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{{Infobox NFL team season
| team            = Los Angeles Rams
| year            = 2021
| logo            = [[File:LA Rams wordmark.svg|185px]]
| record          = 12–5
| division_place  = 1st [[NFC West]]
| coach           = [[Sean McVay]]
| owner           = [[Stan Kroenke]]
| general manager = [[Les Snead]]
| stadium         = [[SoFi Stadium]]
| playoffs        = '''Won [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|Wild Card Playoffs]]''' (vs. [[2021 Arizona Cardinals season|Cardinals]]) 34–11<br>'''Won [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|Divisional Playoffs]]''' (at [[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Buccaneers]]) 30–27<br>'''Won [[2021–22 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]]''' (vs. [[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) 20–17<br>'''Won [[Super Bowl LVI]]''' (vs.{{efn-ua|name=SuperBowl|Despite being played in the Rams home stadium, the Super Bowl is still officially considered a neutral site game.}} [[2021 Cincinnati Bengals season|Bengals]]) 23–20
| pro bowlers     = {{Collapsible list
| title           = 4
| 1               = WR [[Cooper Kupp]] 
| 2               = DT [[Aaron Donald]]
| 3               = CB [[Jalen Ramsey]]
| 4               = PK [[Matt Gay]]
}}
| AP All-pros     ={{Collapsible list
| title           = 3
| 1               = WR [[Cooper Kupp]] ''(1st team)''
| 2               = DT [[Aaron Donald]] ''(1st team)''
| 3               = CB [[Jalen Ramsey]] ''(1st team)''
}}
| uniform         = [[File:La rams uniforms 20.png|180px]]
| shortnavlink    = Rams seasons
}}
The [[2021 NFL season|2021 season]] is the [[Los Angeles Rams]]' 84th season in the [[National Football League]] and the fifth under [[List of Los Angeles Rams head coaches|head coach]] [[Sean McVay]]. 

==Draft==
{{main|2021 NFL Draft}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| 2021 Los Angeles Rams Draft
|-
! Round !! Selection !! Player !! Position !! College
|-
! 2 || 57
| [[Tutu Atwell]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || [[Louisville Cardinals football|Louisville]]
|-
! 3 || 103
| [[Ernest Jones (linebacker)|Ernest Jones]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[South Carolina Gamecocks football|South Carolina]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| 4 || 117
| [[Bobby Brown III]] || [[Defensive tackle|DT]] || [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]]
|-
! 130
| [[Robert Rochell]] || [[Cornerback|CB]] || [[Central Arkansas Bears football|Central Arkansas]]
|-
! 141
| [[Jacob Harris (American football)|Jacob Harris]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || [[UCF Knights football|UCF]]
|-
! 5 || 174
| [[Earnest Brown IV]] || [[Defensive end|DE]] || [[Northwestern Wildcats football|Northwestern]]
|-
!rowspan="3"| 7 || 233
| [[Jake Funk]] || [[Running back|RB]] || [[Maryland Terrapins football|Maryland]]
|-
! 249
| [[Ben Skowronek]] || [[Wide receiver|WR]] || [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]
|-
! 252
| [[Chris Garrett (linebacker)|Chris Garrett]] || [[Linebacker|LB]] || [[Concordia Golden Bears football|Concordia–St. Paul]]
|}

