2013 St. Louis Rams season

2013 St. Louis Rams season
Head coach Jeff Fisher
General manager Les Snead
Owner Stan Kroenke
Home field Edward Jones Dome
Results
Record 7–9
Division place 4th NFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers Robert Quinn DE, Johnny Hekker P
Uniform

The 2013 St. Louis Rams season was the franchise's 76th season in the National Football League, the 19th overall in St. Louis and the second under head coach Jeff Fisher. The Rams equaled their win total from 2012, but missed the playoffs for a ninth consecutive season.

Week 7 was Sam Bradford's last game in a Rams uniform as he tore his ACL in a game against Carolina. That same injury would not allow him to dress for next year and did not play another down again in a Rams uniform as he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2014 season.

2013 draft class

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 8[a] Tavon Austin Wide receiver West Virginia
30[b] Alec Ogletree Linebacker Georgia
3 71[a] T. J. McDonald Safety USC
92[b] Stedman Bailey Wide receiver West Virginia
4 113 Barrett Jones Guard Alabama
5 149 Brandon McGee Cornerback Miami (FL)
160[b] Zac Stacy Running back Vanderbilt
Notes
^[a] The Rams traded their first- (No. 16 overall), second- (No. 46 overall), original third- (No. 78 overall) and seventh- (No. 222 overall) round selections to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for the Bills' first- (No. 8) and third- (No. 71 overall) round selections.
^[b] The Rams acquired an additional first-round selection — No. 22 overall — as part of a trade that sent their 2012 first-round selection to the Washington Redskins. The Rams later traded the No. 22 selection and a 2015 seventh-round selection (previously acquired in a 2012 trade that sent wide receiver Greg Salas to the New England Patriots) to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for the Falcons' 2013 first-, third- and sixth- round selections — Nos. 30, 92 and 198 overall, respectively. The No. 198 selection, along with the Rams' original sixth-round selection (No. 184 overall), was traded to the Houston Texans in exchange for the Texans' fifth-round selection (No. 160 overall).

Staff

2013 St. Louis Rams staff
Front office
  • Owner/Chairman – Stan Kroenke
  • Owner/Vice Chairman – Chip Rosenbloom
  • Executive Vice President of Football Operations/COO – Kevin Demoff
  • General Manager – Les Snead
  • Director of College Scouting – Taylor Morton
  • Director of Pro Personnel – Ran Carthon

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – John Fassel
  • Assistant Special Teams Coordinator – Paul Boudreau, Jr.

Strength and conditioning

  • Head Strength and Conditioning – Rock Gullickson
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Adam Bailey

Final roster

2013 St. Louis Rams final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 Active, 8 Inactive, 8 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 8 at Cleveland Browns L 19–27 0–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap
2 August 17 Green Bay Packers L 7–19 0–2 Edward Jones Dome Recap
3 August 24 at Denver Broncos L 26–27 0–3 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
4 August 29 Baltimore Ravens W 24–21 1–3 Edward Jones Dome Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 September 8 Arizona Cardinals W 27–24 1–0 Edward Jones Dome Recap
2 September 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 24–31 1–1 Georgia Dome Recap
3 September 22 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–31 1–2 AT&T Stadium Recap
4 September 26 San Francisco 49ers L 11–35 1–3 Edward Jones Dome Recap
5 October 6 Jacksonville Jaguars W 34–20 2–3 Edward Jones Dome Recap
6 October 13 at Houston Texans W 38–13 3–3 Reliant Stadium Recap
7 October 20 at Carolina Panthers L 15–30 3–4 Bank of America Stadium Recap
8 October 28 Seattle Seahawks L 9–14 3–5 Edward Jones Dome Recap
9 November 3 Tennessee Titans L 21–28 3–6 Edward Jones Dome Recap
10 November 10 at Indianapolis Colts W 38–8 4–6 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
11 Bye
12 November 24 Chicago Bears W 42–21 5–6 Edward Jones Dome Recap
13 December 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 13–23 5–7 Candlestick Park Recap
14 December 8 at Arizona Cardinals L 10–30 5–8 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
15 December 15 New Orleans Saints W 27–16 6–8 Edward Jones Dome Recap
16 December 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 23–13 7–8 Edward Jones Dome Recap
17 December 29 at Seattle Seahawks L 9–27 7–9 CenturyLink Field Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week One: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 10 14024
Rams 0 10 31427

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • ARI –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • ARI –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • ARI –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • ARI –
  • STL –

Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Two: St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 0 3 71424
Falcons 14 10 0731

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • STL –
  • ATL –
Top rushers
  • STL –
  • ATL –
Top receivers
  • STL –
  • ATL –
Top tacklers
  • STL –
  • ATL –

Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 707
Cowboys 10 7 7731

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 80,848
  • Referee: Carl Cheffers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • STL –
  • DAL –
Top rushers
  • STL –
  • DAL –
Top receivers
  • STL –
  • DAL –
Top tacklers
  • STL –
  • DAL –

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 0 14 71435
Rams 3 0 0811

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SF –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • SF –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • SF –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • SF –
  • STL –

Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 10 0 3720
Rams 7 17 01034

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • JAC –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • JAC –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • JAC –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • JAC –
  • STL –

Week 6: at Houston Texans

Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 7 10 21038
Texans 0 6 0713

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • STL –
  • HOU –
Top rushers
  • STL –
  • HOU –
Top receivers
  • STL –
  • HOU –
Top tacklers
  • STL –
  • HOU –

Week 7: at Carolina Panthers

Week Seven: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 2 3 7315
Panthers 7 10 10330

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • STL –
  • CAR –
Top rushers
  • STL –
  • CAR –
Top receivers
  • STL –
  • CAR –
Top tacklers
  • STL –
  • CAR –

Tempers flared all game long. Not only did the Rams lose the game 15-30, but they lost two starters; defensive end Chris Long was ejected after throwing a punch and quarterback Sam Bradford suffered a season-ending knee injury after running out of bounds.

