1993 Los Angeles Rams season

1993 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Chuck Knox
General manager	John Shaw
Owner	Georgia Frontiere
Home field	Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did Not Qualify
Pro Bowlers	Jerome Bettis, RB Sean Gilbert, DT
Uniform

The 1993 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 56th year with the National Football League and the 48th season in Los Angeles.

Offseason

1993 Draft Class

Main article: 1993 NFL Draft

1993 Los Angeles Rams draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	10	Jerome Bettis * †	Running back	Notre Dame
2	39	Troy Drayton	Tight end	Penn State
3	73	Russell White	Running back	California
5	122	Sean LaChapelle	Wide receiver	UCLA
5	127	Chuck Belin	Guard	Wisconsin
6	149	Deral Boykin	Defensive back	Louisville
7	179	Brad Fichtel	Center	Eastern Illinois
8	206	Jeff Buffaloe	Punter	Memphis
8	209	Maa Tanuvasa	Defensive end	Hawaii
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Regular season

Game Log

1993 Los Angeles Rams Game Log
Preseason: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2) Week Date Opponent Score Top Passer Top Rusher Top Receiver Attendance Record Stadium Box 1 August 7 @ Cardinals 24–13 36,803 0–1 Sun Devil Stadium L1 2 August 14 Patriots 23–17 41,368 0–2 Anaheim Stadium L2 3 August 21 @ Browns 21–10 51,361 0–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium L3 4 August 28 @ Raiders 20–19 50,438 0–4 Anaheim Stadium L4
Regular Season: 5–11 (Home: 3–5; Road: 2–6) Week Date Opponent Score Top Passer Top Rusher Top Receiver Attendance Record Stadium Box GB 1 September 5 @ Packers 36–6 Favre (264 yds) Stephens (75 yds) Sharpe (120 yds) 54,648 0–1 Milwaukee County Stadium L1 -1 2 September 12 Steelers 27–0 Everett (287 yds) Bettis (76 yds) Ellard (127 yds) 50,588 1–1 Anaheim Stadium W1 -1 3 September 19 @ Giants 20–10 Simms (217 yds) Hampton (134 yds) Sherrard (65 yds) 76,213 1–2 Giants Stadium L1 -2 4 September 26 @ Oilers 28–13 Everett (316 yds) White (74 yds) Ellard (132 yds) 53,072 2–2 Houston Astrodome W1 -2 5 October 3 Saints 37–6 Wilson (205 yds) Bettis (102 yds) Early (64 yds) 50,709 2–3 Anaheim Stadium L1 -3 6 Bye Week -3 7 October 14 @ Falcons 30–24 Everett (294 yds) Pegram (87 yds) Anderson (95 yds) 45,231 2–4 Georgia Dome L2 -3 8 October 24 Lions 16–13 Peete (249 yds) Bettis (113 yds) Moore (120 yds) 43,850 2–5 Anaheim Stadium L3 -3 9 October 31 @ 49ers 40–17 Young (245 yds) Bettis (72 yds) Taylor (90 yds) 63,417 2–6 Candlestick Park L4 -4 10 Bye Week -4 11 November 14 Falcons 13–0 Everett (203 yds) Pegram (128 yds) Rison (120 yds) 37,073 2–7 Anaheim Stadium L5 -4 12 November 21 Redskins 10–6 Gannon (170 yds) Brooks (87 yds) Sanders (57 yds) 45,546 3–7 Anaheim Stadium W1 -4 13 November 28 49ers 35–10 Young (462 yds) Bettis (133 yds) Rice (166 yds) 62,143 3–8 Anaheim Stadium L1 -5 14 December 5* @ Cardinals 38–10 Beuerlein (250 yds) Moore (126 yds) Clark (159 yds) 33,964 3–9 Sun Devil Stadium L2 -6 15 December 12 @ Saints 23–20 Wilson (267 yds) Bettis (212 yds) Martin (97 yds) 69,033 4–9 Louisiana Superdome W1 -5 16 December 19* @ Bengals 15–3 Klingler (223 yds) Bettis (124 yds) McGee (90 yds) 36,612 4–10 Riverfront Stadium L1 -6 17 December 26 Browns 42–14 Rubley (294 yds) Metcalf (56 yds) Ellard (114 yds) 34,155 4–11 Anaheim Stadium L2 -6 18 January 2 Bears 20–6 Rubley (213 yds) Bettis (146 yds) Bettis (71 yds) 39,147 5–11 Anaheim Stadium W1 -5 *Los Angeles was officially eliminated from the NFC West race during week 14 and from playoff contention during week 16.

