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1994 Los Angeles Rams season

{{Short description|NFL team season (last season in Los Angeles until 2016)}}

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

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| year = 1994

| record = 4–12

| division_place = 4th NFC West

| coach = Chuck Knox

| owner = Georgia Frontiere

| general manager = John Shaw

| stadium = Anaheim Stadium
(since 1980)

| radio = KMPC (710 AM)

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| pro bowlers = Jerome Bettis, RB

| uniform = 200px

| next = {{nowrap|1995 (St. Louis)}}

| shortnavlink = Rams seasons

}}

The 1994 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 57th season in the National Football League, their 58th overall, and their 49th and final in the Greater Los Angeles Area until their 2016 relocation back to Los Angeles. After nearly 50 years in the Greater Los Angeles Area, including 15 seasons at Anaheim Stadium, owner Georgia Frontiere announced that the team would relocate to St. Louis, Missouri on January 15, 1995. While the owners initially rejected the move, permission was eventually granted therefore bringing an end to Southern California's first major professional sports franchise until 2016.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-01-15-mn-20303-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=T.J. | last=Simers | title=Despite Regrets, Owner Says Rams Leaving | date=January 15, 1995}}

The threat of relocation dominated talk about the Rams from early in the offseason right up to the moment the move was announced and it had a major effect on the franchise's standing in the market.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-12-15-1994349088-story.html|title=Rams moving closer to St. Louis|website=Baltimore Sun}} Average attendance for Rams games at Anaheim Stadium was at an all-time low (an average of 43,312 a game) as ownership negotiated with both Baltimore and St. Louis. Leigh Steinberg organized a group known as "Save the Rams" and attempted to reach out to ownership and strike a deal to keep the team in the Southern California market, however, their efforts proved to be unsuccessful.{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/22/sports/pro-football-a-farewell-to-tinsel-town.html | work=The New York Times | first=Tom | last=Friend | title=PRO FOOTBALL; A Farewell to Tinsel Town | date=December 22, 1994}}

On the field, the Rams continued their downward spiral and missed the postseason for the fifth consecutive season. Los Angeles only won four games and clinched their fifth losing season in a row on December 4 against the New Orleans Saints and finished the season on a seven-game losing streak. The Rams defense saw some glimmers of hope, shutting out Joe Montana's Chiefs and putting together solid performances against Arizona and New York, but it was not nearly enough to lift the Rams back to the .500 mark. At the end of the season, head coach Chuck Knox was fired after three consecutive last place finishes in the NFC West and Frontiere also relieved John Shaw of his General Manager duties, although he remained with the team as a high-ranking executive.

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Offseason

=1994 Draft Class=

{{main article|1994 NFL Draft}}

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|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|1994|border=2}}"| 1994 Los Angeles Rams Draft

RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
1 || 15

| Wayne Gandy || Tackle || Auburn

rowspan="3"| 2 || 33

| Isaac Bruce || Wide receiver || Memphis

49

| Toby Wright || Safety || Nebraska

56

| Brad Ottis || Defensive end || Wayne State

rowspan="3"| 3 || 71

| Keith Lyle || Safety || Virginia

83

| James Bostic || Running back || Auburn

100

| Ernest Jones || Linebacker || Oregon

4 || 108

| Chris Brantley || Wide receiver || Rutgers

rowspan="2"| 6 || 167

| Rickey Brady || Tight end || Oklahoma

189

| Ronald Edwards || Tackle || North Carolina A&T

=Undrafted free agents=

class="wikitable"

|+ 1994 Undrafted Free Agents of note

!Player

!Position

!College

style="background:#faecc8;"

|D'Marco Farr

|Defensive tackle

|Washington

Kevin McDougal

|Quarterback

|Notre Dame

Personnel

=Team roster=

{{NFL season roster

| year = 1994

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| quarterbacks =

{{NFLplayer| 8|Tommy Maddox}}

{{NFLplayer| 9|Jamie Martin|d=American football}}

{{NFLplayer|13|Chris Miller|d=quarterback|}}

{{NFLplayer|17|Chris Chandler|d=American football}}

| running_backs =

{{NFLplayer|28|Johnny Bailey|KR/PR}}

{{NFLplayer|30|Howard Griffith|FB}}

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

{{NFLplayer|36|Jerome Bettis}}

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

| wide_receivers =

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

{{NFLplayer|82|Jermaine Ross|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|83|Flipper Anderson}}

