1978 Los Angeles Rams Game Log

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Record: 12-4-0, 1st in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Ray Malavasi (12-4-0)

Points For: 316 (19.8/g) 9th of 28

Points Against: 245 (15.3/g) 4th of 28

Expected W-L: 10.3-5.7

SRS: 3.21 (7th of 28), SOS: -1.22

Playoffs:
Won Divisional Round 34-10 vs. Minnesota Vikings
Lost Conference Championship 0-28 vs. Dallas Cowboys

Defensive Coordinator: Bud Carson

Other Notable Asst.: Max Coley (Offensive Backfield), Jack Faulkner (Assistant), Lionel Taylor (Receivers), LaVern Torgeson (Defensive Line) and Charlie Waller (Quarterbacks)

Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Principal Owner: Carroll Rosenbloom

General Manager: Don Klosterman

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +450

Training Camp: Fullerton State (Fullerton, California)

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Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	16	14	14	33	117	0	0	5	37	4.7	3.1	42.4	52.2	33	103	3.1	0	3	4	1	1	9	390
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	10	0	19	36	216	0	2	2	21	6.6	5.7	52.8	47.9	46	142	3.1	1	1	1	1	1	7	209
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			Dallas Cowboys	27	14	14	25	219	2	2	1	8	9.1	8.4	56.0	78.6	36	98	2.7	1	0	1	3	4	7	255
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Houston Oilers	10	6	17	26	213	0	0	1	7	8.5	7.9	65.4	90.7	50	175	3.5	1	1	2	1	1	3	142
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	26	20	10	21	157	1	1	1	10	8.0	7.1	47.6	68.9	33	124	3.8	0	2	4	2	3	3	80
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	27	10	14	29	177	2	2	2	14	6.6	5.7	48.3	62.0	41	227	5.5	1	2	3	3	3	3	122
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	34	17	13	27	146	1	2	1	5	5.6	5.2	48.1	46.2	43	180	4.2	2	2	3	4	4	4	131
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	3	10	15	30	184	0	3	2	10	6.5	5.8	50.0	29.7	40	158	4.0	0	1	2	0	0	3	122
9	Mon	October 30	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	7	15	15	27	140	1	3	5	40	6.7	4.4	55.6	42.7	33	94	2.8	0	0	2	1	1	5	156
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	26	23	15	27	220	1	0	4	13	8.6	7.1	55.6	94.7	29	124	4.3	1	4	4	2	2	8	333
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	14	27	121	1	0	2	19	5.2	4.2	51.9	76.3	44	192	4.4	0	1	2	1	1	7	189
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	31	28	17	25	255	2	0	2	12	10.7	9.4	68.0	127.9	37	131	3.5	1	1	2	4	4	3	108
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	19	30	22	45	215	1	4	2	8	5.0	4.6	48.9	33.1	31	148	4.8	0	4	5	1	1	3	114
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	20	17	12	25	94	0	0	1	8	4.1	3.6	48.0	57.7	36	98	2.7	1	2	3	2	2	8	264
15	Mon	December 11	boxscore	L			Cincinnati Bengals	19	20	16	37	279	0	2	1	4	7.6	7.3	43.2	47.0	33	136	4.1	1	4	4	1	1	5	205
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	31	14	9	26	121	1	1	2	19	5.4	4.3	34.6	47.1	44	178	4.0	2	1	1	4	4	7	249

Playoffs Game Logs

Playoffs Game Logs Table
							Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT	Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 31	boxscore	W		Minnesota Vikings	34	10	15	29	209	2	1	0	0	7.2	7.2	51.7	83.8	48	200	4.2	2	2	2	4	4	4	50
19	Sun	January 7	boxscore	L		Dallas Cowboys	0	28	14	35	196	0	5	3	10	5.9	5.2	40.0	19.2	31	81	2.6	0	0	2	0	0	5	98

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
1	Sun	September 3	boxscore	W		@	Philadelphia Eagles	16	14	7	17	80	1	1	3	22	6.0	4.0	41.2	51.1	30	128	4.3	0	0	1	2	2	9	265
2	Sun	September 10	boxscore	W			Atlanta Falcons	10	0	5	15	3	0	1	4	35	2.5	.2	33.3	14.6	28	70	2.5	0	0	0	0	0	10	388
3	Sun	September 17	boxscore	W			Dallas Cowboys	27	14	22	46	223	2	4	3	23	5.3	4.6	47.8	40.4	29	96	3.3	0	0	1	2	2	6	151
4	Sun	September 24	boxscore	W		@	Houston Oilers	10	6	10	20	120	0	1	0	0	6.0	6.0	50.0	47.9	23	112	4.9	0	2	2	0	0	5	76
5	Sun	October 1	boxscore	W		@	New Orleans Saints	26	20	17	28	172	3	1	4	36	7.4	5.4	60.7	99.1	31	143	4.6	0	0	1	2	3	5	100
6	Sun	October 8	boxscore	W			San Francisco 49ers	27	10	7	26	83	0	1	0	0	3.2	3.2	26.9	24.4	32	132	4.1	1	1	1	1	1	8	227
7	Sun	October 15	boxscore	W		@	Minnesota Vikings	34	17	17	34	125	2	1	5	41	4.9	3.2	50.0	66.4	24	42	1.8	0	1	1	2	2	8	216
8	Sun	October 22	boxscore	L			New Orleans Saints	3	10	11	22	78	1	0	4	52	5.9	3.0	50.0	73.7	27	40	1.5	0	1	1	1	1	9	326
9	Mon	October 30	boxscore	L		@	Atlanta Falcons	7	15	8	17	87	0	1	2	16	6.1	4.6	47.1	38.1	39	98	2.5	0	5	5	0	0	7	197
10	Sun	November 5	boxscore	W			Tampa Bay Buccaneers	26	23	11	22	132	1	3	9	70	9.2	4.3	50.0	44.3	35	209	6.0	1	3	4	2	2	4	78
11	Sun	November 12	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	10	7	11	25	115	1	3	1	10	5.0	4.4	44.0	31.7	25	59	2.4	0	0	2	1	1	7	203
12	Sun	November 19	boxscore	W		@	San Francisco 49ers	31	28	9	15	83	0	1	4	30	7.5	4.4	60.0	47.4	45	165	3.7	3	0	2	4	4	5	104
13	Sun	November 26	boxscore	L		@	Cleveland Browns	19	30	15	24	227	1	1	2	19	10.3	8.7	62.5	90.1	32	130	4.1	3	1	1	3	4	5	84
14	Sun	December 3	boxscore	W		@	New York Giants	20	17	12	34	148	1	4	1	7	4.6	4.2	35.3	19.9	38	185	4.9	1	1	1	2	2	5	101
15	Mon	December 11	boxscore	L			Cincinnati Bengals	19	20	13	27	206	1	2	3	21	8.4	6.9	48.1	55.5	38	161	4.2	1	2	3	2	2	5	103
16	Sun	December 17	boxscore	W			Green Bay Packers	31	14	13	27	166	1	3	2	19	6.9	5.7	48.1	40.6	29	75	2.6	1	0	0	2	2	6	121

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs

Opponent Playoffs Game Logs Table
							Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting
Week	Day	Date			OT	Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	ToP
18	Sun	December 31	boxscore	W		Minnesota Vikings	34	10	18	38	208	1	2	1	11	5.8	5.3	47.4	51.2	16	36	2.3	0	1	1	1	1	6	149
19	Sun	January 7	boxscore	L		Dallas Cowboys	0	28	13	25	109	2	2	3	17	5.0	3.9	52.0	56.9	33	126	3.8	1	0	0	4	4	8	224

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