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1993 Los Angeles Rams season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| year = 1993

| record = 5–11

| division_place = 4th NFC West

| coach = Chuck Knox

| owner = Georgia Frontiere

| general manager = John Shaw

| stadium = Anaheim Stadium

| radio = KMPC (710 AM)

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| uniform = 200px

| pro bowlers = Jerome Bettis, RB
Sean Gilbert, DT

| AP All-pros = Jerome Bettis, RB

| MVP = Jerome Bettis

| ROY = Jerome Bettis

| shortnavlink = Rams seasons

}}

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

The Rams looked to improve on their 6–10 record from 1992 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1989. However, the season started off horribly, as the Rams were stomped 36–6 by the Packers in Green Bay in their first game. The Rams, however, rebounded with a 27–0 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at home. This was followed by a 20–10 loss to the New York Giants and a 28–13 win over the Houston Oilers in Houston. After the win over Houston, the Rams dipped even further, losing their next 5 games to the New Orleans Saints at home (37–6), the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta (30–24), the Detroit Lions at home (16–13), the arch-rival 49ers in San Francisco (40–17), and the Falcons at home (13–0), to drop to 2–7. After a surprising win over the Washington Redskins at home, the Rams were walloped in their next two games by the 49ers and Cardinals. This assured them of a fourth consecutive losing season and eliminated them from division contention, yet a win over the Saints in New Orleans kept the Rams in the playoff race until a 15–3 loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati eliminated the team from the playoffs for a fourth straight season. This was followed by an embarrassing 42–14 loss at home to the Cleveland Browns and a 20–6 win over the Bears at home.

Ultimately, the Rams finished with a hapless 5–11 record, one win worse than 1992. Worse, the Rams lost ten games by double-digit margins, the first time that had ever happened in franchise history.

To further compound matters, speculation began to mount that the team might relocate to Baltimore. Reports surfaced as the Rams prepared to play the 49ers in San Francisco. The rumors, and further erosion of fan support, exacerbated a 40–17 defeat—their sixth consecutive defeat by San Francisco—and a 2–6 start. The Rams' most recent start of similar quality—or lack thereof—came in 1965, when the Rams played their home games at the L. A. Coliseum and the team was coached by Harland Svare.{{cite web| url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-03-sp-52766-story.html| title = Moving to Baltimore Easier Than Winning - Los Angeles Times}}

However, not all of the developments regarding the Rams constituted a lost season. In fact, early-season routs of the Oilers and Steelers, including the 27–0 shutout of Pittsburgh at Anaheim Stadium, proved to be rare highlights. Jerome Bettis enjoyed a spectacular rookie year and would go on to have a Hall of Fame career.

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Offseason

=1993 Draft Class=

{{main|1993 NFL draft}}

{{NFL team draft start

| year = 1993

| teamname = Los Angeles Rams

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 1

| pick = 10

| player = Jerome Bettis

| position = Running back

| college = Notre Dame

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

| hof = yes

| probowl = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 2

| pick = 39

| player = Troy Drayton

| position = Tight end

| college = Penn State

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 3

| pick = 73

| player = Russell White

| position = Running back

| college = California

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 122

| player = Sean LaChapelle

| position = Wide receiver

| college = UCLA

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 5

| pick = 127

| player = Chuck Belin

| position = Guard

| college = Wisconsin

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 6

| pick = 149

| player = Deral Boykin

| position = Defensive back

| college = Louisville

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 7

| pick = 179

| player = Brad Fichtel

| position = Center

| college = Eastern Illinois

| notes =

| maderoster = yes

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 206

| player = Jeff Buffaloe

| position = Punter

| college = Memphis

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft entry

| round = 8

| pick = 209

| player = Maa Tanuvasa

| position = Defensive end

| college = Hawaii

| notes =

}}

{{NFL team draft end

| hof = yes

}}

=Undrafted free agents=

class="wikitable"

|+ 1993 Undrafted Free Agents of note

!Player

!Position

!College

Jamie Martin

|Quarterback

|Weber State

Personnel

=Staff=

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1993

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| 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_coach =

| offensive =

  • 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 =

  • Defensive coordinator/defensive line – George Dyer
  • Linebackers – Dick Selcer
  • Defensive backs – Rod Perry
  • Defensive Assistant – Greg Gaines

| special_teams =

  • Special Teams – Howard Tippett

| strength =

  • Strength and Conditioning – Chris Clausen

}}

=Roster=

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1993

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer|11|Jim Everett}}

{{NFLplayer| 8|Jamie Martin|d=American football|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|12|T. J. Rubley}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|36|Jerome Bettis|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|43|Cleveland Gary}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Howard Griffith|KR}}

{{NFLplayer|38|David Lang|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|34|Tim Lester|d=running back}}

