The St. Louis Rams, who enjoyed their bye in Week 5, return to action Sunday as they travel to Lambeau Field to face the defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. Kickoff is scheduled for noon. Sunday’s contest will be the 90th time the Rams and Packers have met in the regular season. The Rams lead the regular-season series, one that dates back to 1937, by a margin of 45-42-2. Rams RB Steven Jackson enters Sunday’s game needing just two touchdowns to tie Eric Dickerson for fourth most in team history. Jackson has 56 total touchdowns in his career. With three receptions Sunday, Jackson will move into eighth place in Rams history. He currently has 331 c areer catches. RAMS RETURN FROM BYE, VISIT PACKERS Day Date Opponent Time TV Sun. 9/11 Philadelphia L 31-13 Mon. 9/19 at N.Y. Giants L 28-16 Sun. 9/25 Baltimore L 37-7 Sun. 10/2 Washington L 17-10 Sun. 10/9 Bye Week Sun. 10/16 at Green Bay Noon Fox Sun. 10/23 at Dallas 3:15 p.m. Fox Sun. 10/30 New Orleans Noon Fox Sun. 11/6 at Arizona 3:15 p.m. Fox Sun. 11/13 at Cleveland Noon Fox Sun. 11/20 Seattle 3:05 p.m. Fox Sun. 11/27 Arizona Noon Fox Sun. 12/4 at San Francisco 3:15 p.m. Fox Mon. 12/12 at Seattle 7:30 p.m. ESPN Sun. 12/18 Cincinnati Noon CBS Sat. 12/24 at Pittsburgh Noon Fox Sun. 1/1 San Francisco Noon Fox 2011 SCHEDULE VISIT OUR MEDIA WEBSITE AT MEDIA.STLOUISRAMS.COMTED CREWS - SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS TCREWS@RAMS.NFL.COM - 314-516-8797 ARTIS TWYMAN - DIRECTOR, MEDIA RELATIONS ATWYMAN@RAMS.NFL.COM - 314-516-8759 JULIA FARON - MEDIA RELATIONS COORDINATOR JFARON@RAMS.NFL.COM - 314-516-8766 CASEY PEARCE - PUBLIC RELATIONS COORDINATOR CPEARCE@RAMS.NFL.COM - 314-516-8765 Wednesday, October 12 -Practice: Noon -Coach Spagnuolo & QB Sam Bradford available on field after practice -Open locker room immedi- ately following practice Conference Calls: Player and time, TBD Mike McCarthy, Time TBD Thursday, October 13 -Practice: Noon -Coach Spagnuolo, RB Steven Jackson available on field after practice - Defensive Coordinator Ken Flajole & Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels available Friday, October 14 -Practice 10:55 a.m. -Coach Spagnuolo available on field after practice. -Open locker room immedi- ately following practice Saturday, October 15 No Availability Sunday, October 16 Rams vs Packers Lambeau Field Noon Monday, October 17 Coach Spagnuolo Press Conference 2 p.m. THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY QB Sam BradfordWEE K 6 S T . L OUIS R A M S (0-4) A T G REEN B A Y P ACKERS (5-0) Sunday, October 16, 2011, Lam beau Field, Noon (CT) BROADCAST INFORMATION TELEVISION FOX(KTVI, Channel 2 St. Louis) RADIO WXOS (101.1 FM) Play-by-Play: Steve Savard Color Analyst: D’Marco Farr Sideline Reporter: Tony Softli NATIONAL RADIO Sports USA Radio NetworkPlay-by-Play: Larry Kahn Color Analyst: John Robinson Sideline Reporter: Troy West Play-by-Play: Chris Myers Color Analyst: Tim Ryan
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The St. Louis Rams, who enjoyed their bye inWeek 5, return to action Sunday as they travel toLambeau Field to face the defending Super Bowlchampion Green Bay Packers. Kickoff is scheduled
for noon.Sunday’s contest will be the 90th time the Ramsand Packers have met in the regular season. TheRams lead the regular-season series, one thatdates back to 1937, by a margin of 45-42-2.
