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The Rams have lost 25-year old G/C Mark Setterstrom for the rest of the year with torn triceps. He has played in 9 games (3 starts) for the Rams this season. In his three years with the Rams, Setterstrom has played in 19 games (12 starts). The Rams will miss him as he was starting at RG at the time of his injury.
The Rams looked lost without Steven Jackson who missed this game due to injury. Keith Null got another start for the Rams at QB and he completed 20 of 31 passes for 171 yards with 1 TD pass and 3 INTs. Chris Ogbonnaya led the way for the Rams in the running game with 9 carries for 45 yards (5.0 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 19 yards. Kenneth Darby pitched in with 11 carries for 40 yards (3.6 ypc) yesterday. Brandon Gibson led the way in the passing game for the Rams yesterday with 5 grabs for 51 yards (10.2 avg) with a TD. Danny Amendola pitched in with 6 catches for 38 yards (6.3 avg) in this game. The Rams finished up with only 238 yards of total offense (88 rushing, 150 passing) in this game.
The defense did not play well but it was led by safeties James Butler (11 tackles) and Craig Dahl (10 tackles). The Cardinals finished up with 407 total yards on offense (110 rushing, 297 passing) in this game. The Rams are now 1-14 on the year.
The Rams will be without 26-year old TE Daniel Fells for the rest of the year due to a sprained knee ligament and a fractured thigh bone right above his right knee. Fells played in 14 games for the Rams this season and he caught 21 passes for 273 yards (13.0 avg) with 3 TD grabs. Fells really played well this season to solidify his position with the Rams for the future and they will miss him the last couple of weeks.
The Rams played the Texans tough today before falling just a little short in the end. Keith Null looked a lot better than last week as he completed 18 of 27 passes for 173 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT. Steven Jackson was solid despite being banged up and under the weather as he carried the ball 20 times for 82 yards (4.1 ypc) and he also caught 4 passes for 41 yards (10.3 avg). Donnie Avery led the way in the passing game for the Rams with 4 grabs for 42 yards (10.5 avg). The Rams only finished up with 237 total yards on offense (88 rushing, 149 passing) in this game.
The defense might have bent a lot but it didn’t break much today. CB Ronald Bartell led the way for the Rams today with 8 tackles and 1 pass defensed. Safety Craig Dahl was also solid with 6 tackles and a fumble recovery. DT Darell Scott pitched in with 3 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss and 1 fumble recovery. The Texans finished up with 419 total yards in this game (52 rushing, 367 passing). The Rams are now 1-13 on the year.
The Texans still have a chance to make the playoffs if they can run the table so they will likely be bringing their A-Game tomorrow against the Rams. The Rams better hope that Steven Jackson is healthy enough to carry the load tomorrow as he is one of the many players suffering from the flu. The Texans allow 114.5 yards rushing per game and 4.4 yards per carry so far this season so Jackson should be able to find some running room. The Rams will probably start rookie QB Keith Null again this week and that’s bad news for the Rams as he threw five pickoffs in his NFL debut last weekend against the Titans. The Texans are allowing 214.8 yards passing per game so there are plays that could be made downfield as long as Null relaxes in the pocket.
The Rams will have to blitz more than usual because if Matt Schaub has time to throw the ball they are in big, big trouble. The Rams will be doubling Andre Johnson all day long but it might not matter as he is just that good. The Texans are going with undrafted rookie Arian Foster as the starting RB so the Rams will likely have to focus on stopping the pass.
PREDICTION: TEXANS 38, RAMS 3