{{NFLplayer|44|Russell White|rookie=y|KR}}

| wide_receivers =

{{NFLplayer|83|Flipper Anderson}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Richard Buchanan|d=American football|PR}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Henry Ellard}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Ernie Jones|d=wide receiver}}

{{NFLplayer|45|Sean LaChapelle|rookie=y}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|87|Kelly Blackwell}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Pat Carter}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Troy Drayton|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|82|Travis McNeal}}

| offensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|77|Darryl Ashmore|T}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Chuck Belin|rookie=y|G}}

{{NFLplayer|61|Bern Brostek|C}}

{{NFLplayer|51|Blair Bush|C/LS}}

{{NFLplayer|75|Irv Eatman|T}}

{{NFLplayer|68|Brad Fichtel|rookie=y|C}}

{{NFLplayer|79|Leo Goeas|G}}

{{NFLplayer|66|Tom Newberry|G}}

{{NFLplayer|69|Jeff Pahukoa|G}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Kevin Robbins|T}}

| defensive_linemen =

{{NFLplayer|96|Marc Boutte|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|93|Jeff Esters|rookie=y|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|90|Sean Gilbert|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|97|Gerald Robinson|d=American football|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|92|David Rocker|d=American football|DT}}

{{NFLplayer|60|Fred Stokes|DE}}

{{NFLplayer|91|Tony Woods|d=American football|DE}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|54|Brett Collins|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|56|Shane Conlan|MLB}}

{{NFLplayer|53|Chris Martin|d=linebacker|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|58|Roman Phifer|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|59|Henry Rolling|OLB}}

{{NFLplayer|55|Leon White|d=linebacker|OLB}}

| defensive_back =

{{NFLplayer|21|Deral Boykin|rookie=y|FS/KR}}

{{NFLplayer|29|Dexter Davis|d=defensive back|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|42|Courtney Griffin|CB/S}}

{{NFLplayer|24|Wymon Henderson|CB}}

{{NFLplayer|31|Steve Israel|d=American football|CB/KR}}

{{NFLplayer|26|Anthony Newman|d=American football|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|27|Mitchell Price|CB/KR}}

{{NFLplayer|23|Michael Stewart|d=American football|SS}}

{{NFLplayer|37|Pat Terrell|SS}}

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer| 5|Sean Landeta|P}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Tony Zendejas|K}}

| reserve_lists =

{{NFLplayer|28|Robert Bailey|d=American football|CB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|--|Phillip Bobo|rookie=y|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|20|Darryl Henley|CB/LOA}}

{{NFLplayer|81|Todd Kinchen|WR/KR/PR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Keith Loneker|rookie=y|G|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|41|Todd Lyght|CB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|78|Jackie Slater|T|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|99|Maa Tanuvasa|rookie=y|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|76|Robert Young|d=American football|DE|IR}}

| practice_squad =

{{NFLplayer|--|Frank Boudreaux|rookie=y|DT}}

53 active, 9 inactive, 1 practice squad

}}

Preseason

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Recap

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 7, 1993}}

| at Phoenix Cardinals

| L 13–24

| 0–1

| Sun Devil Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-08-sp-21671-story.html Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 14, 1993}}

| San Diego Chargers

|L 17–23

| 0–2

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-15-sp-23967-story.html Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 21, 1993}}

| at Cleveland Browns

|L 21–10

| 0–3

| Cleveland Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-22-sp-26384-story.html Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 28, 1993}}

| Los Angeles Raiders

| L 19–20

| 0–4

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-08-29-sp-29025-story.html Recap]

Regular season

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#fcc"

! 1

| September 5

| at Green Bay Packers

| L 6–36

| 0–1

| Milwaukee County Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309050gnb.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 2

| September 12

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| W 27–0

| 1–1

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309120ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| September 19

| at New York Giants

| L 10–20

| 1–2

| Giants Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309190nyg.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| September 26

| at Houston Oilers

| W 28–13

| 2–2

| Astrodome

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309260oti.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| October 3

| New Orleans Saints

| L 6–37

| 2–3

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310030ram.htm Recap]

align="center"

! 6

| colspan=10 | Bye

style="background:#fcc"

! 7

| {{dow tooltip|October 14, 1993}}

| at Atlanta Falcons

| L 24–30

| 2–4

| Georgia Dome

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310140atl.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 8

| October 24

| Detroit Lions

| L 13–16

| 2–5

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310240ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| October 31

| at San Francisco 49ers

| L 17–40

| 2–6

| Candlestick Park

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310310sfo.htm Recap]

10

| colspan=6 | Bye

style="background:#fcc"

