2016 Los Angeles Rams season

2016 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Jeff Fisher
General manager	Les Snead
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–7
Division place	3rd NFC West
Uniform

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.

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^[1] 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.^[2][3]

The Coliseum was previously the Rams' home for 34 seasons (1946–1979); they moved to Anaheim Stadium in Orange County in 1980,^[4] and played there for fifteen seasons before the move to St. Louis in 1995.

Draft

Notes

• The Rams acquired the No. 1 overall pick from the Tennessee Titans along with a 4th and 6th round selections in exchange for the Rams No. 15 overall pick, two second-round picks, and a third-round pick in the 2016 draft. The Titans will also get the Rams first and third-round picks in 2017.
• The Rams acquired an additional second-round selection as part of a trade that sent quarterback Sam Bradford to the Philadelphia Eagles. This selection along with their original second-round pick were traded for the number one overall selection of the 2017 draft.
• The Rams will forfeit their fifth-round selection after selecting offensive tackle Isaiah Battle in the 2015 Supplemental draft.
• The Rams traded their seventh-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for quarterback Case Keenum.

Staff

Current roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

On November 25, 2015, the NFL announced that the Rams will play host to a then-undetermined NFC East opponent in the International Series, in the first-ever game at Twickenham Stadium in London, England. On January 3, 2016, the New York Giants were confirmed as the Rams' opponent for this game, based on each teams' respective third-place divisional finishes at the end of the 2015 season. The game occurred during Week 7 on Sunday, October 23. The kickoff time was announced on April 14, and both teams will both have their bye the following week.^[5] The University of Southern California, as a condition of the Rams' use of the Coliseum, requested that the NFL not schedule any Monday night home games at the stadium, nor home games on days after USC football games. While the team's final schedule does not contain Monday night games at home, two games, however, will be played on days following an USC home game.^[6] The Rams will wear 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 designated home games in London.^[7]

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• The network and time for Week 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Week 5: vs. Buffalo Bills

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 9: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 10: at New York Jets

Week 11: vs. Miami Dolphins

This game was the first time rookie Jared Goff starts for the Rams.

Week 12: at New Orleans Saints

Week 13: at New England Patriots

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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