{{NFLplayer|86|Jessie Hester}}

{{NFLplayer|88|Chris Brantley|rookie=y|KR}}

| tight_ends =

{{NFLplayer|48|Rickey Brady|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|84|Troy Drayton}}

{{NFLplayer|87|Ron Middleton|d=American football|}}

| offensive_linemen =

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

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

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

{{NFLplayer|70|Wayne Gandy|T|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|71|Chuck Belin|G}}

{{NFLplayer|72|Clarence Jones|d=American football|T}}

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

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

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

| defensive_linemen =

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

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

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

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

{{NFLplayer|95|Brad Ottis|DE/DT|rookie=y}}

{{NFLplayer|96|Jay Williams|d=American football|rookie=y|DE}}

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

{{NFLplayer|98|Jimmie Jones|DT}}

| linebackers =

{{NFLplayer|52|Joe Kelly|d=American football|OLB}}

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

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

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

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

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

| defensive_back =

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

{{NFLplayer|22|Marquez Pope|SS}}

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

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

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

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

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

{{NFLplayer|32|Toby Wright|d=American football|rookie=y|FS}}

{{NFLplayer|35|Keith Lyle|rookie=y|SS}}

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

| special_teams =

{{NFLplayer| 5|Sean Landeta|P}}

{{NFLplayer|10|Tony Zendejas}}

| reserve_lists =

{{NFLplayer|33|James Bostic|rookie=y|RB|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|80|Isaac Bruce|rookie=y|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|89|Richard Buchanan|d=American football|WR|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|75|D'Marco Farr|rookie=y|DT|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|50|Ernest Jones|d=defensive lineman|rookie=y|DE|IR}}

{{NFLplayer|64|Keith Loneker|G|IR}}

| practice_squad =

{{NFLplayer|68|Brad Fichtel|C}}

{{NFLplayer|—-|Tony Harrison|d=American football|rookie=y|WR}}

{{NFLplayer|--|Roosevelt Patterson|rookie=y|G}}

53 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad

}}

{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1994_roster.htm |title=1994 Los Angeles Rams starters, roster, and players |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=February 4, 2015 }}

=Staff=

{{NFL final staff

| year = 1994

| 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/running backs – Chick Harris
  • Quarterbacks – Mike Martz
  • Wide receivers – Steve Moore
  • Tight ends – Rennie Simmons
  • Offensive line – Jim Erkenbeck
  • Offensive assistant – Chuck Knox Jr.

| defensive =

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

| special_teams =

  • Special teams – Wayne Sevier

| strength =

  • Strength and conditioning – Chris Clausen

}}

Preseason

= Schedule =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Recap

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 1

| August 6

| at Green Bay Packers

| L 6–14

| 0–1

| Camp Randall Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-07-sp-24577-story.html Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 13, 1994}}

| New England Patriots

| L 10–28

| 0–2

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-14-sp-27087-story.html Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 20, 1994}}

| Los Angeles Raiders

| L 20–29

| 0–3

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-21-sp-29552-story.html Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#fcc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 25, 1994}}

| at San Diego Chargers

| L 6–24

| 0–4

| Jack Murphy Stadium

| [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-08-26-sp-31535-story.html Recap]

Regular season

= Schedule =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Week

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Date

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Opponent

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Result

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Record

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Venue

! style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| September 4

| Arizona Cardinals

| W 14–12

| 1–0

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409040ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| September 11

| at Atlanta Falcons

| L 13–31

| 1–1

| Georgia Dome

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409110atl.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 3

| September 18

| San Francisco 49ers

| L 19–34

| 1–2

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409180ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| September 25

| at Kansas City Chiefs

| W 16–0

| 2–2

| Arrowhead Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409250kan.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| October 2

| Atlanta Falcons

| L 5–8

| 2–3

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410020ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 6

| October 9

| at Green Bay Packers

| L 17–24

| 2–4

| Lambeau Field

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410090gnb.htm Recap]

align="center" bgcolor="#cfc

! 7

| October 16

| New York Giants

| W 17–10

| 3–4

|Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410160ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 8

| October 23

| at New Orleans Saints

|L 34–37

| 3–5

| Louisiana Superdome

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410230nor.htm Recap]

