Rams 41-0 preseason loss was one of worst in NFL history…

Rams' 41-0 preseason loss was one of the NFL's worst in nearly 20 years

[theramswire.usatoday.com]

Cameron DaSilva



Thankfully for the Los Angeles Rams, preseason games don’t count. However, when people look up the worst preseason losses in NFL history, the Broncos-Rams blowout from Saturday night will come up.

Denver beat the Rams, 41-0, at home to close out the preseason on Saturday, completely dominating the game from start to finish. The Rams were outgained in total yardage, 494-159, and they had just 11 first downs to the Broncos’ 33.


As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Rams’ 41-point loss is the largest margin in a preseason game since 2008 when the Panthers beat Washington, 47-3. It’s also the largest shutout defeat since the Patriots also beat Washington, 41-0, in 2006.

That’s nearly 20 years of preseason action since the last time there was a game as lopsided as this one.



The Rams and Broncos will each go into the regular season with records of 0-0 despite this ugly showing from Los Angeles, but this isn’t the way the Rams wanted to cap off the preseason.

Hey, at least they beat Denver 51-14 last Christmas when the games did actually count.