The last NFL game played in L.A. was on Dec. 24, 1994, when Kansas City beat the Raiders, 19-9, at the Coliseum.
Gus Ojeda, 53, barbecues in the parking lot before the Rams first exhibition game at the Coliseum.
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Franky Navarrete, 6, of Norco, plays catch before the Rams exhibition game at the coliseum. This will be Navarrete’s first NFL game.
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Mike Teran of West Covina, sporting a Rams tattoos, barbecues before the Los Angeles Rams exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Coliseum.
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LOS ANGELES, CA AUGUST 13, 2016: Dominic Robles, 8, of Highland waits to attend his first NFL game as the Rams play an exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Coliseum in Los Angeles, August 13, 2016. (Francine Orr/ Los Angeles Times) (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)
The Melonheads, part of Rams lore, cheer before the start of the exhibition game Aug. 12 against the Dallas Cowboys at the Coliseum. (K.C. Alfred / San Diego Union-Tribune)
Lorraine Ortiz Andrade, 58, left, and Sherry Pie, 57, both of Whittier, have been Rams fans since childhood.
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A fan wears Ra decorated pair of shoes before the Los Angeles Rams exhibitiongame against the Dallas Cowboys at the Coliseum.
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, left, Rams owner Stan Kroenke, and Rams coach Jeff Fisher talk before the Los Angeles Rams game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Coliseum.
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Jesse Cadena, 26, of Huntington Park plays catch in the Coliseum parking lot before the Rams first exhibition game.
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Crew members paint the end zone with the Rams lettering at the Coliseum on Friday, Aug. 12.
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Rams fans take a guided tour at the Coliseum on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. The Rams were playing Dallas in their first home game in Southern California in 22 years.
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Stadium workers put the final touches on the field at the Coliseum on Friday, Aug. 12.
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