2011 St. Louis Rams season

2011 St. Louis Rams season
Head Coach	Steve Spagnuolo
Home Field	Edward Jones Dome
Results
Record	2–13
Place	4th NFC West
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	TBD
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
2010	2012

The 2011 St. Louis Rams season will be the team's 74th season in the National Football League, the 17th overall in St. Louis and the third under head coach Steve Spagnuolo. The Rams are coming off a 2010 season, in which they compiled more victories than in the previous 3 years combined. With a current record of 2–13, the team has already matched its loss total from 2010, and were officially eliminated from postseason contention in Week 12. The Rams had the 14th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft.

Offseason

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).

2011 draft board

Main article: 2011 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
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	Hawai'i
5	158	Jermale Hines	S	Ohio State
6
7	216	Mikail Baker	CB	Baylor
7	228	Jabara Williams	LB	Stephen F. Austin
7	229	Jonathan Nelson	S	Oklahoma

^{^[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.

Preseason

Schedule

The Rams' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
HOF	August 7	7:00 p.m. CDT	vs. Chicago Bears	Cancelled due to the 2011 NFL Lockout
1	August 13	7:00 p.m. CDT	Indianapolis Colts	W 33–10	1–0	Edward Jones Dome		Recap
2	August 20	7:00 p.m. CDT	Tennessee Titans	W 17–16	2–0	Edward Jones Dome	KTVI-TV 2	Recap
3	August 26	7:00 p.m. CDT	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 14–10	3–0	Arrowhead Stadium		Recap
4	September 1	6:30 p.m. CDT	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–17	4–0	EverBank Field		Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 11	12:00 p.m. CDT	Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–31	0–1	Edward Jones Dome	Fox	Recap
2	September 19	7:30 p.m. CDT	at New York Giants	L 16–28	0–2	MetLife Stadium	ESPN	Recap
3	September 25	3:05 p.m. CDT	Baltimore Ravens	L 7–37	0–3	Edward Jones Dome	CBS	Recap
4	October 2	12:00 p.m. CDT	Washington Redskins	L 10–17	0–4	Edward Jones Dome	Fox	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 16	12:00 p.m. CDT	at Green Bay Packers	L 3–24	0–5	Lambeau Field	Fox	Recap
7	October 23	3:15 p.m. CDT	at Dallas Cowboys	L 7–34	0–6	Cowboys Stadium	Fox	Recap
8	October 30	12:00 p.m. CDT	New Orleans Saints	W 31–21	1–6	Edward Jones Dome	Fox	Recap
9	November 6	3:15 p.m. CST	at Arizona Cardinals	L 13–19 (OT)	1–7	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox	Recap
10	November 13	12:00 p.m. CST	at Cleveland Browns	W 13–12	2–7	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Fox	Recap
11	November 20	3:05 p.m. CST	Seattle Seahawks	L 7–24	2–8	Edward Jones Dome	Fox	Recap
12	November 27	12:00 p.m. CST	Arizona Cardinals	L 20–23	2–9	Edward Jones Dome	Fox	Recap
13	December 4	3:15 p.m. CST	at San Francisco 49ers	L 0–26	2–10	Candlestick Park	Fox	Recap
14	December 12	7:30 p.m. CST	at Seattle Seahawks	L 13–30	2–11	CenturyLink Field	ESPN	Recap
15	December 18	12:00 p.m. CST	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–20	2–12	Edward Jones Dome	CBS	Recap
16	December 24	12:00 p.m. CST	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 0–27	2–13	Heinz Field	Fox	Recap
17	January 1	12:00 p.m. CST	San Francisco 49ers			Edward Jones Dome	Fox

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week One: Philadelphia Eagles at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 14 3 7 7 31 Rams 7 3 3 0 13 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 Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers PHI – Michael Vick: 14/32 187 Yds, 2 TD, 0 INT, 11 Rush, 97 Yds STL – Sam Bradford: 17/30 188 Yds Top rushers PHI – LeSean McCoy: 15 Att, 122 Yds, 1 Rush TD, 2 Rec, 15 Yds, 1 Rec TD STL – Carnell Williams: 19 Att, 91 Yds, 5 Rec, 49 Yds Top receivers PHI – DeSean Jackson: 6 Rec, 102 Yds, 1 TD STL – Brandon Gibson: 3 Rec, 50 Yds Top tacklers PHI – Jamar Chaney: 6 Tackles STL – Craig Dahl: 8 Tackles, 1 Assist

