Getty Matthew Stafford of the Los Angeles Rams.
The Los Angeles Rams (1-1) head to Paul Brown Stadium to take on the Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) Week 3 on Monday Night Football.
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The game will be televised on ESPN and ESPN2, but if you don’t have cable, you can watch a live stream for free on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream.
Here’s how:
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of ESPN, ESPN2 and 100-plus other live TV channels on FuboTV, which comes with a free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch Rams vs Bengals live on the FuboTV app or FuboTV website.
Compatible devices for the FuboTV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Fubo credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” ESPN and ESPN2 are included in all of them, and you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free five-day trial:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch Rams vs Bengals live on the DirecTV Stream app or DirecTV Stream website.
Compatible devices for the DirecTV Stream app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your DirecTV Stream credentials to do that.
Sling TV
Another low-priced option if you’ve used up your free trials, Sling TV is the cheapest long-term cable-replacing streaming service that includes this game. ESPN and ESPN2 are included in the “Sling Orange” bundle, which is just $20 for your first month:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch Rams vs Bengals live on the Sling TV app or Sling TV website.
Compatible devices for the Sling TV app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), airTV Mini, Oculus, Portal, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch live on the ESPN app or ESPN.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your Sling credentials to do that.
Rams vs Bengals Preview
The Rams are coming off a 30-23 loss to the San Francisco 49ers last week. Los Angeles quarterback Matthew Stafford went 34-55 for 307 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions, but he didn’t get much help from the ground game. The Rams finished with just 89 rushing yards, and their run defense wasn’t much better.
L.A. gave up 159 yards and three scores on the ground in the loss to San Francisco, but despite the loss, Rams head coach Sean McVay saw some things he liked from his squad.
“I don’t want to say missed out, but I think there’s learning opportunities,” McVay said. “Ultimately, we didn’t come away with the result that we were hunting up, but there was a lot of good things that we can take away. … I thought it was a high-caliber football game.”
Now, they’ll be going up against a Bengals squad that is majorly hobbled.
The primary question for the Bengals heading into this game will be whether or not starting quarterback Joe Burrow plays. Burrow re-aggrivated a previous calf injury late in Cincinnati’s 27-24 Week 2 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, and he’s doubtful to play. Burrow went 27-41 for 222 yards, two TDs and an interception in the team’s Week 2 loss, and the team isn’t saying whether or not he’ll be starting Week 3.
“We’ll see,” Cincinnati head coach Zac Taylor said. “He’s look good and we’ll take it day-to-day. We still have another 48 hours.”
“That may not be my decision to make. My job is to go out and play. That’s what I’m preparing to do,” Burrow said. “I’m preparing like I’m going to go out and play a Monday Night Football game. Whether that happens, I don’t know but I’m going to be prepared.”
If Burrow doesn’t go, backup QB Jake Browning will get his first career start. Regardless, the Rams are preparing for Burrow. “Yeah, as of right now, yes. We’ve prepared for that,” McVay said about Burrow starting. “Whether it’s Joe or whether it’s (Bengals QB Jake) Browning it’s going to be a really great challenge for us. That’s our expectation and we’ll go with that until I hear otherwise.”
The Bengals lead the all-time series against the Rams, 8-7. The most recent game between the two was in Super Bowl 56, when Stafford and the Rams beat Burrow and the Bengals, 23-20.