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2011 St. Louis Rams season
NFL team season
The 2011 season was the St. Louis Rams' 74th in the National Football League (NFL), their 17th in St. Louis, and their third and final season under head coach Steve Spagnuolo. They finished with a 2–14 record, a failure to improve on their 7–9 record from 2010. The day after the season finale, head coach Steve Spagnuolo and general manager Billy Devaney were fired from the team.
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| 2011 St. Louis Rams season | |
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| Owner | Stan Kroenke |
| General manager | Billy Devaney |
| Head coach | Steve Spagnuolo |
| Home field | Edward Jones Dome |
| Results | |
| Record | 2–14 |
| Division place | 4th NFC West |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | none |
| Team MVP | Steven Jackson |
| Team ROY | Robert Quinn |
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The Rams' offense was among the worst in the league in 2011. They scored only 193 points (12.1 points per game), last in the league, and 11th-fewest all-time for a 16-game season.[1] Their −214-point differential was last in the league.[2]
Football Outsiders ranked St. Louis the worst team in the league, per play, in 2011.[3] The 2012 Football Outsiders Almanac, however, noted that the Rams went from the league's easiest schedule in 2010 to the league's hardest schedule in 2011.[4]
With their 2–14 record, the Rams capped a stretch from 2007 to 2011 in which they went 15–65, setting a new mark for the worst five-season span in NFL history. This mark has since been matched by the Cleveland Browns of 2013 to 2017. To date, this is the last season with the Rams getting at most two victories. As of 2022, the 2011 Rams are the most recent team to finish a season scoring less than 200 points.
Coaching changes
On January 18, the Rams hired former Denver Broncos' head coach Josh McDaniels as the team's new offensive coordinator, replacing Pat Shurmur, who became the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns five days earlier (January 13).[5][6]
Draft
Main article: 2011 NFL Draft
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| 2011 St. Louis Rams draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 14 | Robert Quinn | DE | North Carolina | |
| 2 | 47 | Lance Kendricks | TE | Wisconsin | |
| 3 | 78 | Austin Pettis | WR | Boise State | |
| 4 | 112 | Greg Salas | WR | Hawaii | |
| 5 | 158 | Jermale Hines | S | Ohio State | Pick from ATL[a] |
| 7 | 216 | Mikail Baker | CB | Baylor | |
| 7 | 228 | Jabara Williams | LB | Stephen F. Austin | Pick from BAL [b] |
| 7 | 229 | Jonathan Nelson | S | Oklahoma | Pick from ATL [a] |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
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- ^[a] The Rams traded its sixth-round selection (#145 overall) to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for the Falcons' sixth-round selection (#158 overall) and their seventh-round selection (#229 overall).
- ^[b] The Rams traded its sixth-round selection (#180 overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for the Ravens' seventh-round selection (#228 overall) and WR Mark Clayton.
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Head coaches
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| Quarterbacks
Running backs
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Schedule
The Rams' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | |
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| HOF | August 7 | vs. Chicago Bears | Cancelled due to the 2011 NFL Lockout[7] | ||||
| 1 | August 13 | Indianapolis Colts | W 33–10 | 1–0 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | |
| 2 | August 20 | Tennessee Titans | W 17–16 | 2–0 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | |
| 3 | August 26 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 14–10 | 3–0 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | |
| 4 | September 1 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 24–17 | 4–0 | EverBank Field | Recap | |
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Schedule
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap | ||
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| 1 | September 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–31 | 0–1 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
| 2 | September 19 | at New York Giants | L 16–28 | 0–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap | ||
| 3 | September 25 | Baltimore Ravens | L 7–37 | 0–3 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 2 | Washington Redskins | L 10–17 | 0–4 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
| 5 | Bye | |||||||
| 6 | October 16 | at Green Bay Packers | L 3–24 | 0–5 | Lambeau Field | Recap | ||
| 7 | October 23 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–34 | 0–6 | Cowboys Stadium | Recap | ||
| 8 | October 30 | New Orleans Saints | W 31–21 | 1–6 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 6 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 13–19 (OT) | 1–7 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 13 | at Cleveland Browns | W 13–12 | 2–7 | Cleveland Browns Stadium | Recap | ||
| 11 | November 20 | Seattle Seahawks | L 7–24 | 2–8 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
| 12 | November 27 | Arizona Cardinals | L 20–23 | 2–9 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
| 13 | December 4 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 0–26 | 2–10 | Candlestick Park | Recap | ||
| 14 | December 12 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 13–30 | 2–11 | CenturyLink Field | Recap | ||
| 15 | December 18 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–20 | 2–12 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
| 16 | December 24 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 0–27 | 2–13 | Heinz Field | Recap | ||
| 17 | January 1 | San Francisco 49ers | L 27–34 | 2–14 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap | ||
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Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
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| Eagles | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
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Week One: Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,722
- Referee: Gene Steratore
- TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin
With the loss, the Rams started the season 0–1.