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 0 7 7014
Rams 3 0 339

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • SEA –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • SEA –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • SEA –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • SEA –
  • STL –

With Kellen Clemens taking over for the rest of season, the Rams defense did their best, sacking Russell Wilson seven times. However, despite that, the Seahawks would go on to stun the Rams 14-9.

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Nine: Tennessee Titans at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Titans 7 0 71428
Rams 0 7 7721

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • TEN –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • TEN –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • TEN –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • TEN –
  • STL –

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Ten: St. Louis Rams at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 7 21 10038
Colts 0 0 808

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 66,004
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • STL –
  • IND –
Top rushers
  • STL –
  • IND –
Top receivers
  • STL –
  • IND –
Top tacklers
  • STL –
  • IND –

The Rams harassed Andrew Luck and the Colts all game long, stunning Indy with a 38-8 blowout. The game's highlights included Chris Long returning a fumble for a 45 yards to give the Rams the game's first points. Tayvon Austin broke the hearts of Colts' fans with three touchdowns, one returned for 98 yards and two receptions.

Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Twelve: Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bears 7 7 0721
Rams 21 3 31542

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 66,024
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • CHI –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • CHI –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • CHI –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • CHI –
  • STL –

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Thirteen: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 0 3 3713
49ers 3 10 3723

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • STL –
  • SF –
Top rushers
  • STL –
  • SF –
Top receivers
  • STL –
  • SF –
Top tacklers
  • STL –
  • SF –

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 3 0 0710
Cardinals 7 7 9730

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 60,643
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter
  • ARI – TD (10:32) Rashard Mendenhall 3 yard run (Jay Feely XP)
  • STL – FG (6:12) Greg Zuerlein 44 yard FG
Second quarter
  • ARI – TD (0:50) Larry Fitzgerald 7 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely XP)
Third quarter
  • ARI – TD (14:42) Karlos Dansby 23 yard interception return (Jay Feely XP)
  • ARI – S (9:10) John Abraham sacked Kellen Clemens in end zone
Fourth quarter
  • STL – TD (14:57) Zac Stacy 1 yard run (Greg Zuerlein XP)
  • ARI – TD (1:55) Andre Ellington 6 yard run (Jay Feely XP)
Top passers
  • STL – Kellen Clemens 16/27, 181 yards, 2 INT
  • ARI – Carson Palmer 27/32, 269 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
  • STL – Tavon Austin 1 rush, 56 yards
  • ARI – Andre Ellington 11 rushes, 46 yards, 1 TD
Top receivers
  • STL – Jared Cook 3 rec, 49 yards
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12 rec, 96 yards, 1 TD
Top tacklers
  • STL – Alec Ogletree 8 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack
  • ARI – Karlos Dansby 8 tackles, 1 sack, 1 INT for TD

With the loss, the Rams clinched their 10th consecutive non-winning season, and were officially eliminated from playoff contention.

Week 15: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Saints 0 3 01316
Rams 14 10 3027

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 58,442
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • NO –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • NO –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • NO –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • NO –
  • STL –

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Sixteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 7 3 3013
Rams 0 14 3623

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 54,423
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • TB –
  • STL –
Top rushers
  • TB –
  • STL –
Top receivers
  • TB –
  • STL –
Top tacklers
  • TB –
  • STL –

The Rams defense took care of the Bucs all day long. But Jake Long tore his ACL, ending his season. Nevertheless the Rams would go on to win 13-27.

Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Seventeen: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 0 0 369
Seahawks 7 6 7727

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,264
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
  • STL –
  • SEA –
Top rushers
  • STL –
  • SEA –
Top receivers
  • STL –
  • SEA –
Top tacklers
  • STL –
  • SEA –

Traveling to Seattle for the second time in a row this season, the Rams once again could not respond as they would go on to lose their season finale, 27-9.

Standings

Division

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Seattle Seahawks 13 3 0 .813 4–2 10–2 417 231 W1
(5) San Francisco 49ers 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 406 272 W6
Arizona Cardinals 10 6 0 .625 2–4 6–6 379 324 L1
St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 348 364 L1

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA PD STK
Division winners
1 Seattle Seahawks West 13 3 0 .813 4–2 10–2 417 231 186 W1
2 Carolina Panthers South 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 366 241 125 W3
3 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 442 382 60 W2
4 Green Bay Packers North 8 7 1 .531 3–2–1 6–5–1 417 428 -11 W1
Wild cards
5 San Francisco 49ers West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 406 272 134 W6
6 New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 414 304 110 W1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7 Arizona Cardinals West 10 6 0 .625 2–4 6–6 379 324 55 L1
8[lower-alpha 1] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 445 478 -33 L2
9 Dallas Cowboys East 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 439 432 7 L1
10[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] New York Giants East 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 294 383 -89 W2
11[lower-alpha 4] Detroit Lions North 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 395 376 19 L4
12 St. Louis Rams West 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 348 364 -16 L1
13 Minnesota Vikings North 5 10 1 .344 2–3–1 4–7–1 391 480 -89 W1
14[lower-alpha 5] Atlanta Falcons South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 353 443 -90 L2
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 288 389 -101 L3
16 Washington Redskins East 3 13 0 .188 0–6 1–11 334 478 -144 L8
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
  1. ↑ Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28).
  2. ↑ The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.
  3. ↑ The New York Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)).
  4. ↑ Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.
  5. ↑ Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay.
  6. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ↑ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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