| Team: | Los Angeles Rams |
| Year: | 1991 |
| Record: | 3–13 |
| Division Place: | 4th NFC West |
| Coach: | John Robinson |
| Owner: | Georgia Frontiere |
| Stadium: | Anaheim Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Rams seasons |
The 1991 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 55th year with the National Football League and the 46th season in Los Angeles. The team was looking to improve on its 5–11 record from 1990. However, the Rams finished the 1991 season 3–13, tied for the second worst record in the NFL with the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After splitting their first 6 games, the Rams lost their final 10 games of the season, their longest losing streak to end a season, beating the 1937 team based in Cleveland, who lost nine in a row to end that season. The 3–13 record was the worst for the Rams in Los Angeles for a 16-game schedule and tied the third-fewest victories posted by the team during its tenure in the city. This was also, at the time, the worst record for the Rams in a 16-game schedule overall (not including the 1982 strike-shortened season).
The 1991 Rams' pass defense surrendered 7.86 yards-per-pass attempt (including quarterback sacks), the fourth-most in the history of the league.[1]
See main article: article and 1991 NFL Draft. [2]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vs. Atlanta Falcons | L 17–38 | 0–1 | Gator Bowl | 66,531 | ||
| 2 | San Diego Chargers | W 24–3 | 1–1 | Anaheim Stadium | 41,616 | ||
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | L 7–23 | 1–2 | Anaheim Stadium | 47,834 | ||
| 4 | vs. Houston Oilers | L 13–16 | 1–3 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium | 63,200 |
In a game against the Lions, Lions offensive lineman Mike Utley suffered an injury to his sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae occurred on November 17, 1991. Utley flashed the crowd a "thumbs up" as he was being taken off the field.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 1 | Phoenix Cardinals | L 14–24 | 0–1 | Anaheim Stadium | 47,069 | ||
| 2 | September 8 | at New York Giants | W 19–13 | 1–1 | Giants Stadium | 76,541 | ||
| 3 | September 15 | at New Orleans Saints | L 7–24 | 1–2 | Louisiana Superdome | 68,583 | ||
| 4 | September 22 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 10–27 | 1–3 | Candlestick Park | 63,871 | ||
| 5 | September 29 | Green Bay Packers | W 23–21 | 2–3 | Anaheim Stadium | 54,736 | ||
| 6 | Bye | |||||||
| 7 | October 13 | San Diego Chargers | W 30–24 | 3–3 | Anaheim Stadium | 47,433 | ||
| 8 | October 20 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 17–20 | 3–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 85,102 | ||
| 9 | October 27 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–31 | 3–5 | Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium | 50,187 | ||
| 10 | November 3 | New Orleans Saints | L 17–24 | 3–6 | Anaheim Stadium | 58,713 | ||
| 11 | November 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 20–27 | 3–7 | Anaheim Stadium | 52,511 | ||
| 12 | November 17 | at Detroit Lions | L 10–21 | 3–8 | Pontiac Silverdome | 60,873 | ||
| 13 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–33 | 3–9 | Anaheim Stadium | 61,881 | |||
| 14 | December 1 | Washington Redskins | L 6–27 | 3–10 | Anaheim Stadium | 55,027 | ||
| 15 | December 8 | Atlanta Falcons | L 14–31 | 3–11 | Anaheim Stadium | 35,315 | ||
| 16 | December 15 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 14–20 | 3–12 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 61,518 | ||
| 17 | December 22 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 9–23 | 3–13 | Kingdome | 51,100 | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||