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The upcoming season for Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams will be tough, as they play in Australia in Week 1 and on Christmas and the night before Thanksgiving, and the quarterback's wife, Kelly, isn't happy. She took to her Instagram Stories (via the New York Post) to post a picture of herself where she is cross-eyed and flipping the bird. “Me just now realizing the Rams play in Australia, play on Christmas, play on Thanksgiving Eve, have 7 (possibly more) primetime games, and DON'T HAVE A REAL BYE WEEK,” she wrote before conceding, “Parenting this season will be such a joy.” The Staffords have four daughters, Sawyer, Chandler, Hunter, and Tyler. Kelly Stafford will likely be doing a lot of the heavy lifting during the season. Matthew Stafford and the Rams' schedule The Rams do have a very tough schedule in 2026. They open their season playing the NFL's first-ever game in Australia against their division rivals, the San Francisco 49ers. They then have two more primetime games against the New York Giants and the Denver Broncos before playing the Super Bowl champions from two years ago, the Philadelphia Eagles. The Rams then have to host Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills in another Monday Night Football game in Week 5. The schedule calms down a little bit from Weeks 6-10 before their bye week. The Rams then play the Green Bay Packers the night before Thanksgiving. They follow that up with a matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs. Their next three opponents are tough after that, playing the 49ers again, the Dallas Cowboys, and the reigning Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. Their last two games, against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seahawks, are flex games. That means that they could be slotted into primetime time slots. Luckily, they have the reigning NFL MVP, Stafford, to lead them through the season. He led the NFL in passing yards (4,707) and touchdowns (46) in 2025. He only threw eight interceptions.