2010 St . Louis Rams season The 2010 St . Louis Rams season was their 73rd season for the franchise , and their 16th overall in St . Louis . St . Louis greatly improved on their near winless record of 1 - 15 from the 2009 season by achieving more total victories , with a record of 7 - 9 , than in their previous 3 years . Since the start of the 2007 NFL season , the Rams had won just 6 combined games , and have not qualified for the playoffs since 2004 . In the 2010 NFL Draft , the Rams had the number 1 overall pick , which they picked Sam Bradford from Oklahoma . This year marked their second season under head coach Steve Spagnuolo . The Rams played all of their home games at the Edward Jones Dome , in St . Louis , Missouri . The Rams fired two trainers ( Jim Anderson and Dake Walden ) , and assistant line coach Art Valero left for the Seattle Seahawks . Stan Kroenke was approved by the NFL on August 25 , 2010 to purchase 100 % of the Rams from the current owners Chip Rosenbloom and Lucia Rodriguez . Kroenke took control of the team before the start of the 2010 season . He also owns the Denver Nuggets of the NBA , as well as the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL . Offseason . Key departures . Quarterback Marc Bulger was released by the Rams on April 5 , 2010 . 2010 NFL Draft . The Rams picked first in the first round after finishing the 2009 season with the worst overall record at 1 – 15 . In addition , the Rams had a fifth round pick from the Philadelphia Eagles from a trade that sent LB Will Witherspoon to the Eagles , and a seventh round pick from the Atlanta Falcons from a trade that sent CB Tye Hill to the Falcons . The Rams selected University of Oklahoma QB Sam Bradford with their 2010 number 1 overall pick . Preseason . Schedule . The Rams preseason schedule was announced on March 31 , 2010 . Regular season . Game summaries . Week 1 : vs . Arizona Cardinals . The St . Louis Rams began their season at home for an NFC West match against the Arizona Cardinals . The Rams trailed in the 2nd quarter with Cardinals kicker Jay Feely nailing a 22 - yard field goal , which was replied when Rams kicker Josh Brown made a 46 - yard field goal . The Rams fell behind again with running back Tim Hightower making a 1 - yard TD run , but were able to score with rookie quarterback Sam Bradford making a 1 - yard TD pass to wide receiver Laurent Robinson . In the third quarter , the Rams took the lead for the first time when Brown nailed a 25 - yard field goal , but it went downhill in the fourth quarter when quarterback Derek Anderson made a 21 - yard TD pass to wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald , giving St . Louis a loss . With the loss , St . Louis began the season at 0 – 1 . Week 2 : at Oakland Raiders . Hoping to rebound from their divisional loss to the Cardinals the Rams flew to Oakland - Alameda County Coliseum for an Interconference duel with the Oakland Raiders . In the 2nd quarter the Rams would score first with QB Sam Bradford making a 7 - yard TD pass to WR Mark Clayton . Then the Raiders replied with kicker Sebastian Janikowski nailing a 38 - yard field goal ; then he booted a 41 - yard field goal in the third quarter . Then the Rams fell behind when QB Bruce Gradkowski made a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Louis Murphy , followed in the fourth quarter by Janikowski nailing a 22 - yard field goal . The Rams cut the lead when Bradford found WR Mark Clayton on a 17 - yard TD pass , but couldn ' t pull out the victory . With the close loss and 13th straight loss to an AFC opponent , the Rams fell to 0 – 2 . Week 3 : vs . Washington Redskins . After two close losses the Rams hoped to bounce back at the Edward Jones Dome for their first win of the season . On the first possession the Rams drove down the field and capped off their drive with a 41 yard touchdown run by Steven Jackson . On the ensuing Redskins drive , Donovan McNabb drove into Rams territory before Na ' il Diggs forced a fumble on Santana Moss . James Butler , who was playing for an injured Craig Dahl picked up the fumbled and returned it 49 yards before being forced out of bounds . Bradford threw a three yard touchdown pass to Daniel Fells to make the score 14 - 0 . The Redskins tried to start their offense again , but after being stopped on third down had to punt . Graham Gano ' s punt was blocked however by Rams rookie wide receiver Dominique Curry , and the Rams took over in striking distance for another touchdown . Sam Bradford threw his first interception of the day , and the Redskins were able to take over again , and were able to score a field goal . On the kickoff after the Redskins field goal , Mardy Gilyard , the Rams rookie kick returner / wide receiver fumbled the ball , and the Redskins took over on the 21 yard line . Donovan McNabb hit Santana Moss for a touchdown the next play . Steven Jackson was injured on the next drive for the Rams , and the Rams were unable to score . The next drive the Redskins kicked another field goal to make the score 13 – 14 . The Rams marched down the field one last time , but were stalled in the redzone . With 31 seconds left Josh Brown attempted a field goal , but the Redskins blocked the kick and at the half the Rams led 14 – 13 . At the start of the second half , McNabb hit Moss for a 56 yard pass . The Rams kept the Redskins out of the endzone , and Washington settled for the go ahead field goal to make the score 16 – 14 . The next drive St . Louis marched down the field , and Kenneth Darby , playing for an injured Steven Jackson scored his first TD of the year from 12 yards out to make the score 21 – 16 . Redskins were unable to score during the fourth quarter however , and McNabb was picked off by Bradly Fletcher as he attempted a comeback . Josh Brown kicked three field goals in the final quarter to seal the Rams first victory of the year with a score of 30 – 16 , snapping a 13 - game home losing skid . This win also marked their highest scoring performance in a regular season game since their 34 – 14 victory over the Dallas Cowboys on October 19 , 2008 . With the win , the Rams improved to 1 - 2 . Week 4 : vs . Seattle Seahawks . The Rams ' fourth game was played at home in an NFC west rivalry match against the Seattle Seahawks . In the first quarter the Rams took the early lead as QB Sam Bradford completed a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Gibson . The Seahawks cut the lead with kicker Olindo Mare nailing a 22 - yard field goal , but the Rams increased their lead when kicker Josh Brown made a 30 - yard field goal , followed in the 3rd quarter by Bradford completing a 21 - yard TD pass to RB Kenneth Darby . Then Josh Brown made a 31 - yard field goal . With the victory , the Rams improved to 2 – 2 , thus successfully improving on their previous season . The win also snapped a 10 - game regular season losing streak to the Seahawks . Week 5 : at Detroit Lions . Hoping to increase their current winning streak the Rams flew to Ford Field for an NFC duel with the Lions . The Rams trailed early with kicker Jason Hanson making a 30 - yard field goal , but the Rams replied with kicker Josh Brown making a 28 - yard field goal . In the second quarter the Rams struggled as Hanson ' s kick was returned 105 yards to the endzone by WR Stefan Logan , followed by QB Shaun Hill making a 1 - yard TD pass to WR Calvin Johnson . The Rams tried to cut the lead with Brown nailing another 28 - yard field goal , but they continued to struggle when Hill found TE Brandon Pettigrew on a 3 - yard TD pass and then in the 3rd quarter he found WR Nate Burleson on a 26 - yard TD pass . In the fourth quarter the Rams had more problems when they gave up a 48 and a 47 - yard field goal by Hanson and an interception by DB Alphonso Smith in which he returned 42 yards to the endzone for a touchdown . With the loss , the Rams fell to 2 – 3 . Week 6 : vs . San Diego Chargers . The Rams ' sixth game was an Interconference duel against the San Diego Chargers inside their dome . In the first quarter the Rams took the early lead as kicker Josh Brown made a 39 - yard field goal , followed by QB Sam Bradford completing a 38 - yard TD pass to WR Danario Alexander . The Rams increased their lead in the 2nd quarter when RB Steven Jackson got a 7 - yard TD run . The Chargers replied with kicker Nate Kaeding nailing a 41 - yard field goal , followed in the third quarter by FB Mike Tolbert getting a 1 - yard TD run . In the 4th quarter the Rams ' lead increased again when Josh Brown hit a 48 - yard field goal , but was cut