the last time the rams were 3-1 was super bowl xxxiv.
the last time the rams were 3-1 was super bowl xxxiv.
when was the last time the rams were 3-1?
super bowl xxxiv
on september 10, 2017, mcvay made his regular season head coaching debut against the indianapolis colts, and led the rams to an impressive blowout 46–9 victory in a home game at the los angeles memorial coliseum. following a 27–20 loss to mcvay's former team, the washington redskins, the rams pulled off a close 41–39 victory over the san francisco 49ers on "thursday night football" and turned a 16–24 deficit into a 35–30 upset victory over the dallas cowboys, but the rams eventually recorded another loss to nfc west division rival seattle seahawks at home. regardless, in just five games, the rams offense scored a total of 142 (later 151) points, a league leader and a franchise high. the rams went on to beat the jacksonville jaguars on the road and the arizona cardinals in an nfl international series game for the team's first shutout win since 2014, as well as raising their record to 5–2 for the first time since 2004 (the last time the team made the playoffs) and a first place lead in the nfc west. mcvay coached the rams to a blowout against the new york giants in their highest-scoring game, a 51–17 victory, which raised the rams' record to 6–2. the rams would score another win at home against the houston texans with a 33–7 score in the second half to raise the record for the rams to 7–2 for their best record of the season since 2001. in weeks 11 and 12, the rams lost to the minnesota vikings by a score of 24-7 but scored yet another win at home against the new orleans saints 26–20 to raise their record to 8–3. in week 13, on the road the rams faced the arizona cardinals and won 32–16 for their first winning season since 2003. the next weeks: week 14, week 15, and week 16, mcvay had two victories over the seattle seahawks in a 42–7 blowout game and the tennessee titans in a close 27–23 win although he still lost to the philadelphia eagles 43–35. mcvay's first season with the rams has seen them dramatically improve their record from the 2016 season and the team's first winning season and division title since 2003 and its first playoff berth since 2004. in the process, the rams became the first team to have the top scoring offense in the league a year after finishing with the lowest the previous year.
sean mcvay
after two close losses the rams hoped to bounce back at the edward jones dome for their first win of the season. on the first possession the rams drove down the field and capped off their drive with a 41-yard touchdown run by steven jackson. on the ensuing redskins drive, donovan mcnabb drove into rams territory before na'il diggs forced a fumble on santana moss. james butler, who was playing for an injured craig dahl picked up the fumbled and returned it 49 yards before being forced out of bounds. bradford threw a three-yard touchdown pass to daniel fells to make the score 14–0. the redskins tried to start their offense again, but after being stopped on third down had to punt. graham gano's punt was blocked however by rams rookie wide receiver dominique curry, and the rams took over in striking distance for another touchdown. sam bradford threw his first interception of the day, and the redskins were able to take over again, and were able to score a field goal. on the kickoff after the redskins field goal, mardy gilyard, the rams rookie kick returner/wide receiver fumbled the ball, and the redskins took over on the 21 yard line. donovan mcnabb hit santana moss for a touchdown the next play. steven jackson was injured on the next drive for the rams, and the rams were unable to score. the next drive the redskins kicked another field goal to make the score 13–14. the rams marched down the field one last time, but were stalled in the redzone. with 31 seconds left josh brown attempted a field goal, but the redskins blocked the kick and at the half the rams led 14–13. at the start of the second half, mcnabb hit moss for a 56-yard pass. the rams kept the redskins out of the endzone, and washington settled for the go ahead field goal to make the score 16–14. the next drive st. louis marched down the field, and kenneth darby, playing for an injured steven jackson scored his first td of the year from 12 yards out to make the score 21–16. redskins were unable to score during the fourth quarter however, and mcnabb was picked off by bradly fletcher as he attempted a comeback. josh brown kicked three field goals in the final quarter to seal the rams first victory of the year with a score of 30–16, snapping a 13-game home losing skid. this win also marked their highest scoring performance in a regular season game since their 34–14 victory over the dallas cowboys on october 19, 2008.
2010 st. louis rams season