1993 Los Angeles Rams season

1993 Los Angeles Rams season
1993 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
General manager	John Shaw
Head coach	Chuck Knox
Offensive coordinator	Ernie Zampese
Defensive coordinator	George Dyer
Home stadium	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoffs	Did not qualify
All-Pros	Jerome Bettis, RB
Pro Bowlers	Jerome Bettis, RB; Sean Gilbert, DT
Team MVP	Jerome Bettis
Team ROY	Jerome Bettis
Uniform

The 1993 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 56th season in the National Football League and the 48th in Los Angeles.

The Rams looked to improve on their 6–10 record from 1992 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1989. However, the season started off horribly, as the Rams were stomped 36–6 by the Packers in Green Bay in their first game. The Rams, however, rebounded with a 27–0 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. This was followed by a 20–10 loss to the New York Giants and a 28–13 win over the Houston Oilers in Houston. After the win over Houston, the Rams dipped even further, losing their next 5 games to the New Orleans Saints at home (37–6), the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta (30–24), the Detroit Lions at home (16–13), the arch-rival 49ers in San Francisco (40–17), and the Falcons at home (13–0), to drop to 2–7. After a surprising win over the Washington Redskins at home, the Rams were walloped in their next two games by the 49ers and Cardinals. This assured them of a fourth consecutive losing season and eliminated them from division contention, yet a win over the Saints in New Orleans kept the Rams in the playoff race until a 15–3 loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati eliminated the team from the playoffs for a fourth straight season. This was followed by an embarrassing 42–14 loss at home to the Cleveland Browns and a 20–6 win over the Bears at home.

Ultimately, the Rams finished with a hapless 5–11 record, one win worse than 1992. Worse, the Rams lost ten games by double-digit margins, the first time that had ever happened in franchise history.

To further compound matters, speculation began to mount that the team might relocate to Baltimore. Reports surfaced as the Rams prepared to play the 49ers in San Francisco. The rumors, and further erosion of fan support, exacerbated a 40–17 defeat—their sixth consecutive defeat by San Francisco—and a 2–6 start. The Rams' most recent start of similar quality—or lack thereof—came in 1965, when the Rams played their home games at the L. A. Coliseum and the team was coached by Harland Svare.^[1]

However, not all of the developments regarding the Rams constituted a lost season. In fact, early-season routs of the Oilers and Steelers, including the 27–0 shutout of Pittsburgh at Anaheim Stadium, proved to be rare highlights. Jerome Bettis enjoyed a spectacular rookie year and would go on to have a Hall of Fame career.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
LB Shane Conlan (Bills)	LB Kevin Greene (Steelers)
DE Tony Woods (Seahawks)	LB Larry Kelm (49ers)
LB Henry Rolling (Chargers)	LB Fred Strickland (Vikings)
WR Ernie Jones (Cardinals)	T Gerald Perry (Raiders)
G Leo Goeas (Chargers)	LB Scott Stephen (Cardinals)
	WR Aaron Cox (Colts)
	LB Paul Butcher (Colts)
	G Joe Milinichik (Chargers)

1993 Draft Class

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1993 Los Angeles Rams draft
1	10	Jerome Bettis * ^†	Running back	Notre Dame
2	39	Troy Drayton	Tight end	Penn State
3	73	Russell White	Running back	California
5	122	Sean LaChapelle	Wide receiver	UCLA
5	127	Chuck Belin	Guard	Wisconsin
6	149	Deral Boykin	Defensive back	Louisville
7	179	Brad Fichtel	Center	Eastern Illinois
8	206	Jeff Buffaloe	Punter	Memphis
8	209	Maa Tanuvasa	Defensive end	Hawaii
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1993 undrafted free agents of note
Player	Position	College
Jamie Martin	Quarterback	Weber State

