The 2013 season was the

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' 76th in the

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(NFL), their 19th in

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and their second under

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. The Rams equaled their win total from

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, but missed the playoffs for a ninth consecutive season. Week 7 saw

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make his final appearance in a Rams uniform, as he tore his ACL in a game against the

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. That same injury prevented him from playing in the 2014 season, and he did not play another down in a Rams uniform as he was traded to the

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following the 2014 season.

2013 draft

Notes : The Rams traded their first- (No. 16 overall), second- (No. 46 overall), original third- (No. 78 overall) and seventh- (No. 222 overall) round selections to the

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in exchange for the Bills' first- (No. 8) and third- (No. 71 overall) round selections. : The Rams acquired an additional first-round selection – No. 22 overall – as part of a trade that sent their

first-round selection to the

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. The Rams later traded the No. 22 selection and a 2015 seventh-round selection (previously acquired in a 2012 trade that sent

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to the

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) to the

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in exchange for the Falcons' 2013 first-, third- and sixth- round selections – Nos. 30, 92 and 198 overall, respectively. The No. 198 selection, along with the Rams' original sixth-round selection (No. 184 overall), was traded to the

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in exchange for the Texans' fifth-round selection (No. 160 overall).

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals

Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 5: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 6: at Houston Texans

Week 7: at Carolina Panthers

Tempers flared all game long. Not only did the Rams lose the game 15–30, but they lost two starters; defensive end

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was ejected after throwing a punch and quarterback

suffered a season-ending knee injury after running out of bounds. It would also be Sam Bradford's last game in a Rams uniform as he missed all of 2014 with the same injury to the same knee and was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles in 2015.

Week 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks

With

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taking over for the rest of season, the Rams defense played lights out, sacking

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seven times and allowing just 135 total yards. However, despite that, the Seahawks would go on to defeat the Rams 14–9.

Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 10: at Indianapolis Colts

The Rams harassed

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and the Colts all game long, stunning Indy with a 38-8 blowout. The game's highlights included Chris Long returning a fumble for a 45 yards to give the Rams the game's first points.

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broke the hearts of Colts' fans with three touchdowns, one returned for 98 yards and two receptions.

Week 12: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 13: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals

With the loss, the Rams clinched their 10th consecutive non-winning season, and were officially eliminated from playoff contention.

Week 15: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 16: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Rams defense shut down the Buccaneers' offense throughout the game, but

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tore his ACL, ending his season. Nevertheless, the Rams would win 23–13.

Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks

Traveling to Seattle for the second year in a row to end the regular season, the Rams once again could not respond as they would go on to lose their season finale, 27–9.