Rams RB Steven Jackson enters Sunday’s gameneeding just two touchdowns to tie Eric Dickersonfor fourth most in team history. Jackson has 56 totaltouchdowns in his career. With three receptionsSunday, Jackson will move into eighth place inRams history. He currently has 331 career catches.
RAMS RETURN FROM BYE, VISIT PACKERSDay Date Opponent Time TV
Sun. 9/11 Philadelphia L 31-13
Mon. 9/19 at N.Y. Giants L 28-16
Sun. 9/25 Baltimore L 37-7
Sun. 10/2 Washington L 17-10
Sun. 10/9 Bye Week
Sun. 10/16 at Green Bay Noon Fox
Sun. 10/23 at Dallas 3:15 p.m. Fox
Sun. 10/30 New Orleans Noon Fox
Sun. 11/6 at Arizona 3:15 p.m. Fox
Sun. 11/13 at Cleveland Noon Fox
Sun. 11/20 Seattle 3:05 p.m. Fox
Sun. 11/27 Arizona Noon Fox
Sun. 12/4 at San Francisco 3:15 p.m. Fox
Mon. 12/12 at Seattle 7:30 p.m. ESPN
Sun. 12/18 Cincinnati Noon CBS
Sat. 12/24 at Pittsburgh Noon Fox
Sun. 1/1 San Francisco Noon Fox
2 0 11 SCH ED U LE
VISIT OUR MEDIA WEBSITE AT MEDIA.STLOUISRAMS.COM TED CREWS - SENIOR DIRECTOR OF [email protected] - 314-516-8797ARTIS TWYMAN - DIRECTOR, MEDIA RELATIONS
Wednesday, October 12-Practice: Noon-Coach Spagnuolo & QBSam Bradford available onfield after practice-Open locker room immedi-ately following practiceConference Calls:Player and time, TBDMike McCarthy, Time TBD
Thursday, October 13-Practice: Noon-Coach Spagnuolo, RBSteven Jackson availableon field after practice- Defensive CoordinatorKen Flajole & OffensiveCoordinator Josh McDanielsavailable
Friday, October 14-Practice 10:55 a.m.-Coach Spagnuolo availableon field after practice.-Open locker room immedi-ately following practice
Saturday, October 15
No Availability
Sunday, October 16
Ramsvs
PackersLambeau Field
Noon
Monday, October 17
Coach SpagnuoloPress Conference
2 p.m.
THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY
QB Sam Bradford
W EE K 6S T . L OUIS R AMS (0-4)
AT
G REEN B AY P ACKERS (5-0)Sunday, Oct ober 16, 2011, Lam beau Field, Noon (CT)
BROADCAST INFORMATION
TELEVISIONFOX
(KTVI, Channel 2 St. Louis)
RADIOWXOS (101.1 FM
Play-by-Play: Steve SavardColor Analyst: D’Marco FarrSideline Reporter: Tony Softli
NATIONAL RADIOSports USA Radio Network
Play-by-Play: Larry KahnColor Analyst: John RobinsonSideline Reporter: Troy West
WEEK 6: S T . L OUIS R AMS AT G REEN B AY P ACKERS
NOTABLE CONNECTIONSFormer Rams:• Packers Outside Linebackers Coach Kevin Greene played for the LosAngeles Rams from 1985-92, leading the NFL with 16.5 sacks in 1988 and1989.• NT Ryan Pickett was a first-round draft choice (29th overall) of the Ramsin the 2001 NFL Draft and played for the team from 2001-05.