Final Games Legend
Rams Win	Rams Loss	Eliminated

"GB" Legend
1st (NFC West)	Not in Playoff Position	In Playoff Position

Week 1

Week One: Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	3	0	0	6
Packers	9	10	14	3	36

at Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

• Date: Sunday, September 5
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: 67 °F, wind 10 mph
• Game attendance: 54,648 (102.74% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Rams' Opener Is Only Latest Sad Exhibition (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 31 yard field goal – Rams 3–0 GB – Safety, Brian Noble tackled Cleveland Gary in end zone – Rams 3–2 GB – Sterling Sharpe 50 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) – Packers 9–3 Second Quarter GB – Chris Jacke 51 yard field goal – Packers 12–3 LA – Tony Zendejas 32 yard field goal – Packers 12–6 GB – Mark Clayton 3 yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick) – Packers 19–6 Third Quarter GB – Edgar Bennett 11 yard rush (Chris Jacke kick) – Packers 26–6 GB – Edgar Bennett 1 yard rush (Chris Jacke kick) – Packers 33–6 Fourth Quarter GB – Chris Jacke 33 yard field goal – Packers 36–6 Rams Jim Everett— 17/41, 175 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT Cleveland Gary— 13 Rush, 31 Yds Troy Drayton— 2 Rec, 45 Yds Packers Brett Favre— 19/29, 264 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT John Stephens— 17 Rush, 75 Yds Sterling Sharpe— 7 Rec, 120 Yds

Week 2

Week Two: Pittsburgh Steelers (0–1) at Los Angeles Rams (0–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	0	0	0	0	0
Rams	0	14	3	10	27

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, September 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 67 °F, wind 8 mph
• Game attendance: 50,588 (73.31% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  For Rams, a 27-0 Reversal of Fortune (LA Times)

Game information

Second Quarter LA – Troy Drayton 22 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0 LA – Cleveland Gary 6 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–0 Third Quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 54 yard field goal – Rams 17–0 Fourth Quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 50 yard field goal – Rams 20–0 LA – Jerome Bettis 29 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 27–0 Steelers Neil O'Donnell— 17/33, 169 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT Barry Foster— 15 Rush, 50 Yds Ernie Mills— 6 Rec, 63 Yds Rams Jim Everett— 24/34, 221 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Jerome Bettis— 6 Rush, 76 Yds Henry Ellard— 9 Rec, 127 Yds

Week 3

Week Three: Los Angeles Rams (1–1) at New York Giants (2–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	0	7	10
Giants	7	6	7	0	20

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: Sunday, September 19
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: 65 °F, wind 14 mph
• Game attendance: 76,213 (99.12% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Everett at Least Completes a Thought (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 1 yard rush (David Treadwell kick) – Giants 7–0 Second Quarter NYG – David Treadwell 34 yard field goal – Giants 10–0 LA – Tony Zendejas 52 yard field goal – Giants 10–3 NYG – David Treadwell 19 yard field goal – Giants 13–3 Third Quarter NYG – Mark Collins 50 yard interception return (David Treadwell kick) – Giants 20–3 Fourth Quarter LA – Flipper Anderson 51 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Giants 20–10 Rams Jim Everett— 11/28, 135 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Jerome Bettis— 9 Rush, 33 Yds Flipper Anderson— 3 Rec, 63 Yds Giants Phil Simms— 21/27, 217 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT Rodney Hampton— 41 Rush, 134 Yds Mike Sherrard— 7 Rec, 65 Yds

Week 4

Week Four: Los Angeles Rams (1–2) at Houston Oilers (1–2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	7	7	28
Oilers	0	3	10	0	13

at Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

• Date: Sunday, September 26
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 53,072 (85.57% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Everett Goes From Belittled to Big Man (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter LA – Flipper Anderson 4 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0 Second Quarter LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 14–0 HOU – Al Del Greco 52 yard field goal – Rams 14–3 Third Quarter HOU – Al Del Greco 25 yard field goal – Rams 14–6 HOU – Ernest Givins 80 yard pass from Warren Moon (Al Del Greco kick) – Rams 14–13 LA – Travis McNeal 22 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 21–13 Fourth Quarter LA – Henry Ellard 48 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 28–13 Rams Jim Everett— 19/28, 316 Yds, 3 TD, 0 INT Jerome Bettis— 11 Rush, 25 Yds Henry Ellard— 6 Rec, 132 Yds Oilers Warren Moon— 19/42, 310 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Lorenzo White— 19 Rush, 74 Yds Ernest Givins— 3 Rec, 107 Yds

