Coming off an opening week 20-12 win on the road against the Kansas City Chiefs, the Los Angeles Rams return home and roll out the welcome mat for the New Orleans Saints. The Week 2 matchup at SoFi Stadium is set for Saturday August 22, with kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. PST.
It will be a long week for the Saints, along with Week 2 of the NFL preseason, they will have participated in two controlled scrimmages this week. They took on the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday and are mixing it up with the Rams today.
New Orleans second-year coach Kellen Moore approaches preseason games similarly to L.A. head man Sean McVay, he sits a lot of his contributors and generally puts the bottom half of his roster into action. The Rams took it a bit farther and did not play 41 players.
Hard to put a finger on how this game will play out, with all the bottom of the roster players involved, there’s reason to think it could recede into a mistake-filled snooze fest. That said, both teams are still in the process of settling quarterback food chains, including QB#2. The Saints aired it out 42 in Week 1 while the Rams threw it 31, fans could see a passing shoot out.
Here’s how to follow the game!
Watch on TV live
TV Coverage: Although there will be no live national telecast, NFL Network will show a replay at 10 p.m.
Locally, CBS LA (along with its affiliates) will broadcast the game live
Local Play-By-Play: JB Long
Local Color Analysts: Rob Havenstein and Jourdan Rodrigue
Local Sideline Reporter: Darren Haynes
Preseason TV affiliates:
- KOAT ABC 7 – Albuquerque, NM
- KTVB NBC 7 – Boise, ID
- BAK CBS 29 – Bakersfield, CA
- KSEE NBC 24 – Fresno, CA
- KESQ ABC 3 – Palm Springs, CA
- KCRA NBC 3 – Sacramento, 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
- NJUD CW 8 – Juneau, AK
Streaming
In past seasons, a live stream was available on the following platforms if the game is available on TV in the local market. Unsure if this is available in 2026, for preseason or regular.
- Rams official mobile app
- therams.com
For the whole season in general, Rams fans can also stream, but not limited to: NFL+, NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube, Peacock, Paramount+, and many others.
Listen on radio
Local Radio coverage: ESPN LA 710 AM and 93.1 Jack FM (simulcast)
- Play-by-Play: Camryn Irwin
- Color Analyst: Maurice Jones-Drew
- Sideline reporter: D’Marco Farr
ESPNLA’s affiliate radio stations
Domestic Markets:
- KMET/1490 AM & 98.1 FM – Banning, CA
- KFIG/790 AM – Fresno, 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
- KMZQ/670 AM – Las Vegas, NV
- KNZR/1560 AM & 97.7 FM – Bakersfield,
- KVTA/1590 AM – Oxnard/Ventura,
- KTMS/990 AM – Santa Barbara, CA
- 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
Spanish Radio’s affiliate radio stations:
- KCAL/1410 AM – San Bernardino and Riverside, CA
- KOXR 910 AM – Oxnard and Ventura, CA
SiriusXM Radio coverage:
- Channel 225 – NFL Play-by-Play
Social media coverage
Instagram: @rams
Facebook: /rams
X (formerly known as Twitter): @RamsNFL
TikTok: @rams
