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

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Uploaded: 2026-08-15
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Los Angeles Rams defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 20–12. Review the final score, quarter-by-quarter scoring, team and player stats, key drives and highlights.

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Rams vs. Chiefs Game Details

Date, kickoff time, TV and streaming listing, venue and current game status.

Away team

Los Angeles Rams

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Preseason Week 1 Final LAR at KC

Home team

Kansas City Chiefs

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Date: Saturday, August 15, 2026
Kickoff: 4:00 PM ET4:00 PM ET
TV / Stream: NFL Network, KCBS-TV, KSHB
Venue: Arrowhead StadiumKansas City, MO

Postgame video

Rams vs. Chiefs 2026 Game Highlights

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Rams vs. Chiefs highlights | Preseason Week 1

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Completed game

Rams vs. Chiefs Final Score and Game Result

Los Angeles Rams defeated the Kansas City Chiefs, 20–12.

Winner

Los Angeles Rams

20–12

LAR record

Los Angeles Rams

1-0

KC record

Kansas City Chiefs

0-1

Quarter-by-quarter result

Rams vs. Chiefs Box Score by Quarter: 2026 Preseason Week 1

See how the scoring developed in every quarter before the 20–12 final.

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
LAR Los Angeles Rams	3	3	0	14	20
KC Kansas City Chiefs	0	6	3	3	12

Top performers

Rams vs. Chiefs Player Stat Leaders

Compare the leading passers, rushers, receivers and defenders from the completed game.

Passing Yards

LAR

Ty Simpson

21/25, 190 YDS, 2 TD

Garrett Nussmeier

13/19, 98 YDS

Rushing Yards

LAR

Jordan Waters

5 CAR, 37 YDS

Emmett Johnson

12 CAR, 59 YDS

Receiving Yards

LAR

Brennan Presley

4 REC, 58 YDS

Jaydn Ott

2 REC, 40 YDS

Sacks

LAR

Desjuan Johnson

Tackles

LAR

Nick Andersen

Jaden Hicks

Game statistics

Rams vs. Chiefs Team Stats Comparison

Compare total offense, third downs, turnovers, red-zone performance, penalties and possession.

LARStatisticKC

191st Downs17

2-83rd down efficiency7-16

0-04th down efficiency0-0

321Total Yards314

228Passing189

93Rushing125

0Turnovers0

4-26Penalties12-83

2-4Red Zone (Made-Att)0-3

26:35Possession33:25

Every scoring play

Rams vs. Chiefs Scoring Summary and Touchdown Timeline

Follow each touchdown and field goal in chronological order, with the score after every play.

Q13:25

LAR
Harrison Mevis 25 Yd Field Goal
3–0
Q27:43

KC
Harrison Butker 37 Yd Field Goal
3–3
Q23:39

LAR
Harrison Mevis 40 Yd Field Goal
6–3
Q20:34

KC
Harrison Butker 35 Yd Field Goal
6–6
Q33:52

KC
Harrison Butker 59 Yd Field Goal
6–9
Q412:37

LAR
Dean Connors 9 Yd pass from Ty Simpson (Harrison Mevis Kick)
13–9
Q46:32

LAR
Dean Connors 2 Yd pass from Ty Simpson (Harrison Mevis Kick)
20–9
Q41:58

KC
Harrison Butker 26 Yd Field Goal
20–12

Individual statistics

Rams vs. Chiefs Player Box Score and Individual Stats

Open each category for passing, rushing, receiving, defensive and kicking statistics.