! 11

| November 14

| Atlanta Falcons

| L 0–13

| 2–7

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199311140ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| November 21

| Washington Redskins

| W 10–6

| 3–7

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199311210ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| November 28

| San Francisco 49ers

| L 10–35

| 3–8

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199311280ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 14

| December 5

| at Phoenix Cardinals

| L 10–38

| 3–9

| Sun Devil Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312050crd.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 15

| December 12

| at New Orleans Saints

| W 23–20

| 4–9

| Louisiana Superdome

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312120nor.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| December 19

| at Cincinnati Bengals

| L 3–15

| 4–10

| Riverfront Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312190cin.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 17

| December 26

| Cleveland Browns

| L 14–42

| 4–11

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312260ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 18

| January 2, 1994

| Chicago Bears

| W 20–6

| 5–11

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401020ram.htm Recap]

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1993|border=2}}"

|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

=Week 1=

{{See also|1993 Green Bay Packers}}

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|state=collapsed

|title=Los Angeles Rams (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)

|date=September 5, 1993

|time=12:00 p.m. CST

|road=Rams

|R1=3 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Packers

|H1=9 |H2=10 |H3=14 |H4=3

|stadium=Milwaukee County Stadium, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

|attendance=54,648

|weather=Overcast, {{convert|67|F|C}}

|referee=

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=James Brown and Dan Jiggetts

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309050gnb.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com], [https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=1993090503 The Football Database]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • GB – Chris Jacke 51-yard field goal, 12:17. Packers 12–3. Drive:
  • LA – Tony Zendejas 32-yard field goal, 3:47. Packers 12–6. Drive:
  • GB – Mark Clayton 4-yard pass from Brett Favre (Chris Jacke kick), 0:40. Packers 19–6. Drive:

Third quarter

  • GB – Edgar Bennett 11-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 8:28. Packers 26–6. Drive:
  • GB – Edgar Bennett 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 3:30. Packers 33–6. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • GB – Chris Jacke 33-yard field goal, 1:57. Packers 36–6. Drive:

|stats=

;Top passers

;Top rushers

;Top receivers

}}

=Week 2=

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

|date=Sunday, September 12

|time=1:00 p.m. PST

|road=Steelers

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Rams

|H1=0 |H2=14 |H3=3 |H4=10

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=50,588 (73.31% full)

|weather={{convert|67|°F|1}}, wind {{convert|8|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=Dan Hicks and Joe Gibbs

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309120ram.htm Pittsburgh Steelers at Los Angeles Rams – September 12th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-13-sp-34640-story.html For Rams, a 27–0 Reversal of Fortune (Los Angeles Times)]

|scoring=

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Steelers

Rams

}}

=Week 3=

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|state=autocollapse

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

|date=Sunday, September 19

|time=10:00 a.m. PST

|road=Rams

|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=7

|home=Giants

|H1=7 |H2=6 |H3=7 |H4=0

|stadium=Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

|attendance=76,213 (99.12% full)

|weather={{convert|65|°F|1}}, wind {{convert|14|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309190nyg.htm Los Angeles Rams at New York Giants – September 19th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-20-sp-37056-story.html Everett at Least Completes a Thought (Los Angeles Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Rams

Giants

}}

=Week 4=

{{Americanfootballbox

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|state=autocollapse

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

|date=Sunday, September 26

|time=10:00 a.m. PST

|road=Rams

|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=Oilers

|H1=0 |H2=3 |H3=10 |H4=0

|stadium=Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas

|attendance=53,072 (85.57% full)

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199309260oti.htm Los Angeles Rams at Houston Oilers – September 26th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-27-sp-39513-story.html Everett Goes From Belittled to Big Man (Los Angeles Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Rams

Oilers

}}

=Week 5=

{{Americanfootballbox

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|state=autocollapse

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

|date=Sunday, October 3

|time=1:00 p.m. PST

|road=Saints

|R1=10 |R2=3 |R3=3 |R4=21

|home=Rams

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=3 |H4=0

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=50,709 (73.48% full)

|weather={{convert|69|°F|1}}, wind {{convert|7|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310030ram.htm New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams – October 3rd, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-04-sp-42159-story.html On-Again, Off-Again Rams Are Off Again (Los Angeles Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Saints

Rams

}}

=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.

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

|date=Thursday, October 14

|time=4:30 p.m. PST

|road=Rams

|R1=10 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=0

|home=Falcons

|H1=3 |H2=7 |H3=7 |H4=13

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta

|attendance=45,231 (63.50% full)

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=

|TV=TNT

|TVAnnouncers=Gary Bender and Pat Haden

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310140atl.htm Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons – October 14th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-15-sp-45936-story.html Rams Reach Boiling Point After 30-24 Loss to Falcons (Los Angeles Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Rams

