Quiz: How Many 2015 Weeks Did the Rams Have 20+ First Downs? (No Looking!)

[Roman Snow]

Bonus: Which game of the season was their FIRST 20 first down game, if applicable?

 

[Tron]

I'm going with week 1

 

[snackdaddy]

Without looking I'd say zero. But judging on your bonus question there mighta been one.

 

[Mojo Ram]

Imy going with week 1

Same guess

 

[CGI_Ram]

I picked 1.

Week 15 against Bucs. That felt like the game we won most decisively.

 

[LesBaker]

five

 

[Roman Snow]

Some right answers so far, but no one has guessed the FIRST week of 20+ first downs...:rant:"if applicable!"....if applicable.

 

[Tron]

Week 2?

 

[Roman Snow]

Week 2?

opcorn::coach::homercrawl: ............... Come on Tron! Keep guessing! You can do it!!

 

[RaminExile]

Some time after Gurley got back I bet. One of those 140+ yard games? First Cardinals game? What week was that?

 

[Tron]

opcorn::coach::homercrawl: ............... Come on Tron! Keep guessing! You can do it!!

3?

 

[Roman Snow]

Well, Tron is bound to hit the answer some day, but the answer is.....one.

The VERY LAST GAME against the Whiners, people. We had 21 first downs. That's it! The Rams went the entire season without achieving the very basic offensive milestone. A pretty telling statistic.

Twenty first downs is a very modest offensive milestone. If the Rams don't do it at least 10 games next year I will be disappointed.

 

[DaveFan'51]

I'm going with week 1

Ditto!!!

(THIS WILL TEACH ME TOREAD ALL THE POSTSBEFORE COMMENTING!!)

 

[-X-]

If the Rams don't do it at least 10 games next year I will be disappointed.

Well we can't have that, now can we?

 

[shaunpinney]

One, really surprised at that - I went with zero, our O was really bad last year...

 

[Roman Snow]

Well we can't have that, now can we?

I'm not sure you understand the power I wield. My dogs look at me with great admiration. My children have tolerance for my corny jokes. And the rumored hatred my wife holds for me is greatly exaggerated.

 

[RAGRam]

Well, Tron is bound to hit the answer some day, but the answer is.....one.

The VERY LAST GAME against the Whiners, people. We had 21 first downs. That's it! The Rams went the entire season without achieving the very basic offensive milestone. A pretty telling statistic.

Twenty first downs is a very modest offensive milestone. If the Rams don't do it at least 10 games next year I will be disappointed.

The most by a team (assuming we're excluding starts of drives and first downs achieved by penalty) was 11 by the Saints, no one else was above 9, no doubt the 2015 Rams offense was an epic fail, but if you're expecting 10 then you're going to be disappointed (unless 10 was sarcasm, in which case carry on).

 

[-X-]

First downs are all fine and dandy, but it's our 3rd down conversion rate that was pathetic.
Dead last, and by a rather large margin. Improve on that, and I don't care how many first downs total they get.
Just extend drives.

 

[Roman Snow]

The most by a team (assuming we're excluding starts of drives and first downs achieved by penalty) was 11 by the Saints, no one else was above 9, no doubt the 2015 Rams offense was an epic fail, but if you're expecting 10 then you're going to be disappointed (unless 10 was sarcasm, in which case carry on).

It actually wasn't sarcasm. Maybe I just need a reality check. Maybe my brain is stuck in GSOT era thinking.

That statistic just seemed to jump out at me. We were being outgained on first downs all year, and yardage, time of possession, and all other Offensive measuring sticks. Look, I get it. Wins are all that count. But these things tell the story.

I wasn't aware that 10 games would be such a high hurdle.