Week 5

Week Five: New Orleans Saints (4–0) at Los Angeles Rams (2–2)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	10	3	3	21	37
Rams	3	0	3	0	6

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, October 3
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 69 °F, wind 7 mph
• Game attendance: 50,709 (73.48% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  On-Again, Off-Again Rams Are Off Again (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter NO – Derek Brown 15 yard pass from Wade Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 7–0 NO – Morten Andersen 48 yard field goal – Saints 10–0 LA – Tony Zendejas 53 yard field goal – Saints 10–3 Second Quarter NO – Morten Andersen 25 yard field goal – Saints 13–3 Third Quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 37 yard field goal – Saints 13–6 NO – Morten Andersen 43 yard field goal – Saints 16–6 Fourth Quarter NO – Patrick Newman 30 yd pass from Wade Wilson (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 23–6 NO – Tyrone Hughes 74 yard punt return (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 30–6 NO – Derrick Ned 35 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 37–6 Saints Wade Wilson— 15/25, 205 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT Derek Brown— 14 Rush, 57 Yds Quinn Early— 4 Rec, 64 Yds Rams Jim Everett— 10/25, 126 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT Jerome Bettis— 22 Rush, 102 Yds Cleveland Gary— 3 Rec, 36 Yds

Week 7

After a week 6 bye, the Rams looked to get back into the win column on a Thursday night matchup with the then-winless Falcons in Atlanta. Los Angeles got off to a good enough start, leading 17–10 at half and 24–17 heading into the fourth quarter, but things fell apart for the Rams in the fourth. Atlanta scored 13 unanswered points in the final quarter to pull away from Los Angeles and register their first win of the 1993 season.

Week Seven: Los Angeles Rams (2–3) at Atlanta Falcons (0–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	7	7	0	24
Falcons	3	7	7	13	30

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: Thursday, October 14
• Game time: 4:30 p.m. PST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 45,231 (63.50% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Rams Reach Boiling Point After 30-24 Loss to Falcons (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter LA – Flipper Anderson 56 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0 ATL – Norm Johnson 28 yard field goal – Rams 7–3 LA – Tony Zendejas 52 yard field goal – Rams 10–3 Second Quarter LA – Jerome Bettis 2 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 17–3 ATL – Andre Rison 21 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Norm Johnson kick) – Rams 17–10 Third Quarter ATL – David Mims 3 yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Norm Johnson kick) – Tied 17–17 LA – Cleveland Gary 60 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 24–17 Fourth Quarter ATL – Norm Johnson 32 yard field goal – Rams 24–20 ATL – Andre Rison 42 yd pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 27–24 ATL – Norm Johnson 34 yard field goal – Falcons 30–24 Rams Jim Everett— 17/35, 294 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Jerome Bettis— 19 Rush, 85 Yds Flipper Anderson— 4 Rec, 95 Yds Falcons Billy Joe Tolliver— 18/34, 213 Yds, 3 TD, 1 INT Erric Pegram— 25 Rush, 87 Yds Erric Pegram— 6 Rec, 79 Yds

Week 8

Week Eight: Detroit Lions (4–2) at Los Angeles Rams (2–4)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	3	10	16
Rams	0	0	0	13	13

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, October 24
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST
• Game weather: 65 °F, wind 9 mph
• Game attendance: 43,850 (63.54% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Rubley Hot During Game, Everett After (LA Times)

Game information

Second Quarter DET – Jason Hanson 25 yard field goal – Lions 3–0 Third Quarter DET – Jason Hanson 24 yard field goal – Lions 6–0 Fourth Quarter DET – Barry Sanders 5 yard rush (Jason Hanson kick) – Lions 13–0 LA – Ernie Jones 4 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Lions 13–7 LA – Ernie Jones 21 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (PAT failed) – Tied 13–13 DET – Jason Hanson 18 yard field goal – Lions 16–13 Lions Rodney Peete— 15/25, 249 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT Barry Sanders— 26 Rush, 91 Yds Herman Moore— 6 Rec, 160 Yds Rams T. J. Rubley— 12/17, 151 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT Jerome Bettis— 23 Rush, 113 Yds Todd Kinchen— 4 Rec, 60 Yds

