The Seattle Seahawks face the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, September 10 at Lumen Field as part of Week 1 of the 2023 season. Kickoff is set for 1:25 p.m. Click here to learn how to watch, listen, and stream the action.
Here's what local and national media are predicting:
ESPN Staff, ESPN.com:Seahawks 23, Rams 13
"The opener marks Bobby Wagner's return to Seattle after one season with the Rams. The Seahawks brought back the future Hall of Fame linebacker as part of an overhaul to their front seven after finishing 30th in run defense last season. The Rams were tied for 27th in rushing last year and won't have star receiver Cooper Kupp, which will allow Seattle to focus more attention on stopping the run."
Bill Bender, Sporting News: Seahawks 22, Rams 19
"Matthew Stafford is back for the Rams, who had the worst kind of Super Bowl hangover in 2022. The Seahawks still have Geno Smith, but look for Pete Carroll to stick with a grind-it-out approach with Kenneth Walker III and rookie Zach Charbonnet. Seattle swept this series last season, but both games were decided by four points or less."
Pete Prisco, CBS Sports: Seahawks 30, Rams 14
"The Rams are loaded with young players and rookies, which will challenge Sean McVay this year. The Seahawks are coming off an impressive first season with Geno Smith last season and are hoping he can replicate that. I think he gets off to a fast start as the Seahawks win it."
Jordan Mendoza, USA Today: Seahawks 23, Rams 13
"The Rams will be better than they were last year, but even with Matthew Stafford back, it'll be a tough road toward even sniffing a playoff spot. Likely without Cooper Kupp, the Los Angeles offense struggles while Geno Smith puts up some outstanding numbers to get Seattle the win."
Ali Bhanpuri, NFL.com: Seahawks 27, Rams 17
"The future NFC champions begin their march to the Super Bowl with a comfortable W against a familiar foe. The Seahawks outclass the Rams at nearly every position (L.A. still has Aaron Donald, after all), and while I've seen Sean McVay do more with less, the talent disparity is simply too much for the wunderkind to overcome. Pete Carroll improves to 6-0 at home in season openers."
Bob Condotta, Seattle Times: Seahawks 24, Rams 13
"Games against the Rams are never easy, and this one doesn't figure to be either. But the absence of Cooper Kupp is a big gift for a Seattle defense determined to have a better season than a year ago. Seattle's running game should wear down the Rams some and set up a few big plays by Geno Smith and the passing attack."
Adam Jude, Seattle Times: Seahawks 27, Rams 21
"Two division rivals headed in opposite directions, and the Seahawks looked poised to make an opening-game statement at home."
Larry Stone, Seattle Times: Seahawks 30, Rams 17
"The Rams cratered last year after winning the Super Bowl a year earlier, and they face another challenging year in 2023. The loss of Kupp for the opener won't help. If the Seahawks want to achieve their goals this year, they need to grab winnable games like this one."
Matt Calkins, Seattle Times: Seahawks 24, Rams 17
"Seattle has some injuries that may have proved costly against most teams in the league, but they will still overpower the lowly Rams, who, they themselves are playing without star receiver Kupp."
*More picks from around the web: *
Mike Florio, NBC Sports: Florio: Seahawks 27, Rams 17
Brooke Cersosimo, NFL.com: Seahawks 30, Rams 17
Dan Parr, NFL.com: Seahawks 27, Rams 17
Gennaro Filice, NFL.com: Seahawks 28, Rams 20
Tom Blair, NFL.com: Seahawks 31, Rams 17
The Seahawks and Rams face off for the first game of the regular season on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Kickoff is set for 1:25 p.m. PT. Take a look back through history at the Seahawks' matchups against the Rams.
Los Angeles Rams kicker Tom Dempsey (10) is seen in action during an NFL game against the Seattle Seahawks Oct. 31, 1976, in Los Angeles. (NFL Photos via AP)
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Cornell Webster (38) stops Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Drew Hill (29) during an NFL pre-season game Aug. 19, 1979 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/NFL Photos)
Los Angeles Rams defensive end Jack Youngblood (85) sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Jim Zorn for a loss during the first quarter in this Aug. 28, 1982 photo in Anaheim, Calif. Youngblood was one of seven elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Saturday, Jan. 27, 2001. (AP Photo/Doug Pizac)
FILE - In this Aug. 13, 1987, file photo, Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson (29) breaks away from Seattle Seahawks' Joe Nash during an NFL preseason football game in Anaheim, Calif. On Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, Dickerson signed a one-day contract to retire as a member of the L Rams, reuniting the famous running back with his first NFL football franchise. Dickerson also became a vice president of business development with the Rams, who returned to Los Angeles last year after 21 seasons in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon, File)
Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Cortez Kennedy (96) topples a St. Louts Rams quarterback (16) during a pre-season NFL football game in 1991. (Al Messerschmidt via AP)
FILE - In this Sept. 10, 2000, file photo, St. Louis Rams' Devin Bush tackles Seattle Seahawks's Ricky Watters during the second half of an NFL football game in Seattle. (AP Photo/John Froschauer, File)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck makes a pass against the St. Louis Rams during the first half in Seattle, Sunday Dec. 22, 2002. Hasselbeck passed for 303 yards completing 20 in 32 attempts as the Seahawks win 30-10. Behind is Rams' Troyka Jackson and Seahawks' Walter Jones. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Seattle Seahawks' Alex Bannister (85) hits St. Louis Rams' DeJaun Groce after Groce caught a punt during the first quarter in Seattle Sunday, Sept. 21, 2003. (AP Photo/John Froschauer)
Seattle Seahawks receiver Jerry Rice leaps to make a one-handed catch against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis, Missouri on November 14, 2004. The Rams won 23-12. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
St. Louis Rams quarterback Marc Bulger, right, is sacked by Seattle Seahawks' Lofa Tatupu in the third quarter, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2005, in Seattle. The Seahawks won, 31-16. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Seattle Seahawks' Delon Branch, right, catches a touchdown pass in front of St. Louis Rams' Travis Fisher in the forth quarter in an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 15, 2006, in St. Louis. The Seahawks won 30-28. (AP Photo/Bill Boyce)
Cornerback Marcus Trufant #23 of the Seattle Seahawks lends a leaping hand as teammate Deon Grant #24 intercepts a pass intended for wide receiver Travis Taylor #18 of the St. Louis Rams at Quest Field on October 21, 2007 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks defeated the Rams 33-6. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli)
Members of the Seattle Seahawks line up one yard out of the end zone against the St. Louis Rams during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in St. Louis. The Seahawks won 23-20. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Seattle Seahawks' Julius Jones (22) runs with the ball as St. Louis Rams' David Vobora falls behind in the second quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson (39) is tackled by Seattle Seahawks linebacker Aaron Curry (59) and Seattle Seahawks safety Lawyer Milloy middle, during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Seattle Seahawks defensive back Brandon Browner breaks up a pass intended for Brandon Lloyd of the St. Louis Rams during an NFL game in Seattle on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011. The Seahawks won the game, 30-13. (AP Photo/G. Newman Lowrance)
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson runs from St. Louis Rams outside linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 30, 2012, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Seattle Seahawks vs St. Loius Rams; Malcolm Smith
Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse, right, pushes Los Angeles Rams cornerback Lamarcus Joyner away as he runs the ball during the second half of an NFL football game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae Hong)
Tyler Lockett's toe-drag touchdown reception from a Russell Wilson 13-yard looping-over-the-top-pass brought a feeling of poetic ballet to the skill of catching touchdown passes. The Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday Night Football, 30-29, at CenturyLink Field, October 3, 2019.