Personnel

Staff

**1993 Los Angeles Rams staff**
	Front office Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere Executive Vice President – John Shaw Senior Vice President – Jay Zygmunt Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner Director of Player Personnel – John Becker Head coaches Vice-president/head coach – Chuck Knox Assistant head coach/safeties – Joe Vitt Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Ernie Zampese Quarterbacks – Ted Tollner Running backs – Chick Harris Wide receivers – Milt Jackson Tight ends – Howard Tippett Offensive line – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive assistant – Chuck Knox Jr. Offensive assistant – Mike Martz			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator/defensive line – George Dyer Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive backs – Rod Perry Defensive Assistant – Greg Gaines Special teams coaches Special Teams – Howard Tippett Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Chris Clausen

Roster

**1993 Los Angeles Rams roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 11 Jim Everett 8 Jamie Martin 12 T. J. Rubley Running backs (RB) 36 Jerome Bettis 43 Cleveland Gary 30 Howard Griffith KR 38 David Lang 34 Tim Lester 44 Russell White KR Wide receivers (WR) 83 Flipper Anderson 89 Richard Buchanan PR 80 Henry Ellard 86 Ernie Jones 45 Sean LaChapelle Tight ends (TE) 87 Kelly Blackwell 88 Pat Carter 84 Troy Drayton 82 Travis McNeal		Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Darryl Ashmore T 71 Chuck Belin G 61 Bern Brostek C 51 Blair Bush 75 Irv Eatman T 68 Brad Fichtel C 79 Leo Goeas G 66 Tom Newberry G 69 Jeff Pahukoa G 72 Kevin Robbins T Defensive linemen (DL) 96 Marc Boutte DT 93 Jeff Esters DT 90 Sean Gilbert DT 97 Gerald Robinson DE 92 David Rocker DT 60 Fred Stokes DE 91 Tony Woods DE		Linebackers (LB) 54 Brett Collins OLB 56 Shane Conlan MLB 57 Thomas Homco MLB 53 Chris Martin OLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 59 Henry Rolling OLB 55 Leon White OLB Defensive backs (DB) 21 Deral Boykin 29 Dexter Davis CB 42 Courtney Griffin CB/S 24 Wymon Henderson CB 31 Steve Israel 26 Anthony Newman FS 27 Mitchell Price 23 Michael Stewart SS 37 Pat Terrell SS Special teams (ST) 5 Sean Landeta P 10 Tony Zendejas K		Practice squad -- Frank Boudreaux DT 52 Paul Liggett MLB 53 active, 9 inactive, 2 practice squad Reserve 28 Robert Bailey CB (IR) -- Phillip Bobo WR (IR) 20 Darryl Henley 81 Todd Kinchen (IR) 64 Keith Loneker G (IR) 41 Todd Lyght CB (IR) 78 Jackie Slater T (IR) 99 Maa Tanuvasa DT (IR) 76 Robert Young DE (IR) Rookies in italics

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 7	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 13–24	0–1	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
2	August 14	San Diego Chargers	L 17–23	0–2	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
3	August 21	at Cleveland Browns	L 21–10	0–3	Cleveland Stadium	Recap
4	August 28	Los Angeles Raiders	L 19–20	0–4	Anaheim Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 5	at Green Bay Packers	L 6–36	0–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	Recap
2	September 12	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–0	1–1	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
3	September 19	at New York Giants	L 10–20	1–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	September 26	at Houston Oilers	W 28–13	2–2	Astrodome	Recap
5	October 3	New Orleans Saints	L 6–37	2–3	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 14	at Atlanta Falcons	L 24–30	2–4	Georgia Dome	Recap
8	October 24	Detroit Lions	L 13–16	2–5	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
9	October 31	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–40	2–6	Candlestick Park	Recap
10	Bye
11	November 14	Atlanta Falcons	L 0–13	2–7	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
12	November 21	Washington Redskins	W 10–6	3–7	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
13	November 28	San Francisco 49ers	L 10–35	3–8	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
14	December 5	at Phoenix Cardinals	L 10–38	3–9	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
15	December 12	at New Orleans Saints	W 23–20	4–9	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
16	December 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 3–15	4–10	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
17	December 26	Cleveland Browns	L 14–42	4–11	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
18	January 2, 1994	Chicago Bears	W 20–6	5–11	Anaheim Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	3	0	0	6
Packers	9	10	14	3	36

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: September 5, 1993
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: Overcast, 67 °F (19 °C)
Game attendance: 54,648
TV announcers (CBS): James Brown and Dan Jiggetts
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Game information