Week 9

Week Nine: Los Angeles Rams (2–5) at San Francisco 49ers (4–3)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	7	7	17
49ers	6	17	7	10	40

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: Sunday, October 31
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 61 °F, wind 10 mph
• Game attendance: 63,417 (95.35% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Rubley Starts, but 49ers Finish Off Rams (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 50 yard field goal – Rams 3–0 SF – Ricky Watters 1 yard rush (PAT failed) – 49ers 6–3 Second Quarter SF – John Taylor 15 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 13–3 SF – Marc Logan 1 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 20–3 SF – Mike Cofer 25 yard field goal – 49ers 23–3 Third Quarter LA – Todd Kinchen 35 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – 49ers 23–10 SF – Marc Logan 1 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 30–10 Fourth Quarter LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – 49ers 30–17 SF – Mike Cofer 28 yard field goal – 49ers 33–17 SF – Michael McGruder 32 yard interception return (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 40–17 Rams T. J. Rubley— 15/26, 158 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Jerome Bettis— 21 Rush, 72 Yds Todd Kinchen— 3 Rec, 64 Yds 49ers Steve Young— 22/34, 245 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT Steve Young— 7 Rush, 57 Yds John Taylor— 4 Rec, 90 Yds

Week 11

Coming out of their second bye week, Los Angeles once again faced the Atlanta Falcons—this time, in Anaheim. While the Falcons were winless going into their last meeting with the Rams, since then, they had won two of their last three and came into the second matchup at 2–6. While Los Angeles was favored by three, the Rams could not get anything going offensively and lost to the Falcons 13–0, being shutout at home for the first time since 1984.

Week Eleven: Atlanta Falcons (2–6) at Los Angeles Rams (2–6)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	7	0	13
Rams	0	0	0	0	0

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, November 14
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 59 °F, wind 15 mph
• Game attendance: 37,073 (53.72% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Hapless Rams Are Suddenly Pointless, Too (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter ATL – Norm Johnson 46 yard field goal – Falcons 3–0 Second Quarter ATL – Norm Johnson 44 yard field goal – Falcons 6–0 Third Quarter ATL – Andre Rison 31 yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Norm Johnson kick) – Falcons 13–0 Falcons Bobby Hebert— 12/21, 182 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Erric Pegram— 27 Rush, 28 Yds Andre Rison— 5 Rec, 120 Yds Rams Jim Everett— 20/41, 203 Yds, 0 TD, 2 INT David Lang— 2 Rush, 29 Yds Henry Ellard— 3 Rec, 53 Yds

Week 12

Week Twelve: Washington Redskins (2–7) at Los Angeles Rams (2–7)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	0	3	0	6
Rams	0	0	0	10	10

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, November 21
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 64 °F, wind 9 mph
• Game attendance: 45,546 (66.00% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Rubley Takes Charge, Rams Beat Redskins (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 19 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0 Third Quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 34 yard field goal – Redskins 3–0 Fourth Quarter LA – Troy Drayton 25 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–6 LA – Tony Zendejas 23 yard field goal – Rams 10–6 Redskins Rich Gannon— 24/39, 170 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT Reggie Brooks— 22 Rush, 87 Yds Ricky Sanders— 8 Rec, 57 Yds Rams T. J. Rubley— 5/6, 112 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT Jerome Bettis— 16 Rush, 86 Yds Pat Carter— 2 Rec, 45 Yds

Week 13

Week Thirteen: San Francisco 49ers (7–3) at Los Angeles Rams (3–7)

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	14	7	7	35
Rams	3	0	0	7	10

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, November 28
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 66 °F, wind 8 mph
• Game attendance: 62,143 (90.05% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Rams Knocked Senseless by 49ers, 35-10 (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter SF – Ricky Watters 6 yard rush (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 7–0 LA – Tony Zendejas 25 yard field goal – 49ers 7–3 Second Quarter SF – Jerry Rice 39 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 14–3 SF – Ricky Watters 48 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 21–3 Third Quarter SF – John Taylor 76 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 28–3 Fourth Quarter SF – Jerry Rice 7 yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick) – 49ers 35–3 LA – Henry Ellard 14 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – 49ers 35–10 49ers Steve Young— 26/32, 462 Yds, 4 TD, 1 INT Ricky Watters— 18 Rush, 47 Yds Jerry Rice— 8 Rec, 66 Yds Rams T. J. Rubley— 13/28, 167 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Jerome Bettis— 18 Rush, 133 Yds Henry Ellard— 5 Rec, 90 Yds

