2010 St. Louis Rams
The 2010 St. Louis Rams went 7–9, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 289 points and allowed 328.
- Record
- 7–9
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 2–6
- Points
- 289–328
- NFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 289 points, tied for the sixth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 328, the 12th-fewest. Their point differential was -39.
How the season unfolded
The Rams started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 20–3 over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 4 (October 3, 2010).
Their heaviest loss was 44–6 to the Detroit Lions in Week 5 (October 10, 2010).
They scored a season-high 36 points against the Denver Broncos in Week 12 (November 28, 2010), winning 36–33.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–4.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the NFC West, splitting with the Cardinals, the Seahawks, and the 49ers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 7–9.
Before and after
That was a six-win improvement on 2009, when they went 1–15.
In 2011, they went 2–14.
2010 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 12, 2010 | vs Arizona Cardinals | L 13–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 19, 2010 | at Oakland Raiders | L 14–16 |
| Week 3 | Sep 26, 2010 | vs Washington | W 30–16 |
| Week 4 | Oct 3, 2010 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 20–3 |
| Week 5 | Oct 10, 2010 | at Detroit Lions | L 6–44 |
| Week 6 | Oct 17, 2010 | vs San Diego Chargers | W 20–17 |
| Week 7 | Oct 24, 2010 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–18 |
| Week 8 | Oct 31, 2010 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 20–10 |
| Week 10 | Nov 14, 2010 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–23 (OT) |
| Week 11 | Nov 21, 2010 | vs Atlanta Falcons | L 17–34 |
| Week 12 | Nov 28, 2010 | at Denver Broncos | W 36–33 |
| Week 13 | Dec 5, 2010 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 19–6 |
| Week 14 | Dec 12, 2010 | at New Orleans Saints | L 13–31 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2010 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–27 |
| Week 16 | Dec 26, 2010 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 25–17 |
| Week 17 | Jan 2, 2011 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 6–16 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2010 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.