First quarter

GB – Safety, Cleveland Gary tackled by Brian Noble in end zone, 10:48. Packers 2–0.
LA – Tony Zendejas 31-yard field goal, 8:29. Rams 3–2. Drive:
GB – Sterling Sharpe 50-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 7:10. Packers 9–3. Drive:

Second quarter

GB – Chris Jacke 51-yard field goal, 12:17. Packers 12–3. Drive:
LA – Tony Zendejas 32-yard field goal, 3:47. Packers 12–6. Drive:
GB – Mark Clayton 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 0:40. Packers 19–6. Drive:

Third quarter

GB – Edgar Bennett 11-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 8:28. Packers 26–6. Drive:
GB – Edgar Bennett 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 3:30. Packers 33–6. Drive:

Fourth quarter

GB – Chris Jacke 33-yard field goal, 1:57. Packers 36–6. Drive:

Top passers

LA – Jim Everett – 17/41, 175 yards, 2 INT
GB – Brett Favre – 19/29, 264 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

LA – Cleveland Gary – 13 rushes, 31 yards
GB – John Stephens – 17 rushes, 75 yards

Top receivers

LA – Troy Drayton – 2 receptions, 45 yards
GB – Sterling Sharpe – 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD

Week 2

Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers (0–1) at Los Angeles Rams (0–1)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	14	3	10	27

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, September 12
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Game attendance: 50,588 (73.31% full)
TV announcers (NBC): Dan Hicks and Joe Gibbs
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Game information

Second quarter

LA – Troy Drayton 22 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
LA – Cleveland Gary 6 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–0

Third quarter

LA – Tony Zendejas 54 yard field goal – Rams 17–0

Fourth quarter

LA – Tony Zendejas 50 yard field goal – Rams 20–0
LA – Jerome Bettis 29 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 27–0

Steelers

Neil O'Donnell— 17/33, 169 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Barry Foster— 15 Rush, 50 Yds
Ernie Mills— 6 Rec, 63 Yds

Rams

Jim Everett— 24/34, 221 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Jerome Bettis— 6 Rush, 76 Yds
Henry Ellard— 9 Rec, 127 Yds

Week 3

Week Three: Los Angeles Rams (1–1) at New York Giants (2–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	0	7	10
Giants	7	6	7	0	20

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Date: Sunday, September 19
Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
Game attendance: 76,213 (99.12% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

NYG – Rodney Hampton 1 yard rush (David Treadwell kick) – Giants 7–0

Second quarter

NYG – David Treadwell 34 yard field goal – Giants 10–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 52 yard field goal – Giants 10–3
NYG – David Treadwell 19 yard field goal – Giants 13–3

Third quarter

NYG – Mark Collins 50 yard interception return (David Treadwell kick) – Giants 20–3

Fourth quarter

LA – Flipper Anderson 51 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Giants 20–10

Rams

Jim Everett— 11/28, 135 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Jerome Bettis— 9 Rush, 33 Yds
Flipper Anderson— 3 Rec, 63 Yds

Giants

Phil Simms— 21/27, 217 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rodney Hampton— 41 Rush, 134 Yds
Mike Sherrard— 7 Rec, 65 Yds

Week 4

Week Four: Los Angeles Rams (1–2) at Houston Oilers (1–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	7	7	28
Oilers	0	3	10	0	13

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

Date: Sunday, September 26
Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 53,072 (85.57% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

LA – Flipper Anderson 4 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0

Second quarter

LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–0
HOU – Al Del Greco 52 yard field goal – Rams 14–3

Third quarter

HOU – Al Del Greco 25 yard field goal – Rams 14–6
HOU – Ernest Givins 80 yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick) – Rams 14–13
LA – Travis McNeal 22 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 21–13

Fourth quarter

LA – Henry Ellard 48 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 28–13

Rams

Jim Everett— 19/28, 316 Yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis— 11 Rush, 25 Yds
Henry Ellard— 6 Rec, 132 Yds

Oilers

Warren Moon— 19/42, 310 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Lorenzo White— 19 Rush, 74 Yds
Ernest Givins— 3 Rec, 107 Yds