Former Packers:• Rams Strength and Conditioning Coach Rock Gullickson (2006-08),Running backs Coach Sylvester Croom (2001-03), Defensive CoordinatorKen Flajole (1998) and Wide Receivers Coach Nolan Cromwell (1992-9all coached with the Green Bay Packers.• Assistant to the Head Coach/Football Operations Bruce Warwick was tAssistant to the General Manager/Director of Football Administration for theGreen Bay Packers from 2000-05.• LB Brady Poppinga was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round in2005 and played with the team through the 2010 season.• CB Al Harris played for the Packers from 2003-09.• RB Quinn Porter signed with Green Bay as an undrafted free agent in2010 and spent his first training camp with the club.• CB Josh Gordy spent 10 weeks on Green Bay’s practice squad last sea-son before being elevated to the active roster for the final month of the regu-lar season as well as the postseason.
Wisconsin Ties:• TE Lance Kendricks is from Milwaukee and played at the University ofWisconsin.
Coaching Connections:• Rams Defensive Coordinator Ken Flajole coached with Packers DefensiveLine Coach Mike Trgovac at the Carolina Panthers from 2003-08.• Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy , Assistant Offensive Line CoachJerry Fontenot , Tight Ends Coach Ben McAdoo and Assistant HeadCoach/Inside Linebackers Coach Winston Moss all coached with RamsStrength and Conditioning Coach Rock Gullickson at some point between2000 and 2005 as members of the New Orleans Saints coaching staff.• Rams Secondary/Cornerbacks Coach Clayton Lopez coached PackersAssistant Special Teams Coach Curtis Fuller in 2001 and 2002 at theSeattle Seahawks.• Packers Secondary-Cornerbacks Coach Joe Whitt Jr. coached with RamSpecial Teams Coach Tom McMahon and Quality Control/Offense CoachAndy Sugarman in 2007 at the Atlanta Falcons.• Packers Tight Ends Coach Ben McAdoo coached at Michigan State in2001 with Rams Defensive Quality Control Coach Matt House .• Rams Running Backs Coach Sylvester Croom was the head coach atMississippi State during Packers OT Derek Sherrod’s first two seasons withe Bulldogs.
College Teammate Connections:• Packers CB Charles Woodson played at Michigan with Rams DE James Ha• Packers LB A.J. Hawk played with Rams LB James Laurinaitis at OhState University.• Packers RB Alex Green played with Rams WR Greg Salas at Hawaii.• Packers G Josh Sitton played with Rams WR Mike Sims-Walker atCentral Florida.• Packers TE Ryan Taylor played with Rams DE Robert Quinn at UNC.
• Overall Regular Season Series: Rams lead series, 45-42-2• Overall Postseason Series: Series is tied, 1-1• Rams Regular Season Home Record vs. Packers: 26-16-2• Rams Regular Season Road Record vs. Packers: 19-26• Current Streak: Packers, two games (2007-present)
• Rams Longest Streak: 11 games (1948-53)• Packers Longest Streak: Seven games (1960-63)• Regular Season Point Total: Rams 2,072 - Packers 2,016• Most Points, Rams: 51, two times, Rams 51-14 (1950); Rams51-21 (1980)• Most Points, Packers: 45, two times, Packers 45-28 (1942),Packers 45-17 (2004)• Most Points, both teams: 79, Rams 41-38 (1989)• Fewest Points, Rams: 0, Packers 16-0 (1948)• Fewest Points, Packers: 0, Rams 28-0 (1951)• Fewest Points, both teams: 9, Packers 6-3 (1965)
THE SERIES AT A GLANCE
SERIES HISTORY VS. PACK ERSRegular Season
Rams lead, 45-42-2Year Result Location1937 Packers, 35-7 GB
WR Brandon Gibson – Leads Rams with 13 receptions on theseason. Also has 171 yards and a touchdown on the season whilestarting all four games.
LT Rodger Saffold – Has started at left tackle all four gamesthis season and all 20 of his career. Second-round pick in 2010 wasthe only NFL rookie to start all of his team’s games at left tackle lastseason.
LG Jacob Bell – Has started 20-consecutive games at leftguard. Has blocked for four 1,000-yard rushers in his career.
C Jason Brown – Started his 80th consecutive game in Week4, the third-longest active streak among NFL centers.
