Rams Play Host to Raiders in Last Game of ’85 Season
The Raiders will play the Rams at Anaheim Stadium Monday night, Dec. 23, in the final game of the 1985 National Football League season.
The Raiders will also play the San Francisco 49ers, in a battle of the last two Super Bowl winners, Sept. 22 at the Coliseum, according to schedules released Wednesday.
The Raiders will open against the New York Jets Sept. 8 at the Coliseum. It will be the Raiders’ first home opener since 1977 and only their third since the 1970 merger of the NFL and American Football League.
The Rams will also open at home Sept. 8, against the Denver Broncos.
The Raiders and Rams will go head-to-head at home three other times--Oct. 6, when the Raiders play Kansas City and the Rams face Minnesota; Nov. 24, when Denver visits the Raiders and Green Bay is at Anaheim, and Dec. 15, when Seattle plays at the Coliseum and the Rams play host to St. Louis.
Other home games on the Raiders’ schedule: Oct. 13, New Orleans; Monday night, Oct. 28, San Diego, and Nov. 17, Cincinnati.
The rest of the Rams’ home schedule: Sept. 29, Atlanta; Oct. 27, San Francisco, and Nov. 3, New Orleans.
The Raiders have the NFL’s third most-demanding schedule based on 1984 records. Their opponents were 145-111 last season. Ram opponents were 128-128.
THE SCHEDULES
LOS ANGELES RAIDERS
DATE OPPONENT TIME Sept. 8 New York Jets 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at Kansas City 5 p.m. Sept. 22 San Francisco 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at New England 10 a.m. Oct. 6 Kansas City 1 p.m. Oct. 13 New Orleans 1 p.m. Oct. 20 at Cleveland 10 a.m. Oct. 28 San Diego 6 p.m. Nov. 3 at Seattle 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at San Diego 1 p.m. Nov. 17 Cincinnati 1 p.m. Nov. 24 Denver 1 p.m. Dec. 1 at Atlanta 1 p.m. Dec. 8 at Denver 1 p.m. Dec. 15 Seattle 1 p.m. Dec. 23 at Rams 6 p.m.
LOS ANGELES RAMS
DATE OPPONENT TIME
Sept. 8 Denver 1 p.m. Sept. 15 at Philadelphi 10 a.m. Sept. 23 at Seattle 6 p.m. Sept. 29 Atlanta 1 p.m. Oct. 6 Minnesota 1 p.m. Oct. 13 at Tampa Bay 10 a.m. Oct. 20 at Kansas City 10 a.m. Oct. 27 San Francisco 1 p.m. Nov. 3 New Orleans 1 p.m. Nov. 10 at N.Y. Giants 10 a.m. Nov. 17 at Atlanta 10 a.m. Nov. 24 Green Bay 1 p.m. Dec. 1 at New Orleans 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at San Francis 6 p.m. Dec. 15 St. Louis 1 p.m. Dec. 23 Raiders 6 p.m.
All times Pacific.