Week 14

Week fourteen saw Los Angeles lose yet again, falling to 3–9 on the season. While the Rams had been considered out of the running for the NFC West Championship for many weeks, with their loss to Phoenix, Los Angeles became mathematically eliminated from the NFC West. The Rams would eventually finish last in the division.

Week Fourteen: Los Angeles Rams (3–8) at Phoenix Cardinals (3–8)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	7	10
Cardinals	7	7	14	10	38

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: Sunday, December 5
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 55 °F, wind 5 mph
• Game attendance: 33,964 (46.23% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  There They Go Again: Rams Routed, 38-10 (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter PHX – Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 7–0 LA – Tony Zendejas 22 yard field goal – Cardinals 7–3 Second Quarter PHX – Gary Clark 22 yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 14–3 Third Quarter PHX – Ronald Moore 19 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 21–3 PHX – Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 28–3 Fourth Quarter PHX – Greg Davis 27 yard field goal – Cardinals 31–3 PHX – Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick) – Cardinals 38–3 LA – Troy Drayton 4 yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick) – Cardinals 38–10 Rams T. J. Rubley— 5/15, 89 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT Jerome Bettis— 16 Rush, 115 Yds Henry Ellard— 3 Rec, 83 Yds Cardinals Steve Beuerlein— 14/25, 250 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT Ronald Moore— 29 Rush, 126 Yds Gary Clark— 8 Rec, 59 Yds

Week 15

Week Fifteen: Los Angeles Rams (3–9) at New Orleans Saints (7–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	10	0	13	0	23
Saints	7	6	0	7	20

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: Sunday, December 12
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 69,033 (99.95% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  A Battering Ram Goes Through Saints (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter NO – Sam Mills 30 yard fumble return (Morten Andersen kick) – Saints 7–0 LA – Tony Zendejas 22 yard field goal – Saints 7–3 LA – Jerome Bettis 71 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 10–7 Second Quarter NO – Morten Andersen 18 yard field goal – Tied 10–10 NO – Morten Andersen 32 yard field goal – Saints 13–10 Third Quarter LA – Deral Boykin 6 yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 17–13 LA – Pat Carter 11 yard pass from T. J. Rubley – Rams 23–13 Fourth Quarter NO – Dalton Hilliard 2 yard rush (Morten Andersen kick) – Rams 23–20 Rams T. J. Rubley— 5/13, 47 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT Jerome Bettis— 28 Rush, 212 Yds Pat Carter— 2 Rec, 22 Yds Saints Wade Wilson— 25/43, 267 Yds, 0 TD, 1 INT Brad Muster— 13 Rush, 53 Yds Eric Martin— 8 Rec, 97 Yds

Week 16

For week 16, Los Angeles traveled to Cincinnati to face the one-win Bengals. Once again, the Rams were unable to put together a competent offense and were only able to score three points the entire game. With the loss to Cincinnati, Los Angeles found itself mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth straight season. At the time, the Rams also handed the Bengals only their second win of the season—their first incidentally came against the Rams' cross-town rival, the Raiders. Ram tackle Irv Eatman stated that "They [Cincinnati] beat us, they beat the Raiders, they played the 49ers tough and obviously they're just hell on California...they might be looking to put us on the schedule more frequently."

Week Sixteen: Los Angeles Rams (4–9) at Cincinnati Bengals (1–12)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	0	0	3
Bengals	3	6	3	3	15

at Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: Sunday, December 19
• Game time: 10:00 a.m. PDT
• Game weather: 35 °F, wind 11 mph
• Game attendance: 36,612 (60.63% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Bengals Take Chant 'Beat L.A.' to Extreme (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter CIN – Doug Pelfrey 43 yard field goal – Bengals 3–0 Second Quarter CIN – Derrick Fenner 1 yard rush (PAT failed) – Bengals 9–0 LA – Tony Zendejas 32 yard field goal – Bengals 9–13 Third Quarter CIN – Doug Pelfrey 28 yard field goal – Bengals 12–3 Fourth Quarter CIN – Doug Pelfrey 25 yard field goal – Bengals 15–3 Rams T. J. Rubley— 11/24, 107 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT Jerome Bettis— 24 Rush, 124 Yds Henry Ellard— 4 Rec, 68 Yds Bengals David Klingler— 16/30, 223 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT Derrick Fenner— 15 Rush, 89 Yds Tony McGee— 6 Rec, 90 Yds