9

| align="center" colspan=6 | Bye

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| November 6

| Denver Broncos

| W 27–21

| 4–5

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199411060ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 11

| November 13

| Los Angeles Raiders

| L 17–20

| 4–6

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199411130ram.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 12

| November 20

| at San Francisco 49ers

| L 27–31

| 4–7

| Candlestick Park

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199411200sfo.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| November 27

| at San Diego Chargers

|L 17–31

| 4–8

| Jack Murphy Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199411270sdg.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 14

| December 4

| New Orleans Saints

| L 15–31

| 4–9

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199412040ram.htm Recap]

align="center" style="background: #fcc

! 15

| December 11

| at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| L 14–24

| 4–10

| Tampa Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199412110tam.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 16

| December 18

| at Chicago Bears

| L 13–27

| 4–11

| Soldier Field

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199412180chi.htm Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 17

| {{dow tooltip|December 24, 1994}}

| Washington Redskins

| L 21–24

| 4–12

| Anaheim Stadium

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199412240ram.htm Recap]

style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1994|border=2}}"

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

Game summaries

=Week 1=

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|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week One: Arizona Cardinals (0–0) at Los Angeles Rams (0–0)

|date=Sunday, September 4

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Cardinals

|R1=0 |R2=6 |R3=6 |R4=0

|home=Rams

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

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=32,969 (47.78% full)

|weather={{convert|70|°F|°C|1}}, wind {{convert|8|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=Bernie Kukar

|TV=FOX

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409040ram.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-05-sp-34955-story.html Rams Wake Up and Show Buddy How to Play Ball (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Greg Davis 37 yard field goal – Rams 7–3
  • ARI – Greg Davis 34 yard field goal – Rams 7–6

Third quarter

|stats=

Cardinals

Rams

}}

=Week 2=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Two: Los Angeles Rams (1–0) at Atlanta Falcons (0–1)

|date=Sunday, September 11

|time=10:00 a.m. PDT

|road=Rams

|R1=0 |R2=7 |R3=0 |R4=6

|home=Falcons

|H1=14 |H2=3 |H3=7 |H4=7

|stadium=Georgia Dome, Atlanta

|attendance=55,378 (77.75% full)

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409110atl.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-12-sp-37579-story.html Rams Leave Atlanta With Rison to Believe (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Rams

Falcons

}}

=Week 3=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Three: San Francisco 49ers (1–1) at Los Angeles Rams (1–1)

|date=Sunday, September 18

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=49ers

|R1=10 |R2=7 |R3=3 |R4=14

|home=Rams

|H1=7 |H2=3 |H3=0 |H4=9

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=56,479 (81.84% full)

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

|referee=

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409180ram.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-19-sp-40358-story.html Sorry Georgia, but 49ers Own Rams (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • SF – Doug Brien 47 yard field goal – 49ers 20–10

Fourth quarter

|stats=

49ers

Rams

}}

=Week 4=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Four: Los Angeles Rams (1–2) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–0)

|date=Sunday, September 25

|time=10:00 a.m. PDT

|road=Rams

|R1=13 |R2=0 |R3=3 |R4=0

|home=Chiefs

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

|stadium=Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

|attendance=78,184 (100.11% full)

|weather={{convert|58|°F|°C|1}}, wind {{convert|13|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199409250kan.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-09-26-sp-43107-story.html Montana, Chiefs Have Nothing on Rams (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Third quarter

|stats=

Rams

Chiefs

}}

=Week 5=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Five: Atlanta Falcons (2–2) at Los Angeles Rams (2–2)

|date=Sunday, October 2

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Falcons

|R1=0 |R2=0 |R3=0 |R4=8

|home=Rams

|H1=0 |H2=2 |H3=3 |H4=0

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=34,599 (50.14% full)

|weather={{convert|66|°F|°C|1}}, wind {{convert|8|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410020ram.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-03-sp-45941-story.html Rams Come Up Short in Battle of Backups (LA Times)]

|scoring=

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Falcons

Rams

}}

=Week 6=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Six: Los Angeles Rams (2–3) at Green Bay Packers (2–3)

|date=Sunday, October 9

|time=10:00 a.m. PDT

|road=Rams

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

|home=Packers

|H1=3 |H2=0 |H3=14 |H4=7

|stadium=Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

|attendance=58,911 (98.94% full)

|weather={{convert|47|°F|°C|1}}, wind {{convert|12|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410090gnb.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-10-sp-48554-story.html For Rams, It All Goes Right, Then It All Goes Wrong (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Rams

