# 1994 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1994 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 57th season in the National Football League, their 58th overall, and their 49th and final in the Greater Los Angeles Area until their 2016 relocation back to Los Angeles. After nearly 50 years in the Greater Los Angeles Area, including 15 seasons at Anaheim Stadium, owner Georgia Frontiere announced that the team would relocate to St. Louis, Missouri on January 15, 1995. While the owners initially rejected the move, permission was eventually granted therefore bringing an end to Southern California's first major professional sports franchise until 2016.
The threat of relocation dominated talk about the Rams from early in the offseason right up to the moment the move was announced and it had a major effect on the franchise's standing in the market. Average attendance for Rams games at Anaheim Stadium was at an all-time low (an average of 43,312 a game) as ownership negotiated with both Baltimore and St. Louis. Leigh Steinberg organized a group known as "Save the Rams" and attempted to reach out to ownership and strike a deal to keep the team in the Southern California market, however, their efforts proved to be unsuccessful.
On the field, the Rams continued their downward spiral and missed the postseason for the fifth consecutive season. Los Angeles only won four games and clinched their fifth losing season in a row on December 4 against the New Orleans Saints and finished the season on a seven-game losing streak. The Rams defense saw some glimmers of hope, shutting out Joe Montana's Chiefs and putting together solid performances against Arizona and New York, but it was not nearly enough to lift the Rams back to the .500 mark. At the end of the season, head coach Chuck Knox was fired after three consecutive last place finishes in the NFC West and Frontiere also relieved John Shaw of his General Manager duties, although he remained with the team as a high-ranking executive.

## Offseason
### 1994 Draft Class

1994 Los Angeles Rams Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 15 | Wayne Gandy | Tackle | Auburn |
| 2 | 33 | Isaac Bruce | Wide receiver | Memphis |
| 2 | 49 | Toby Wright | Safety | Nebraska |
| 2 | 56 | Brad Ottis | Defensive end | Wayne State |
| 3 | 71 | Keith Lyle | Safety | Virginia |
| 3 | 83 | James Bostic | Running back | Auburn |
| 3 | 100 | Ernest Jones | Linebacker | Oregon |
| 4 | 108 | Chris Brantley | Wide receiver | Rutgers |
| 6 | 167 | Rickey Brady | Tight end | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 189 | Ronald Edwards | Tackle | North Carolina A&T |

### Undrafted free agents

1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| D'Marco Farr | Defensive tackle | Washington |
| Kevin McDougal | Quarterback | Notre Dame |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 6 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–14 | 0–1 | Camp Randall Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 13 | New England Patriots | L 10–28 | 0–2 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 20 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 20–29 | 0–3 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | August 25 | at San Diego Chargers | L 6–24 | 0–4 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 4 | Arizona Cardinals | W 14–12 | 1–0 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 11 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–31 | 1–1 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 3 | September 18 | San Francisco 49ers | L 19–34 | 1–2 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 25 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 16–0 | 2–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 2 | Atlanta Falcons | L 5–8 | 2–3 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 9 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–24 | 2–4 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 7 | October 16 | New York Giants | W 17–10 | 3–4 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 23 | at New Orleans Saints | L 34–37 | 3–5 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | November 6 | Denver Broncos | W 27–21 | 4–5 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 13 | Los Angeles Raiders | L 17–20 | 4–6 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 20 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 27–31 | 4–7 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 13 | November 27 | at San Diego Chargers | L 17–31 | 4–8 | Jack Murphy Stadium | Recap |
| 14 | December 4 | New Orleans Saints | L 15–31 | 4–9 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 14–24 | 4–10 | Tampa Stadium | Recap |
| 16 | December 18 | at Chicago Bears | L 13–27 | 4–11 | Soldier Field | Recap |
| 17 | December 24 | Washington Redskins | L 21–24 | 4–12 | Anaheim Stadium | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

## Game summaries
### Week 1

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Sunday, September 4
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 70 °F (21.1 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 32,969 (47.78% full)
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV: FOX
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Rams Wake Up and Show Buddy How to Play Ball (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Todd Lyght 74 yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
Second quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 37 yard field goal – Rams 7–3
ARI – Greg Davis 34 yard field goal – Rams 7–6
Third quarter
LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–6
ARI – Larry Centers 3 yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (pass failed) – Rams 14–12
Cardinals
Steve Beuerlein—18/40, 158 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Ronald Moore—13 Rush, 65 Yds
Gary Clark—4 Rec, 55 Yds
Rams
Chris Miller—6/16, 131 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis—21 Rush, 52 Yds
Flipper Anderson—1 Rec, 44 Yds :