Week 5

Week Five: New Orleans Saints (4–0) at Los Angeles Rams (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	10	3	3	21	37
Rams	3	0	3	0	6

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, October 3
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 69 °F (20.6 °C), wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
Game attendance: 50,709 (73.48% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

NO – Derek Brown 15 yard pass from Wade Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 7–0
NO – Morten Andersen 48 yard field goal – Saints 10–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 53 yard field goal – Saints 10–3

Second quarter

NO – Morten Andersen 25 yard field goal – Saints 13–3

Third quarter

LA – Tony Zendejas 37 yard field goal – Saints 13–6
NO – Morten Andersen 43 yard field goal – Saints 16–6

Fourth quarter

NO – Patrick Newman 30 yd pass from Wade Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 23–6
NO – Tyrone Hughes 74 yard punt return (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 30–6
NO – Derrick Ned 35 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 37–6

Saints

Wade Wilson— 15/25, 205 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Derek Brown— 14 Rush, 57 Yds
Quinn Early— 4 Rec, 64 Yds

Rams

Jim Everett— 10/25, 126 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis— 22 Rush, 102 Yds
Cleveland Gary— 3 Rec, 36 Yds

Week 7

After a week 6 bye, the Rams looked to get back into the win column on a Thursday night matchup with the then-winless Falcons in Atlanta. Los Angeles got off to a good enough start, leading 17–10 at half and 24–17 heading into the fourth quarter, but things fell apart for the Rams in the fourth. Atlanta scored 13 unanswered points in the final quarter to pull away from Los Angeles and register their first win of the 1993 season.

Week Seven: Los Angeles Rams (2–3) at Atlanta Falcons (0–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	7	7	0	24
Falcons	3	7	7	13	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta

Date: Thursday, October 14
Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 45,231 (63.50% full)
TV announcers (TNT): Gary Bender and Pat Haden
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Game information

First quarter

LA – Flipper Anderson 56 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
ATL – Norm Johnson 28 yard field goal – Rams 7–3
LA – Tony Zendejas 52 yard field goal – Rams 10–3

Second quarter

LA – Jerome Bettis 2 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 17–3
ATL – Andre Rison 21 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Norm Johnson kick) – Rams 17–10

Third quarter

ATL – David Mims 3 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Norm Johnson kick) – Tied 17–17
LA – Cleveland Gary 60 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 24–17

Fourth quarter

ATL – Norm Johnson 32 yard field goal – Rams 24–20
ATL – Andre Rison 42 yd pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 27–24
ATL – Norm Johnson 34 yard field goal – Falcons 30–24

Rams

Jim Everett— 17/35, 294 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Jerome Bettis— 19 Rush, 85 Yds
Flipper Anderson— 4 Rec, 95 Yds

Falcons

Billy Joe Tolliver— 18/34, 213 Yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
Erric Pegram— 25 Rush, 87 Yds
Erric Pegram— 6 Rec, 79 Yds

Week 8

Week Eight: Detroit Lions (4–2) at Los Angeles Rams (2–4)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	3	10	16
Rams	0	0	0	13	13

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, October 24
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
Game attendance: 43,850 (63.54% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

Second quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 25 yard field goal – Lions 3–0

Third quarter

DET – Jason Hanson 24 yard field goal – Lions 6–0

Fourth quarter

DET – Barry Sanders 5 yard rush (Jason Hanson kick) – Lions 13–0
LA – Ernie Jones 4 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Lions 13–7
LA – Ernie Jones 21 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (PAT failed) – Tied 13–13
DET – Jason Hanson 18 yard field goal – Lions 16–13

Lions

Rodney Peete— 15/25, 249 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Barry Sanders— 26 Rush, 91 Yds
Herman Moore— 6 Rec, 160 Yds

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 12/17, 151 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis— 23 Rush, 113 Yds
Todd Kinchen— 4 Rec, 60 Yds

Week 9

Week Nine: Los Angeles Rams (2–5) at San Francisco 49ers (4–3)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	7	7	17
49ers	6	17	7	10	40

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Date: Sunday, October 31
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 61 °F (16.1 °C), wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn)
Game attendance: 63,417 (95.35% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