Week 17

Week Seventeen: Cleveland Browns (6–8) at Los Angeles Rams (4–10)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	7	7	7	21	42
Rams	7	0	0	7	14

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, December 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 60 °F, wind 8 mph
• Game attendance: 34,155 (49.49% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Testaverde Toys With the Rams (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter LA – Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 7–0 CLE – Tommy Vardell 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick) – Tied 7–7 Second Quarter CLE – Keenan McCardell 8 yd pass from Vinny Testaverde (M. Stover kick) – Browns 14–7 Third Quarter CLE – Keenan McCardell 28 yd pass from Vinny Testaverde (M. Stover kick) – Browns 21–7 Fourth Quarter CLE – Mark Carrier 56 yard punt return (Matt Stover kick) – Browns 28–7 CLE – Tommy Vardell 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick) – Browns 35–7 CLE – Kevin Mack 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick) – Browns 42–7 LA – Flipper Anderson 23 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Browns 28–14 Browns Vinny Testaverde— 21/23, 216 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT Eric Metcalf— 15 Rush, 56 Yds Keenan McCardell— 4 Rec, 72 Yds Rams T. J. Rubley— 24/32, 294 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT Jerome Bettis— 16 Rush, 56 Yds Henry Ellard— 8 Rec, 114 Yds

Week 18

Week Eighteen: Chicago Bears (7–8) at Los Angeles Rams (4–11)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	0	3	6
Rams	3	3	0	14	20

at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

• Date: Sunday, January 2
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PDT
• Game weather: 58 °F, wind 6 mph
• Game attendance: 39,147 (56.73% full)
• Pro-Football-Reference.com
  Bettis Carries Rams Past the Bears, 20-6 (LA Times)

Game information

First Quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 29 yard field goal – Rams 3–0 Second Quarter LA – Tony Zendejas 29 yard field goal – Rams 6–0 CHI – Kevin Butler 27 yard field goal – Rams 6–3 Fourth Quarter LA – Troy Drayton 11 yard pass from T. J. Rubley (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 13–3 CHI – Kevin Butler 53 yard field goal – Rams 13–6 LA – Jerome Bettis 4 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) – Rams 20–6 Bears Jim Harbaugh— 9/10, 62 Yds, 0 TD, 0 INT Tim Worley— 7 Rush, 51 Yds Tom Waddle— 2 Rec, 26 Yds Rams T. J. Rubley— 18/28, 213 Yds, 1 TD, 0 INT Jerome Bettis— 39 Rush, 146 Yds Jerome Bettis— 5 Rec, 71 Yds

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) San Francisco 49ers	10	6	0	.625	473	295	L2
New Orleans Saints	8	8	0	.500	317	343	W1
Atlanta Falcons	6	10	0	.375	316	385	L3
Los Angeles Rams	5	11	0	.313	221	367	W1

Personnel

Staff

1993 Los Angeles Rams staff
	Front office Owner/President – Georgia Frontiere Executive Vice President – John Shaw Senior Vice President – Jay Zygmunt Administrator of Football Operations – Jack Faulkner Director of Player Personnel – John Becker Head coaches Vice President/Head Coach – Chuck Knox Assistant Head Coach/Safeties – Joe Vitt Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ernie Zampese Quarterbacks – Ted Tollner Running Backs – Chick Harris Wide Receivers – Milt Jackson Tight Ends – Howard Tippett Offensive Line – Jim Erkenbeck Offensive Assistant – Chuck Knox Jr. Offensive Assistant – Mike Martz			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line – George Dyer Linebackers – Dick Selcer Defensive Backs – Rod Perry Defensive Assistant – Greg Gaines Special teams coaches Special Teams – Howard Tippett Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Chris Clausen

See also

• History of the Los Angeles Rams
• Anaheim Stadium

External links

• 1993 Los Angeles Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com

References

Preceded by < 1992

Los Angeles Rams seasons 1993

Succeeded by 1994 >