2009 St . Louis Rams season The 2009 St . Louis Rams season is the 72nd season for the St . Louis Rams , and the 15th in St . Louis . Due to the Rams winning only against the Detroit Lions , they finished with the NFL ' s worst record at 1 – 15 , earning the first overall selection in the 2010 NFL Draft in Steve Spagnuolo ' s first season as a head coach . The Rams have won six games in the past three seasons . By contrast , the Cardinals never won fewer than four games in any season during their tenure in St . Louis from 1960 through 1987 . Offseason . Player movement . The Rams announced that Jim Haslett would not be returning as head coach after a disastrous 2 – 14 finish to the 2008 season . On January 16 , New York Giants ' Defensive Coordinator Steve Spagnuolo signed a four - year $ 11 . 5 million . deal to be their new head coach . Jason Brown , a Center who formerly played for the Baltimore Ravens before becoming a free agent , was signed on February 27 , 2009 , to a five - year deal to bolster the offensive line . Ron Bartell , a cornerback , signed a four - year deal on March 2 , worth $ 13 . 6 million . guaranteed , with incentives it could be as much as $ 28 million . James Butler , a safety , signed a four - year deal on March 10 , that with incentives could be worth almost $ 17 million . Orlando Pace , the premier offensive tackle in the NFL , was released by the Rams to save $ 6 million . in the salary cap . On March 13 , wide receiver Torry Holt was released after 10 years with the Rams . Holt was later signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars . On May 8 , Pisa Tinoisamoa , the Rams ' leading tackler in 2008 , was given his release . Regular season results . Week 1 : at Seattle Seahawks . The Rams began their season at Qwest Field with a Week 1 divisional duel with their NFC West rival , the Seattle Seahawks . After a scoreless first quarter , St . Louis trailed in the second quarter as Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck completed a 1 - yard touchdown pass to tight end John Carlson . The Rams appeared to have a game - tying touchdown after blocking a Seattle field goal by Seahawks kicker Olindo Mare late in the quarter . However , it was overturned as there were twelve rams on the field , leading to a Seahawks 12 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Nate Burleson . In the third quarter , Seattle continued its dominance with Hasselbeck completing a 33 - yard touchdown pass to Carlson , along with running back Julius Jones getting a 62 - yard touchdown run . From there on out , the Seahawks defense helped secure a shutout win . With the loss , the Rams began their season at 0 – 1 . Week 2 : at Washington Redskins . Hoping to rebound from their shutout loss to the Seahawks , the Rams flew to FedEx Field for a Week 2 duel with the Washington Redskins . St . Louis trailed early as Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham got a 21 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Rams ' deficit increased a Suisham made a 28 - yard field goal . Afterwards , St . Louis took the lead as quarterback Marc Bulger completed a 2 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Laurent Robinson . However , Washington got their lead again as Suisham nailed a 23 - yard field goal . From there on out , the Rams ' were unable to get any more points . With the loss , St . Louis fell to 0 – 2 . Week 3 : vs . Green Bay Packers . Still searching for their first win of the season , the Rams played their Week 3 homeopener against the Green Bay Packers . St . Louis immediately trailed early in the first quarter as Packers kicker Mason Crosby got a 48 , a 38 , and a 25 - yard field goal . Green Bay would increase their lead in the second quarter as fullback John Kuhn got a 1 - yard touchdown run . The Rams would respond with the arm of quarterback Kyle Boller , as he hooked up with tight end Daniel Fells on a 16 - yard touchdown pass . However , the Packers would strike back with quarterback Aaron Rodgers ' 21 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donald Driver . St . Louis would close out the half with Boller and Fells hooking up with each other again on a 19 - yard touchdown pass . The Rams would inch closer in the third quarter with kicker Josh Brown ' s 53 - yard field goal . However , Green Bay would pull away in the fourth quarter as Rodgers got a 4 - yard touchdown run ( with a failed PAT ) and completed a 10 - yard touchdown pass to Kuhn . With