Packers

}}

=Week 7=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Seven: New York Giants (3–2) at Los Angeles Rams (3–3)

|date=Sunday, October 16

|time=1:00 p.m. PDT

|road=Giants

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

|home=Rams

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

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=40,474 (58.65% full)

|weather={{convert|65|°F|°C|1}}, wind {{convert|11|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=Fox

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410160ram.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-17-sp-51243-story.html Defense Pushes Rams Around Corner, 17-10 (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

|stats=

Giants

Rams

}}

=Week 8=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Eight: Los Angeles Rams (3–4) at New Orleans Saints (2–5)

|date=Sunday, October 23

|time=10:00 a.m. PDT

|road=Rams

|R1=0 |R2=17 |R3=3 |R4=14

|home=Saints

|H1=14 |H2=13 |H3=10 |H4=0

|stadium=Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans

|attendance=47,908 (69.37% full)

|weather=Played indoors (dome stadium)

|referee=Johnny Grier

|TV=FOX

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199410230nor.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-10-24-sp-54028-story.html Saints' Longest Marches Made by Kick Returner (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Rams

Saints

}}

This game was notable for Robert Bailey's record-setting punt return touchdown, wherein the Rams failed to down the ball in the end zone for a touchback; while most players assumed that the ball bounced out of bounds and stepped off the field, Bailey recognized the live ball, retrieved it, and ran it for 103 yards, all the way back to the Saints' end zone, untouched. Due to later rule changes that declare a punted ball dead when it hits the ground in the end zone, this play is currently unable to be replicated in the NFL.

=Week 10=

{{Americanfootballbox

|titlestyle= background:#183990; color:white; border: 2px solid #FECB00; text-align: center;

|state=autocollapse

|title=Week Ten: Denver Broncos (3–5) at Los Angeles Rams (3–5)

|date=Sunday, November 6

|time=1:00 p.m. PST

|road=Broncos

|R1=0 |R2=3 |R3=3 |R4=15

|home=Rams

|H1=7 |H2=10 |H3=7 |H4=3

|stadium=Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California

|attendance=48,103 (69.71% full)

|weather={{convert|58|°F|°C|1}}, wind {{convert|8|mph|km/h knot}}

|referee=

|TV=NBC

|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199411060ram.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-11-07-sp-59609-story.html Rams Don't Let Elway Drill Them (LA Times)]

|scoring=

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

|stats=

Broncos

Rams

}}

=Week 11=

The final meeting between the two Southern California rivals ended in a close 20–17 victory for the Raiders in Anaheim. The Los Angeles Rams and the Los Angeles Raiders only met five times as cross-town rivals with the Rams finishing with a 1–4 record against the Raiders. The games, however, were generally very close with only one of the meetings being decided by more than one score (the Raiders' 16–6 victory in 1985). The 1994 meeting was a back and forth affair that eventually saw the Raiders ice the game away with a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter.

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=Week 12=

This was the last meeting between the Rams and 49ers as California rivals until 2016 and it ended with the eventual Super Bowl champion 49ers on top with a 31–27 final. While the meeting between the two rivals in Anaheim was not very close, the 1994 meeting at Candlestick Park was a very close affair to close out the Los Angeles-San Francisco rivalry. The 49ers jumped out to an early 14–3 lead and held a 21–6 lead at halftime, the Rams, however, came storming back in the second half, outscoring San Francisco 21–10. Los Angeles was able to take the lead in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard pass play by Chris Miller, but the 49ers responded with a touchdown drive of their own to take a 31–27 advantage. The 49ers ended up holding on for their ninth win of the season while the Rams dropped their seventh game en route to a 4–12 season. The final record between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers from the 1950 to 1994 was 48–40 in favor of Los Angeles.

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=Week 13=

Week thirteen saw the final meeting between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Diego Chargers. The Rams jumped out to a 14–6 lead in the first half, but Los Angeles was unable to hold off the eventual AFC Champion Chargers and fell 31–17. After the season, the Chargers ended up having the entire Southern California megaregion to themselves after the Rams and the Raiders vacated the Los Angeles market—an arrangement that would not be changed until 2016, when the Rams relocated to Los Angeles. Los Angeles was also mathematically eliminated from the NFC West race during week 13 after its loss to San Diego and with San Francisco improving to 8–2 on the next day on Monday Night Football.