==Regular season==
===Schedule===
The Rams' [[2021 NFL season|2021]] schedule was announced on May 12.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Recap
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 1: vs. Chicago Bears|1]]
| September 12
| [[2021 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]]
| '''W''' 34–14
| 1–0
| [[SoFi Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/bears-at-rams-2021-reg-1 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts|2]]
| September 19
| at [[2021 Indianapolis Colts season|Indianapolis Colts]]
| '''W'''  27–24
| 2–0
| [[Lucas Oil Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-colts-2021-reg-2 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers|3]]
| September 26
| [[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| '''W''' 34–24
| 3–0
| SoFi Stadium
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/buccaneers-at-rams-2021-reg-3 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals|4]]
| October 3
| '''[[2021 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]'''
| '''L''' 20–37
| 3–1
| SoFi Stadium
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/cardinals-at-rams-2021-reg-4 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 5: at Seattle Seahawks|5]]
| {{dow tooltip|October 7, 2021}}
| at '''[[2021 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]]'''
| '''W''' 26–17
| 4–1
| [[Lumen Field]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-seahawks-2021-reg-5 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 6: at New York Giants|6]]
| October 17
| at [[2021 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]
| '''W''' 38–11
| 5–1
| [[MetLife Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-giants-2021-reg-6 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 7: vs. Detroit Lions|7]]
| October 24
| [[2021 Detroit Lions season|Detroit Lions]]
| '''W''' 28–19
| 6–1
| SoFi Stadium
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/lions-at-rams-2021-reg-7 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 8: at Houston Texans|8]]
| October 31
| at [[2021 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]]
| '''W''' 38–22
| 7–1
| [[NRG Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-texans-2021-reg-8 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 9: vs. Tennessee Titans|9]]
| November 7
| [[2021 Tennessee Titans season|Tennessee Titans]]
| '''L''' 16–28
| 7–2
| SoFi Stadium
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/titans-at-rams-2021-reg-9 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 10: at San Francisco 49ers|10]]
| {{dow tooltip|November 15, 2021}}
| at '''[[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]'''
| '''L''' 10–31
| 7–3
| [[Levi's Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-49ers-2021-reg-10 Recap]
|-
! 11
| colspan="6" | ''[[Bye (sports)|Bye]]''
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 12: at Green Bay Packers|12]]
| November 28
| at [[2021 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]]
| '''L''' 28–36
| 7–4
| [[Lambeau Field]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-packers-2021-reg-12 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 13: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars|13]]
| December 5
| [[2021 Jacksonville Jaguars season|Jacksonville Jaguars]]
| '''W''' 37–7
| 8–4
| SoFi Stadium
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/jaguars-at-rams-2021-reg-13 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 14: at Arizona Cardinals|14]]
| {{dow tooltip|December 13, 2021}}
| at '''[[2021 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]]'''
| '''W''' 30–23
| 9–4
| [[State Farm Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-cardinals-2021-reg-14 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks|15]]
| {{dow tooltip|December 21, 2021}}
| '''[[2021 Seattle Seahawks season|Seattle Seahawks]]'''
| '''W''' 20–10
| 10–4
| SoFi Stadium
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/seahawks-at-rams-2021-reg-15 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 16: at Minnesota Vikings|16]]
| December 26
| at [[2021 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]]
| '''W''' 30–23
| 11–4
| [[U.S. Bank Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-vikings-2021-reg-16 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Week 17: at Baltimore Ravens|17]]
| January 2
| at [[2021 Baltimore Ravens season|Baltimore Ravens]]
| '''W''' 20–19
| 12–4
| [[M&T Bank Stadium]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-ravens-2021-reg-17 Recap]
|-style="background:#fcc"
! [[#Week 18: vs. San Francisco 49ers|18]]
| January 9
| '''[[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]]'''
| '''L''' 24–27 {{small|(OT)}}
| 12–5
| SoFi Stadium
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/49ers-at-rams-2021-reg-18 Recap]
|}
'''Note:''' Intra-division opponents are in '''bold''' text.

===Standings===
====Division====
{{2021 NFC West standings|team=LAR}}

====Conference====
{{2021 NFC standings|team=LAR}}

==Postseason==
{{see also|2021–22 NFL playoffs}}

===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Round
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Time ([[Pacific Time Zone|{{color|white|PST}}]])
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Opponent (seed)
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| TV
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=2021|border=2}}"| Recap
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#NFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (5) Arizona Cardinals|Wild Card]]
| {{dow tooltip|January 17, 2022|df=F j}}
| 5:15&nbsp;p.m.
| [[2021 Arizona Cardinals season|Arizona Cardinals]] (5)
| '''W''' 34–11
| 1–0
| [[SoFi Stadium]]
| [[Monday Night Football|ESPN]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/cardinals-at-rams-2021-post-1 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Division|Divisional]]
| January 23
| 12:00&nbsp;p.m.
| at [[2021 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season|Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (2)
| '''W''' 30–27
| 2–0
| [[Raymond James Stadium]]
| [[NFL on NBC|NBC]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-buccaneers-2021-post-2 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#NFC Championship: vs. (6) San Francisco 49ers|NFC Championship]]
| January 30
| 3:40&nbsp;p.m.
| [[2021 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] (6)
| '''W''' 20–17
| 3–0
| SoFi Stadium
| [[NFL on Fox|Fox]]
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/49ers-at-rams-2021-post-3 Recap]
|-style="background:#cfc"
! [[#Super Bowl LVI: vs. (A4) Cincinnati Bengals|Super Bowl LVI]]
| February 13
| 3:30&nbsp;p.m.
| vs.{{efn-ua|name=SuperBowl}} [[2021 Cincinnati Bengals season|Cincinnati Bengals]] (A4)
| '''W''' 23–20
| 4–0
| SoFi Stadium
| NBC
| [https://www.nfl.com/games/rams-at-bengals-2021-post-4 Recap]
|}

==Notes==
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[[Category:2021 National Football League season by team]]
[[Category:Los Angeles Rams]]