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This Sunday, at FedEx Field in Landover, Maryland the St. Louis Rams and Washington Redskins will face off for the 38th time [including four postseason matchups] in the history of these franchises. The Redskins hold the series advantage 13-24-1. The Rams have won three of the last four, though.
These two teams last met on December 7, 2014, in a game also hosted by Washington. The Rams shut out the Skins 24-0. In that game, similar to last week’s performance against the Seahawks, Tavon Austin scored on a 78-yard punt return. The Rams' defense, again like last week, was living in the opposition’s backfield, recording seven sacks, and forcing four turnovers [2 forced fumbles, 2 interceptions]. To watch the highlights, visit the Rams’ official site here.
Rams’ head coach Jeff Fisher is 5-2 all time agains the Redskins. Jay Gruden is 0-1 against the Rams, this being just his second year as a head coach in the league.
Here’s the entire series history, courtesy of The Football Database.
| Date | Team | Opponent | H/A | Stadium | Result | Attend |
| 12/07/2014 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | A | FedExField (Landover, MD) | W 24-0 | 71,120 |
| 09/16/2012 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) | W 31-28 | 53,979 |
| 10/02/2011 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) | L 17-10 | 56,113 |
| 09/26/2010 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) | W 30-16 | 52,370 |
| 09/20/2009 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | A | FedExField (Landover, MD) | L 9-7 | 87,780 |
| 10/12/2008 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | A | FedExField (Landover, MD) | W 19-17 | 90,376 |
| 12/24/2006 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) | W 37-31, OT | 62,324 |
| 12/04/2005 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Edward Jones Dome (St. Louis, MO) | L 24-9 | 65,701 |
| 11/24/2002 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | A | FedExField (Landover, MD) | L 20-17 | 79,823 |
| 11/20/2000 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Trans World Dome (St. Louis, MO) | L 33-20 | 66,087 |
| 11/30/1997 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | A | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium (Landover, MD) | W 23-20 | 74,772 |
| 09/22/1996 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Trans World Dome (St. Louis, MO) | L 17-10 | 62,303 |
| 12/17/1995 | St. Louis Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Trans World Dome (St. Louis, MO) | L 35-23 | -- |
| 12/24/1994 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA) | L 24-21 | -- |
| 11/21/1993 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA) | W 10-6 | -- |
| 12/01/1991 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA) | L 27-6 | -- |
| 11/23/1987 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) | W 30-26 | -- |
| 12/28/1986 * | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 19-7 | -- |
| 01/01/1984 † | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 51-7 | -- |
| 11/20/1983 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA) | L 42-20 | -- |
| 12/20/1981 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Anaheim Stadium (Anaheim, CA) | L 30-7 | -- |
| 12/17/1977 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 17-14 | -- |
| 12/22/1974 † | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | W 19-10 | -- |
| 12/09/1974 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | L 23-17 | -- |
| 12/13/1971 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | L 38-24 | -- |
| 11/30/1969 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | RFK Stadium (Washington, DC) | W 24-13 | -- |
| 10/22/1967 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | T 28-28 | -- |
| 09/21/1963 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | L 37-14 | -- |
| 10/07/1962 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | D.C. Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 20-14 | -- |
| 11/25/1951 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 31-21 | -- |
| 12/11/1949 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) | W 53-27 | -- |
| 12/05/1948 | Los Angeles Rams | Washington Redskins | A | Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC) | W 41-13 | -- |
| 12/16/1945 ‡ | Cleveland Rams | Washington Redskins | H | Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Cleveland, OH) | W 15-14 | -- |
| 11/05/1944 | Cleveland Rams | Washington Redskins | A | Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 14-10 | -- |
| 10/11/1942 | Cleveland Rams | Washington Redskins | A | Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 33-14 | -- |
| 10/26/1941 | Cleveland Rams | Washington Redskins | A | Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 17-13 | -- |
| 09/25/1938 | Cleveland Rams | Washington Redskins | A | Griffith Stadium (Washington, DC) | L 37-13 | -- |
| 11/21/1937 | Cleveland Rams | Washington Redskins | H | League Park (Cleveland, OH) | L 16-7 | -- |
* NFC Wild Card Game
† NFC Divisional Playoff Game
‡ NFL Championship Game
† NFC Divisional Playoff Game
‡ NFL Championship Game
St. Louis Rams
* Nick Foles has won his past two starts against the Redskins, completing 44 of 67 [65.7%] passes for 623 yards, 3 TDs, with no interceptions and a 110.5 passer rating. He finished last week’s game with a 115.8 rating.
* Tre Mason could return to action this weekend. He’s lead the Rams in rushing in all 12 games that he’s played. Benny Cunningham had a career day in Week 1, putting up 122 yards from scrimmage [77 receiving, 45 rushing].
* Tavon Austin now has 11 touchdowns in his career [4 rush, 4 receiving, 3 punt return]. He returned a punt 75 yards against the Seahawks in Week 1. In last season’s game against the Redskins he returned one 78 yards for a touchdown.
* Jared Cook has scored two touchdowns only twice in his career. One of those came in last December’s game in Washington.
* Robert Quinn has 2.5 sacks in the past two matchups against the Redskins. He had two sacks in Week 1 against Seattle. Aaron Donald had two sacks last weekend. He’s had a sack in 7 of the past 8 he’s played in, and 9 of the last 12. He also had a sack last December against the Redskins.
* James Laurinaitis is the only player in the NFL with 15+ sacks [15.5] and 9 interceptions [9]. He had 1.5 sacks in the game against Washington last season. He’s also 8 tackles away from becoming the franchises all-time leader in that statistic.
* Since 2012, Janoris Jenkins leads the NFL with five interceptions returned for touchdowns. He has six career defensive touchdowns [fumble recovery].
Washington Redskins
* Redskins' quarterback Kirk Cousins has a 100+ rating in four games with a minimum 20 attempts [11 games].
* Since 2012, Alfred Morris second in league with 4,083 rush yards and 28 rushing touchdowns. He ran for 121 yards in Week 1 against the Dolphins.
* Since 2013, Pierre Garcon has 187 receptions, which is most in the NFC. He had 9 catches for 95 yards in their last meeting with the Rams.
* Ryan Kerrigan is one of three players with 35+ sacks [38.5] and 2+ interceptions returned for touchdowns [2]. He has four sacks in three career meetings against the Rams.
* Jason Hatcher has 1.5 sacks in his last two meetings with the Rams. He also had a sack in their season opener last week.
* DeAngelo Hall ranks 2nd among active players with 43 interceptions and 838 INT-return yards.
* Perry Riley Jr. has 333 tackles since 2012; most by Redskin during that span.
* Rookie linebacker Preston Smith had a sack, 2 forced fumbles, and a fumble recovery in NFL debut last week.