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2018 Los Angeles Rams season
OwnerStan Kroenke
General managerLes Snead
Head coachSean McVay
Home fieldLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record10–1
Division place1st NFC West

The 2018 season is the Los Angeles Rams' 81st in the National Football League, their 82nd overall, their 52nd in the Greater Los Angeles Area and their second under head coach Sean McVay.

The Rams are looking to improve their winning 11–5 record that ended their 12-year playoff drought from the 2017 season. Having been victorious in their first eight games of the season, the Rams started the season 8–0 for the first time since 1969 before suffering their first loss to the New Orleans Saints in their ninth game of the season on November 4.

Offseason

  • The Oakland Raiders announced that they would be hiring the Rams Quarterbacks coach Greg Olson as the new offensive coordinator on January 09, 2018.
  • Matt LaFleur announced that he would be leaving the Rams to become the new offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans on January 30, 2018.

Roster changes

Free agents

Unrestricted

Position Player Tag 2018 Team Date signed
CB Trumaine Johnson UFA New York Jets March 16, 2018
WR Sammy Watkins UFA Kansas City Chiefs March 15, 2018
RB Lance Dunbar UFA TBA
TE Derek Carrier UFA Oakland Raiders March 15, 2018
CB Nickell Robey-Coleman UFA Los Angeles Rams March 13, 2018
DE Dominique Easley UFA Los Angeles Rams March 19, 2018
OLB Connor Barwin UFA New York Giants
NT Tyrunn Walker UFA Buffalo Bills
C John Sullivan UFA Los Angeles Rams March 16, 2018
FS Lamarcus Joyner UFA Los Angeles Rams March 6, 2018
FS Cody Davis UFA Jacksonville Jaguars March 15, 2018
Player re-signed by the Rams

Free agent Signings

Position Player Tag 2017 team Date signed
CB Sam Shields UFA Free Agent March 8, 2018
ILB Ramik Wilson UFA Kansas City Chiefs March 22, 2018
DT Ndamukong Suh UFA Miami Dolphins March 26, 2018

Trades

Position Player 2017 Team Date obtained
WR Brandin Cooks New England Patriots April 3
Position Player 2018 Team Date traded
WR Tavon Austin Dallas Cowboys April 28

Releases

Position Player 2018 Team Date released
CB Kayvon Webster Houston Texans April 6, 2018

Draft

Main article: 2018 NFL Draft
2018 Los Angeles Rams Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
3 89 Joseph Noteboom OT TCU From Oakland
4 111 Brian Allen C Michigan State From Miami
135 John Franklin-Myers DE Stephen F. Austin From New York Giants
5 147 Micah Kiser LB Virginia From Carolina
160 Ogbonnia Okoronkwo LB Oklahoma From Denver
6 176 John Kelly RB Tennessee From New York Giants
192 Jamil Demby OT Maine From Dallas
195 Sebastian Joseph-Day DT Rutgers From Buffalo
205 Trevon Young DE Louisville From Washington
7 231 Travin Howard LB TCU From Washington
244 Justin Lawler LB SMU From Atlanta

Draft trades

  • The Rams traded their first round selection (No. 23) and sixth round selection (No. 198) to the New England Patriots in exchange for WR Brandin Cooks and the Patriots' fourth round selection (No. 136)
  • The Rams traded their second-round selection (56th overall) and cornerback E. J. Gaines to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's sixth-round selection (195th overall) and wide receiver Sammy Watkins.
  • The Rams traded their third-round selection (87th overall) to Oakland in exchange for Oakland's third- and seventh-round selections (89th and 217th overall).
  • The Rams traded their fourth-round selection (124th overall) and second-round selection in 2019 to Kansas City in exchange for Kansas City's sixth-round selection (209th overall) and cornerback Marcus Peters. [1]
  • The Rams traded their seventh-round selection in 2019 and linebacker Alec Ogletree to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' fourth- and sixth-round selections (135th and 176th overall).
  • The Rams traded their fourth round selection (136th overall) to the Carolina Panthers for the Panthers' fifth- and sixth-round selections (147th and 197th).
  • The Rams traded their fifth-round selection (160th overall) to Denver in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib.
  • The Rams traded defensive end Robert Quinn and sixth-round selection (209th overall) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for the Dolphins' fourth- and sixth-round selections (111th and 183rd overall). [2]
  • The Rams traded their two sixth-round selections (183th and 217th overall) to Denver in exchange for Denver's fifth-round selection (160th overall).
  • The Rams traded their sixth-round selection (194th overall) to Atlanta in exchange for Atlanta's two seventh-round selections (244th and 256th overall).
  • The Rams traded Tavon Austin to the Dallas Cowboys for their sixth-round selection (192nd overall). [3]
  • The Rams traded offensive tackle Greg Robinson to Detroit in exchange for Detroit's sixth-round selection (194th overall).
  • The Rams traded their seventh-round selection (241st overall) to Washington in exchange for tight end Derek Carrier.