### Week 2

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Falcons | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta
* Date: Sunday, September 11
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 55,378 (77.75% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Rams Leave Atlanta With Rison to Believe (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Terance Mathis 2 yard pass from Jeff George (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 7–0
ATL – Andre Rison 16 yard pass from Jeff George (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 14–0
Second quarter
LA – Isaac Bruce 34 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Falcons 14–7
ATL – Norm Johnson 48 yard field goal – Falcons 17–7
Third quarter
ATL – Darnell Walker 44 yard interception return (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 24–7
Fourth quarter
ATL – Andre Rison 16 yard pass from Jeff George (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 31–7
LA – Flipper Anderson 41 yard pass from Chris Chandler (pass failed) – Falcons 31–13
Rams
Chris Miller—10/20, 187 Yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
Jerome Bettis—24 Rush, 102 Yds
Flipper Anderson—5 Rec, 154 Yds
Falcons
Jeff George—29/38, 287 Yds, 3 TD, 0 INT
Craig Heyward—9 Rush, 68 Yds
Andre Rison—12 Rec, 123 Yds :

### Week 3

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Sunday, September 18
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 67 °F (19.4 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 56,479 (81.84% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Sorry Georgia, but 49ers Own Rams (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
SF – John Taylor 3 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 7–0
LA – Troy Drayton 4 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Tied 7–7
SF – Doug Brien 33 yard field goal – 49ers 10–7
Second quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 25 yard field goal – Tied 10–10
SF – Steve Young 1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 17–10
Third quarter
SF – Doug Brien 47 yard field goal – 49ers 20–10
Fourth quarter
SF – Jerry Rice 1 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 27–10
LA – Tony Zendejas 35 yard field goal – 49ers 27–13
SF – Steve Young 1 yard rush (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 34–13
LA – Jerome Bettis 2 yard rush (pass failed) – 49ers 34–19
49ers
Steve Young—31/39, 187 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Ricky Watters—18 Rush, 56 Yds
Jerry Rice—11 Rec, 147 Yds
Rams
Chris Chandler—9/15, 87 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis—21 Rush, 104 Yds
Jessie Hester—4 Rec, 58 Yds :

### Week 4

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Chiefs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
* Date: Sunday, September 25
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
* Game attendance: 78,184 (100.11% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Montana, Chiefs Have Nothing on Rams (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 29 yard field goal – Rams 3–0
LA – Flipper Anderson 72 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 10–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 23 yard field goal – Rams 13–0
Third quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 28 yard field goal – Rams 16–0
Rams
Chris Chandler—13/21, 207 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis—35 Rush, 132 Yds
Flipper Anderson—2 Rec, 83 Yds
Chiefs
Joe Montana—18/37, 175 Yds, 0 TD, 3 INT
Marcus Allen—15 Rush, 59 Yds
Willie Davis—5 Rec, 74 Yds :

### Week 5

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Rams | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Sunday, October 2
* 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: 34,599 (50.14% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Rams Come Up Short in Battle of Backups (LA Times)
Game information :
Second quarter
LA – Safety, Sean Gilbert tackled Jeff George in end zone – Rams 2–0
Third quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 28 yard field goal – Rams 5–0
Fourth quarter
ATL – R. Sanders 13 yd pass from B. Hebert (T. Mathis pass from B. Hebert) – Falcons 8–5
Falcons
Jeff George—16/25, 190 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
Erric Pegram—13 Rush, 45 Yds
Bert Emanuel—6 Rec, 86 Yds
Rams
Tommy Maddox—7/18, 86 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
Jerome Bettis—29 Rush, 117 Yds
Johnny Bailey—5 Rec, 54 Yds :

### Week 6

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Packers | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: Sunday, October 9
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: 47 °F (8.3 °C), wind 12 miles per hour (19 km/h; 10 kn)
* Game attendance: 58,911 (98.94% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com For Rams, It All Goes Right, Then It All Goes Wrong (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Troy Drayton 2 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
GB – Chris Jacke 25 yard field goal – Rams 7–3
Second quarter
LA – Troy Drayton 4 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–3
LA – Tony Zendejas 37 yard field goal – Rams 17–3
Third quarter
GB – Sterling Sharpe 8 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) – Rams 17–10
GB – Robert Brooks 85 yard punt return (Chris Jacke kick) – Packers 17–17
Fourth quarter
GB – Edgar Bennett 1 yard rush (Chris Jacke kick) – Packers 17–24
Rams
Chris Miller—18/29, 166 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis—22 Rush, 65 Yds
Flipper Anderson—4 Rec, 73 Yds
Packers
Brett Favre—25/41, 222 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Reggie Cobb—11 Rush, 37 Yds
Sterling Sharpe—7 Rec, 62 Yds :

