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The Los Angeles Rams are 2.5-point favorites at Denver for Week 3 of Sunday Night Football, with the total at 44.5. Kickoff is Sunday, September 27, 2026, at 8:20 pm ET from Empower Field at Mile High.
Week 3: Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos
- Kickoff: Sunday, September 27, 2026, 8:20 pm ET
- Stadium: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver
- TV: NBC
- Records going in: Los Angeles Rams 1-1 (first road game), Denver Broncos 1-1 (1-0 at home)
- Spread: Rams -2.5
- Total: 44.5
- Moneyline: Rams -143, Broncos +120
- Odds as of: September 24, 00:10 UTC, median of 11 sportsbooks
The spread is close to settled. Ten of the 11 books have Denver at +2.5 and one has them at +2. The total is looser: 44.5 at six books, 45 at three and 45.5 at two, so an under bettor can shop for a point.
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On the moneyline, -143 means a bettor risks $143 to win $100 on Los Angeles. The Broncos at +120 return $120 profit on a $100 bet. Lines move before Sunday, so check the price again on the day.
Our call, and how they arrive
Our prediction for this game takes Broncos +2.5, and sets +1.5 as the worst price it would take. Denver went 14-3 last season and is a home underdog against a team that went 12-5. The full case, with the charts, is here: Rams at Broncos prediction and odds.
Both teams are 1-1. Denver lost 31-10 at Kansas City on September 14, then beat Jacksonville 20-13 at home on September 20. The Rams lost 27-7 to San Francisco at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Week 1 and beat the Giants 28-6 at SoFi Stadium on Monday night.
The two did not meet in 2025. Both team pages carry each club’s schedule and next game: Los Angeles Rams and Denver Broncos.
Sunday Night Football so far in 2026
The Giants won the first Sunday night game of the season, 28-20 over Dallas at MetLife Stadium on September 13. A week later Kansas City beat Indianapolis 33-30 at Arrowhead Stadium.
Home teams are 2-0 on Sunday night this year. Rams at Broncos is the third game of the Sunday slate.
2026 Sunday Night Football schedule
| Week | Date | Game | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sun, Sep 27 | Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 4 | Detroit Lions at Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 11 | Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 18 | Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 25 | Kansas City Chiefs at Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field |
| 8 | Sun, Nov 1 | Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders | Northwest Stadium |
| 9 | Sun, Nov 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Chicago Bears | Soldier Field |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals | Paycor Stadium |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 22 | Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers | Estadio Banorte, Mexico City |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 29 | New England Patriots at Los Angeles Chargers | SoFi Stadium |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 6 | Houston Texans at Pittsburgh Steelers | Acrisure Stadium |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 13 | Buffalo Bills at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field |
| 15 | Sun, Dec 20 | Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings | U.S. Bank Stadium |
| 16 | Sun, Dec 27 | Jacksonville Jaguars at Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 3 | Philadelphia Eagles at San Francisco 49ers | Levi’s Stadium |
Every game in the table kicks off at 8:20 pm ET on NBC. Week 11 goes to Mexico City, where the 49ers are the home team against Minnesota. Week 18 has no Sunday night game on the schedule yet: all 16 of its games are listed for January 10 with times still to be set.
NBC also carries two games that are not on a Sunday. It opened the season on Wednesday, September 9, when Seattle beat New England 13-10, and it has the Thanksgiving night game on November 26, Chiefs at Bills, at 8:20 pm ET.
Seven teams appear twice in the table: Dallas, Detroit, Green Bay, Minnesota, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and San Francisco. The Packers host both of their games, Dallas on October 18 and Buffalo on December 13.
More NFL odds for the week
The Thursday game has its own page: Thursday Night Football odds, where Green Bay is a 5.5-point favorite over Atlanta. Monday night has one too: Monday Night Football odds, with Philadelphia a 4.5-point favorite at Chicago on September 28.
Week 3 has 16 games, and the predictions for the slate sit on our NFL predictions hub.
Picks from the site’s own handicappers are on the handicappers page.