LA – Tony Zendejas 50 yard field goal – Rams 3–0
SF – Ricky Watters 1 yard rush (PAT failed) – 49ers 6–3

Second quarter

SF – John Taylor 15 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 13–3
SF – Marc Logan 1 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 20–3
SF – Mike Cofer 25 yard field goal – 49ers 23–3

Third quarter

LA – Todd Kinchen 35 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – 49ers 23–10
SF – Marc Logan 1 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 30–10

Fourth quarter

LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – 49ers 30–17
SF – Mike Cofer 28 yard field goal – 49ers 33–17
SF – Michael McGruder 32 yard interception return (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 40–17

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 15/26, 158 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Jerome Bettis— 21 Rush, 72 Yds
Todd Kinchen— 3 Rec, 64 Yds

49ers

Steve Young— 22/34, 245 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Steve Young— 7 Rush, 57 Yds
John Taylor— 4 Rec, 90 Yds

Week 11

Coming out of their second bye week, Los Angeles once again faced the Atlanta Falcons—this time, in Anaheim. While the Falcons were winless going into their early meeting with the Rams, since then, they had won two of their last three and came into the second matchup at 2–6. While Los Angeles was favored by three, the Rams could not get anything going offensively and lost to the Falcons, 13–0, being shut out at home for the first time since 1984.

Week Eleven: Atlanta Falcons (2–6) at Los Angeles Rams (2–6)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	7	0	13
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, November 14
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), wind 15 miles per hour (24 km/h; 13 kn)
Game attendance: 37,073 (53.72% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

ATL – Norm Johnson 46 yard field goal – Falcons 3–0

Second quarter

ATL – Norm Johnson 44 yard field goal – Falcons 6–0

Third quarter

ATL – Andre Rison 31 yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 13–0

Falcons

Bobby Hebert— 12/21, 182 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Erric Pegram— 27 Rush, 28 Yds
Andre Rison— 5 Rec, 120 Yds

Rams

Jim Everett— 20/41, 203 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
David Lang— 2 Rush, 29 Yds
Henry Ellard— 3 Rec, 53 Yds

Week 12

Week Twelve: Washington Redskins (2–7) at Los Angeles Rams (2–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	0	3	0	6
Rams	0	0	0	10	10

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, November 21
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), wind 9 miles per hour (14 km/h; 7.8 kn)
Game attendance: 45,546 (66.00% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

WAS – Chip Lohmiller 19 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0

Third quarter

WAS – Chip Lohmiller 34 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0

Fourth quarter

LA – Troy Drayton 25 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–6
LA – Tony Zendejas 23 yard field goal – Rams 10–6

Redskins

Rich Gannon— 24/39, 170 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Reggie Brooks— 22 Rush, 87 Yds
Ricky Sanders— 8 Rec, 57 Yds

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 5/6, 112 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis— 16 Rush, 86 Yds
Pat Carter— 2 Rec, 45 Yds

Week 13

Week Thirteen: San Francisco 49ers (7–3) at Los Angeles Rams (3–7)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	14	7	7	35
Rams	3	0	0	7	10

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, November 28
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 66 °F (18.9 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Game attendance: 62,143 (90.05% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

SF – Ricky Watters 6 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 7–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 25 yard field goal – 49ers 7–3

Second quarter

SF – Jerry Rice 39 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 14–3
SF – Ricky Watters 48 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 21–3

Third quarter

SF – John Taylor 76 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 28–3

Fourth quarter

SF – Jerry Rice 7 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 35–3
LA – Henry Ellard 14 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – 49ers 35–10

49ers

Steve Young— 26/32, 462 Yds, 4 TD, 1 INT
Ricky Watters— 18 Rush, 47 Yds
Jerry Rice— 8 Rec, 166 Yds

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 13/28, 167 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis— 18 Rush, 133 Yds
Henry Ellard— 5 Rec, 90 Yds

Week 14

Week fourteen saw Los Angeles lose yet again, falling to 3–9 on the season. While the Rams had been considered out of the running for the NFC West Championship for many weeks, with their loss to Phoenix, Los Angeles became mathematically eliminated from the NFC West. The Rams would eventually finish last in the division.

