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Ranking the 5 best NFL preseason games for 2016

By Jason Parker

Jan 23, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; General view of NFL shield logo at midfield of University of Phoenix Stadium in advance of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; General view of NFL shield logo at midfield of University of Phoenix Stadium in advance of Super Bowl XLIX between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 25, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Los Angeles Rams helmet at the peristyle end of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Coliseum will serve as the home of the Los Angeles Rams for the 2016 season after NFL owners voted 30-2 to allow Rams owner Stan Kroenke (not pictured) to relocate the franchise from St. Louis. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 25, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; General view of Los Angeles Rams helmet at the peristyle end of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Coliseum will serve as the home of the Los Angeles Rams for the 2016 season after NFL owners voted 30-2 to allow Rams owner Stan Kroenke (not pictured) to relocate the franchise from St. Louis. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 1 – Dallas Cowboys at Los Angeles Rams (August 13th on ESPN)

After 21 seasons away from the City of Angels, the NFL makes its return when the Rams host this preseason opener for both teams. It’s expected to be a wild scene inside the L.A. Coliseum, where the team will be playing for the next three seasons as their mega-stadium in Inglewood is being built for the 2019 season.

For the NFL, it was a no brainer to have the Rams open their preseason at home and face what was once “America’s Team”, who holds the first part of their practices for the season just 61 miles to the west in Oxnard, California.

Aside from all the hype surrounding Los Angeles actually having a team back in their city permanently, the game will be interesting to see two teams that had disappointing 2015 seasons in their effort to avoid another year of losing.

Since it’s the opener for both teams, you won’t see the starters for very long, but that might be for the best as it will give both teams a chance to find those gems that will help them compete in their respective NFC divisions during the 2016 season.

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