Staff

Los Angeles Rams staff
Front office
  • Owner/CEO – Stan Kroenke
  • President – Kevin Demoff
  • General manager – Les Snead
  • Vice president of football and business administration – Tony Pastoors
  • Director of football operations – Sophie Harlan
  • Senior personnel executives – Brian Xanders, Ray Farmer, Taylor Morton, Ted Monago, Marty Barrett and Chris Driggers
  • Director of pro scouting – John McKay
  • Scouting consultant – J. W. Jordan
  • Director of player engagement – Jacques McClendon
  • Director, scouting – James Gladstone
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Chris Shula
  • Defensive line/run game coordinator – Giff Smith
  • Assistant defensive line – A.C. Carter
  • Inside linebackers – Greg Williams
  • Outside linebackers – Joe Coniglio
  • Safeties – Chris Beake
  • Defensive assistant – Mike Harris
  • Senior defensive assistant – Sean Desai
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Chase Blackburn
  • Assistant special teams – Chili Davis
  • Game management coordinator – John Streicher
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of strength training and performance – Justin Lovett
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Dustin Woods

→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

Los Angeles Rams roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Rookies in italics

Roster updated August 7, 2024

90 active (+1 exempt), 1 inactive

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Rams' preseason opponents and schedule were released on April 11.

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 9 at Baltimore Ravens L 7–33 0–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
2 August 18 Oakland Raiders W 19–15 1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
3 August 25 Houston Texans W 21–20 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
4 August 30 at New Orleans Saints L 0–28 2–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Rams' schedule was announced on April 19.

Week Date Kickoff (PT) Opponent Result Record Game site TV NFL.com
recap
1 September 10 7:20 p.m. at Oakland Raiders W 33–13 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum ESPN/KABC Recap
2 September 16 1:05 p.m. Arizona Cardinals W 34–0 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Fox Recap
3 September 23 1:05 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers W 35–23 3–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum CBS Recap
4 September 27 5:20 p.m. Minnesota Vikings W 38–31 4–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Fox/NFLN Recap
5 October 7 1:25 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks W 33–31 5–0 CenturyLink Field Fox Recap
6 October 14 1:05 p.m. at Denver Broncos W 23–20 6–0 Broncos Stadium at Mile High Fox Recap
7 October 21 1:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers W 39–10 7–0 Levi's Stadium CBS Recap
8 October 28 1:25 p.m. Green Bay Packers W 29–27 8–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Fox Recap
9 November 4 1:25 p.m. at New Orleans Saints L 35–45 8–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Fox Recap
10 November 11 1:25 p.m. Seattle Seahawks W 36–31 9–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum CBS Recap
11 November 19 5:15 p.m. Kansas City Chiefs W 54–51 10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum[4] ESPN/KABC Recap
12 Bye
13 December 2 10:00 a.m. at Detroit Lions Ford Field Fox
14 December 9 5:20 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field NBC
15 December 16 5:20 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum NBC
16 December 23 1:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium Fox
17 December 30 1:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 15–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • The Week 11 game against the Kansas City Chiefs was originally scheduled to be played in Mexico City in Estadio Azteca as a part of the league’s International Series, but was moved to Los Angeles due to concerns over the playing surface.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Oakland Raiders

Week One: Los Angeles Rams at Oakland Raiders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 3 101333
Raiders 7 6 0013

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information

Week 2: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Rams 0 19 8734

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

With the win, the Rams improved to 2-0. This would be the first time the team started the season 2-0 since 2001.

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

Week Three: Los Angeles Chargers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chargers 6 7 7323
Rams 14 7 14035

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week Four: Minnesota Vikings at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Vikings 7 13 8331
Rams 7 21 10038

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

This game made history as the first ever NFL broadcast to use an all-female announcing team (accessible only to Amazon Prime subscribers).

Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Five: Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 10 7933
Seahawks 7 10 14031

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Week 6: at Denver Broncos

Week Six: Los Angeles Rams at Denver Broncos – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 6 7 7323
Broncos 3 0 71020

at Broncos Stadium at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Date: October 14
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. PDT/2:05 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 76,109
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With this win, the Rams improved to 6-0 and would become the only team this season to have not yet lost a game, following the Chiefs' loss to the Patriots later that evening.

The team would start 6-0 for the first time since 2001.

Week 7: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Seven: Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 3 19 10739
49ers 0 7 3010

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

With the win, the Rams improved to 7-0. This would be the first time the team would start 7-0 since 1985.

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week Eight: Green Bay Packers at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Packers 7 3 10727
Rams 0 8 15629

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 75,822
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews and Mike Pereira
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the win, the Rams would improve to 8-0 for the first time since 1969.

