General manager Les Snead Record 4–12 | Owner Stan Kroenke Division place 3rd NFC West | |
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Head coach Jeff Fisher (weeks 1–13)
John Fassel (interim) (weeks 14–16) Home field Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | ||
The 2016 Los Angeles Rams season is the franchise's 79th season in the National Football League and the fifth under head coach Jeff Fisher. It is the franchise's 50th season in the Greater Los Angeles Area and the first since 1994. The Rams made their first appearance on HBO's Hard Knocks and will also appear on the new E! series Hollywood & Football. The team returned to Los Angeles after 21 seasons in St. Louis. The 2016 season saw the Rams attempting to improve upon their 7–9 record from 2015. After a stunning 3–1 start, the Rams would massively struggle in the second half, going 1–11 in their final 12 games, en route to a 4–12 record. The Rams also went 1–7 at home in 2016, their worst home record since going 0–8 at home in their 1–15 2009 season. The Rams also missed the playoffs for the 12th straight season, the 3rd longest current streak in the NFL. Only the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns have longer such streaks. They also clinched their 13th straight losing season, which is the longest current streak in the NFL. The Rams were also the only team to lose to the 49ers in 2016, as both wins for the 49ers were against the Rams.
Contents
- Return to Los Angeles
- Draft
- Schedule
- Week 2 vs Seattle Seahawks
- Week 3 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Week 4 at Arizona Cardinals
- Week 6 at Detroit Lions
- Week 7 vs New York Giants
- Week 10 at New York Jets
- Week 11 vs Miami Dolphins
- Week 14 vs Atlanta Falcons
- Week 16 vs San Francisco 49ers
- Week 17 vs Arizona Cardinals
- References
On December 12, 2016, Fisher was fired after a blowout loss to the Atlanta Falcons and clinching another losing record at 4–9. John Fassel was named interim head coach.
Return to Los Angeles
After receiving permission to void its lease on the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis during the 2015 season, the team officially filed an application to relocate to Los Angeles on January 4, 2016, where it would play at the City of Champions Stadium in Inglewood when completed; construction began in December 2015 and the opening is scheduled for 2019. In the interim, the Rams will play seven of their home games in Los Angeles, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and the eighth game at Twickenham Stadium in London as part of the NFL International Series until the City of Champions Stadium is complete.
The Rams competed against the San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders, both of whom also filed relocation requests for a joint stadium in Carson for the rights to the Los Angeles market; each will have one-year options to decide if they want to share the Inglewood stadium with the Rams. The league made their decision in a special meeting on January 12; after two ballots, the Rams' proposal was accepted on a 30–2 vote.
The Coliseum was previously the Rams' home for 34 seasons (1946–1979); they moved to Anaheim Stadium in Orange County in 1980, and played there for fifteen seasons before the move to St. Louis in 1995.
Draft
Notes
Schedule
On November 25, 2015, the NFL announced that the Rams would play host to a then-undetermined NFC East opponent in the International Series, in the first-ever game at Twickenham Stadium in London, United Kingdom. On January 3, 2016, the New York Giants were confirmed as the Rams' opponent for this game, both teams having finished in third place in their respective divisions in the 2015 season. The game was played in Week 7 on Sunday, October 23. The kickoff time was announced on April 14, and both teams had their bye the following week. As a condition of the Rams' use of the Coliseum, the University of Southern California requested that the NFL not schedule any Monday night home games at the stadium, nor any home games on days after USC football games. While the team's final schedule did not contain any home Monday night games, two games were played on days following an USC home game. The Rams wore their white uniforms for all of their home games for the first time since 1971 as a nod to the Fearsome Foursome era, with the exception of wearing their throwback uniforms twice a year for home games and wearing their all-navy uniforms for the game in London.
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 2: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the win, the Rams won a regular season game in Los Angeles for the first time since 1994. They paid tribute to their first regular season game back in Los Angeles by wearing their throwback uniforms, which were their uniforms in their last season in 1994.
Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
In what was a game that pitted both teams offenses and defenses together, the Rams won 37–32 with their defense securing the victory at the end of the game and scoring at least 5 touchdowns. With the win, the Rams record improved to 2–1 for the first time since 2006, placing the team in first place in the NFC West. It was also the first time the Rams scored a regular season touchdown as the Los Angeles Rams since 1994.
Week 4: at Arizona Cardinals
With the win, the Rams started 3–1 for the first time since 2006.
Week 6: at Detroit Lions
Case Keenum set a team record with 19 straight completions. He finished the game with 321 passing yards and four total touchdowns. With the game tied at 28, Matt Prater booted a field goal to lead Detroit 31–28. Keenum's day was ruined as his pass intended for Lance Kendricks was intercepted at the last second by the Lions, who would eventually win the game 31–28.
Week 7: vs. New York Giants
NFL International Series
After scoring 10 points on their first two drives, the Rams could not score again as they allowed 17 unanswered points with a field goal, a pick 6 by Landon Collins, a 1-yard touchdown by Reshad Jennings. Chase Keenun threw 4 interceptions of the game. One of the picks was on the last drive when the Rams drove down to the red zone. But a high pass landed in DRC's hands in the end zone allowing the Rams to drop 3–4 and continue on their losing streak.
Week 10: at New York Jets
With the win, the Rams improved to 4–5. This was also the second game featuring the Rams in which the only points scored came via field goals.
Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins
This game was the first time rookie Jared Goff started for the Rams. The Rams held a 10–0 lead with just over 4 minutes left to play; however, the Dolphins would score 14 unanswered points to take a 14–10 win. With the loss, the Rams fell to 4–6.
Week 14: vs. Atlanta Falcons
With the loss, the Rams were mathematically eliminated from postseason contention. This is Jeff Fisher's last game as the Rams' head coach before getting fired the next day. Todd Gurley after the game lashed out at the team for having a "middle-school offense."
Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With the loss, the Rams fell to 4–11. They were also swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2013.
Week 17: vs. Arizona Cardinals
With the loss to the Cardinals, the Rams finished their season 4–12.