Minnesota Vikings 28, St. Louis Rams 7
The Rams didn’t have much of a chance last night. The offense was overmatched as they only had the ball for 23:12 last night. A.J. Feeley started the game and he completed 3 of 6 passes for 19 yards. Sam Bradford got his first taste of the NFL last night and he completed 6 of 13 passes for 57 yards. Keith Null was so-so completing 4 of 8 passes for 30 yards. Thaddeus Lewis finished up the game by completing 5 of 6 passes for 46 yards. Keith Tolston led the way on the ground for the Rams last night with 16 yards on 4 carries (4.0 ypc). He also caught 2 passes for 5 yards last night. Chris Ogbonnaya only had 8 yards on 5 carries (1.6 ypc) last night but he also caught 4 passes for 31 yards (7.8 avg). WR Danny Amendola only caught 1 pass for 5 yards but he really stepped up on special teams last night. He returned 2 kickoffs for 40 yards (20.0 avg) and 3 punts for 102 yards (34.0 avg) including a 93-yard return for a TD. The Rams finished up with 33 yards rushing (2.5 ypc) and they passed for 117 yards last night.
The D didn’t play much better than the O for the Rams last night. Linebacker Josh Hull led the way for the Rams’ D last night with 8 tackles (1 tackle for a loss). CB/S Marquis Johnson pitched in with 8 tackles and 2 passes defensed last night. The Vikings finished up with 78 yards rushing (2.5 ypc) and 336 yards passing last night.
