# 1995 St. Louis Rams season

The 1995 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 58th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the first of 21 seasons in St. Louis. They started the season at Busch Memorial Stadium before their new venue, the Trans World Dome, opened mid-season. The Rams looked to start their tenure in St. Louis strong by improving on their 4–12 record from 1994. In their first game in St. Louis, the Rams beat the New Orleans Saints, 17–13, and ultimately got off to a 4–0 start, leading the NFC West and looked poised to make a statement in the NFC. However, the team struggled later in the season. In week 8, the Rams were pounded, 44–10, by the dominant 49ers in the last NFL game at Busch. Following this loss, the team could not recover, as they only won two more games for the remainder of the season, one of those being the inaugural game in the Dome. Ultimately, the Rams slumped to a 7–9 record and missed the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season. This would be the only time between 1990 and 1998 the Rams did not finish a season with double-digit losses. This was also the Rams best finish until 1999 when they finished 13–3 and went on to win that year's Super Bowl.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1995 St. Louis Rams draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 6 | Kevin Carter * | Defensive end | Florida |
| 2 | 38 | Zach Wiegert | Guard | Nebraska |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 3 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–14 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 2 | September 10 | New Orleans Saints | W 17–13 | 2–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 17 | at Carolina Panthers | W 31–10 | 3–0 | Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | September 24 | Chicago Bears | W 34–28 | 4–0 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 1 | at Indianapolis Colts | L 18–21 | 4–1 | RCA Dome | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | October 12 | Atlanta Falcons | W 21–19 | 5–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 22 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–44 | 5–2 | Busch Memorial Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | October 29 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 9–20 | 5–3 | Veterans Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 5 | at New Orleans Saints | L 10–19 | 5–4 | Louisiana Superdome | Recap |
| 11 | November 12 | Carolina Panthers | W 28–17 | 6–4 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
| 12 | November 19 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 6–31 | 6–5 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 13 | November 26 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–41 | 6–6 | 3Com Park | Recap |
| 14 | December 3 | at New York Jets | W 23–20 | 7–6 | Giants Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 10 | Buffalo Bills | L 27–45 | 7–7 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
| 16 | December 17 | Washington Redskins | L 23–35 | 7–8 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
| 17 | December 24 | Miami Dolphins | L 22–41 | 7–9 | Trans World Dome | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Packers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: September 3, 1995
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Overcast, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 60,104
* TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
GB – Brett Favre – 29/51, 299 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
STL – Chris Miller – 19/30, 166 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
GB – Edgar Bennett – 10 rushes, 21 yards
STL – Leonard Russell – 10 rushes, 36 yards
Top receivers
GB – Mark Chmura – 7 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD
STL – Isaac Bruce – 4 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD :

#### Week 3: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Panthers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,060
* TV announcers (FOX): Kenny Albert, Anthony Muñoz
* Box score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
STL – Jerome Bettis 2-yard run (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 7–0.
STL – Jessie Hester 23-yard pass from Chris Miller (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 14–0.
CAR – John Kasay 45-yard field goal. Rams 14–3.
Third quarter
STL – Anthony Parker 28-yard fumble return (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 21–3.
STL – Steve McLaughlin 34-yard field goal. Rams 24–3.
Fourth quarter
STL – Torin Dorn 24-yard interception return (Steve McLaughlin kick). Rams 31–3.
CAR – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Rams 31–10.
Top passers
STL – Chris Miller – 15/26, 225 yards, TD
CAR – Frank Reich – 8/19, 68 yards, INT
Top rushers
STL – Jerome Bettis – 19 rushes, 67 yards, TD
CAR – Vince Workman – 5 rushes, 48 yards
Top receivers
STL – Isaac Bruce – 5 receptions, 100 yards
CAR – Eric Guliford – 4 receptions, 53 yards :

### Standings

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(2)}$ San Francisco 49ers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 457 | 258 | L1 |
| $^{(6)}$ Atlanta Falcons | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 362 | 349 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 309 | 418 | L3 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 289 | 325 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 319 | 348 | W1 |