Week Fourteen: Los Angeles Rams (3–8) at Phoenix Cardinals (3–8)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	7	10
Cardinals	7	7	14	10	38

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

Date: Sunday, December 5
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 55 °F (12.8 °C), wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
Game attendance: 33,964 (46.23% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

PHX – Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 7–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 22 yard field goal – Cardinals 7–3

Second quarter

PHX – Gary Clark 22 yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 14–3

Third quarter

PHX – Ronald Moore 19 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 21–3
PHX – Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 28–3

Fourth quarter

PHX – Greg Davis 27 yard field goal – Cardinals 31–3
PHX – Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 38–3
LA – Troy Drayton 4 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Cardinals 38–10

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 5/15, 89 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis— 16 Rush, 115 Yds
Henry Ellard— 3 Rec, 83 Yds

Cardinals

Steve Beuerlein— 14/25, 250 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Ronald Moore— 29 Rush, 126 Yds
Gary Clark— 8 Rec, 159 Yds

Week 15

Week Fifteen: Los Angeles Rams (3–9) at New Orleans Saints (7–5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	0	13	0	23
Saints	7	6	0	7	20

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

Date: Sunday, December 12
Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 69,033 (99.95% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

NO – Sam Mills 30 yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 7–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 22 yard field goal – Saints 7–3
LA – Jerome Bettis 71 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 10–7

Second quarter

NO – Morten Andersen 18 yard field goal – Tied 10–10
NO – Morten Andersen 32 yard field goal – Saints 13–10

Third quarter

LA – Deral Boykin 6 yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 17–13
LA – Pat Carter 11 yard pass from T. J. Rubley – Rams 23–13

Fourth quarter

NO – Dalton Hilliard 2 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Rams 23–20

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 5/13, 47 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis— 28 Rush, 212 Yds
Pat Carter— 2 Rec, 22 Yds

Saints

Wade Wilson— 25/43, 267 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Brad Muster— 13 Rush, 53 Yds
Eric Martin— 8 Rec, 97 Yds

Week 16

For week 16, Los Angeles traveled to Cincinnati to face the one-win Bengals. Once again, the Rams were unable to put together a competent offense and were only able to score three points the entire game. With the loss to Cincinnati, Los Angeles found itself mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth straight season. At the time, the Rams also handed the Bengals only their second win of the season—their first incidentally came against the Rams’ cross-town rival, the Raiders. Ram tackle Irv Eatman stated that “They [Cincinnati] beat us, they beat the Raiders, they played the 49ers tough and obviously they’re just hell on California...they might be looking to put us on the schedule more frequently.”^[26]

Week Sixteen: Los Angeles Rams (4–9) at Cincinnati Bengals (1–12)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	0	0	3
Bengals	3	6	3	3	15

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

Date: Sunday, December 19
Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
Game weather: 35 °F (1.7 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
Game attendance: 36,612 (60.63% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

CIN – Doug Pelfrey 43 yard field goal – Bengals 3–0

Second quarter

CIN – Derrick Fenner 1 yard rush (PAT failed) – Bengals 9–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 32 yard field goal – Bengals 9–13

Third quarter

CIN – Doug Pelfrey 28 yard field goal – Bengals 12–3

Fourth quarter

CIN – Doug Pelfrey 25 yard field goal – Bengals 15–3

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 11/24, 107 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis— 24 Rush, 124 Yds
Henry Ellard— 4 Rec, 68 Yds

Bengals

David Klingler— 16/30, 223 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Derrick Fenner— 15 Rush, 89 Yds
Tony McGee— 6 Rec, 90 Yds

Week 17

Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns (6–8) at Los Angeles Rams (4–10)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	7	7	21	42
Rams	7	0	0	7	14

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, December 26
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 60 °F (15.6 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
Game attendance: 34,155 (49.49% full)
TV: NBC
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Game information

First quarter

LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
CLE – Tommy Vardell 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick) – Tied 7–7

Second quarter

CLE – Keenan McCardell 8 yd pass from Vinny Testaverde (M. Stover kick) – Browns 14–7

