Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs | 2026 Preseason Week 1

And he's got his hands up in the air coming off the field like wait, what is going on? But, but Peter Woods went in to replace him in the middle. Again, it's Hunter the ball carrier and he gets it to the 33 yard line. Kenneth Walker is the running back. And they're going to move fields to his left and he completes the pass. Jalen Royals makes the catch. He's had a really good training camp up to this point. He's going to have a lot of opportunity here in the preseason because of the way they're holding back Patrick Mahomes coming off of that injury. Field sets up the screen. Brashard Smith making guys miss. First down and more for Smith. And he's dragged down at the 41 yard line. Second and 17. On the delay, it's Brashard Smith and he cannot break the tackle. Third and 18. Justin Fields, good protection. And he completes it. It's not going to be nearly enough for the first down. Incredible to me the way people respond to him. The Rams with it first and 10. Xavier Smith makes the catch, Rams first down. But Andy's a lot more than just a head coach. Just the way he coaches them up. It's, it's pretty special the bond they all have. Rams keep it on the ground. It's Hunter and he gets to the edge. And Hunter will pick up another Rams first down. Finally forced out of bounds by Melvin Smith. Gain of 13 yards on the play for the Rams. Good bounce. So far he's doing well. They love his mentality. They refer to him, he's like a bulldog out there. They hand it off to Waters and Waters fighting hard for extra yards and he's close to another first down. They keep it on the ground with Hunter and that's a really good tackle. Behind Tranquil and Bolden. But Bassett coming up with a nice tackle there. Play action for Bennett. On the move gets it to Brennan Presley and Presley first down and more for the Rams is a good looking drive here for the Los Angeles Rams. Alohi Gilman forces him out of bounds. He's going to be a key contributor in the secondary. 21 yards on the play. Well, that's what you're gonna see a lot of in the preseason. We've seen both sides running this early in the game. And that's just the bootleg. Bennett hands it off. It's Hunter and big hole there. Hunter. To the 12 yard line. And they throw for the first down. They complete it. They get it to Mark Redmond the tight end. Bennett with time to the end zone. Fight for it. Incomplete. Great defense. Jaden Hicks makes the play for the Chiefs. Well defended and now the Rams will attempt a short field goal. Well Bennett gets away from it. He throws it a little bit short. Hicks undercuts it. I thought he was going to come up with the interception. Got to lay that more to the boundary. But a good break up there. Harrison Meebus on for a 25 yard field goal attempt. The kick is up and it is good. So the Rams march it down the field. Being able to pick that up and step in the huddle and that was one of the things that coach has been impressed with. That is complete. It's Andrew Armstrong making the play and he has definitely flashed during training camp. They love his size. The give is to Brashard Smith and he stopped at the line of scrimmage. That's well defended by the Rams. Third and 20. Fields. With time. Now he'll move out to his right and now he'll take off and run and step out of bounds near midfield. And to focus on the things that you control, which is your practice every day and you know how you're going to perform on Sunday. And that's a message that the coaches also hammered home with the team. But you know to have him have his first World Cup hat trick right here in Arrowhead. How special is that? Solid play there for the Chiefs. They pick up the first down. Yeah, thank you for taking the time. Yeah, great to be with both of you. Nussmeier here. He's going to move to his left and then throw it back across and it's Rometeo with the catch. And he has enough for a Chiefs first down at the Rams 33-yard line. Being able to spend 20 minutes with him and yeah, you can understand why this kid's so impressive. He was a great student while he was at Nebraska. And there he is with the football, the stiff arm trying to get to the outside. Johnson inside the 10 and a late flag comes in. Check that it's Darryl Peterson. Oh yeah, family likes it. That's awesome. Kick is on the way and it is good. Going to get some opportunities, you know, to make an impact here. And I think they want Stafford to play a few more years though. As long as he's willing and able. Playing at that MVP level like he was last year. Second and seven. They keep it on the ground with Waters and that's well defended by the Chiefs. A whole group of guys in red jerseys there including Jaden Hicks. Hicks has always shown flashes and this is the thing. He's going to get up there. He's not afraid to tackle. He's not afraid to get into the box. You know, you look throughout his career, his run support has been outstanding. They just need to see more consistency in the pass game. And I think you look at his contract. Kick is on its way and it's right down the middle. The Los Angeles Rams retake the lead. It's actually Johnson and EJ Smith are deep this time. A short kick. It'll be EJ Smith from the 11. Across the 30. Across the 35. Brought down at the 42. EJ Smith. Nussmeyer. Nice pocket. Plenty of time. Delivers. It's high but it's caught and guess who? Cyrus Allen goes up and makes a spectacular catch. Well, first off, good protection there with the stunt up front. Offensive line staying in their lanes and then Allen just climbing the ladder and able to get that ball. Goes a little high for Nussmeyer but... James Winchester, the longtime long snapper, does his job and Butker right down the middle. Game tied at 6.34 seconds to go until halftime. And then we're back here for the final preseason game when they take on the defending Super Bowl champions in the Seattle Seahawks. Presley and Scott are deep. It'll be Brennan Presley on the return across the 20. 