The Rams got punished in this game by the Vikings until garbage time when they showed some fight.  Kyle Boller started this game and he completed 20 of 31 passes for 209 yards with 1 INT.  He also lost a fumble that was returned 52 yards for a TD by Vikings’ DE Jared Allen.  Marc Bulger shined in garbage time completing all 7 of his pass attempts for 88 yards with a TD pass.  Steven Jackson was busy for the Rams in this game rushing for 84 yards on 21 carries (4.0 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 25 yards (12.5 avg).  WR Donnie Avery had a solid game for the Rams finishing with 5 catches for 87 yards (17.4 avg) with 1 TD grab.  The Rams finished up with 400 total yards in this game (122 rushing, 278 passing).

Safety Craig Dahl led the way for the Rams’ D in this game with 7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss and 2 QB hits.  The Vikings finished up with 377 total yards on offense in this game (89 rushing, 288 passing).  The Rams are now 0-5 on the season.