RG Harvey Dahl – Mauling road grater joined the Rams in Julyas a free agent. Started at right guard in Weeks 1-4.
RT Jason Smith – Former second-overall pick started at righttackle in Weeks 1-4.
TE Billy Bajema – Crafty veteran blocker and pass catcher hasfour receptions for 32 yards on the season.
WR Mike Sims-Walker – Ranks second among Rams with 11receptions on the season and has 139 rec. yards. Led the teamwith six catches in Week 2 when he totaled 92 yards on his sixgrabs.
QB Sam Bradford – Top overall pick in 2010 draft passed for164 yards and a touchdown in Week 4. Set a new career high with331 yards in Week 2 at New York. Set NFL rookie records for com-pletions and attempts en route to 2010 AP Offensive Rookie of theYear honors.
FB Brit Miller – Starting fullback and key special teams con-tributor has served as the lead blocker for Steven Jackson andCadillac Williams in Weeks 1-4.
RB Steven Jackson – Has 124 yards on 23 carries (5.4 yardsper attempt) this season. Scored on a 15-yard touchdown catch inWeek 4 vs. Washington. Missed Week 2 due to calf strain. Scoredon a 47-yard touchdown run on the Rams’ first play from scrim-mage in 2011.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
RB Cadillac Williams – Has rushed for 202 yards and caughtnine passes this season. Gained 75 yards on 18 carries in Week3. Rushed for 91 yards on 19 attempts and tied for team lead inreceptions with five in St. Louis debut versus Philadelphia.
TE Lance Kendricks – Rams second-round draft pick has eightreceptions for 102 yards on the season.
RB Jerious Norwood – Former Atlanta Falcon has rushed sixtimes for 18 yards on the season and has returned six kickoffs foran average of 26.0 yards per return.
WR Danario Alexander – Second-year pro leads Rams with196 receiving yards on the season. Recorded a career-high 122yards on three catches in Week 2 against the Giants, his first 100-yard game of his career. Also had a touchdown reception at New
York.
OFFENSELDE Chris Long – Has 3.0 sacks on the year, one in each offirst three games. Has seven tackles and six quarterback hits onthe season. Moved to the left side on a full-time basis and had acareer-best 8.5 sacks in 2010.
LDT Fred Robbins – Twelve-year veteran anchors the middle ofSt. Louis’ defense. Tied for third among all NFL defensive tackleswith 6.0 sacks in 2010, which marked a career high.
RDT Justin Bannan – Has eight total tackles, including two forloss, this season. Forced a fumble vs. Washington. Ten-year vet-eran joined St. Louis after stints with Buffalo, Baltimore and Denver.Has appeared in 133 career games.
RDE James Hall – Leads all Rams defensive linemen with 11tackles (two for loss) and a sack on the season. Recorded his firstsack of the season at New York. Led the Rams with 10.5 sacks andled all St. Louis defensive linemen with 57 tackles in 2010.
SLB Brady Poppinga – Had seven tackles vs. Washington togive him 20 on the season. First-year Ram signed with St. Louisafter six seasons with Green Bay.
MLB James Laurinaitis – Rams’ leading tackler had five stopsand an interception in Week 4 vs. Redskins. Led the team in tacklesfor the second-consecutive season as he posted 129 stops in 2010.Also posted three sacks and seven passes defensed while playingin a team-high 1,093 snaps.
WLB Ben Leber – Totaled two tackles in Week 4 to give him 10on the season. Tenth-year veteran signed with the Rams in Augustafter four years in Minnesota.
LCB Justin King – Ranks second among Rams with 24 tacklesthis season. Logged team-high seven tackles and forced a fumbleagainst Baltimore in Week 3.
RCB Al Harris – Former Eagle and Packer signed with Rams inAugust. Is a two-time Pro Bowler who was an alternate for threeyears before getting an overdue invite to Hawaii. Boasts 21 careerINTs, and 4.0 sacks.
SS Craig Dahl – Had five tackles and a quarterback hit in Week4. Rams’ second-leading tackler with 93 stops on the season in2010.
