2021 NFL Schedule: Chargers, Rams release regular-season matchups

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The wait is over!

Much like the NFL Draft, the league's schedule release has grown into an annual spectacle for sports fans. Good Day LA got an exclusive look at the FOX NFL Doubleheader matchups for Week 1 of the 2021 season.

Jimmy Johnson discusses the 2021 NFL season

The remaining regular-season matchups will be unveiled during the NFL schedule release show at 5 p.m. PT Wednesday on FS1. The 2021 campaign will be different from the years past, as the NFL expanded its regular season to 17 games per team. Following the end of the regular season, the road to the Vince Lombardi trophy will end at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood for Super Bowl LVI.

Below is what we know so far as we anxiously await for the rest of the 2021 NFL regular-season schedule to drop Wednesday night:

WEEK 1 MATCHUPS ON FOX

FOX NFL Doubleheader – September 12

10 a.m. PT

Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings at Cincinnati Bengals
San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions
Seattle Seahawks at Indianapolis Colts

1:25 p.m. PT

Green Bay Packers at New Orleans Saints
Denver Broncos at New York Giants

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RAMS SCHEDULE

Three seasons removed from the team's last Super Bowl appearance, the Los Angeles Rams went all-in this offseason in hopes of hosting the big game in February 2022. The Rams landed former Pro Bowl quarterback Matthew Stafford from the Detroit Lions in exchange for Jared Goff. In the NFL Draft, Los Angeles' NFC squad picked speedster Tutu Atwell in the second round to add spark to an already-loaded wide receiver corp.

PRESEASON

Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, date TBD
Week 2: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, date TBD
Week 3: at Denver Broncos, date TBD

REGULAR SEASON

Week 1: Sept. 12 vs. Chicago Bears, 5:20 p.m. PT (Sunday Night Football)
Week 2: Sept. 19 at Indianapolis Colts, 10 a.m. PT
Week 3: Sept. 26 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1:25 p.m. PT
Week 4: Oct. 3 vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1:05 p.m. PT
Week 5: Oct. 7 at Seattle Seahawks, 5:20 p.m. PT (Thursday Night Football)
Week 6: Oct. 17 at New York Giants, 10 a.m. PT
Week 7: Oct. 24 vs. Detroit Lions, 1:05 p.m. PT
Week 8: Oct. 31 at Houston Texans, 10 a.m. PT
Week 9: Nov. 7 vs. Tennessee Titans, 5:20 p.m. PT (Sunday Night Football)
Week 10: Nov. 15 at San Francisco 49ers, 5:15 p.m. PT (Monday Night Football)
Week 11: Bye Week
Week 12: Nov. 28 at Green Bay Packers, 1:25 p.m. PT
Week 13: Dec. 5 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1:25 p.m. PT
Week 14: Dec. 13 at Arizona Cardinals, 5:15 p.m. PT (Monday Night Football)
Week 15: Dec. 19 vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1:25 p.m. PT
Week 16: Dec. 26 at Minnesota Vikings, 10 a.m. PT
Week 17: Jan. 2 at Baltimore Ravens, 1:25 p.m. PT
Week 18: Jan. 9 vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1:25 p.m. PT

CHARGERS SCHEDULE

The Los Angeles Chargers haven't received much national attention in years past, but 2021 could be the year the Bolts generate a lot of noise. The Bolts found their franchise quarterback in Justin Herbert last season and the defense features two superstars in pass rusher Joey Bosa and safety Derwin James, who missed all of 2020 due to knee surgery. The Chargers also brought in Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley as the team's head coach. With a first-year head coach and a talented roster, the sky is the limit for the up-and-coming Bolts

PRESEASON