The 1996 St. Louis Rams season was the franchise's 59th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in St. Louis. It was marked by a 59–16 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in week 11. The Rams’ point tally in that game was the highest by an NFL team since 1989, when the Cincinnati Bengals scored 61 points. Safety Keith Lyle tied first for the league lead in interceptions, with 9. However, the Rams finished the season with a 6–10 record. Head coach Rich Brooks was fired after the season. This was also the Rams first full season playing in the Trans World Dome.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Cincinnati Bengals W 26–16 1–0 Trans World Dome 62,659 2 September 8 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–34 1–1 3Com Park 63,624 3Bye 4 September 22 Washington Redskins L 10–17 1–2 Trans World Dome 62,303 5 September 29 at Arizona Cardinals L 28–31 (OT) 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium 33,116 6 October 6 San Francisco 49ers L 11–28 1–4 Trans World Dome 61,260 7 October 13 at Carolina Panthers L 13–45 1–5 Ericsson Stadium 70,535 8 October 20 Jacksonville Jaguars W 17–14 2–5 Trans World Dome 60,066 9 October 27 at Baltimore Ravens L 31–37 (OT) 2–6 Memorial Stadium 60,256 10 November 3 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–42 2–7 Three Rivers Stadium 58,148 11 November 10 Atlanta Falcons W 59–16 3–7 Trans World Dome 58,776 12 November 17 Carolina Panthers L 10–20 3–8 Trans World Dome 60,652 13 November 24 Green Bay Packers L 9–24 3–9 Trans World Dome 61,499 14 December 1 at New Orleans Saints W 26–10 4–9 Louisiana Superdome 26,310 15 December 8 at Chicago Bears L 9–35 4–10 Soldier Field 45,075 16 December 15 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–27 5–10 Georgia Dome 26,519 17 December 21 New Orleans Saints W 14–13 6–10 Trans World Dome 57,681 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
External links 1996 St. Louis Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com