Getty Geno Smith of the Seattle Seahawks.
The Los Angeles Rams (0-0) will head to Lumen Field to take on the Seattle Seahawks (0-0) on Sunday, September 10.
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The game will be televised on Fox in select markets. If the game is out of your market, the only way to watch in the US is via Sunday Ticket on YouTube.
If the game is in your market but you don’t have cable, you can watch a free live stream on FuboTV or DirecTV Stream.
Here’s how:
FuboTV
You can watch a live stream of Fox 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 the Rams vs Seahawks 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 the game live on the Fox Spots app or FoxSports.com. You’ll need to sign in to a cable provider to watch this way, but you can use your FuboTV credentials to do that.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Fox is 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 the Rams vs Seahawks 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 the game live on the Fox Sports app or FoxSports.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
If you’ve used up all your free trials for other streaming services, Sling TV is the cheapest long-term streaming service that includes this game. Fox (live in select markets) is included in the “Sling Blue” bundle, which is just $20 for your first month:
Once signed up for Sling TV, you can watch the Rams vs Seahawks 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 the game live on the Fox Sports app or FoxSports.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.
If You Live in Canada: DAZN
Viewers in Canada can watch a live stream of every NFL game (preseason, regular season, postseason), NFL Network and NFL RedZone on DAZN, which comes with a free trial:
Once signed up, viewers in Canada can watch the Rams vs Seahawks live on the DAZN app or DAZN website.
Compatible devices for the DAZN app include Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Samsung Smart TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
Rams vs Seahawks Preview
The Rams finished with a 5-12 overall record last year, the worst mark of head coach Sean McVay’s tenure. Los Angeles will be without star wide receiver Cooper Kupp, but they will have starting quarterback Matthew Stafford back after the veteran QB missed much of the 2022 season due to injury.
“Just dealing with some soft tissue stuff, just trying to get him to feel back to normal, and when that ends up occurring, then we’ll have him back. But in the meantime, he will not be playing for us,” McVay said about his star receiver.
Not having Kupp will be a huge handicap for Stafford and the offense, so McVay and company will have to be creative. L.A. averaged just over 18 points a game on offense last year, while allowing 22.6 points per contest on the defensive side.
As for Seattle, the Seahawks went 9-8 last year behind veteran QB Geno Smith, who threw for 4,282 yards, 30 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 17 games last season. Smith led an offense that put up just under 24 points a game. On the defensive side, the Seahawks allowed 23.6 points a game.
Pete Carroll is 8-5 in season openers as coach of the Seahawks, and he’s not about to overlook the Rams defense led by perennial All-Pro Aaron Donald.
“They’re going to have really grooved schemes that they run on offense and the things that they do will all be great choices and fit their personnel and all of that and they’ll plan against us really well,” Carroll said about the Rams. “And on the other side of the ball on defense, Raheem does a great job with their stuff. They’ll be fitting things to their personnel more than they have, I think, in the past. They’ve got some really good young coverage guys that can play that they might adjust a little bit there.”
Seattle leads the all-time series, 27-22, and the Seahawks also swept the season series last year, most recently winning Week 18’s 19-16 overtime win, a victory that sent the Seahawks to the playoffs. With this being a divisional matchup, expect both teams to bring extra.
Kevin Kugler and Mark Sanchez will serve as commentators for the televised broadcast. Laura Okmin will be the sideline reporter.