when QB Philip Rivers made a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Buster Davis . With the win , the Rams improved to 3 – 3 . Week 7 : at Tampa Bay Buccaneers . The Rams ' seventh game was an NFC duel against the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium . In the first quarter , the Rams trailed early as kicker Connor Barth made a 35 - yard field goal . They eventually pulled ahead in the 2nd quarter when kicker Josh Brown made a 25 - yard field goal , followed by QB Sam Bradford making a 5 and a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Danny Amendola and TE Michael Hoomanawanui respectively . The 49ers decreased the lead with Barth nailing a 39 - yard field goal . This was followed by his successful 53 and 38 - yard field goals to go 17 - 12 . In the fourth quarter the Rams suddenly fell behind with QB Josh Freeman making a 1 - yard TD pass to RB Cadillac Williams . ( With a failed 2 - point conversion ) With the loss , the Rams fell to 3 – 4 . Week 8 : vs . Carolina Panthers . The Rams 8th game was an NFC duel with the Panthers inside their dome . In the second quarter the Rams took the lead as kicker Josh Brown nailed a 33 - yard field goal . This was followed by QB Sam Bradford completing a 2 - yard TD pass to WR Danny Amendola . The Panthers replied with kicker John Kasay making a 44 - yard field goal . The Rams increased their lead in the fourth quarter with Bradford finding TE Daniel Fells on a 23 - yard TD pass , followed by Brown getting a 41 - yard field goal . The Panthers responded with QB Matt Moore making a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon LaFell . With the win , the Rams went into their bye week at 4 – 4 . Week 10 : at San Francisco 49ers . Coming off their bye week the Rams flew to Candlestick Park for an NFC West rivalry match against the 49ers . In the first quarter the Rams took the lead with kicker Josh Brown making a 42 - yard field goal . They trailed with RB Frank Gore getting a 1 - yard TD run . This was followed in the second quarter by kicker Joe Nedney nailing a 26 - yard field goal . The Rams fought back and took the lead with QB Sam Bradford completing a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Danny Amendola . Followed in the third quarter by RB Steven Jackson getting a 13 - yard TD run . The 49ers got the lead back with Nedney getting a 47 - yard field goal , followed by QB Troy Smith making a 16 - yard TD pass to WR Michael Crabtree . Te Rams tied the game with Brown making a 33 - yard field goal . The decision was made at overtime when Nedney successfully put away a 29 - yard field goal to give the Rams a loss , bringing their record down to 4 – 5 . Week 11 : vs . Atlanta Falcons . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the 49ers the Rams played inside their dome for an NFC duel with the Falcons . In the first quarter the Rams took the lead after QB Sam Bradford making a 25 - yard TD pass to TE Michael Hoomanawanui . The Falcons replied with kicker Matt Bryant hitting a 42 - yard field goal . The Rams increased their lead when kicker Josh Brown hit a 53 - yard field goal . The lead didn ' t last long after QB Matt Ryan completed a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Brian Finneran , followed by Bryant nailing a 29 and a 24 - yard field goal . The Rams tried to cut the lead with Bradford making a 13 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Gibson , but they struggled further as Ryan threw a 2 - yard TD pass to TE Justin Peelle . This was followed in the fourth quarter by Bryant nailing a 21 - yard field goal , and with RB Michael Turner getting a 39 - yard TD run . With the loss , the Rams fell to 4 – 6 . Week 12 : at Denver Broncos . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Falcons the Rams flew to INVESCO Field at Mile High for an Inter - conference duel with the Broncos . In the first quarter the Rams trailed early as Knowshon Moreno got a 4 - yard TD run , followed by kicker Matt Prater nailing a 49 - yard field goal . They cut the lead down with QB Sam Bradford getting a 36 - yard TD pass to TE Michael Hoomanawanui . The deficit increased as Prater made a 40 - yard field goal . They pulled ahead with Bradford completing a 2 and a 26 - yard TD pass to TE Billy Bajema , followed by kicker Josh Brown nailing a 28 and a 37 - yard field goal . This was followed in the third quarter by RB Kenneth Darby getting a 1 - yard TD run . The lead was narrowed with QB Kyle Orton making a 41 - yard TD pass to Lloyd , but it was expanded after Brown got a 26 - yard field goal . The Broncos tried to come back as Orton completed a 16 and a 5 - yard TD pass to wide receivers Eddie Royal and Brandon Lloyd , but the Rams ' defense held them on for the win . With the win , the Rams improved to 5 – 6 . Week 13 : at Arizona Cardinals . The Rams ' twelfth game was a division rivalry match against the Cardinals . The Rams trailed early as kicker Jay Feely got a 45 and a 41 - yard field goal . They soon pulled ahead after kicker Josh Brown hit a 28 , 52 and 20 - yard field goal . This was followed in the third quarter by RB Steven Jackson getting a 27 - yard TD run , and with Brown making a 43 - yard field goal . With the win , the Rams improved to 6 – 6 . They have won as many games this year as the have for the past three years , only winning a total of 6 games 2007 - 2009 . Week 14 : at New Orleans Saints . Coming off their win over the Cardinals the Rams flew to Louisiana Superdome for an NFC duel with the Saints . The Rams trailed early as QB Drew Brees completed a 5 and a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Marques Colston . The Rams then got on the board as kicker Josh Brown hit a 38 and a 45 - yard field goal . Soon , they had more problems as QB Sam Bradford threw an interception to FS Malcolm Jenkins which was returned 96 yards for a touchdown . This was followed by Bress completing a 31 - yard TD pass to WR Lance Moore , followed by kicker Garrett Hartley nailing a 40 - yard field goal . The Rams would cut the lead down with Bradford scrambling a yard for a touchdown . With the loss , the Rams fell to 6 – 7 . Week 15 : vs . Kansas City Chiefs . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Saints the Rams played inside their dome for an interconference duel with the Chiefs . In the first quarter the Rams took the early lead as kicker Josh Brown nailed a 37 and a 52 - yard field goal . They trailed with QB Matt Cassel throwing a 2 - yard TD pass to TE Leonard Pope , which got worse as RB Jamaal Charles got a 2 - yard TD run , followed by kicker Ryan Succop making a 53 and a 38 - yard field goal . The Rams tried to break down the lead with RB Steven Jackson making a 5 - yard TD run , but continued to struggle as RB Thomas Jones got a 2 - yard TD run . With the loss , the Rams fell to 6 - 8 . Week 16 : vs . San Francisco 49ers . Hoping to break a two - game losing streak the Rams played inside their dome for a division rivalry rematch against the 49ers . The Rams took the lead after RB Steven Jackson got a 1 - yard TD run , followed by DE James Hall tackling 49ers quarterback Troy Smith for a safety . The lead was narrowed when Ted Ginn returned a punt 78 yards for a touchdown , but the Rams increased their lead slightly with kicker Josh Brown nailing a 43 - yard field goal . They trailed for the first time with Smith completing a 60 - yard TD pass to WR Michael Crabtree . They got the lead back with Brown getting a 30 - yard field goal , followed by QB Sam Bradford getting a 3 - yard TD pass to WR Laurent Robinson . The lead was narrowed with kicker Jeff Reed nailing a 30 - yard field goal , but the Rams pulled away with Brown making a 28 - yard field goal . With the win , the Rams improved to 7 – 8 . Week 17 : at Seattle Seahawks . Coming off their win over the 49ers , the Rams flew to Qwest Field for a Week 17 NFC West rematch with the Seattle Seahawks , with the division title on the line . St . Louis trailed early in the first quarter as Seahawks quarterback Charlie Whitehurst completed a 4 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Williams . The Rams answered in the second quarter with a 32 - yard field goal from kicker Josh Brown . St . Louis chopped away as their deficit in the third quarter with a 27 - yard field goal from Brown , but Seattle replied with kicker Olindo Mare making a 31 - yard field goal . Afterwards , the Seahawks pulled away in the fourth quarter with Mare getting a 38 - yard and a 34 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Rams ' season came to an end at 7 - 9 .