Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
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FINAL · DEN 30–26·Sunday 2026-09-27·Empower Field at Mile High·closed DEN -1.5 · O/U 43.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
✚ Pat Surtain II (LCB) — Out✚ Riley Moss (RCB) — Out
Field
outdoors · grass
Weather
no forecast yet
Rest
LA 6d · DEN 7d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
LA form
2-2PF 85 · PA 83Home 1-1Away 1-1
QB Matthew Stafford 122–120–1 as starter · playoffs 7–6 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2009
DEN form
3-2PF 97 · PA 111Home 2-0Away 1-2
QB Bo Nix 27–12 as starter · playoffs 1–1 · last 10: 7–3 · since 2024
| LA | Season efficiency | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| 0.026 | Off EPA / play | -0.066 |
| 47 | Off success % | 39.9 |
| 10.1 | Off explosive % | 6.6 |
| 44 | 3rd-down conv % | 34.4 |
| -0.122 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.025 |
| 39.3 | Def success % allowed | 40.6 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
LA staff
HCSean McVay3–2 vs PaytonOCNate Scheelhaase0–1 vs JosephDCChris Shula0–1 vs Webb
4th-down go 23.2% · PROE -0.1 · no-huddle 8.3%
DEN staff
HCSean Payton2–3 vs McVayOCDavis Webb1–0 vs ShulaDCVance Joseph1–0 vs Scheelhaase
4th-down go 15.8% · PROE +0.6 · no-huddle 12.7%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
Sean McVay3–2Sean PaytonMcVay leadsboth as head coaches, any team, 1999–
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Yards | Winning coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | LA @ DEN | 26–30 | 482–261 | Sean Payton |
| 2019-09-15 | NO @ LA | 9–27 | 244–383 | Sean McVay |
| 2019-01-20 | LA @ NO | 26–23 | 378–292 | Sean McVay |
| 2018-11-04 | LA @ NO | 35–45 | 485–489 | Sean Payton |
| 2017-11-26 | NO @ LA | 20–26 | 346–418 | Sean McVay |
LA offense vs DEN defense
Nate Scheelhaase(OC)0–1Vance Joseph(DC)Joseph leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | LA | DEN | 26–30 | 482 | -4 | L |
DEN offense vs LA defense
Davis Webb(OC)1–0Chris Shula(DC)Webb leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | DEN | LA | 30–26 | 261 | +4 | W |
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-27 | LA @ DEN | 26–30 | DEN | Sean McVay / Sean Payton |
| 2022-12-25 | DEN @ LA | 14–51 | LA | Nathaniel Hackett / Sean McVay |
| 2018-10-14 | LA @ DEN | 23–20 | LA | Sean McVay / Vance Joseph |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded