The Rams made too many mistakes to win this football game.  Kyle Boller completed 28 of 46 passes for 282 yards with 1 TD pass and 2 INTs (1 was returned 65 yards for a TD by Josh Wilson).  Boller also carried the ball 3 times for 26 yards (8.7 ypc) yesterday.  Steven Jackson was busy with 23 carries for 89 yards (3.9 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also carried the ball 5 times for 27 yards (5.4 avg).  Ruvell Martin led the way for the Rams with 60 yards on 2 catches (30.0 avg) yesterday.  Danny Amendola (7 rec, 55 yards) and Donnie Avery (4 rec, 48 yards, TD) also pitched in for the Rams in the passing game.  The Rams finished up with 364 total yards (113 rushing, 251 passing) on offense as they had possession of the ball for 33:32.

LB James Laurinaitis (9 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack and 1 QB hit) and safety Oshiomogho Atowge (9 tackles, 1 pass defensed) led the way for the D yesterday.  The Seahawks finished up with 265 total yards on offense (170 rushing, 95 passing) yesterday.  The Rams are now 1-10 on the year.

The Seahawks have won nine games in a row including a 28-0 beat-down in Seattle to open the season.  But, the Seahawks are 0-5 on the road this season and they have been outscored a combined 161-73!  Before Rams’ fans get too excited those games were against the Vikings, Colts, Cardinals, Cowboys and 49ers who are all superior teams to the Rams.  The Seahawks will likely try to jump the Rams early with the passing game in an attempt to get a quick lead which would force the Rams to throw more instead of handing the ball to Steven Jackson.  If Hasselbeck gets the time he needs to throw the ball he should be able to get it to WRs T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Nate Burleson and TE John Carlson.  Justin Forsett had a rough first game as the starting RB for the Seahawks against the Vikings but he should be able to find a lot more running room against the Rams who are allowing 146.4 yards rushing and 4.7 yards per carry this year. 

The Rams have really played pretty well the last three weeks winning one of them (vs. Lions) and losing 2 of them (vs. Saints and Cardinals).  The Rams will likely feed the ball to Steven Jackson as much as possible in this game as the Seahawks are allowing 110.5 yards rushing and 4.3 yards per carry.  The passing game might be of the deeper variety this week for the Rams as Kyle Boller will be starting for the injured Marc Bulger (broken leg).  The Seahawks are allowing 236.8 yards passing per game so far this season and opposing QBs have a 96.5 Rating against them so the Rams could have some success throwing the ball.

PREDICTION:  RAMS 27, SEAHAWKS 23

The Rams have lost starting QB Marc Bulger for the next 3-6 weeks with a fractured tibia.  Bulger has played in 9 games for the Rams this season and he has completed 140 of 247 passes (56.7%) for 1,469 yards with 5 TD passes and 6 INTs (70.7 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 8 times for 22 yards (2.8 ypc) so far this season.  Kyle Boller will replace Bulger in the starting lineup.  He has played in 3 games for the Rams this year and he has completed 49 of 86 passes (57%) for 481 yards with 2 TD passes and 3 INTs (66.1 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 9 times for 37 yards (4.1 ypc) this year.  Boller has a stronger arm than Bulger but he just isn’t that good of a QB and he will be on a short leash this time around for the Rams.  Rookie Keith Null out of West Texas A&M will get the shot to show what he can do if Boller doesn’t play well.

The Rams really don’t have any help for Steven Jackson on offense and teams continue to game plan to stop him every week but he continues to rise above it and produce at a high level.  Jackson has played in all 10 games for the Rams this season and he has carried the ball 215 times for 1,031 yards (4.8 ypc) with 3 TD runs.  He has also caught 35 passes for 231 yards  (6.6 avg) so far this season for the Rams.  He is a amazing football player and if the Rams could just pass the ball a little better he would even be more dominating.  Jackson has now played in 79 games for the Rams in his six year NFL career and he has carried the ball 1,439 times for 6,322 yards (4.4 ypc) with 40 TD runs.  Jackson has also caught 265  passes for 2,196 yards in his career.  Jackson is averaging 107.8 yards rushing and receiving per game in his NFL career so far and that is outstanding.  There is no reason to think Jackson will be slowing down any time soon.

The Rams fell behind 21-3 at the half and that was just too much for them to overcome today.  Marc Bulger completed 19 of 37 passes for 215 yards with 0 TDs and 1 INT.  Stephen Jackson did his part as usual carrying the ball 24 times for 116 yards (4.8 ypc) with 1 TD run.  WRs Donnie Avery (4 rec, 65 yards), Brandon Gibson (5 rec, 61 yards) and Danny Amendola (4 rec, 61 yards) each played well for the Rams today.  The Rams finished up with 314 total yards on offense (123 rushing, 191 passing) today.

Rookie linebacker James Laurinaitis led the way for the Rams today with 16 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 QB hit.  Safety James Butler pitched in with 8 tackles today.  The Cardinals finished up with 444 total yards (183 rushing, 261 passing) in this game.  The Rams are now 1-9 on the year.