Week 2: at New York Giants

Week Two: St. Louis Rams at New York Giants – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 6 0 10 0 16 Giants 7 14 7 0 28 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey Date: September 19 Game time: 8:30 p.m. EDT/7:30 p.m. CDT Game weather: 60° F, Clear Game attendance: 78,290 Referee: Terry McAulay TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski and Jon Gruden Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – Sam Bradford - 22/46, 331 YDS, TD, 0 INT NYG – Eli Manning - 18/29, 200 YDS, 2 TD, INT Top rushers STL – Cadillac Williams - 13 CAR, 36 YDS NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw - 15 CAR, 59 YDS Top receivers STL – Danario Alexander - 3 REC, 122 YDS, TD NYG – Mario Manningham - 3 REC, 56 YDS Top tacklers STL – James Laurinaitis - 9 TKL, 5 AST NYG – Antrel Rolle - 8 TKL, AST

Week 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week Three: Baltimore Ravens at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Ravens 21 6 3 7 37 Rams 0 0 7 0 7 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Date: September 25 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 56,289 Referee: Scott Green TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers BAL – STL – Top rushers BAL – STL – Top receivers BAL – STL – Top tacklers BAL – STL –

Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Four: Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 7 7 3 0 17 Rams 0 0 0 10 10 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Date: October 2 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 56,113 Referee: Walt Coleman TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers & Tim Ryan Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WAS – STL – Top rushers WAS – STL – Top receivers WAS – STL – Top tacklers WAS – STL –

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Green Bay Packers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 3 0 0 3 Packers 3 21 0 0 24 at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: October 16 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: 57° F, Partly Cloudy Game attendance: 70,604 Referee: Ed Hochuli TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – Sam Bradford – 29/45 , 328 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT GB – Aaron Rodgers – 18/29, 316 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson – 18 rushes, 96 yards GB – James Starks – 13 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers STL – Danario Alexander – 6 receptions, 91 yards GB – Jordy Nelson – 2 receptions, 104 yards, 1 TD Top tacklers STL – Chris Chamberlain – 6 tackles GB – Desmond Bishop – 9 tackles

Week 7: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Seven: St. Louis Rams at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 7 0 0 7 Cowboys 7 10 3 14 34 at Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas Date: October 23 Game time: 3:15 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Game attendance: 80,086 Referee: Alberto Riveron TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton and John Lynch Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – AJ Feeley DAL –Tony Romo Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson DAL – Demarco Murray Top receivers STL – Brandon Lloyd DAL – Dez Bryant Top tacklers STL – Quintin Mikell DAL – Abram Elam

Week 8: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week Eight: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 0 7 14 21 Rams 0 17 7 7 31 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Date: October 30 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 57,179 Referee: Walt Anderson TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers NO – STL – Top rushers NO – STL – Top receivers NO – STL – Top tacklers NO – STL –

Week 9: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Nine: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 3 6 4 0 13 Cardinals 3 0 3 7 19 at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona Date: November 6 Game time: 3:15 p.m. 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 Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – ARI – Top rushers STL – ARI – Top receivers STL – ARI – Top tacklers STL – ARI –

The Rams' third quarter was the first time in NFL history that a team had recorded four points in a quarter.

Week 10: at Cleveland Browns

Week Ten: St. Louis Rams at Cleveland Browns – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 10 0 3 13 Browns 3 6 3 0 12 at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Date: November 13 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 60° F, Dry / Windy Gusting to Gale Force Game attendance: 64,900 Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (Fox): Ron Pitts, Jim Mora, Jr. and Drea Avent Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – CLE – Top rushers STL – CLE – Top receivers STL – CLE – Top tacklers STL – CLE –

Week 11: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Eleven: Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 0 10 7 7 24 Rams 7 0 0 0 7 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Date: November 20 Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 56,400 Referee: Carl Cheffers TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jaime Maggio Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SEA – STL – Top rushers SEA – STL – Top receivers SEA – STL – Top tacklers SEA – STL –

Week 12: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 0 17 3 23 Rams 7 3 0 10 20 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Date: November 27 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 56,029 Referee: Mike Carey TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Tina Cervasio Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – STL – Top rushers ARI – STL – Top receivers ARI – STL – Top tacklers ARI – STL –

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Thirteen: St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 3 6 10 7 26 at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Date: December 4 Game time: 3:15 p.m. CST/1:15 p.m. PST Game weather: 53° F, Sunny Game attendance: 69,732 Referee: Pete Morelli TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – SF – Top rushers STL – SF – Top receivers STL – SF – Top tacklers STL – SF –

Week 14: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 3 3 7 13 Seahawks 10 0 10 10 30 at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington Date: December 12 Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST/5:30 p.m. PST Game weather: 40° F, Clear Game attendance: 66,577 Referee: Bill Leavy TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Ron Jaworski, Jon Gruden and Rachel Nichols Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – SEA – Top rushers STL – SEA – Top receivers STL – SEA – Top tacklers STL – SEA –

Week 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

Week Fifteen: Cincinnati Bengals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 3 0 10 7 20 Rams 0 6 0 7 13 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Date: December 18 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) Game attendance: 56,431 Referee: Jerome Boger TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CIN – STL – Top rushers CIN – STL – Top receivers CIN – STL – Top tacklers CIN – STL –

Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Sixteen: St. Louis Rams at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 0 0 0 0 0 Steelers 3 7 3 14 27 at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Date: December 24 Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 36° F, Cloudy Game attendance: 60,081 Referee: Clete Blakeman TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton & John Lynch Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – PIT – Top rushers STL – PIT – Top receivers STL – PIT – Top tacklers STL – PIT –

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams – Game summary 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 Rams 0 at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri Date: January 1 Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium) TV: Fox Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SF – STL – Top rushers SF – STL – Top receivers SF – STL – Top tacklers SF – STL –

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
z (2) San Francisco 49ers	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	380	229	W2
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

Coaching staff

St. Louis Rams staff
	Front Office Owner/Chairman – Stan Kroenke Owner/Vice Chairman – Chip Rosenbloom Executive Vice President of Football Operations/COO – Kevin Demoff General Manager – Les Snead Director of College Scouting – Taylor Morton Director of Pro Personnel – Ran Carthon Head Coaches Executive Vice President/Head Coach – Jeff Fisher Assistant Head Coach – Dave McGinnis Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Brian Schottenheimer Quarterbacks – Frank Cignetti, Jr. Running Backs – Ben Sirmans Wide Receivers – Ray Sherman Tight Ends – Rob Boras Offensive Line – Paul Boudreau Assistant Offensive Line – Andy Dickerson Offensive Quality Control – Andy Sugarman			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Gregg Williams Defensive Line – Mike Waufle Assistant Defensive Line – Clyde Simmons Linebackers – Frank Bush Assistant Linebackers – Joe Bowden Secondary – Chuck Cecil Assistant Secondary – Brandon Fisher Defensive Quality Control – Dennard Wilson Special Teams Coaches Special Teams Coordinator – John Fassel Assistant Special Teams Coordinator – Paul Boudreau, Jr. Strength and Conditioning Head Strength and Conditioning – Rock Gullickson Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Adam Bailey → Coaching Staff → Management → More NFL staffs
AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJ • North: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PIT • South: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TEN • West: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WAS • North: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MIN • South: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TB • West: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA

Current roster

St. Louis Rams current roster
Quarterbacks  8 Sam Bradford  4 A. J. Feeley 12 Thaddeus Lewis Running backs 39 Steven Jackson 49 Brit Miller FB 38 Keith Toston 33 Chauncey Washington Wide receivers 84 Danario Alexander 17 Donnie Avery 15 Dominique Curry 11 Brandon Gibson 81 Mardy Gilyard -- Andrew Hawkins 82 Greg Mathews 18 Joe West Tight ends 47 Billy Bajema 86 Michael Hoomanawanui 48 Fendi Onobun		Offensive linemen 63 Jacob Bell G 60 Jason Brown C 65 Hank Fraley G/C 68 Ryan McKee T 67 Drew Miller C 76 Rodger Saffold T 77 Jason Smith T Defensive linemen 93 Jermelle Cudjo DT 96 James Hall DE 72 Chris Long DE 98 Fred Robbins DT 94 Jimmy Saddler-McQueen DT 97 Darell Scott DT 90 George Selvie DE 92 Eugene Sims DE		Linebackers 53 Na'il Diggs OLB 56 Josh Hull ILB 50 Bryan Kehl OLB 55 James Laurinaitis ILB 51 David Nixon OLB 54 Maurice Simpkins OLB Defensive backs 21 Oshiomogho Atogwe FS 24 Ron Bartell CB 37 James Butler SS 43 Craig Dahl SS 32 Bradley Fletcher CB 25 Marquis Johnson CB 23 Jerome Murphy CB 20 Darian Stewart FS Special teams  3 Josh Brown K  5 Donnie Jones P 45 Chris Massey LS -- Clint Mower LS				Reserve lists Currently vacant Unrestricted FAs 89 Mark Clayton WR 35 Kevin Dockery CB 46 Daniel Fells TE 71 Gary Gibson DT 73 Adam Goldberg G/T 93 Chris Hovan DT 87 Darcy Johnson TE 22 Michael Lewis SS 19 Laurent Robinson WR 95 Clifton Ryan DT 88 Derek Schouman TE 66 Mark Setterstrom C/G Restricted FAs 36 Quincy Butler CB 57 Chris Chamberlain OLB 34 Kenneth Darby RB 70 Renardo Foster OT 79 John Greco G 31 Justin King CB 58 David Vobora ILB/OLB Exclusive-Rights FAs 99 C. J. Ah You DE 16 Danny Amendola WR 59 Larry Grant OLB 52 Curtis Johnson OLB Rookies in italics Roster updated February 9, 2011 Depth chart • Transactions 51 active, 0 inactive, 23 FAs → AFC rosters → NFC rosters