The Los Angeles Rams remain home at SoFi Stadium for Week 2 of the NFL preseason, taking on their housemates, the Los Angeles Chargers. Kickoff is set for Saturday August 16 at 4 p.m. PST. Both teams won their opening contests, the Rams dropping the Dallas Cowboys 31-21 and the Chargers knocking off the New Orleans Saints 27-13.
The two teams were supposed to meet in mid-week live scrimmage, but Chargers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh cancelled, claiming that his injury list was too deep. In a complete turnaround,
Harbaugh later this week dropped the biggest news of the matchup, the Chargers plan on playing their starting lineups. It’s not expected to be extended work, but for at least a series or two. This includes quarterback Justin Herbert, who will see action in the first preseason game of his career.
The Rams are not expected to deviate from their modus operandi. Last week 34 players sat out and that number is only likely to go up. Sean McVay’s second and third team troopers, dominant at times last week, will face a much tougher situation against the Chargers #1’s.
Who to watch out for? On offense, look for QB Stetson Bennett to take another step forward, staying in command, distributing the ball, and moving the chains with his feet. The youngsters on the offensive line face a big step up in class after setting the tone in Week 1. On defense, the smallish off-ball linebackers, Chris Paul and Shaun Dolac need to navigate a physical offense and all the backup secondary players are in a roster battle scrum, looking to show out for one or two open spots.
Here’s how to follow the game!
WATCH ON TV LIVE
- TV Coverage: KABC-7 (locally in Los Angeles, plus other TV partners – see below)
- Play-by-Play: J.B. Long
- Color Analysts: Mina Kimes and Maurice Jones-Drew
- Sideline reporter: Curt Sandoval
TV affiliate stations:
Domestic Markets:
NJUD CW 8 – Juneau, AK
KOAT ABC 7 – Albuquerque, NM
KBAK CBS 29 – Bakersfield, CA
KFSN ABC 30 – Fresno, CA
KESQ ABC 3 – Palm Springs, CA
KEYT ABC 3 – Santa Barbara/Santa Maria/San Luis Obispo, CA
KGTV ABC 10 – San Diego, CA
KHII Channel 9 – Honolulu, HI
KJZZ Channel 14 – Salt Lake City, UT
KNSN Nevada Sports Net – Reno, NV
NYUR CW 13 – Anchorage, AK
NATN CW 2 – Fairbanks, AK
International Markets:
- Seven – Australia
- Tencent – China
- TV Azteca – Mexico
STREAMING
A live stream will be available on the following platforms if the game is available on TV in the local market:
Also, but not limited to: NFL+, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, and many others.
LISTEN ON RADIO
Local Radio coverage: ESPN LA 710 AM
- Play-by-Play: Jorge Sedano
- Color Analyst: D’Marco Farr
ESPNLA’s affiliate radio stations:
Domestic Markets:
- KMET/1490 AM & 98.1 FM – Banning, CA
- KFIG/790 AM – Fresno, CA
- KAVL/610 AM & 106.7 FM – Lancaster, CA
- KRHQ/102.3 FM – Palm Springs, CA
- KTIE/590 AM – Riverside, CA
- KGB/760 AM – San Diego, CA
- KXTK/1280 AM & 101.7 FM – San Luis Obispo, CA
- KSMA/1240 AM & 99.5 FM – Santa Maria, CA
- KSHP/1400 AM & 107.1 – Las Vegas, NV
- KVLI/1140 AM & 103.7 FM – Bakersfield, CA
- KVTA/1590 AM – Oxnard/Ventura, CA
- KTMS/990 AM – Santa Barbara, CA
- KIXW/960 AM – Victorville, CA
- KXO/107.5 FM – El Centro, CA
- KOVO/960 AM – Provo, UT
- KIKI/990 AM – Honolulu, HI
- International Markets:
- LiSTNR App – Australia
- W Radio – Mexico
- Spanish Radio coverage: Tu Liga Radio 1330 AM
- Play-by-Play: Troy Santiago
- Color Analyst: Ricardo Lopez
- Tu Liga Radio’s affiliate radio stations:
- KTMZ/1220 AM – Pomona, CA
- KCAL/1410 AM – San Bernardino and Riverside, CA
- KOXR 910 AM – Oxnard and Ventura, Ca
SOCIAL MEDIA COVERAGE
Instagram: @rams
Facebook: /rams
X (formerly known as Twitter): @RamsNFL
TikTok: @rams
