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2008 St. Louis Rams

The 2008 St. Louis Rams went 2–14, finishing 4th in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 232 points and allowed 465.

Record
2–14
Home
1–7
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
232–465
NFC West
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 232 points, tied for the second-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 465, the second-most. Their point differential was -233.

How the season unfolded

The Rams opened with four straight losses and were 2–6 after eight games. They lost their last four games to finish 2–14.

Their longest losing streak was ten games, from Week 8 to Week 17.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 34–14 over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 (October 19, 2008).

Their heaviest loss was 47–3 to the New York Jets in Week 10 (November 9, 2008).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 1–5.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 0–6 against the NFC West, getting swept by the Seahawks, the Cardinals, and the 49ers.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 9–7, seven games better than their record.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2007, when they went 3–13.

In 2009, they went 1–15.

2008 schedule and results

2008 St. Louis Rams · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2008at Philadelphia EaglesL 3–38
Week 2Sep 14, 2008vs New York GiantsL 13–41
Week 3Sep 21, 2008at Seattle SeahawksL 13–37
Week 4Sep 28, 2008vs Buffalo BillsL 14–31
Week 6Oct 12, 2008at WashingtonW 19–17
Week 7Oct 19, 2008vs Dallas CowboysW 34–14
Week 8Oct 26, 2008at New England PatriotsL 16–23
Week 9Nov 2, 2008vs Arizona CardinalsL 13–34
Week 10Nov 9, 2008at New York JetsL 3–47
Week 11Nov 16, 2008at San Francisco 49ersL 16–35
Week 12Nov 23, 2008vs Chicago BearsL 3–27
Week 13Nov 30, 2008vs Miami DolphinsL 12–16
Week 14Dec 7, 2008at Arizona CardinalsL 10–34
Week 15Dec 14, 2008vs Seattle SeahawksL 20–23
Week 16Dec 21, 2008vs San Francisco 49ersL 16–17
Week 17Dec 28, 2008at Atlanta FalconsL 27–31

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2008 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.