### Week 7

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Rams | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Sunday, October 16
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 65 °F (18.3 °C), wind 11 miles per hour (18 km/h; 9.6 kn)
* Game attendance: 40,474 (58.65% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Defense Pushes Rams Around Corner, 17-10 (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Isaac Bruce 19 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
NYG – Rodney Hampton 27 yard rush (David Treadwell kick) – Tied 7–7
LA – Troy Drayton 12 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–7
Second quarter
NYG – David Treadwell 24 yard field goal – Rams 14–10
LA – Tony Zendejas 22 yard field goal – Rams 17–10
Giants
Dave Brown—15/27, 165 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
Rodney Hampton—27 Rush, 112 Yds
Mike Sherrard—4 Rec, 66 Yds
Rams
Chris Miller—13/26, 197 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis—30 Rush, 88 Yds
Jerome Bettis—3 Rec, 62 Yds :

### Week 8

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Saints | 14 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans
* Date: Sunday, October 23
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 47,908 (69.37% full)
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV: FOX
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Saints' Longest Marches Made by Kick Returner (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Derek Brown 3 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 7–0
NO – Wesley Walls 30 yard pass from Jim Everett (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 14–0
Second quarter
LA – Isaac Bruce 19 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Saints 14–7
NO – Morten Andersen 21 yard field goal – Saints 17–7
LA – Toby Wright 98 yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick) – Saints 17–14
NO – Tyrone Hughes 92 yard kickoff return (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 24–14
LA – Tony Zendejas 47 yard field goal – Saints 24–17
NO – Morten Andersen 40 yard field goal – Saints 27–17
Third quarter
NO – Morten Andersen 37 yard field goal – Saints 30–17
LA – Tony Zendejas 32 yard field goal – Saints 30–20
NO – Tyrone Hughes 98 yard kickoff return (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 37–20
Fourth quarter
LA – Johnny Bailey 7 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Saints 37–27
LA – Robert Bailey 103 yard punt return (Tony Zendejas kick)– Saints 37–34
Rams
Chris Miller—7/11, 88 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis—18 Rush, 63 Yds
Isaac Bruce—3 Rec, 44 Yds
Saints
Jim Everett—17/26, 206 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Derek Brown—26 Rush, 86 Yds
Wesley Walls—3 Rec, 65 Yds :
This game was notable for Robert Bailey's record-setting punt return touchdown, wherein the Rams failed to down the ball in the end zone for a touchback; while most players assumed that the ball bounced out of bounds and stepped off the field, Bailey recognized the live ball, retrieved it, and ran it for 103 yards, all the way back to the Saints' end zone, untouched. Due to later rule changes that declare a punted ball dead when it hits the ground in the end zone, this play is currently unable to be replicated in the NFL.

### Week 10

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 21 |
| Rams | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Sunday, November 6
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 58 °F (14.4 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 48,103 (69.71% full)
* TV: NBC
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Rams Don't Let Elway Drill Them (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
Second quarter
LA – Howard Griffith 3 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–0
DEN – Jason Elam 42 yard field goal – Rams 14–3
LA – Tony Zendejas 35 yard field goal – Rams 17–3
Third quarter
LA – Flipper Anderson 30 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 24–3
DEN – Jason Elam 29 yard field goal – Rams 24–6
Fourth quarter
DEN – Glyn Milburn 20 yd pass from J. Elway (S. Sharpe pass from J. Elway) – Rams 24–14
LA – Tony Zendejas 18 yard field goal – Rams 27–14
DEN – Derek Russell 12 yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick) – Rams 27–21
Broncos
John Elway—24/45, 241 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
John Elway—3 Rush, 18 Yds
Shannon Sharpe— 7 Rec, 69 Yds
Rams
Chris Chandler—19/25, 223 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis—33 Rush, 91 Yds
Flipper Anderson—5 Rec, 85 Yds :