Third quarter

CLE – Keenan McCardell 28 yd pass from Vinny Testaverde (M. Stover kick) – Browns 21–7

Fourth quarter

CLE – Mark Carrier 56 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick) – Browns 28–7
CLE – Tommy Vardell 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick) – Browns 35–7
CLE – Kevin Mack 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick) – Browns 42–7
LA – Flipper Anderson 23 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Browns 28–14

Browns

Vinny Testaverde— 21/23, 216 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Eric Metcalf— 15 Rush, 56 Yds
Keenan McCardell— 4 Rec, 72 Yds

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 24/32, 294 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Jerome Bettis— 16 Rush, 56 Yds
Henry Ellard— 8 Rec, 114 Yds

Week 18

Week Eighteen: Chicago Bears (7–8) at Los Angeles Rams (4–11)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	0	3	6
Rams	3	3	0	14	20

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

Date: Sunday, January 2
Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
Game attendance: 39,147 (56.73% full)
TV: CBS
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Game information

First quarter

LA – Tony Zendejas 29 yard field goal – Rams 3–0

Second quarter

LA – Tony Zendejas 29 yard field goal – Rams 6–0
CHI – Kevin Butler 27 yard field goal – Rams 6–3

Fourth quarter

LA – Troy Drayton 11 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 13–3
CHI – Kevin Butler 53 yard field goal – Rams 13–6
LA – Jerome Bettis 4 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 20–6

Bears

Jim Harbaugh— 9/10, 62 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Tim Worley— 7 Rush, 51 Yds
Tom Waddle— 2 Rec, 26 Yds

Rams

T. J. Rubley— 18/28, 213 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis— 39 Rush, 146 Yds
Jerome Bettis— 5 Rec, 71 Yds

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽²⁾ San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	473	295	L2
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	317	343	W1
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	0	.375	316	385	L3
Los Angeles Rams	5	11	0	.313	221	367	W1

Rumors of team moving

Rumors of relocation affected the Rams’ performance: owner Georgia Frontiere had wanted to break the Rams’ lease of Anaheim Stadium at the end of the 1992 season,^[32] and there were over seven thousand no-shows at the November 21 game against the Redskins.^[33] At Christmas time, it was revealed that Frontiere wanted to move the Rams to Baltimore,^[34] which had lost out surprisingly to Jacksonville, Florida in the recent league expansion bid.^[35] This relocation was not approved, but the inadequacy of Anaheim Stadium led Frontiere to move the team to her hometown of St. Louis in 1995.

External links

1993 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com

References

^ "Moving to Baltimore Easier Than Winning - Los Angeles Times".
^ Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Rams – September 12th, 1993
^ For Rams, a 27–0 Reversal of Fortune (Los Angeles Times)
^ Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – September 19th, 1993
^ Everett at Least Completes a Thought (Los Angeles Times)
^ Los Angeles Rams at Houston Oilers – September 26th, 1993
^ Everett Goes From Belittled to Big Man (Los Angeles Times)
^ New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams – October 3rd, 1993
^ On-Again, Off-Again Rams Are Off Again (Los Angeles Times)
^ Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – October 14th, 1993
^ Rams Reach Boiling Point After 30-24 Loss to Falcons (Los Angeles Times)
^ Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams – October 24th, 1993
^ Rubley Hot During Game, Everett After (Los Angeles Times)
^ Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – October 31st, 1993
^ Rubley Starts, but 49ers Finish Off Rams (Los Angeles Times)
^ Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – November 14th, 1993
^ Hapless Rams Are Suddenly Pointless, Too (Los Angeles Times)
^ Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – November 21st, 1993
^ Rubley Takes Charge, Rams Beat Redskins (Los Angeles Times)
^ San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – November 28th, 1993
^ Rams Knocked Senseless by 49ers, 35-10 (Los Angeles Times)
^ Los Angeles Rams at Phoenix Cardinals – December 5th, 1993
^ There They Go Again: Rams Routed, 38-10 (Los Angeles Times)
^ Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints – December 12th, 1993
^ A Battering Ram Goes Through Saints (Los Angeles Times)
^ Bengals Take Chant “Beat L.A.” to Extreme (Los Angeles Times)
^ Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals – December 19th, 1993
^ Cleveland Browns at Los Angeles Rams – December 26th, 1993
^ Testaverde Toys With the Rams (Los Angeles Times)
^ Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams – January 2nd, 1994
^ Bettis Carries Rams Past the Bears, 20-6 (Los Angeles Times)
^ Shaffer, Gina; ‘Pasadena, Los Angeles looking into bids for Rams: The field of potential rivals for the team widens after Rams officials announce their intention to break their lease’; Orange County Register, January 11, 1993, p. B08
^ Stellino, Vito; ‘Rams’ shopping bag is filled with NFL frustration’; The Baltimore Sun, November 25, 1993, p. 1D
^ ‘Frontiere Might Move Rams to Baltimore’; Austin American-Statesman, December 25, 1993, p. E3
^ Murray, Ken with Stellino, Vito and Morgan, John; ‘Baltimore is in no hurry to lure team: NFL snubs Baltimore with upset pick’; The Baltimore Sun, December 1, 1993, p. 1A