Passing Stats

Los Angeles Rams Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	RTG
Ty Simpson	21/25	190	7.6	2	0	0-0	125.0
Stetson Bennett IV	4/6	38	6.3	0	0	0-0	84.0

Kansas City Chiefs Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	SACKS	RTG
Garrett Nussmeier	13/19	98	5.2	2-13	80.6
Chris Oladokun	5/11	63	5.7	0-0	63.8
Justin Fields	4/4	41	10.3	0-0	109.4

Rushing Stats

Los Angeles Rams Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jordan Waters	5	37	7.4	26
Jarquez Hunter	9	35	3.9	13
Dean Connors	6	22	3.7	11
Ty Simpson	1	-1	-1.0	-1

Kansas City Chiefs Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Emmett Johnson	12	59	4.9	13
Chris Oladokun	3	27	9.0	15
Brashard Smith	8	21	2.6	7
Justin Fields	2	9	4.5	8
Emari Demercado	3	9	3.0	5

Receiving Stats

Los Angeles Rams Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Brennan Presley	4	58	14.5	0	23	4
Mark Redman	3	47	15.7	0	23	3
Max Klare	7	37	5.3	0	11	8
Dean Connors	4	29	7.3	2	13	4
Xavier Smith	4	26	6.5	0	13	4
CJ Daniels	2	18	9.0	0	16	5
Tyler Scott	1	13	13.0	0	13	1

Kansas City Chiefs Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG	TGTS
Jaydn Ott	2	40	20.0	27	3
Jake Briningstool	3	29	9.7	10	4
Nikko Remigio	2	20	10.0	17	2
Cyrus Allen	2	20	10.0	13	5
Andrew Armstrong	1	17	17.0	17	1
Jalen Royals	2	17	8.5	11	2
Brashard Smith	2	12	6.0	8	2
Noah Gray	1	10	10.0	10	1
Tre Watson	2	10	5.0	5	2
Emmett Johnson	3	10	3.3	11	3
Jared Wiley	1	9	9.0	9	1
Jeff Weimer	1	8	8.0	8	1
Jason Brownlee	0	0	0.0	0	1
Omari Evans	0	0	0.0	0	2
Jeff Caldwell	0	0	0.0	0	1
Jacob De Jesus	0	0	0.0	0	1

Defensive Stats

Los Angeles Rams Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Nick Andersen	9	4	0	1	2	0
Tanner Ingle	5	5	0	0	0	0
Nate Valcarcel	5	3	0	0	0	0
Daniel Rickert	5	2	0	1	0	0
Tim Keenan III	5	1	1	0	0	0
Darryl Peterson III	5	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Norton	5	0	0	0	0	0
Monty Rice	4	3	0	1	0	0
Nyzier Fourqurean	4	3	0	0	0	0
Alex Cook	4	1	0	0	0	0
Cam Lampkin	3	2	0	0	0	0
Nikhai Hill-Green	3	2	0	0	0	0
Al'zillion Hamilton	3	2	0	0	1	0
Payton Zdroik	3	2	0	0	0	1
Desjuan Johnson	2	2	1	1	0	1
Zech McPhearson	2	1	0	0	1	0
Wesley Bailey	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ty Hamilton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jaxson Moi	2	1	0	0	0	0
Joe Cardona	1	1	0	0	0	0
Keir Thomas II	1	1	0	0	0	2
Dean Connors	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0

Kansas City Chiefs Defensive

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jaden Hicks	7	5	1	1	0
Jadon Canady	4	3	0	0	0
Jeffrey Bassa	4	2	0	0	0
Nohl Williams	4	2	0	0	0
Wesley Bissainthe	4	1	0	0	0
Jack Cochrane	4	0	0	0	0
Xavier Nwankpa	3	2	0	0	0
Kristian Fulton	3	1	0	0	0
Alohi Gilman	3	1	0	0	0
Vincent Anthony Jr.	3	1	0	0	0
DeShon Singleton	3	1	0	0	0
Melvin Smith Jr.	3	1	0	0	0
Kam Arnold	2	2	0	0	0
Kaiir Elam	2	2	0	0	0
Cooper McDonald	2	1	0	0	0
Kevin Knowles	2	1	0	0	0
Chris Roland-Wallace	2	0	0	0	0
R Mason Thomas	2	0	0	1	1
Matt Araiza	1	1	0	0	0
Jason Brownlee	1	1	0	0	0
D'Arco Perkins-McAllister	1	1	0	0	0
Khyiris Tonga	1	0	0	0	0
Tyreke Smith	1	0	0	0	0
Tanner McCalister	1	0	0	0	0
Emari Demercado	1	0	0	0	0
Ethan Hurkett	1	0	0	0	0
Felix Anudike-Uzomah	1	0	0	0	1

