Raiders to Open at Home; Rams at Green Bay

For only the second time in their seven years in Los Angeles, the Raiders will have a National Football League season opener at home, playing the San Diego Chargers Sunday, Sept. 4 at the Coliseum, it was announced Tuesday.

In their only previous season home opener at the Coliseum, the Raiders beat the New York Jets, 31-0, on Sept. 2, 1985.

The Raiders are coming off a 5-10 season, their poorest since 1962. Tom Flores retired as the team’s coach last January. Mike Shanahan was hired as Flores’ successor on Feb. 29.

The Rams’ 1988 schedule features one Monday night game at Anaheim Stadium against the Chicago Bears, an away game against the American Football Conference champion Denver Broncos and a trip to the Coliseum to play the Raiders Sept. 18.

RAIDERS

Sept. 4 San Diego (1 p.m.)

Sept. 11 at Houston (1 p.m.)

Sept. 18 Rams (1 p.m.)

Sept. 26 at Denver (5 p.m.)

Oct. 2 Cincinnati (1 p.m)

Oct. 9 Miami (1 p.m.)

Oct. 16 at Kansas City (10 a.m.)

Oct. 23 at New Orleans (10 a.m.)

Oct. 30 Kansas City (1 p.m.)

Nov. 6 at San Diego (5 p.m.)

Nov. 13 at San Francisco (1 a.m.)

Nov. 20 Atlanta (1 p.m.)

Nov. 28 at Seattle (6 p.m.)

Dec. 4 Denver (1 p.m.)

Dec. 11 at Buffalo (10 a.m.)

Dec. 18 Seattle (1 p.m.)

RAMS

Sept. 4 at Green Bay (10 a.m.)

Sept. 11 Detroit (1 p.m.)

Sept. 18 at Raiders (1 p.m.)

Sept. 25 at New York Giants (1 p.m.)

Oct. 2 Phoenix (1 p.m.)

Oct. 9 at Atlanta (10 a.m.)

Oct. 16 San Francisco (1 p.m.)

Oct. 23 Seattle (1 p.m.)

Oct. 30 at New Orleans (10 a.m.)

Nov. 6 at Philadelphia (10 a.m.)

Nov. 13 New Orleans (1 p.m.)

Nov. 20 San Diego ( 1 p.m.)

Nov. 27 at Denver (1 p.m.)

Dec. 5 Chicago (6 p.m.)

Dec. 11 Atlanta (1 p.m.)

Dec. 18 at San Francisco (5 p.m.)