The 1974 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 37th year with the

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and the 29th season in

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. The Rams looked to improve on its 12-2 season from

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and win the NFC West for the 2nd straight season. While not improving on their record, they did win their division for the 2nd straight season with a 10-4 record, which was good enough for the 2nd best record in the NFC. In the playoffs, Los Angeles defeated the

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in a rematch of week 13's game, which Washington won 23-17, which turned out to be the Rams only loss at home during the entire season. They won this game 19-10 to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the first time ever. However, they lost to the

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14-10 to end their season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Playoffs

Standings

Awards and records

* Merlin Olsen, Bert Bell Award

References

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