2013 St. Louis Rams season
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The 2013 season was the St. Louis Rams' 76th in the National Football League (NFL), their 19th in St. Louis and their second under head coach Jeff Fisher. The Rams equaled their win total from 2012, but missed the playoffs for a ninth consecutive season.
| 2013 St. Louis Rams season | |
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| Owner | Stan Kroenke |
| General manager | Les Snead |
| Head coach | Jeff Fisher |
| Home field | Edward Jones Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–9 |
| Division place | 4th NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | DE Robert Quinn P Johnny Hekker |
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Week 7 saw Sam Bradford make his final appearance in a Rams uniform, as he tore his ACL in a game against the Carolina Panthers. That same injury prevented him from playing in the 2014 season, and he did not play another down in a Rams uniform as he was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles following the 2014 season.
2013 draft
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| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
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| 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
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
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Schedule
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Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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| 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 | Venue | Recap |
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| 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
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
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Week One: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 55,279
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
- Recap, Game book
Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Falcons | 14 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
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Week Two: St. Louis Rams at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
- Date: September 15
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 70,056
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
- Recap, Game book
Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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Week Three: St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: September 22
- Game time: 12:00 pm. 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
Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| 49ers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
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Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: September 26
- Game time: 7:25 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,640
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
- Recap, Game book
Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Jaguars | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Rams | 7 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
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Week Five: Jacksonville Jaguars at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: October 6
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 54,266
- Referee: Tony Corrente
- TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
- Recap, Game book
Week 6: at Houston Texans
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 7 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
| Texans | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: October 13
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 71,104
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
- Recap, Game book
Week 7: at Carolina Panthers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| Panthers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
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Week Seven: St. Louis Rams at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/12:00 pm. CDT
- Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 72,686
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game book
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. It would also be Sam Bradford's last game in a Rams uniform as he missed all of 2014 with the same injury to the same knee and was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2015.
Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
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Week Eight: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: October 28
- Game time: 7:40 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 55,966
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
- Recap, Game book
With Kellen Clemens taking over for the rest of season, the Rams defense played lights out, sacking Russell Wilson seven times and allowing just 135 total yards. However, despite that, the Seahawks would go on to defeat the Rams 14–9.
Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Titans | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Rams | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
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Week Nine: Tennessee Titans at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 3
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 54,617
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (CBS): Marv Albert and Rich Gannon
- Recap, Game book
Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
| Colts | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
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Week Ten: St. Louis Rams at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
- Date: November 10
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 pm. 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
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. Tavon Austin broke the hearts of Colts' fans with three touchdowns, one returned for 98 yards and two receptions.
Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Bears | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Rams | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 42 |
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Week Twelve: Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 12:00 pm. 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
Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 49ers | 3 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
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Week Thirteen: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 3:05 pm. CST/1:05 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C), sunny
- Game attendance: 69,732
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
- Recap, Game book
Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
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Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: December 8
- Game time: 3:25 pm. 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
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
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Saints | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
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Week Fifteen: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: December 15
- Game time: 3:25 pm. 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
Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Rams | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
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Week Sixteen: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: December 22
- Game time: 12:00 pm. 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
The Rams defense shut down the Buccaneers' offense throughout the game, but Jake Long tore his ACL, ending his season. Nevertheless, the Rams would win 23–13.
Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Seahawks | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |
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Week Seventeen: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Traveling to Seattle for the second year in a row to end the regular season, the Rams once again could not respond as they would go on to lose their season finale, 27–9.
Standings
Division
| NFC West | |||||||||
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| 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 | SOS | SOV | STK |
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| Division winners | |||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 10–2 | .490 | .445 | W1 |
| 2 | Carolina Panthers | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .451 | W3 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .453 | .391 | W2 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | North | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .453 | .371 | W1 |
| Wild cards | |||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .414 | W6 |
| 6 | New Orleans Saints | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .516 | .455 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
| 7 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .531 | .444 | L1 |
| 8[a] | Chicago Bears | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .465 | .469 | L2 |
| 9 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .484 | .363 | L1 |
| 10[b][c] | New York Giants | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .520 | .366 | W2 |
| 11[d] | Detroit Lions | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .457 | .402 | L4 |
| 12 | St. Louis Rams | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .551 | .446 | L1 |
| 13 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 2–3–1 | 4–7–1 | .512 | .450 | W1 |
| 14[e] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .553 | .313 | L2 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .574 | .391 | L3 |
| 16 | Washington Redskins | East | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .516 | .438 | L8 |
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