2021 Los Angeles Rams season

2021 Los Angeles Rams season
2021 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Stan Kroenke
Head coach	Sean McVay
General manager	Les Snead
Home field	SoFi Stadium
Results
Record	12–5
Division place	1st NFC West
Playoff finish	Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Cardinals) 34–11; Won Divisional Playoffs (at Buccaneers) 30–27; Won NFC Championship (vs. 49ers) 20–17; Won Super Bowl LVI (vs. Bengals) 23–20
Pro Bowlers	4 WR Cooper Kupp; DT Aaron Donald; CB Jalen Ramsey; PK Matt Gay;
AP All-Pros	3 WR Cooper Kupp (1st team); DT Aaron Donald (1st team); CB Jalen Ramsey (1st team);
Uniform
	← 2020; Rams seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season is the Los Angeles Rams' 84th season in the National Football League and the fifth under head coach Sean McVay.

Draft

2021 Los Angeles Rams Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
2	57	Tutu Atwell	WR	Louisville
3	103	Ernest Jones	LB	South Carolina
4	117	Bobby Brown III	DT	Texas A&M
	130	Robert Rochell	CB	Central Arkansas
	141	Jacob Harris	WR	UCF
5	174	Earnest Brown IV	DE	Northwestern
7	233	Jake Funk	RB	Maryland
	249	Ben Skowronek	WR	Notre Dame
	252	Chris Garrett	LB	Concordia–St. Paul

Regular season

Schedule

The Rams' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	Chicago Bears	W 34–14	1–0	SoFi Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	at Indianapolis Colts	W 27–24	2–0	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 34–24	3–0	SoFi Stadium	Recap
4	October 3	Arizona Cardinals	L 20–37	3–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
5	October 7	at Seattle Seahawks	W 26–17	4–1	Lumen Field	Recap
6	October 17	at New York Giants	W 38–11	5–1	MetLife Stadium	Recap
7	October 24	Detroit Lions	W 28–19	6–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap
8	October 31	at Houston Texans	W 38–22	7–1	NRG Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	Tennessee Titans	L 16–28	7–2	SoFi Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–31	7–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 28	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–36	7–4	Lambeau Field	Recap
13	December 5	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 37–7	8–4	SoFi Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	at Arizona Cardinals	W 30–23	9–4	State Farm Stadium	Recap
15	December 21	Seattle Seahawks	W 20–10	10–4	SoFi Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	at Minnesota Vikings	W 30–23	11–4	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at Baltimore Ravens	W 20–19	12–4	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–27 (OT)	12–5	SoFi Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Los Angeles Rams	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	460	372	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Arizona Cardinals	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	449	366	L1
⁽⁶⁾ San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	427	365	W2
Seattle Seahawks	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	395	366	W2

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[a]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[a]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[b]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[c]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[d]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[d]^[e]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[d]^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[f]
↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

Schedule

Round	Date	Time (PST)	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
Wild Card	January 17	5:15 p.m.	Arizona Cardinals (5)	W 34–11	1–0	SoFi Stadium	ESPN	Recap
Divisional	January 23	12:00 p.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2)	W 30–27	2–0	Raymond James Stadium	NBC	Recap
NFC Championship	January 30	3:40 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers (6)	W 20–17	3–0	SoFi Stadium	Fox	Recap
Super Bowl LVI	February 13	3:30 p.m.	vs.^[A] Cincinnati Bengals (A4)	W 23–20	4–0	SoFi Stadium	NBC	Recap

Notes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Despite being played in the Rams home stadium, the Super Bowl is still officially considered a neutral site game.

[13-4-2] 1.0 ^1.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-3] 2.0 ^2.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-5] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-6] 5.0 ^5.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[7] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

[SuperBowl-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Despite being played in the Rams home stadium, the Super Bowl is still officially considered a neutral site game.

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