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2013 St. Louis Rams

The 2013 St. Louis Rams went 7–9, finishing 4th in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 348 points and allowed 364.

Record
7–9
Home
5–3
Road & neutral
2–6
Points
348–364
NFC West
Place 4 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 348 points, the 12th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 364, the 13th-fewest. Their point differential was -16.

How the season unfolded

The Rams started 1–3 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 2 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–8 over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 10 (November 10, 2013).

Their heaviest loss was 31–7 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 3 (September 22, 2013).

They scored a season-high 42 points against the Chicago Bears in Week 12 (November 24, 2013), winning 42–21.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 1–3.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 1–5 against the NFC West, splitting with the Cardinals and getting swept by the 49ers and the Seahawks.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–5 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–7–1, 1.5 games better than their record.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2012, when they went 7–8–1.

In 2014, they went 6–10.

2013 schedule and results

2013 St. Louis Rams · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2013vs Arizona CardinalsW 27–24
Week 2Sep 15, 2013at Atlanta FalconsL 24–31
Week 3Sep 22, 2013at Dallas CowboysL 7–31
Week 4Sep 26, 2013vs San Francisco 49ersL 11–35
Week 5Oct 6, 2013vs Jacksonville JaguarsW 34–20
Week 6Oct 13, 2013at Houston TexansW 38–13
Week 7Oct 20, 2013at Carolina PanthersL 15–30
Week 8Oct 28, 2013vs Seattle SeahawksL 9–14
Week 9Nov 3, 2013vs Tennessee TitansL 21–28
Week 10Nov 10, 2013at Indianapolis ColtsW 38–8
Week 12Nov 24, 2013vs Chicago BearsW 42–21
Week 13Dec 1, 2013at San Francisco 49ersL 13–23
Week 14Dec 8, 2013at Arizona CardinalsL 10–30
Week 15Dec 15, 2013vs New Orleans SaintsW 27–16
Week 16Dec 22, 2013vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 23–13
Week 17Dec 29, 2013at Seattle SeahawksL 9–27

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.