the loss , St . Louis fell to 0 – 3 . Starting quarterback Marc Bulger ( 3 - of - 4 , 23 yards ) left the game in the second quarter with an injury to his right shoulder . Week 4 : at San Francisco 49ers . Following their home loss to the Packers , the Rams flew to Candlestick Park for a Week 4 NFC West duel with their hated rival , the San Francisco 49ers . Due to an injury to Marc Bulger , quarterback Kyle Boller got the start . After a scoreless first quarter , St . Louis ' seasonal struggles continued on the 49ers ' second punt of the game . The ball would hit backup cornerback Quincy Butler ' s foot and roll into the endzone where backup Niners linebacker Scott McKillop would land on it for a touchdown . San Francisco would continue its dominating run in the third quarter with quarterback Shaun Hill hooking up on a 13 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Vernon Davis , followed by linebacker Patrick Willis returning an interception 23 yards for a touchdown . The 49ers would wrap up their victory march in the fourth quarter with Hill finding wide receiver Josh Morgan on a 24 - yard touchdown pass , followed by defensive tackle Ray McDonald returning a fumble 11 yards for a touchdown . With the loss , the Rams fell to 0 – 4 . Week 5 : vs . Minnesota Vikings . Hoping to get their first win of the season , the Rams went home , donned their throwback uniforms , and prepared for a Week 5 duel with the Minnesota Vikings . Even though quarterback Marc Bulger was almost back to 100 % health , backup quarterback Kyle Boller got the start . In the first quarter , St . Louis continued to struggle as Vikings running back Adrian Peterson got a 5 - yard touchdown run and defensive end Jared Allen returned a fumble 52 yards for a touchdown . The Rams would get on the board in the second quarter with a 29 - yard field goal from kicker Josh Brown , but Minnesota came right back with kicking Ryan Longwell nailing a 47 - yard field goal . The Vikings would continue to make their presence felt in the third quarter with quarterback Brett Favre completing a 13 - yard touchdown to tight end Visanthe Shiancoe . Minnesota would follow it up in the fourth quarter with Peterson ' s 7 - yard touchdown . St . Louis tried to rally as quarterback Marc Bulger completed a 27 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donnie Avery , but the Vikings would close out the game with running back Chester Taylor ' s 1 - yard touchdown run . With the loss , the Rams fell to 0 – 5 . Week 6 : at Jacksonville Jaguars . Still on the hunt for their first win of the season , the Rams flew to Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for a Week 6 interconfernce duel with the Jacksonville Jaguars . St . Louis got the opening charge in the first quarter with quarterback Marc Bulger ' s 17 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Donnie Avery . The Jaguars would answer with running back Maurice Jones - Drew getting a 4 - yard touchdown run ( with a failed PAT ) . Afterwards , the Rams would get the only points of the second quarter as kicker Josh Brown nailed a 52 - yard field goal . After a scoreless third quarter , a back - and - forth quarter would ensue . Jones - Drew would help Jacksonville take the lead with a 1 - yard touchdown run , yet Rams defensive end Leonard Little would return an interception 36 yards for a touchdown . Following a 3 - yard touchdown run by Jones - Drew , St . Louis would tie the game with Brown ' s 27 - yard field goal . However , in overtime , the Jaguars got the last laugh as kicker Josh Scobee booted the game - winning 36 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Rams fell to 0 – 6 . Week 7 : vs . Indianapolis Colts . Still trying to get their first win of the season , the Rams went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Indianapolis Colts . St . Louis would trail early in the first quarter as Colts quarterback Peyton Manning completed a 6 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Reggie Wayne . The Rams would answer with a 30 - yard field goal from kicker Josh Brown , but Indianapolis answered with Manning ' s 27 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Dallas Clark . Afterwards , the Colts would get the only score of the second quarter with running back Joseph Addai ' s 6 - yard touchdown run . St . Louis would begin the third quarter with Brown booting a 45 - yard field goal , yet Indianapolis continued their domination as cornerback Jacob Lacey