Falcons

}}

=Week 8=

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

|date=Sunday, October 24

|time=1:00 p.m. PST

|road=Lions

|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=3 |R4=10

|home=Rams

|H1=0 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=13

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=43,850 (63.54% full)

|weather={{convert|65|°F|1}}, wind {{convert|9|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310240ram.htm Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams – October 24th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-10-25-sp-49512-story.html Rubley Hot During Game, Everett After (Los Angeles Times)]

|scoring=

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Lions

Rams

}}

=Week 9=

{{Americanfootballbox

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

|date=Sunday, October 31

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Rams

|R1=3 |R2=0 |R3=7 |R4=7

|home=49ers

|H1=6 |H2=17 |H3=7 |H4=10

|stadium=Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

|attendance=63,417 (95.35% full)

|weather={{convert|61|°F|1}}, wind {{convert|10|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=CBS

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199310310sfo.htm Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers – October 31st, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-01-sp-51953-story.html Rubley Starts, but 49ers Finish Off Rams (Los Angeles Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

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=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 early 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 shut out at home for the first time since 1984.

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[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-15-sp-57039-story.html Hapless Rams Are Suddenly Pointless, Too (Los Angeles Times)]

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=Week 12=

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|attendance=45,546 (66.00% full)

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|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199311210ram.htm Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams – November 21st, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-22-sp-59715-story.html Rubley Takes Charge, Rams Beat Redskins (Los Angeles Times)]

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=Week 13=

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

|date=Sunday, November 28

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

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|R1=7 |R2=14 |R3=7 |R4=7

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|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=62,143 (90.05% full)

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|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199311280ram.htm San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams – November 28th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-11-29-sp-62091-story.html Rams Knocked Senseless by 49ers, 35-10 (Los Angeles Times)]

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=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.

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[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-06-sp-64492-story.html There They Go Again: Rams Routed, 38-10 (Los Angeles Times)]

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=Week 15=

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

|date=Sunday, December 12

|time=10:00 a.m. PDT

|road=Rams

|R1=10 |R2=0 |R3=13 |R4=0

|home=Saints

|H1=7 |H2=6 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

|attendance=69,033 (99.95% full)

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|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312120nor.htm Los Angeles Rams at New Orleans Saints – December 12th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-13-sp-1401-story.html A Battering Ram Goes Through Saints (Los Angeles Times)]

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=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.”[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-20-sp-3777-story.html Bengals Take Chant “Beat L.A.” to Extreme (Los Angeles Times)]

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|date=Sunday, December 19

|time=10:00 a.m. PDT

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|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=0

|home=Bengals

|H1=3 |H2=6 |H3=3 |H4=3

|stadium=Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati

|attendance=36,612 (60.63% full)

|weather={{convert|35|°F|1}}, wind {{convert|11|mph|km/h knot}}

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  • CIN – Doug Pelfrey 28 yard field goal – Bengals 12–3

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=Week 17=

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

|date=Sunday, December 26

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Browns

|R1=7 |R2=7 |R3=7 |R4=21

|home=Rams

|H1=7 |H2=0 |H3=0 |H4=7

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=34,155 (49.49% full)

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|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199312260ram.htm Cleveland Browns at Los Angeles Rams – December 26th, 1993]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-12-27-sp-5898-story.html Testaverde Toys With the Rams (Los Angeles Times)]

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=Week 18=

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

|date=Sunday, January 2

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Bears

|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=0 |R4=3

|home=Rams

|H1=3 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=14

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=39,147 (56.73% full)

|weather={{convert|58|°F|1}}, wind {{convert|6|mph|km/h knot}}

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|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199401020ram.htm Chicago Bears at Los Angeles Rams – January 2nd, 1994]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-01-03-sp-8085-story.html Bettis Carries Rams Past the Bears, 20-6 (Los Angeles Times)]

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=Standings=

{{1993 NFC West standings}}

Rumors of team moving

Rumors of relocation affected the Rams’ performance: owner Georgia Frontiere had wanted to break the Rams’ lease of Anaheim Stadium at the end of the 1992 season,Shaffer, Gina; ‘Pasadena, Los Angeles looking into bids for Rams: The field of potential rivals for the team widens after Rams officials announce their intention to break their lease’; Orange County Register, January 11, 1993, p. B08 and there were over seven thousand no-shows at the November 21 game against the Redskins.Stellino, Vito; ‘Rams’ shopping bag is filled with NFL frustration’; The Baltimore Sun, November 25, 1993, p. 1D At Christmas time, it was revealed that Frontiere wanted to move the Rams to Baltimore,‘Frontiere Might Move Rams to Baltimore’; Austin American-Statesman, December 25, 1993, p. E3 which had lost out surprisingly to Jacksonville, Florida in the recent league expansion bid.Murray, Ken with Stellino, Vito and Morgan, John; ‘Baltimore is in no hurry to lure team: NFL snubs Baltimore with upset pick’; The Baltimore Sun, December 1, 1993, p. 1A This relocation was not approved, but the inadequacy of Anaheim Stadium led Frontiere to move the team to her hometown of St. Louis in 1995.

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