# 1993 Los Angeles Rams season

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.
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
### 1993 Draft Class

1993 Los Angeles Rams draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 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 |

## 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 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

| 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
* Pro-Football-Reference.com, The Football Database
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

| 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
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

| 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
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

| 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
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

| 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
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.
| 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
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

| 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
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

| 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
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.
| 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
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

| 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
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

| 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
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.
| 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
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

| 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
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.”
| 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
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

| 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
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

| 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
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 :
| viewtalkedit | 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, and there were over seven thousand no-shows at the November 21 game against the Redskins. At Christmas time, it was revealed that Frontiere wanted to move the Rams to Baltimore, which had lost out surprisingly to Jacksonville, Florida in the recent league expansion bid. 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.