return an interception 35 yards for a touchdown . In the fourth quarter , the Colts closed out the game with Manning ' s 8 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Austin Collie and running back Chad Simpson ' s 35 - yard touchdown run . With the loss , the Rams fell to 0 – 7 Week 8 : at Detroit Lions . Still in the hunt for their first win of the season , the Rams flew to Ford Field for a Week 8 duel with the Detroit Lions . St . Louis got the game ' s first points in the opening quarter as kicker Josh Brown booted a 41 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Lions got on the board due to a Rams miscue . Safety James Butler got an interception in his endzone . He would then run out and then back in , where he would be tackled by Detroit running back Kevin Smith for a safety . Afterwards , St . Louis would close out the half with a trick play . On a fake field goal attempt , Brown would complete a 36 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Daniel Fells . After a scoreless third quarter , the Lions began to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback Matthew Stafford got a 4 - yard touchdown and completed a 2 - point conversion pass to running back Maurice Morris . The Rams prevailed as running back Steven Jackson got a 25 - yard touchdown run . With the win , not only did St . Louis enter their bye week at 1 – 7 , but they also snapped a 17 - game losing streak . This would also be the first win for rookie head coach Steve Spagnuolo . Week 10 : vs . New Orleans Saints . Coming off their bye week , the Rams went home for a Week 10 duel with the undefeated New Orleans Saints . After a scoreless first quarter , St . Louis would trail in the second quarter as Saints running back Reggie Bush got a 3 - yard touchdown run . The Rams would answer as quarterback Marc Bulger found wide receiver Donnie Avery on a 29 - yard touchdown pass . Even though New Orleans retook the lead with quarterback Drew Brees ' 15 - yard touchdown pass to Bush , St . Louis would close out the half with running back Steven Jackson ' s 2 - yard touchdown run . The Saints would deliver a huge strike in the third quarter as wide receiver Courtney Roby returned the second half ' s opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown , yet the Rams would keep it close with kicker Josh Brown ' s 32 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , New Orleans would increase their lead with Brees ' 27 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Robert Meachem . St . Louis tried to rally as Bulger completed a 19 - yard touchdown pass to Avery ( with a failed 2 - point conversion ) , but the Saints ' defense would prevent any further progress . With the loss , the Rams fell to 1 – 8 . Week 11 : vs . Arizona Cardinals . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Saints , the Rams went home for an NFC West rivalry match against the Arizona Cardinals . In the first quarter , St . Louis got on the board first with kicker Josh Brown getting a 40 - yard field goal . The Rams fell behind with QB Kurt Warner making a 5 - yard touchdown pass to WR Anquan Boldin and then to WR Larry Fitzgerald on a 11 - yard touchdown pass in the second quarter . The Cardinals lead extended as rookie RB Beanie Wells made a 1 - yard touchdown run to end the half . The Rams replied in the third quarter with kicker Josh Brown making a 20 - yard field goal . The Rams tried hard to come back into the game in the fourth quarter with RB Steven Jackson running 1 yard to the endzone for a touchdown , but the Cardinals ' defense prevented the case , giving the Rams another loss . With the loss , the Rams fell to 1 – 9 and stay winless at home , with their home record at 0 – 5 . Week 12 : vs . Seattle Seahawks . With the loss , the Rams were officially eliminated from postseason contention . Week 17 : vs . San Francisco 49ers . The Rams clinched the first overall pick in the NFL draft after their loss to the 49ers Local TV Blackouts . In the 2009 season , the Rams had 3 regular season games blacked out on local television . After selling out their first 5 games , attendance began to drop and the Rams couldn ' t sell out their final 3 games against the Seahawks , Texans , and 49ers . In all of these instances , the Rams fell well short of a sellout and didn ' t even ask for a deadline extension from the NFL to try to sell the remaining tickets and avert a blackout . Since 2007 , the Rams have only won 2 games at the Edward Jones Dome .