### Week 11

The final meeting between the two Southern California rivals ended in a close 20–17 victory for the Raiders in Anaheim. The Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Raiders only met five times as cross-town rivals with the Rams finishing with a 1–4 record against the Raiders. The games, however, were generally very close with only one of the meetings being decided by more than one score (the Raiders' 16–6 victory in 1985). The 1994 meeting was a back and forth affair that eventually saw the Raiders ice the game away with a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Raiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Sunday, November 13
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
* Game attendance: 65,208 (94.49% full)
* TV: NBC
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Raiders Rule Black-and-Blue Day (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
RAI – Andrew Glover 27 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Jeff Jaeger kick) – Raiders 7–0
LA – Flipper Anderson 22 yard pass from Chris Chandler (Tony Zendejas kick) – Tied 7–7
Second quarter
RAI – Raghib Ismail 10 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Jeff Jaeger kick) – Raiders 14–7
Fourth quarter
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 44 yard field goal – Raiders 17–7
LA – Tony Zendejas 22 yard field goal – Raiders 17–10
RAI – Jeff Jaeger 47 yard field goal – Raiders 20–10
LA – Todd Kinchen 4 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Raiders 20–17
Raiders
Jeff Hostetler—17/25, 218 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Harvey Williams—21 Rush, 44 Yds
Tim Brown— 1 Rec, 53 Yds
Rams
Chris Chandler—10/11, 171 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis—10 Rush, 13 Yds
Flipper Anderson—5 Rec, 105 Yds :

### Week 12

This was the last meeting between the Rams and 49ers as California rivals until 2016 and it ended with the eventual Super Bowl champion 49ers on top with a 31–27 final. While the meeting between the two rivals in Anaheim was not very close, the 1994 meeting at Candlestick Park was a very close affair to close out the Los Angeles-San Francisco rivalry. The 49ers jumped out to an early 14–3 lead and held a 21–6 lead at halftime, the Rams, however, came storming back in the second half, outscoring San Francisco 21–10. Los Angeles was able to take the lead in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard pass play by Chris Miller, but the 49ers responded with a touchdown drive of their own to take a 31–27 advantage. The 49ers ended up holding on for their ninth win of the season while the Rams dropped their seventh game en route to a 4–12 season. The final record between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers from the 1950 to 1994 was 48–40 in favor of Los Angeles.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 27 |
| 49ers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: Sunday, November 20
* Game time: 5:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 46 °F (7.8 °C), wind 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h; 4.3 kn)
* Game attendance: 62,774 (94.38% full)
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick and Joe Theismann
* Pro-Football-Reference.com In the End, Rams Dealt One Bad Hand (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
SF – John Taylor 7 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 7–0
LA – Tony Zendejas 31 yard field goal – 49ers 7–3
SF – Jerry Rice 7 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 14–3
Second quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 27 yard field goal – 49ers 14–6
SF – Jerry Rice 5 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 21–6
Third quarter
LA – Todd Kinchen 44 yard rush (pass failed) – 49ers 21–12
SF – Doug Brien 28 yard field goal – 49ers 24–12
LA – Flipper Anderson 50 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – 49ers 24–19
Fourth quarter
LA – Jessie Hester 22 yard pass from Chris Miller (Jerome Bettis run) – Rams 27–24
SF – Jerry Rice 18 yard pass from Steve Young (Doug Brien kick) – 49ers 31–27
Rams
Chris Miller—16/33, 228 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Todd Kinchen—1 Rush, 44 Yds
Flipper Anderson—5 Rec, 99 Yds
49ers
Steve Young—30/44, 325 Yds, 4 TD, 0 INT
Ricky Watters—20 Rush, 81 Yds
Jerry Rice—16 Rec, 165 Yds :

