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1989 Los Angeles Rams season
Head Coach John Robinson
Home Field Anaheim Stadium
Results
Record 11–5
Place 2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish Won Wild Card
Won Divisional
Lost Conference
Timeline
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1988 1990

The 1989 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 52nd year with the National Football League and the 44th season in Los Angeles.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Regular season[]

In week 16, Jerry Gray returned an interception 27 yards for a touchdown. The victory over the New England Patriots clinched a playoff berth for the Rams.

Schedule[]

Game Date Opponent Result Rams points Opponents Rams first downs Record Attendance
1 Sept. 10 at Atlanta Falcons Win 31 21 21 1-0
38,708
2 Sept. 17 Indianapolis Colts Win 31 17 26 2-0
63,995
3 Sept. 24 Green Bay Packers Win 41 38 20 3-0
57,701
4 Oct. 1 at San Francisco 49ers Win 13 12 11 4-0
64,250
5 Oct. 8 Atlanta Falcons Win 26 14 21 5-0
52,182
6 Oct. 16 at Buffalo Bills Loss 20 23 15 5-1
76,231
7 Oct. 22 New Orleans Saints Loss 21 40 22 5-2
57,567
8 Oct. 29 at Chicago Bears Loss 10 20 17 5-3
65,506
9 Nov. 5 at Minnesota Vikings Loss 21 23 14 5-4
59,600
10 Nov. 12 New York Giants Win 31 10 28 6-4
65,127
11 Nov. 19 Phoenix Cardinals Win 37 14 16 7-4
53,176
12 Nov. 26 at New Orleans Saints Win 20 17 23 8-4
64,274
13 Dec. 3 at Dallas Cowboys Win 35 31 20 9-4
46,100
14 Dec. 11 San Francisco 49ers Loss 27 30 24 9-5
67,959
15 Dec. 17 New York Jets Win 38 14 21 10-5
53,063
16 Dec. 24 at New England Patriots Win 24 20 22 11-5
27,940

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Standings[]

NFC West
view · talk · edit W L T PCT PF PA STK
San Francisco 49ers 14 2 0 .875 442 253 W5
Los Angeles Rams 11 5 0 .688 426 344 W2
New Orleans Saints 9 7 0 .563 386 301 W3
Atlanta Falcons 3 13 0 .188 279 437 L7

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Playoffs[]

NFC Wild Card Game[]

Los Angeles Rams 21, Philadelphia Eagles 7
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 14 0 0 7

21

Eagles 0 0 0 7

7

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia

NFC Divisional Playoff[]

Los Angeles Rams 19, New York Giants 13 (OT)
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 0 6

19

Giants 6 0 7 0

13

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

The Rams upset the Giants with quarterback Jim Everett's 30-yard touchdown pass to Flipper Anderson with 1:06 gone in overtime. New York jumped to a 6-0 lead in the first quarter with two field goals by kicker Raul Allegre. With 17 seconds left in the first half, Anderson caught a 20-yard touchdown reception from Everett to take a 7-6 lead.

In the third quarter, Giants running back Ottis Anderson scored on a 2-yard touchdown. But in the fourth period, Los Angeles kicker Mike Lansford made two field goals to tie the game, the second one coming with 3:01 left in regulation. Rams receiver Henry Ellard had the best postseason performance of his career with 8 receptions for 125 yards.

NFC Championship Game[]

San Francisco 49ers 30, Los Angeles Rams 3
1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 3 0 0 0

3

49ers 0 21 3 6

30

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco

The 49ers crushed the Rams with 442 total yards and held the ball for 39:48.

Awards and records[]

  • Flipper Anderson, NFL Game Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 336 yards (vs. New Orleans Saints on November 26, 1989) [3]
  • Jerry Gray, NFC Pro Bowl Selection
  • Jerry Gray, Pro Bowl MVP

Milestones[]

See also[]

References[]

External links[]

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