25. Makes a guy miss. And he bounces off a couple guys. And Presley out of bounds at the 31 yard line. Good return there. Even go back to the Giants. I mean, it's the three Super Bowls here in Kansas City. You know, done differently in terms of how he called based on the personnel that he had and the way that he wanted to pressure quarterbacks. And they will keep it on the ground. Dean Connors with it first down and more for the Rams. They're gonna play wide travel them. So, you know, we had anticipated talking about Trent McDuffie and Jalen Watson just because they had been here. And I would think those guys would be like, come on. And Johnson has it. And Johnson getting some help. Offensive line keeps on pushing. Something it could have been no gain. I just see that as more of a trend this season as well. Emmitt Johnson, good blocking and Johnson keeps on going and picks up a Chiefs first down. Nick Anderson finally made the tackle for the Rams 12 yards on the play for Emmitt Johnson. Watch the left side here getting up on attack getting locked on and Johnson running through some arm tackles and using his legs to pick up that first down. Today, Trent, they've run it 16 times and thrown it 19 times. Johnson 28 rush yards on this drive. And this is Brashard Smith. He is the third most points in franchise history. The boot is on the way has the distance and it is good. Harrison Butker from 59 yards and the Chiefs have taken the lead nine to six. He had a good five to 10 yards left on that kick. Still got some power. That's a good swing of the right leg. Butker the kick Presley and Scott are deep. It'll be Brennan Presley who had a big return earlier. He's across to 20, 25 and brought down about the 32 yard line. Play action Nussmeyer in some trouble and he'll go down. Sack, big loss on the play. Desjuan Johnson with the sack. Loss of eight on the play and this is certainly that's one of my big takeaways today. Throwing from his own end zone. Nussmeyer is going to take a shot and Brownlee. Oh, I thought he had it. Jason Brownlee, the third year man out of Southern Mississippi. Almost had a chance for a huge play there. I wonder if Anderson gets an arm in here or Ariza. Xavier Smith backs up to his own 37. Makes a guy miss into Chiefs territory. Gets to the outside. Xavier Smith gets it to the Chiefs 27 yard line. What a game it's been for him. He's been involved with some one on one and some seven on seven, but they're hoping to get him in some some team action and even into the game next week. Connors and he's in. Touchdown Rams. Dean Connors gets the score. And the Rams retake the lead 12 to 9. Rehab more in the afternoon and you know, having that connection, you know, with your trainer and there's going to be good days and bad days. Rams think they have an interception waiting for an official signal and yes, the Rams have it. Let's see what happens here. It was behind the receiver and that is a nifty play by McPherson. He was looking for Omari Evans. Yeah, Evans was losing his feet. It looks like he was stumbling coming out of the break. But the ball was on the inside. So not ideal. Let's see who will get a better look at it. Watch as he comes out of the route. He slips right there. So he's not able to come back. But really a pretty incredible interception. I don't know if it'll stand though. Because all turnovers get to get reviewed. It looks like that as the ball younger guys in. I'm getting younger. And we're excited. We're excited about it. You agree? Is he getting younger? Feels like it feels like it. It's the strongest and the fastest he's ever been. So yeah, it's breaking news here. Yes, exactly. Exactly. In case nobody heard. Oladokun with plenty of time surveys the field. Will he hold on? No. Evans the target. It's a good looking throw. Nick Anderson in coverage for the Rams. A lot of weddings, a lot of engagements. But Evans not able to come up. Let's see if the ball gets punched out as it's bringing it down. Some of it was necessity. Some of it is just he was good enough to do all three. But you would like to limit it to just one spot. So you can focus in and specialize in that one spot. First and 10 for the Rams. Play action. Simpson down the middle of the field and that is caught. Jumping up off the ground is Brendan Presley to get more yards for the Rams. He gets it down to the 24 yard line. 23 yards on the play. I know in preseason you normally keep it pretty vanilla and that's why we've seen a lot of Simpson from the shotgun. All day to throw down the middle of the field that is caught. CJ Daniels sets up the Rams with first and goal. 16 yards for CJ Daniels and Cam Arnold made the tackle for the Chiefs. Well coverage and rush work hand in hand and if you can get good pass rush it makes your secondary look better. If you can get good coverage it makes your pass rush better. Yeah with a different cast of characters. Simpson to the end zone caught. Touchdown Rams. Dean Connors with his second touchdown of the game. Ty Simpson has been razor sharp here for the Rams in his NFL debut. With the Titans but it was the two of you would have thought we we completed and it was like a Super Bowl just because it was see a nice dump up there working through his progression. It's Jaden Ott rookie running back out of Oklahoma big play there. But it's just things like this right it's late in the preseason game you put in all the work of training camp the offseason you know here you go you get a catch on a little check down you're able to pick up a first down. I'm sure they'll try an onside kick. 26 yard attempt is on the way. So touchdown in a two point conversion. First and 10 for the Rams. Simpson still in there at quarterback and running backs off to the races here. Jordan Waters. The pirate ship. Yeah, there's water sports involved to get in there. Feels more PG than PG 13 like the pool was in Jacksonville. It's a good point. Matt McMullen. So the final seconds will tick off the clock. The Los Angeles Rams defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 20 to 12.