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=Week 14=

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=Week 15=

In front of a sparse crowd of around 34,000 at Tampa Stadium, Los Angeles dropped its fifth game in a row and in the process became mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the fifth consecutive season. The game was fairly evenly matched (both were 4–9 going into the game) except for a 17-point outburst in the second quarter by the Buccaneers that gave Tampa Bay the victory.

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=Week 16=

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=Week 17=

In front of the smallest crowd at Anaheim Stadium, the Rams closed out their tenure in Southern California with a loss to the 2–13 Washington Redskins. After a season full of rumors of the franchise's inevitable relocation, the fan base had withered down to next to nothing and two high school football games at Anaheim Stadium drew larger crowds than the announced attendance for the Rams' week 17 game. Many fans spent the game chanting expletives and hurling insults and owner Georgia Frontiere and the City of St. Louis—"Save the Rams" founder Leigh Steinberg attempted to discuss keeping the Rams in Southern California, but Rams executives were nowhere to be found. The game was a close affair with the hapless Washington Redskins and despite being favored by 3.5 points, Los Angeles ended up falling by three points to end 49 seasons of Los Angeles Ram football. They would subsequently return to Los Angeles in 2016 after experiencing similar issues in St. Louis as they previously did in Los Angeles.{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1994-12-25-mn-12978-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=Mike | last=Digiovanna | title=It Was Sad Day at the Big A for Rams Fans | date=December 25, 1994}}

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=Standings=

{{1994 NFC West standings}}

Relocation to St. Louis

By 1994, the Los Angeles Rams had withered to a mere shadow of their former self. Accusations and excuses were constantly thrown back and forth between the Rams' fan base, ownership, and local politicians. Many in the fan base blamed the ownership of Georgia Frontiere for the franchise's woes, while ownership cited the outdated stadium and withering fan support for the problems that were plaguing the Rams. On March 15, 1994, the National Football League owners rejected Ms. Frontiere's bid to move the franchise to St. Louis, Missouri, her native city, by a 21–3–6 vote, with the Raiders abstaining. Then-Commissioner Paul Tagliabue stated after rejecting the move that:{{cquote|"This was one of the most complex issues we have had to approach in years. We had to balance the interest of fans in Los Angeles and in St. Louis that we appreciate very much. In my judgment, they did not meet the guidelines we have in place for such a move."}} The commissioner also added:{{cquote|"Once the bridges have been burned and people get turned off on a sports franchise, years of loyalty is not respected and it is difficult to get it back. By the same token, there are millions of fans in that area who have supported the Rams in an extraordinary way. The Rams have 50 years of history and the last 5 or so years of difficult times can be corrected."{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/16/sports/pro-football-nfl-owners-reject-rams-bid-to-move-to-st-louis.html | work=The New York Times | first=Thomas | last=George | title=PRO FOOTBALL; N.F.L. Owners Reject Rams' Bid to Move To St. Louis | date=March 16, 1993}}{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-03-16-mn-43466-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first1=T.J. | last1=Simers | first2=Bill | last2=Plaschke | title=League Owners Reject Rams' Move to St. Louis | date=March 16, 1994}}}}

Frontiere, however, responded with a thinly veiled threat at a lawsuit and the NFL owners eventually acquiesced to her demands, weary of going through a long, protracted legal battle. Tagliabue simply stated that "The desire to have peace and not be at war was a big factor" in allowing the Rams move to go forward. In a matter of a month, the vote had gone from 21–6 opposed to 23–6 in favor, with the Raiders again abstaining. Jonathan Kraft, son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, elaborated on the commissioners remarks by saying "About five or six owners didn't want to get the other owners into litigation, so they switched their votes." Only six teams remained in opposition to the Rams move from Los Angeles: the Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Giants, New York Jets, Buffalo Bills, Arizona Cardinals (who played in St. Louis from 1960 to 1987), and Washington Redskins. After the vote was over, Dan Rooney publicly stated that he opposed the move of the Los Angeles Rams because:{{cquote|"I believe we should support the fans who have supported us for years".{{cite news| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1995-04-13-mn-54268-story.html | work=Los Angeles Times | first=T.J. | last=Simers | title=NFL Owners OK Rams' Move to St. Louis | date=April 13, 1994}}}}

The Rams would not return to the Los Angeles area until 2016.

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