### Week 13

Week thirteen saw the final meeting between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers. The Rams jumped out to a 14–6 lead in the first half, but Los Angeles was unable to hold off the eventual AFC Champion Chargers and fell 31–17. After the season, the Chargers ended up having the entire Southern California megaregion to themselves after the Rams and the Raiders vacated the Los Angeles market—an arrangement that would not be changed until 2016, when the Rams relocated to Los Angeles. Los Angeles was also mathematically eliminated from the NFC West race during week 13 after its loss to San Diego and with San Francisco improving to 8–2 on the next day on Monday Night Football.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Chargers | 0 | 6 | 15 | 10 | 31 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego
* Date: Sunday, November 27
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 52 °F (11.1 °C), wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
* Game attendance: 59,579 (97.93% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Rams at Height of Imperfection (LA Times)
Game information :
Second quarter
LA – Jessie Hester 40 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
SD – John Carney 31 yard field goal – Rams 7–3
LA – Troy Drayton 12 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–3
SD – John Carney 49 yard field goal – Rams 14–6
Third quarter
SD – Darrien Gordon 75 yard punt return (Ronnie Harmon run) – Tied 14–14
SD – Ronnie Harmon 11 yd pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick) – Chargers 21–14
Fourth quarter
SD – John Carney 37 yard field goal – Chargers 24–14
LA – Tony Zendejas 33 yard field goal – Chargers 24–17
SD – Sean Vanhorse 50 yard interception return (John Carney kick) – Chargers 31–17
Rams
Chris Miller—26/47, 298 Yds, 2 TD, 4 INT
Jerome Bettis—10 Rush, 38 Yds
Jessie Hester—4 Rec, 85 Yds
Chargers
Stan Humphries—17/33, 147 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Natrone Means—23 Rush, 95 Yds
Mark Seay—4 Rec, 42 Yds :

### Week 14

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Saints | 7 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 15 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Sunday, December 4
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13.3 °C), wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
* Game attendance: 34,960 (50.66% full)
* Referee: Howard Roe
* TV: FOX
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Ram Loss to Saints, Everett No Easier the Second Time (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
NO – Mario Bates 26 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 7–0
Second quarter
NO – Mario Bates 11 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 14–0
LA – Todd Kinchen 24 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Saints 14–7
NO – Mario Bates 1 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 21–7
NO – Michael Haynes 30 yard pass from Jim Everett (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 28–7
Third quarter
NO – Morten Andersen 46 yard field goal – Saints 31–7
Fourth quarter
LA – Jerome Bettis 5 yard pass from Chris Miller (Jerome Bettis run) – Saints 31–15
Saints
Jim Everett—13/22, 161 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Mario Bates—25 Rush, 96 Yds
Michael Haynes—5 Rec, 80 Yds
Rams
Chris Miller—17/24, 198 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis—15 Rush, 53 Yds
Johnny Bailey—11 Rec, 116 Yds :

### Week 15

In front of a sparse crowd of around 34,000 at Tampa Stadium, Los Angeles dropped its fifth game in a row and in the process became mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive season. The game was fairly evenly matched (both were 4–9 going into the game) except for a 17-point outburst in the second quarter by the Buccaneers that gave Tampa Bay the victory.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: Sunday, December 11
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
* Game attendance: 34,150 (45.96% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Rams Lose Cool, Tampa Bay Takes Advantage, 24-14 (LA Times)
Game information :
Second quarter
TB – Michael Husted 20 yard field goal – Buccaneers 3–0
TB – Charles Wilson 71 yd pass from Craig Erickson (M. Husted kick) – Buccaneers 10–0
LA – Troy Drayton 22 yd pass from Chris Chandler (Tony Zendejas kick) – Buccaneers 10–7
TB – Errict Rhett 8 yard rush (Michael Husted kick) – Buccaneers 17–7
Fourth quarter
LA – Jessie Hester 12 yd pass from Chris Chandler (T. Zendejas kick) – Buccaneers 17–14
TB – Charles Wilson 44 yd pass from Craig Erickson (M. Husted kick) – Buccaneers 24–14
Rams
Chris Chandler—18/34, 199 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Jerome Bettis—13 Rush, 23 Yds
Jessie Hester—6 Rec, 82 Yds
Buccaneers
Craig Erickson—10/22, 231 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT
Errict Rhett—31 Rush, 119 Yds
Charles Wilson—4 Rec, 176 Yds :

### Week 16

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Bears | 3 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago
* Date: Sunday, December 18
* Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
* Game weather: 33 °F (0.6 °C), wind 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
* Game attendance: 56,276 (84.06% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Bettis Can't Run and Rams Can't Hide in Chicago (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Chris Chandler 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
CHI – Kevin Butler 41 yard field goal – Rams 7–3
Second quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 18 yard field goal – Rams 10–3
CHI – Keith Jennings 3 yard pass from Steve Walsh (Kevin Butler kick) – Tied 10–10
CHI – Raymont Harris 2 yard rush (Kevin Butler kick) – Bears 17–10
Third quarter
CHI – Kevin Butler 30 yard field goal – Bears 20–10
Fourth quarter
LA – Tony Zendejas 21 yard field goal – Bears 20–13
CHI – Lewis Tillman 1 yard rush (Kevin Butler kick) – Bears 27–13
Rams
Chris Chandler— 8/13, 145 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Johnny Bailey— 3 Rush, 9 Yds
Flipper Anderson— 2 Rec, 69 Yds
Bears
Steve Walsh— 12/25, 135 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT
Raymont Harris— 23 Rush, 92 Yds
Jeff Graham— 4 Rec, 66 Yds :

