Rams 2008 Schedule (Hot Off The Press!)

[MauiRam]

Rough start: Rams get Giants, Cowboys early
By Jim Thomas
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
04/15/2008

There’s no treading lightly when it comes to the Rams’ 2008 regular-season schedule; they get thrown right into the deep end.
Beginning with the season opener Sept. 7 at Philadelphia, the Rams play all four teams from football’s toughest division in 2007 -- the NFC East -- by mid October.

The Super Bowl champion New York Giants come to Our Town the following week, in the Rams’ Sept. 14 home opener.

Then it’s off to Seattle in Week 3 to meet the four-time defending NFC West champions -- the Seahawks. And there’s more. Before midseason, the Rams play NFC East power Dallas (at home) and travel to New England to play the defending AFC champion Patriots.

Isaac Bruce fans must wait until Nov. 16 to see the former Rams great -- reunited with "Mad" Mike Martz -- when St. Louis travels to San Francisco. The ***** don’t come to St. Louis until Game 15, on Dec. 21.

The Rams have a bye after just four games, matching the second-earliest bye since the move to St. Louis in 1995.

And for just the second time since the move to St. Louis, the Rams don’t have a prime time game. The only other time that happened was in 1999

RAMS 2008 SCHEDULE
(Home games in CAPS)

Date / Opponent / Time (TV network)

Sun. Sept. 7 ... at Philadelphia ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Sept. 14 ... NY GIANTS ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Sept. 21 ... at Seattle ... 3:05 p.m. (Fox)

Sun. Sept. 28 ... BUFFALO ... 3:05 p.m. (CBS)

Sun. Oct. 5 ... Bye

Sun. Oct. 12 ... at Washington ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Oct. 19 ... DALLAS ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Oct. 26 ... at New England ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Nov. 2 ... ARIZONA ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Nov. 9 ... at New York Jets ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Nov. 16 ... at San Francisco ... 3:05 p.m. (Fox)

Sun. Nov. 23 ... CHICAGO ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Nov. 30 ... MIAMI ... Noon (CBS)

Sun. Dec. 7 ... at Arizona ... 3:15 p.m. (Fox)

Sun. Dec. 14 ... SEATTLE ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Dec. 21 ... SAN FRANCISCO ... Noon (Fox)

Sun. Dec. 28 ... at Atlanta ... Noon (Fox)

[AvengerRam]

1 Sept. 7 at Philadelphia Eagles 1 p.m.
2 Sept. 14 New York Giants 1 p.m.
3 Sept. 21 at Seattle Seahawks 4:05 p.m.
4 Sept. 28 Buffalo Bills 4:05 p.m.
5 Oct. 5 Bye
6 Oct. 12 at Washington Redskins 1 p.m.
7 Oct. 19 Dallas Cowboys 1 p.m.
8 Oct. 26 at New England Patriots 1 p.m.
9 Nov. 2 Arizona Cardinals 1 p.m.
10 Nov. 9 at New York Jets 1 p.m.
11 Nov. 16 at San Francisco Niners 4:05 p.m.
12 Nov. 23 Chicago Bears 1 p.m.
13 Nov. 30 Miami Dolphins 1 p.m.
14 Dec. 7 at Arizona Cardinals 4:15 p.m.
15 Dec. 14 Seattle Seahawks 1 p.m.
16 Dec. 21 San Francisco Niners 1 p.m.
17 Dec. 28 at Atlanta Falcons 1 p.m.

That first half is brutal. If the Rams can survive, though, they could clean up in the second half of the season.

No night games (not a huge surprise).

Bash - September 14 vs. N.Y. Giants?

[mde8352gorams]

This is a brutal schedule. We knew we would have a tough time facing both the NFC and AFC East. When we play Miami and Atlanta we'll see what we missed in the draft. I hope we get to play well enough to secure a Sunday Night Game towards the end of the year.

Go Rams!:r

[MauiRam]

So the Bash will be on September 7th against the iggles .. We'll slaughter em!! Make your reservations now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (scooped Av by 3 min!)

[GreatestShow99]

ugh. Is it ok to look forward to 2009 ?

[TekeRam]

Rough start. Our O line will get immediately tested in weeks 2 and 3. Trent Cole in week one and Chris Kasay in week 4 aren't shabby either.

If we can have a respectible record leaving october(3-4?) we should definitely be in the running for the playoffs with the second half of our schedule, which includes five bottom seven teams(Miami, Atlanta, Jersey/B, and SF twice) out of the last nine games.

[RamFan_Til_I_Die]

Originally Posted by MauiRam

So the Bash will be on September 7th against the iggles .. We'll slaughter em!! Make your reservations now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (scooped Av by 3 min!)

It's the first home game vs the Giants...gonna be brutal.

I can see it now....we'll be 1-3 at the break and 2-5 after week 8 and SLOP will be screaming for Linehan's head...will they care that thos 5 losses are aginst the best teams in the game? Nope, cause logical thinking is not something SLOP members do.

[TekeRam]

Originally Posted by MauiRam

So the Bash will be on September 7th against the iggles .. We'll slaughter em!! Make your reservations now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (scooped Av by 3 min!)

Will we watch on a TV in an empty parking lot next to the dome?

How about the 28th, against Buffalo? Better chance of winning than against Jersey/A.

[AvengerRam]

Originally Posted by RamFan_Til_I_Die

It's the first home game vs the Giants...gonna be brutal.

I can see it now....we'll be 1-3 at the break and 2-5 after week 8 and SLOP will be screaming for Linehan's head...will they care that thos 5 losses are aginst the best teams in the game? Nope, cause logical thinking is not something SLOP members do.

SLOP will certainly take the schedule into account when evaluating Linehan next year. If the Rams play well, but are beaten by better teams, SLOP will acknowledge as much. If they fail to compete, SLOP will not remain silent.

[Wolf]

I'm so pumped!!!

I hate how everyone is assuming we'll get killed due to the past season records. ****, everyone is 0-0. We won't find out how brutal the schedule is until we play the games

[RamDez]

Bash will be the New York Giants .......................... I will start looking out my sling now

[RamDez]

Originally Posted by MauiRam

So the Bash will be on September 7th against the iggles .. We'll slaughter em!! Make your reservations now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (scooped Av by 3 min!)

No No, the bash will be the Giants game

[TheBritishRam]

Since the rams have no prime time games does this mean they'll all be available on games pass through nfl network???

[MauiRam]

Originally Posted by RamDez

No No, the bash will be the Giants game

How come the Giants and not the Eagles? I thought the Bash was the home opener ..?? I have no preference .. just curious ...

[VegasRam]

Giants ARE the home opener.