Former St. Louis Rams Fans React to LA Rams’ 28-0 Loss to San Francisco 49ers
The Los Angeles Rams’ first regular season game couldn’t have unplayed more perfectly for jaded St. Louis fans.
The Los Angeles Rams played their first regular season game as a California franchise since 1994 on Monday night, appearing on ESPN’s Monday Night Football for the first time since October 2014 as they took on their longtime rivals, the San Francisco 49ers. While Rams management was surely hoping for a big statement win to energize the Los Angeles fanbase (and perhaps make it seem as if their assertions that the St. Louis fanbase was bringing down the team were accurate), that wasn’t the case. The Rams were shut out 28-0, and they collected just 185 yards of offense for the day while turning the ball over twice and committing 10 penalties for a total loss of 102 yards.
On the bright side, it was a good night for the discouraged fans of St. Louis, many of whom had their hearts broken as the Rams abandoned the city after just 21 seasons this past January. As has been the case pretty much since the day the team left, former Rams fans were vocal on social media, and they made sure to stick it to their former team. There were plenty of hilarious tweets from fans and media alike on Monday, and we’ve assembled some of the best here:
Even before the game had started, there was plenty of joking about the fact that number one overall pick Jared Goff was listed as the Rams’ third-string quarterback and a pregame inactive before the regular season opener:
they had all offseason and this is what they came up with? and to think....the #1 pick who you traded up for isn't good enough to be active
— Tony X (@soIoucity) September 13, 2016
As the game got out of hand in the 49ers’ favor, former Rams fans talked about how enjoyable watching the team fail was:
More STL people are watching the LA Rams game than they would STL Rams games.. Because we love watching Kroenke products fail.
— Bo Bunton (@BoBunton4) September 13, 2016
Watching Blaine Gabbert, born and raised in #STL, dominate the @RamsNFL is a beautiful example of Karma. Eat the crow, @kdemoff.
— Pat Imig (@patrickimig) September 13, 2016
Big winner tonight: St. Louis fans who are not at Edward Jones Dome.
— Mike Sando (@SandoNFL) September 13, 2016
And as the clock struck zero, there was even more joy about the beatdown the Rams took in their return to The Golden State:
I think this place, which is about 10 minutes from my house, will be busy tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/AXF1o5e4gW
— Jim Thomas (@jthom1) September 13, 2016
Jeff Fisher postgame: We'll get those things corrected. #copy #paste #rinse #repeat https://t.co/D2Ft7nkmBS
— Lou Korac (@lkorac10) September 13, 2016
I scored as many points as the Rams did today. pic.twitter.com/h5dTSJoiP1
— Kevin Munie (@KMunie7) September 13, 2016
Remember when Enos Kroenke, @kdemoff argued STL fans didn't support team? Wasn't because they don't like football, just bad football #rigged
— Derrick Goold (@dgoold) September 13, 2016
U can take the Rams out of STL, U can give them the top draft pick, U can give them a stud RB, but @ the end of the day they're still trash
— Taylor Huebner (@taylorraye0827) September 13, 2016
I’ve watched like 10 seconds of the game tonight but here’s this anyway pic.twitter.com/nXwD1o3NrE
— Patrick Karraker (@PatrickKarraker) September 13, 2016
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We’ll see what the rest of the season brings, but for now, it looks like hate-watching the Rams on a weekly basis could be a rather enjoyable activity for discouraged St. Louis fans.