Week 2: at New York Giants
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| Rams | 6 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 16 |
| Giants | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
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Week Two: St. Louis Rams at New York Giants – Game summary
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 pm. CDT
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) (Clear)
- Game attendance: 78,290
- Referee: Terry McAulay
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden
With the loss, the Rams fell to 0–2.
Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens
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| Ravens | 21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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Week Three: Baltimore Ravens at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 3:05 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,289
- Referee: Scott Green
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
With the loss, the Rams fell to 0–3.
Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins
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| Redskins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
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Week Four: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,113
- Referee: Walt Coleman
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers & Tim Ryan
With the loss, the Rams went into their bye week at 0–4.
Week 6: at Green Bay Packers
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| Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Packers | 3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
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Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT
- Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C) (Partly Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 70,604
- Referee: Ed Hochuli
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan
Coming off of their bye week in week 5, the Rams traveled to Lambeau Field to take on the undefeated Packers. The loss dropped the team to 0–5.
Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys
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| Rams | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 7 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
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Week Seven: St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
- Date: October 23
- Game time: 3:15 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 80,086
- Referee: Alberto Riveron
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and John Lynch
With the loss, the Rams dropped to 0–6.
Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints
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| Saints | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Rams | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
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Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 57,179
- Referee: Walt Anderson
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan
This home game for the team also had a celebration of the St. Louis Cardinals showing off the World Series trophy. The Rams would then go on to win this game and improve to 1–6.
Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals
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| Rams | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
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Week Nine: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 3:15 pm. CST/2:15 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 60,628
- Referee: Ron Winter
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington
The game featured the Rams' scoring the four points in the third quarter as they got two safeties on consecutive drives. This was first time in NFL history that a team had recorded four points in a quarter.
With the loss, the Rams fell to 1–7 and last place in the NFC West.[8]
Week 10: at Cleveland Browns
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| Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| Browns | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
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Week Ten: St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns – Game summary
at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 pm. CST
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) (Dry / Windy Gusting to Gale Force)
- Game attendance: 64,900
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Jim Mora, Jr. and Drea Avent
With the close win, the Rams improved to 2–7.
Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks
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| Seahawks | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 3:05 pm. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,400
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jaime Maggio
With the loss, the Rams dropped to 2–8.
Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals
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| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 23 |
| Rams | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
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Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: November 27
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,029
- Referee: Mike Carey
- TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Tina Cervasio
With the loss, the Rams dropped to 2–9 securing them their 5th straight losing season.
Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49ers | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
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Week Thirteen: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
- Date: December 4
- Game time: 3:15 pm. CST/1:15 p.m. PST
- Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) (Sunny)
- Game attendance: 69,732
- Referee: Pete Morelli
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan
With the loss, the Rams fell to 2–10.
Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks
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| Rams | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| Seahawks | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: December 12
- Game time: 7:30 pm. CST/5:30 pm. PST
- Game weather: 40 °F (4 °C) (Clear)
- Game attendance: 66,577
- Referee: Bill Leavy
- TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols
With the loss, the Rams fell to 2–11 and were swept by the Seahawks for the first time since 2009.
Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
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| Bengals | 3 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 20 |
| Rams | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
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Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: December 18
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 56,431
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
With the loss, the Rams fell to 2–12.
Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers
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| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steelers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
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Week Sixteen: St. Louis Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/12:00 pm. CST
- Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C) (Cloudy)
- Game attendance: 60,081
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton & John Lynch
This game became the Steelers' 2nd shutout win of the season as the Rams dropped to 2–13.
Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
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| 49ers | 7 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Rams | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 27 |
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Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
- Date: January 1
- Game time: 12:00 pm. CST
- Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
- Game attendance: 55,990
- Referee: Jeff Triplette
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan, & Jaime Maggio
With the loss, the Rams finished the season at 2–14 tied with the Colts for the league's worst record.
Standings
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| (2) San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 380 | 229 | W3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 7–5 | 312 | 348 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 321 | 315 | L2 |
| St. Louis Rams | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 193 | 407 | L7 |
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- Football Outsiders Almanac 2012 (ISBN 978-1-4782-0152-6), p.216-217: "In 2011, St. Louis became the first person in [Football Outsiders' history] (1991–2011) to go from the easiest schedule one season to the hardest schedule the next."
- "Shurmur Named Head Coach of Cleveland Browns". therams.com. January 13, 2011. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved January 13, 2011.
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