Week 9: at New Orleans Saints

Week Nine: Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 10 10835
Saints 14 21 01045

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 4
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. PST/3:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,086
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 14 0 71031
Rams 7 10 31636

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 11: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Eleven: Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Chiefs 7 16 72151
Rams 13 10 171454

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

The Rams come into this game needing a win, and a Seattle loss to Green Bay on Thursday, to become the first team to clinch a playoff berth, and their division in 2018. This will also be the first game that the Rams play without Cooper Kupp, since Week 8, as he was placed on injured reserve, after an MRI confirmed that he suffered a season ending Torn ACL injury.

The game was originally designated as the NFL Mexico Game, and would have been played at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. However, due to poor field conditions, the game was re-located to Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[5]

Both teams enter the game with 9-1 records, their combined records of 18-2 being the second best in the history of Monday Night Football.

In the first quarter, the Rams would strike first when Jared Goff found Robert Woods on a 7-yard pass (with a failed PAT) to make it 6-0. They would make it 13-0 when Goff found Josh Reynolds on a 4-yard pass. The Chiefs responded when Patrick Mahomes found Tyreek Hill on a 25-yard pass to make it 13-7. In the second quarter, the Rams pulled away as Greg Zuerlein kicked a 23-yard field goal to make it 16-7. The Chiefs would take the lead however when Harrison Butker kicked a 21-yard field goal to make it 16-10 and then Mahomes found Kareem Hunt for a 21-yard pass to make it 17-16. The Rams would retake the lead when Samson Ebukam returned a fumble 11 yards for a touchdown to make it 23-17. Though, the Chiefs would tie it up 23-23 when Mahomes found Chris Conley on an 8-yard pass (with a failed PAT) at halftime. In the third quarter, Goff ran for a 7-yard touchdown to make it 30-23. Though the Chiefs tied it up again Mahomes found Travis Kelce on a 4-yard pass to make it 30-30. The Rams pulled away as Zuerlein kicked a 33-yard field goal to make it 33-30 followed by Ebukam returning an interception 25 yards for a touchdown to make 40-30. In the fourth quarter, the Chiefs retook the lead when Mahomes found Hill again this time on a 73-yard pass to come within 3, 40-37. This would be followed by Allen Bailey returning a fumble 2 yards for a touchdown to make it 44-40. The Rams retook the lead when Goff found Gerald Everett on a 7-yard pass to make it 47-44. Though the Chiefs would pull back into the lead when Mahomes found Conley again this time on a 10-yard pass to make it 51-47. Goff then found Everett again on a 40-yard pass to make it 54-51. With seconds left, Mahomes tried to go for the home run ball to get his team down the field. However, he would be intercepted and it sealed the game for the Rams.

The Rams would come out on top and head into their bye week 10-1 in what would be the highest scoring game in Monday Night Football history and the third highest scoring game in NFL history with a combined 105 points. This would be the highest scoring game since 2004 when the Bengals and Browns played to a 58-48 game.

Both teams would have a combined 14 total touchdowns (11 offensive and 3 defensive). This was the third most points scored in an NFL game and the first time a team allowed more than 50 points and won the game.

Standings

Division

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Los Angeles Rams 13 3 0 .813 6–0 9–3 527 384 W2
(5) Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 428 347 W2
San Francisco 49ers 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 342 435 L2
Arizona Cardinals 3 13 0 .188 2–4 3–9 225 425 L4

Conference

NFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] New Orleans Saints South 13 3 0 .813 4–2 9–3 .482 .488 L1
2[a] Los Angeles Rams West 13 3 0 .813 6–0 9–3 .480 .428 W2
3 Chicago Bears North 12 4 0 .750 5–1 10–2 .430 .419 W4
4 Dallas Cowboys East 10 6 0 .625 5–1 9–3 .488 .444 W2
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 8–4 .484 .400 W2
6 Philadelphia Eagles East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 .518 .486 W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Minnesota Vikings North 8 7 1 .531 3–2–1 6–5–1 .504 .355 L1
8[b] Atlanta Falcons South 7 9 0 .438 4–2 7–5 .482 .348 W3
9[b] Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 .486 .371 L2
10[b] Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 .438 2–4 5–7 .508 .518 W1
11 Green Bay Packers North 6 9 1 .406 1–4–1 3–8–1 .488 .417 L1
12 Detroit Lions North 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .504 .427 W1
13[c] New York Giants East 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .527 .487 L3
14[c] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 2–4 4–8 .523 .506 L4
15 San Francisco 49ers West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .504 .406 L2
16 Arizona Cardinals West 3 13 0 .188 2–4 3–9 .527 .302 L4
Tiebreakers[d]
  1. ^ a b New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory.
  2. ^ a b c Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ^ 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. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2018-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-cowboys-trade-ryan-switzer-after-dealing-for-tavon-austin/
  2. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/2018-nfl-draft-trade-tracker-cowboys-trade-ryan-switzer-after-dealing-for-tavon-austin/
  3. ^ http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000929902/article/rams-trade-tavon-austin-to-cowboys-for-sixthrounder
  4. ^ https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1062461097498894337
  5. ^ "NFL moves Chiefs-Rams from Mexico City to L.A." ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
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