The Rams played their best game of the season yesterday which is pretty odd when you consider that were out yarded 492-262!  But they made big plays when they needed them forcing this game into overtime before falling once again yesterday.  Marc Bulger was efficient in this game as he completed 22 of 34 passes for 213 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT.  Steven Jackson was busy in this game as he carried the ball 16 times for 50 yards (3.1 ypc) and he also caught 6 passes for 78 yards (13.0 avg).  WR Donnie Avery only caught 1 pass in this game but he made it count as it went for a 17 yard TD.  The Rams finished up with 262 yards on offense in this game (55 rushing, 207 passing) despite only having the football for 24:48.

The Jaguars had possession of the football for an amazing 42:12 in this game but they still had to fight to the bitter end to beat the Rams because of the bend but don’t break defense they were playing.  Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe led the way for the Rams in this game with 10 tackles and 1 pass defensed.  Rookie linebacker James Laurinaitis was also very busy in this game as he had 5 tackles, defensed 1 pass, hit the opposing QB twice and he picked off a pass.  DE Leonard Little was living in the Jags’ backfield in this game as he finished with 3 tackles, 1 sack, 1 tackle for a loss, had defensed 3 passes, hit the opposing QB twice and he intercepted a pass that he returned 36 yards for a TD.  The Jaguars finished up with 492 total yards of offense in this game (166 rushing, 326 passing).  The Rams are now 0-6 on the season but they at least showed some life yesterday.

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.

The St. Louis Rams (0-4) offense looked terrible again and were crushed by the San Francisco 49ers (3-1) on the road Sunday.  The Rams had three turnovers and all of them turned into points for the 49ers.  The first came in the second quarter when the Rams screwed up a punt return and the 49er’s Scott McKillop recovered it in the end-zone for the only score of the first half.  The 49ers’ defense scored again in the third quarter when Patrick Wilson had a 23-yard interception return and again in the fourth quarter when Ray McDonald recovered a Kyle Boller fumble and ran 11 yards for a touchdown.

The Rams defense played well enough to win this game, but got nothing from their offense.  Kyle Boller did not do a good job filling in for the injured Marc Bulger as he finished the game with only 108 yards on 13/24 attempts and had two turnovers.  Steven Jackson was effective on the ground and had 79 yards on 23 carries (3.4 avg).  The Rams were way too sloppy today and the turnovers were way too costly.  The Rams will be looking for their first win next week against the Minnesota Vikings at home.

The St. Louis Rams (0-4) continued their pathetic play and were crushed by the San Francisco 49ers (3-1) Sunday.

The Rams finally showed some life in this game trailing only 23-17 after three quarters.  But then the Packers came alive and put them away in the 4th quarter.  Marc Bulger started the game at QB but he had to leave because of injury early.  He completed 3 of 4 passes for 23 yards while he was still in one piece.  Kyle Boller replaced him in the game and the team seemed to come to life.  He completed 16 of 31 passes for 164 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 31 yards (7.8 ypc).  The Rams finally got smart in this game and got the ball to their best player often.  He carried the ball 27 times for 117 yards (4.3 ypc) yesterday and he also caught 5 passes for 46 yards (9.2 avg).  Boller’s favorite target when the Rams got close to the end zone was little used TE Daniel Fells who caught 2 passes for 35 yards (17.5 avg) and they both went for TDs.  The Rams finished up with 336 total yards on offense (149 rushing, 187 passing) in this game. 

The defense was led by safety Craig Dahl with 7 tackles yesterday.  But, the Rams overall effort on defense was terrible as usual in this game.  The Packers finished up with 402 total yards in this game (152 rushing, 250 passing).  The Rams are now 0-3 on the season.