### Week 17

In front of the smallest crowd at Anaheim Stadium, the Rams closed out their tenure in Southern California with a loss to the 2–13 Washington Redskins. After a season full of rumors of the franchise's inevitable relocation, the fan base had withered down to next to nothing and two high school football games at Anaheim Stadium drew larger crowds than the announced attendance for the Rams' week 17 game. Many fans spent the game chanting expletives and hurling insults and owner Georgia Frontiere and the City of St. Louis—"Save the Rams" founder Leigh Steinberg attempted to discuss keeping the Rams in Southern California, but Rams executives were nowhere to be found. The game was a close affair with the hapless Washington Redskins and despite being favored by 3.5 points, Los Angeles ended up falling by three points to end 49 seasons of Los Angeles Ram football. They would subsequently return to Los Angeles in 2016 after experiencing similar issues in St. Louis as they previously did in Los Angeles.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: Saturday, December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
* Game weather: 62 °F (16.7 °C), wind 7 miles per hour (11 km/h; 6.1 kn)
* Game attendance: 25,705 (37.25% full)
* TV: Fox
* Pro-Football-Reference.com Rams Are All but Run Out of Town by Redskins, 24-21 (LA Times)
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Anthony Newman 22 yard interception return (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0
Second quarter
WAS – Reggie Brooks 2 yard rush (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Tied 7–7
LA – Todd Kinchen 34 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–7
WAS – Brian Mitchell 78 yard punt return (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Tied 14–14
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 37 yard field goal – Redskins 17–14
LA – Jermaine Ross 36 yard pass from Chris Miller (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 21–17
Third quarter
WAS – James Jenkins 1 yd pass from Heath Shuler (Chip Lohmiller kick) – Redskins 24–21
Redskins
Heath Shuler— 13/28, 149 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Reggie Brooks— 13 Rush, 50 Yds
Henry Ellard— 5 Rec, 81 Yds
Rams
Chris Miller— 27/40, 304 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Jerome Bettis— 15 Rush, 48 Yds
Jessie Hester— 5 Rec, 66 Yds :

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 505 | 296 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 348 | 407 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 317 | 385 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 286 | 365 | L7 |

## Relocation to St. Louis

By 1994, the Los Angeles Rams had withered to a mere shadow of their former self. Accusations and excuses were constantly thrown back and forth between the Rams' fan base, ownership, and local politicians. Many in the fan base blamed the ownership of Georgia Frontiere for the franchise's woes, while ownership cited the outdated stadium and withering fan support for the problems that were plaguing the Rams. On March 15, 1994, the National Football League owners rejected Ms. Frontiere's bid to move the franchise to St. Louis, Missouri, her native city, by a 21–3–6 vote, with the Raiders abstaining. Then-Commissioner Paul Tagliabue stated after rejecting the move that:
   "This was one of the most complex issues we have had to approach in years. We had to balance the interest of fans in Los Angeles and in St. Louis that we appreciate very much. In my judgment, they did not meet the guidelines we have in place for such a move."
The commissioner also added:
   "Once the bridges have been burned and people get turned off on a sports franchise, years of loyalty is not respected and it is difficult to get it back. By the same token, there are millions of fans in that area who have supported the Rams in an extraordinary way. The Rams have 50 years of history and the last 5 or so years of difficult times can be corrected."
Frontiere, however, responded with a thinly veiled threat at a lawsuit and the NFL owners eventually acquiesced to her demands, weary of going through a long, protracted legal battle. Tagliabue simply stated that "The desire to have peace and not be at war was a big factor" in allowing the Rams move to go forward. In a matter of a month, the vote had gone from 21–6 opposed to 23–6 in favor, with the Raiders again abstaining. Jonathan Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, elaborated on the commissioners remarks by saying "About five or six owners didn't want to get the other owners into litigation, so they switched their votes." Only six teams remained in opposition to the Rams move from Los Angeles: the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals (who played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987), and Washington Redskins. After the vote was over, Dan Rooney publicly stated that he opposed the move of the Los Angeles Rams because:
   "I believe we should support the fans who have supported us for years".
The Rams would not return to the Los Angeles area until 2016.