1989 Los Angeles Rams season
NFL team season
The 1989 Los Angeles Rams season was the franchise's 52nd season in the National Football League, their 53rd overall, and their 44th in the Greater Los Angeles Area. It constituted their last postseason appearance in Los Angeles before owner Georgia Frontiere, who would eventually move the team to St. Louis six seasons later, sold many top players, and in the playoffs, they were defeated by the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 30–3 in the NFC Championship Game
It also constituted their last winning season until 1999 in St. Louis, and last in Los Angeles until 2017.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
Network: CBS
TV Announcers: Steve Zabriskie and Terry Bradshaw
Falcons rookie Deion Sanders gave the home crowd an early lift with a punt return TD (despite fumbling the ball twice), but Rams pulled away in the second half behind 128 yards rushing and two touchdowns by Greg Bell. Kevin Greene had three sacks.
Week 2
Jim Everett and Henry Ellard hooked up for three scores as the Rams had another strong second half.
Week 3
Rams rolled to a 38–7 halftime lead behind Bell's 221 rushing yards and 2 TD's and 2 more TD passes by Everett, but barely held off a furious comeback from the Packers behind Don Majkowski.
Week 4
Rams got early NFC West bragging rights in a tough road win. Everett hit Willie Anderson on a 65-yard TD bomb for the game's only TD.
Week 5
Everett passed for two touchdowns and Mike Lansford booted four field goals.
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