[1] "Moving to Baltimore Easier Than Winning - Los Angeles Times".

[2] Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Rams – September 12th, 1993

[3] For Rams, a 27–0 Reversal of Fortune (Los Angeles Times)

[4] Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – September 19th, 1993

[5] Everett at Least Completes a Thought (Los Angeles Times)

[6] Los Angeles Rams at Houston Oilers – September 26th, 1993

[7] Everett Goes From Belittled to Big Man (Los Angeles Times)

[8] New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams – October 3rd, 1993

[9] On-Again, Off-Again Rams Are Off Again (Los Angeles Times)

[10] Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – October 14th, 1993

[11] Rams Reach Boiling Point After 30-24 Loss to Falcons (Los Angeles Times)

[12] Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams – October 24th, 1993

[13] Rubley Hot During Game, Everett After (Los Angeles Times)

[14] Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – October 31st, 1993

[15] Rubley Starts, but 49ers Finish Off Rams (Los Angeles Times)

[16] Atlanta Falcons at Los Angeles Rams – November 14th, 1993

[17] Hapless Rams Are Suddenly Pointless, Too (Los Angeles Times)

[18] Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – November 21st, 1993

[19] Rubley Takes Charge, Rams Beat Redskins (Los Angeles Times)

[20] San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – November 28th, 1993

[21] Rams Knocked Senseless by 49ers, 35-10 (Los Angeles Times)

[22] Los Angeles Rams at Phoenix Cardinals – December 5th, 1993

[23] There They Go Again: Rams Routed, 38-10 (Los Angeles Times)

[24] Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints – December 12th, 1993

[25] A Battering Ram Goes Through Saints (Los Angeles Times)

[26] Bengals Take Chant “Beat L.A.” to Extreme (Los Angeles Times)

[27] Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals – December 19th, 1993

[28] Cleveland Browns at Los Angeles Rams – December 26th, 1993

[29] Testaverde Toys With the Rams (Los Angeles Times)

[30] Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams – January 2nd, 1994

[31] Bettis Carries Rams Past the Bears, 20-6 (Los Angeles Times)

[32] Shaffer, Gina; ‘Pasadena, Los Angeles looking into bids for Rams: The field of potential rivals for the team widens after Rams officials announce their intention to break their lease’; Orange County Register, January 11, 1993, p. B08

[shopping-33] Stellino, Vito; ‘Rams’ shopping bag is filled with NFL frustration’; The Baltimore Sun, November 25, 1993, p. 1D

[34] ‘Frontiere Might Move Rams to Baltimore’; Austin American-Statesman, December 25, 1993, p. E3

[35] Murray, Ken with Stellino, Vito and Morgan, John; ‘Baltimore is in no hurry to lure team: NFL snubs Baltimore with upset pick’; The Baltimore Sun, December 1, 1993, p. 1A

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Los Angeles Rams
Founded in 1936 Played in Cleveland, Ohio (1936–1945) and St. Louis, Missouri (1995–2015) Based in Inglewood, California Headquartered at the Rams Village at Warner Center in Woodland Hills, California
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Personnel

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Week 17

Week 18

Standings

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See also

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