In each of the previous two weeks the Rams couldn't beat two other NFL games in the television ratings in Los Angeles, the market to which they returned this season after spending the previous 21 years in St. Louis.
That trend continued last weekend, and this time they even finished behind a college football game.
According to Nielsen, which tabulates viewership figures, the Rams-Saints game on Sunday was seen in 8.4 percent of the homes in that market. That significanty trailed the Oakland-Carolina telecast (13.3 rating) and the Denver-Kansas City contest (12.6), games that also were shown their Sunday.