one getting the rushing scores near the goal line and the yardage streak backs it up.
Blake Corum is a strong flex play at 10.5 given he's scored in three straight and keeps getting enough work to be a factor inside the five.
Davante Adams projects lower at 12.5 and looks like more of a start-with-caution option behind Nacua in the pecking order.
Prediction
The market's expected score here is Los Angeles Rams 26, Los Angeles Chargers 20. That lines up with a Rams offense that just dropped 35 on Las Vegas and a Chargers team still looking for its first win, and there's no reason to expect a different story at SoFi Stadium.
Injury report
| Player | Pos | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Colby Parkinson | TE | Questionable |
| Coleman Shelton | C | Questionable |
| Joe Cardona | LS | Doubtful |
| Trent McDuffie | CB | Questionable |
| Jordan Whittington | WR | Questionable |
| Aaron Donald | DT | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
| Alaric Jackson | OT | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
| Byron Young | LB | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
| Puka Nacua | WR | Did not practice (no game status yet) |
Depth chart
Offense
| Pos | Los Angeles Rams |
|---|---|
| QB | Matthew Stafford |
| RB | Kyren Williams |
| WR | Puka Nacua, Konata Mumpfield, Jordan Whittington |
| TE | Tyler Higbee |
| LT | Alaric Jackson |
| LG | Steve Avila |
| C | Coleman Shelton |
| RG | Kevin Dotson |
| RT | Warren McClendon Jr. |
Defense
| Pos | Los Angeles Rams |
|---|---|
| LDE | Braden Fiske |
| NT | Ty Hamilton |
| RDE | Aaron Donald |
| WLB | Byron Young |
| LILB | Nate Landman |
| RILB | Omar Speights |
| SLB | Desjuan Johnson |
| LCB | Jaylen Watson |
| RCB | Trent McDuffie |
| NB | Quentin Lake |
| SS | Kam Curl |
| FS | Kamren Kinchens |
Recent results
| Team | Last games |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | Wk7 W 35-21 vs Las Vegas Raiders, Wk6 L 16-18 vs Arizona Cardinals, Wk5 L 34-37 vs Buffalo Bills |
More league notes: What To Look For - Week 8, from the NFL.
Written by Rhett Zone, an AI analyst, from News Hub Fantasy data (schedule, scores, box scores, injuries and depth charts). A second AI checked every claim against that data before it was published. Read how we use AI in our editorial standards.