The National Football League is playing their fifth of seven International Games today when the Los Angeles Rams and Jacksonville Jaguars square off at Wembley Stadium in London. The game started shortly before the roosters crowed on the west coast, at 6:30 a.m.
Fortunately, the Rams/Jaguars matchup doesn’t show up on our charts as a game we have for wagering purposes. A number of other matchups today do.
The weather in London included some showers for the early game, while stateside there are two places we can expect rain during today’s NFL action. There is a 40% chance of rain in Chicago where the Bears will host the New Orleans Saints and a 100% chance of rain to fall during the Browns versus Miami Dolphins contest in Cleveland.
Still, no severe weather at any site that would drastically affect the play on the field.
The Kansas City Chiefs evened their season record with a third win last Sunday night over the talented Detroit Lions. Andy Reid’s team opened defense of their AFC title with a pair of losses. First, in another of the NFL’s International Games, they were downed in Brazil by one of their primary AFC West Division rivals, the Los Angeles Chargers. In second week action, they were beaten by the same team that ended their bid for a third straight Super Bowl Championship last February, the Philadelphia Eagles.
The Chargers had opened their season with three straight wins over division opponents and already had a two game bulge in their division standings over Kansas City, Las Vegas and Denver. They also owned a win in the first of two head-to-head meetings against all three teams in their division.