Wk 3 · 2026
Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos — Sun, Sep 27
Sun, Sep 27 ·
Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, CO
· NBC FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
8:20pET
LAR -1.5 · total 43.5 DraftKings opened +3 · 1.5 toward DEN
Ratings differential DEN by 0.3
What is at stake
An interconference game, NFC against AFC. It counts in both overall records — which is what seeding is settled on first — and in neither team’s division or conference record.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The Gridiron King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
1.7 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two rosters that have
been through a draft and a free-agency window since.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense
Defense
Points / game
Points allowed / game
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The Gridiron King’s 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats
The box-score store these rows are built from has not been produced for this league yet, so no preview carries points and yards for and against. The form, trend and series blocks below are built from this site’s own files and are not affected.
Rams form
L 34-37vs BUFW 24-20at PHIL 26-30at DENW 28-6vs NYGL 7-27vs SF
2026 season
Broncos form
W 17-14vs SEAW 23-17at LACL 14-24at SFW 30-26vs LARW 20-13vs JAX
2026 season
Rams this season
Straight up2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Broncos this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | Rams | Broncos |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers NFC | N L 7-27 preview | at L 14-24 preview |
| Bills AFC | vs L 34-37 preview | vs Wk 16 · scheduled preview |
| Cardinals NFC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Raiders AFC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Chargers AFC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at W 23-17 preview |
| Chiefs AFC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at L 10-31 preview |
| Seahawks NFC | at Wk 16 · scheduled preview | vs W 17-14 preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Rams leads 5–1 · Broncos won the last one
6 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
10.3 points toward Rams
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-09-27 | Rams 26 — 30 Broncos | at DEN | Broncos |
| 2022 | 2022-12-25 | Broncos 14 — 51 Rams | at LAR | Rams |
| 2018 | 2018-10-14 | Rams 23 — 20 Broncos | at DEN | Rams |
| 2014 | 2014-11-16 | Broncos 7 — 22 Rams | at LAR | Rams |
| 2010 | 2010-11-28 | Rams 36 — 33 Broncos | at DEN | Rams |
| 2006 | 2006-09-10 | Broncos 10 — 18 Rams | at LAR | Rams |
Rams leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Matthew Stafford QB #9 | 99/162, 1189 YDS, 6 TD, 6 INT |
| Stetson Bennett IV QB #13 | 2/3, 13 YDS | |
| Rushing | Kyren Williams RB #23 | 54 CAR, 294 YDS, 3 TD |
| Blake Corum RB #24 | 33 CAR, 162 YDS | |
| Matthew Stafford QB #9 | 11 CAR, 21 YDS | |
| Receiving | Davante Adams WR #17 | 22 REC, 390 YDS, 2 TD |
| Puka Nacua WR #12 | 14 REC, 199 YDS | |
| Kyren Williams RB #23 | 21 REC, 173 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Tyler Higbee TE #89 | 15 REC, 141 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Quentin Lake S #37 | 31 |
| Nate Landman LB #53 | 29 | |
| Omar Speights LB #48 | 19 | |
| Sacks | Byron Young LB #0 | 3.5 |
| Omar Speights LB #48 | 2 | |
| Wesley Bailey LB #47 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Quentin Lake S #37 | 1 |
| Trent McDuffie CB #22 | 1 | |
| Josh Wallace CB #30 | 1 |
Broncos leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Bo Nix QB #10 | 81/135, 819 YDS, 5 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | J.K. Dobbins RB #27 | 46 CAR, 161 YDS |
| RJ Harvey RB #12 | 12 CAR, 49 YDS | |
| Jonah Coleman RB #20 | 10 CAR, 39 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Jaylen Waddle WR #17 | 16 REC, 185 YDS, 1 TD |
| Pat Bryant WR #13 | 9 REC, 133 YDS, 1 TD | |
| RJ Harvey RB #12 | 20 REC, 132 YDS | |
| Courtland Sutton WR #14 | 9 REC, 86 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Alex Singleton LB #49 | 47 |
| Brandon Jones S #22 | 31 | |
| Talanoa Hufanga S #9 | 21 | |
| Sacks | Zach Allen DE #99 | 3 |
| Malcolm Roach DT #97 | 1 | |
| Eyioma Uwazurike DE #96 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Talanoa Hufanga S #9 | 2 |
| Brandon Jones S #22 | 1 | |
| Riley Moss CB #21 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since signed elsewhere, been traded or retired still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.