The St. Louis Rams will have an opportunity to turn things around in 2010 thanks to a favorable early-season schedule that includes six of their first eight games against teams that did not make the playoffs a year ago.  The Rams will need more help than that though in order win more than five games, starting with the development of rookie QB Sam Bradford.  The first step will be keeping franchise RB Steven Jackson healthy after he has missed nine games combined over the last three seasons.  Jackson only missed one game last season but also tied his career low with four touchdowns and will need to make a bigger impact offensively in order to take some pressure off Bradford and veteran QB A.J. Feeley, who might open the season as the starter which could impact the NFL football odds.

Odds to win NFC West Division: +1000

Odds to win the NFC Conference: 50/1

St. Louis Rams Odds to win Super Bowl XLV: 100/1

Regular Season Wins Total Line: 5

*all odds quoted from Bodog*

Here’s what this year’s schedule looks like for the Rams:

 

Week 1             Sunday, September 12, 2010    vs. Arizona Cardinals

Analysis: The Rams have the benefit of facing Arizona without former QB Kurt Warner for the first time in six years.

Week 2             Sunday, September 19, 2010    @ Oakland Raiders

Analysis: The Raiders will be coming off a road game at Tennessee in their season opener and went just 2-6 at home last year.

Week 3             Sunday, September 26, 2010    vs. Washington Redskins

Analysis: The Redskins were only 1-7 on the road last year and will be playing their first game away from home after hosting Dallas and Houston the first two weeks.

Week 4             Sunday, October 3, 2010          vs. Seattle Seahawks

Analysis: The Rams play their third home game in four weeks to open the season but were outscored 55-17 in losing both meetings with Seattle last year.

Week 5             Sunday, October 10, 2010         @ Detroit Lions

Analysis: St. Louis got its lone win of 2009 at Detroit thanks to a season-high 149 rushing yards from Jackson.

Week 6             Sunday, October 17, 2010         vs. San Diego Chargers

Analysis: The Chargers play their second of two straight road games at St. Louis before hosting New England.

Week 7             Sunday, October 24, 2010         @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Analysis: The Bucs host the Rams a week after playing the defending Super Bowl champion Saints at home and before starting a string of four road games in five weeks.

Week 8             Sunday, October 31, 2010         vs. Carolina Panthers

Analysis: St. Louis has another winnable home game before facing the toughest stretch of the schedule after the bye week.

Week 9             — BYE WEEK —

Week 10           Sunday, November 14, 2010     @ San Francisco 49ers

Analysis: With the easy part of their schedule over, the Rams must now play four games on the road in five weeks beginning in San Francisco.

Week 11           Sunday, November 21, 2010     vs. Atlanta Falcons

Analysis: The only home game for St. Louis in five weeks comes against an Atlanta team that will have 10 days of rest following a Thursday Night Football game vs. Baltimore.

Week 12           Sunday, November 28, 2010     @ Denver Broncos

Analysis: The Rams are back on the road for the first of three straight at Denver before visiting two playoff teams from last season in Arizona and New Orleans.

Week 13           Sunday, December 5, 2010       @ Arizona Cardinals

Analysis: The Cardinals host St. Louis in the middle of three consecutive home games.

Week 14           Sunday, December 12, 2010     @ New Orleans Saints

Analysis: The Rams wrap up their tough road stretch with their most difficult game of the season at New Orleans.

Week 15           Sunday, December 19, 2010     vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Analysis: The Chiefs play their last road game of the season against the Rams after visiting AFC West foe San Diego the week before.

Week 16           Sunday, December 26, 2010     vs. San Francisco 49ers

Analysis: The 49ers did not allow a touchdown to the Rams last season, outscoring them 63-6 in sweeping both meetings making this a great spot for an NFL Pick. 

Week 17           Sunday, January 2, 2011          @ Seattle Seahawks

Analysis: The Seahawks finish the regular season at home against St. Louis after playing two of their previous games on the road at San Francisco and Tampa Bay.