Kicking Stats

Los Angeles Rams Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Harrison Mevis	2/2	100.0	40	2/2	8

Kansas City Chiefs Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Harrison Butker	4/4	100.0	59	0/0	12

Game flow

Rams vs. Chiefs Win Probability and Momentum

The chart tracks the home team's estimated win probability from kickoff through the final play.

LAR 100%Home win probabilityKC 0%

KickoffFinal

Possession by possession

Rams vs. Chiefs Drive Summary

Review each possession's result, plays, yards, elapsed time and field position.

Show all 19 drives

Team	Result	Plays	Yards	Time	Start	End
LAR	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 1:25	3	7	1:25	LAR 27	LAR 34
KC	Punt5 plays, 16 yards, 3:45	5	16	3:45	KC 27	KC 43
LAR	Field Goal13 plays, 73 yards, 6:25	13	73	6:25	LAR 21	KC 6
KC	Punt5 plays, 15 yards, 3:14	5	15	3:14	KC 35	50
LAR	Punt3 plays, 8 yards, 1:10	3	8	1:10	LAR 10	LAR 18
KC	Field Goal13 plays, 46 yards, 6:18	13	46	6:18	KC 35	LAR 19
LAR	Field Goal7 plays, 42 yards, 4:04	7	42	4:04	LAR 36	KC 22
KC	Field Goal10 plays, 42 yards, 3:05	10	42	3:05	KC 41	LAR 17
LAR	End of Half5 plays, 26 yards, 0:34	5	26	0:34	LAR 31	KC 43
KC	Punt3 plays, 7 yards, 2:06	3	7	2:06	KC 35	KC 42
LAR	Punt5 plays, 21 yards, 3:00	5	21	3:00	LAR 7	LAR 28
KC	Field Goal11 plays, 46 yards, 6:02	11	46	6:02	KC 13	LAR 41
LAR	Punt3 plays, 2 yards, 2:32	3	2	2:32	LAR 32	LAR 34
KC	Punt3 plays, -11 yards, 1:40	3	-11	1:40	KC 17	KC 6
LAR	Touchdown4 plays, 23 yards, 2:03	4	23	2:03	KC 23	KC 0
KC	Punt6 plays, 19 yards, 2:41	6	19	2:41	KC 35	LAR 46
LAR	Touchdown8 plays, 87 yards, 3:24	8	87	3:24	LAR 13	KC 0
KC	Field Goal12 plays, 65 yards, 4:34	12	65	4:34	KC 27	LAR 8
LAR	End of Game3 plays, 27 yards, 1:58	3	27	1:58	KC 42	KC 14

Official game information

Rams vs. Chiefs Attendance, Playing Surface and Officials

Additional game-day information reported with the completed box score.

Attendance72,451

Reported crowd at Arrowhead Stadium.

Playing surfaceGrass

Surface listed for Arrowhead Stadium.

Game officials

Barry Anderson — Umpire
Ronald Torbert — Referee
Keith Washington — Side Judge
Ryan Dickson — Field Judge
Danny Short — Down Judge
Tripp Sutter — Line Judge
Courtney Brown — Back Judge

Time and broadcast

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Kickoff time

What Time Does Rams vs. Chiefs Start?

The scheduled kickoff is 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, August 15, 2026.

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TV and streaming

What Channel Is Rams vs. Chiefs On?

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Stadium

Where Is Rams vs. Chiefs Being Played?

Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, MO.

Why this game matters

About This Preseason Matchup

This Is a Preseason Exhibition

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Rams vs. Chiefs FAQ

When is Los Angeles Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs?

The game is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.

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Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO.

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