2018 Los Angeles Rams
The 2018 Los Angeles Rams went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and lost the Super Bowl. They scored 527 points and allowed 384.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 527–384
- NFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Super Bowl
Where the season ranked
They scored 527 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 384, the 13th-most. Their point differential was +143.
Their 13–3 record was tied for the best in the NFL.
How the season unfolded
The Rams opened with four straight wins and were 8–0 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was eight games, from Week 1 to Week 8.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 34–0 over the Arizona Cardinals in Week 2 (September 16, 2018).
Their heaviest loss was 45–35 to the New Orleans Saints in Week 9 (November 4, 2018).
They scored a season-high 54 points against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11 (November 19, 2018), winning 54–51.
They shut out the Arizona Cardinals (Week 2).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 6–1.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 6–0 against the NFC West, sweeping the Cardinals, the Seahawks, and the 49ers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Dallas Cowboys 30–22 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they beat the New Orleans Saints 26–23 on the road.
They lost Super Bowl LIII to the New England Patriots, 13–3.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2017, when they went 11–5.
In 2019, they went 9–7 and missed the playoffs.
2018 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 10, 2018 | at Oakland Raiders | W 33–13 |
| Week 2 | Sep 16, 2018 | vs Arizona Cardinals | W 34–0 |
| Week 3 | Sep 23, 2018 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | W 35–23 |
| Week 4 | Sep 27, 2018 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 38–31 |
| Week 5 | Oct 7, 2018 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 33–31 |
| Week 6 | Oct 14, 2018 | at Denver Broncos | W 23–20 |
| Week 7 | Oct 21, 2018 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 39–10 |
| Week 8 | Oct 28, 2018 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 29–27 |
| Week 9 | Nov 4, 2018 | at New Orleans Saints | L 35–45 |
| Week 10 | Nov 11, 2018 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 36–31 |
| Week 11 | Nov 19, 2018 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | W 54–51 |
| Week 13 | Dec 2, 2018 | at Detroit Lions | W 30–16 |
| Week 14 | Dec 9, 2018 | at Chicago Bears | L 6–15 |
| Week 15 | Dec 16, 2018 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 23–30 |
| Week 16 | Dec 23, 2018 | at Arizona Cardinals | W 31–9 |
| Week 17 | Dec 30, 2018 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 48–32 |
| Divisional | Jan 12, 2019 | vs Dallas Cowboys | W 30–22 |
| Conference championship | Jan 20, 2019 | at New Orleans Saints | W 26–23 (OT) |
| Super Bowl | Feb 3, 2019 | vs New England Patriots | L 3–13 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2018 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.