FS Quintin Mikell – Notched six tackles in Week 4 vs.Washington. Has been involved in one takeaway in three of hisfirst four games as a Ram. Led the Eagles with 111 tackles whilealso recording 14 pass breakups and three interceptions in 2010.Earned Pro Bowl honors in 2008.
KEY CONTRIBUTORS
DE Eugene Sims – Rams’ leading special teams tackler thisseason was credited with one quarterback hit and one pressure inWeek 4.
S Darian Stewart – Second-year pro started vs. Ravens andRedskins and has 20 tackles on the season. Joined Rams as arookie free agent in 2010 and had 11 tackles and five quarterbackhits while manning the dime safety role for the Rams.
DE Robert Quinn – Rams’ top draft choice this year has a sackand four quarterback hits in three games this season.
2009- St. Louis Rams Head Coach2007-08 New York Giants Defensive Coordinator2004-06 Philadelphia Eagles Linebackers2001-03 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Backs1999-2000 Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Assistant1998 Frankfurt Galaxy (NFLE) Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers1996-97 Bowling Green University Defensive Backs1994-95 Rutgers University Defensive Backs1994 University of Maine Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers1993 University of Maine Defensive Backs1993 San Diego Chargers Scout1992 Barcelona Dragons (WLAF) Defensive Line/Special Teams1990-91 University of Connecticut Defensive Coordinator/Def. Backs1987-89 University of Connecticut Defensive Backs1984-86 Lafayette College Defensive Line/Special Teams1983 Washington Redskins Player Personnel Intern
1982-83 University of Massachusetts Graduate Intern
Steve Spagnuolo is in his third season as head coach of the St.Louis Rams. In 2010, Spagnuolo’s team made a six-game improve-ment from 2009, finishing in second place in the NFC West. Thesix-game swing marked the second best turnaround in the NFL from2009 to 2010. The Rams finished with a 5-3 home record, the firsthome winning record since 2004. In addition, the Rams improvedtheir team net turnover ratio from -13 in 2009 to +5 in 2010. TheRams forfeited only six fumbles, the second fewest in the NFL.
Spagnuolo’s 2010 Rams made considerable improvements in allthree phases last season. Defensively, the Rams jumped 10 spotsin total defense in 2010. On the offensive side of the ball, the Ramsaveraged 7.2 points per game more in 2010 than in 2009, largely byplaying smart football that saw the team rank tied for eighth with 21turnovers last season.
Spagnuolo came to the Rams after a stellar career as defensivecoordinator of the New York Giants and was the architect of thedefense that shut down the high-octane New England Patriots in theGiants’ stunning 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII.
Spagnuolo spent eight seasons (1999-2006) with the PhiladelphiaEagles, serving as defensive assistant/safeties from 1999-2000,defensive backs coach from 2001-03 and linebackers coachfrom 2004-06. From 1999-2005, the Eagles played in four NFCChampionship games and one Super Bowl.
Spagnuolo coached for 18 years in the college ranks and in pro-fessional football in Europe before joining the Eagles. Spagnuolo
served as defensive line/special teams coach with the BarcelonaDragons of the WLAF in 1992 and was defensive coordinator/line-backers coach for NFL Europe’s Frankfurt Galaxy in 1998.
A wide receiver at Springfield (Mass.) College from 1978-81,Spagnuolo coached collegiately at Massachusetts (1982-93),Lafayette (1984-86), Connecticut (1987-91), Maine (1993-94),Rutgers (1994-95) and Bowling Green (1996-97). Spagnuolo alsoworked as a pro personnel intern for the Washington Redskins in1983 and as a scout with the San Diego Chargers in 1993.
A native of Whitinsville, Mass., Spagnuolo is married to wife, Maria.
When Mike McCarthy was named Head Coach of the Green BayPackers in January 2006, he said the goal for the franchise wouldbe to win a Super Bowl, and that would never change. In 2010,McCarthy led the Packers back to the pinnacle of the sport.
Having guided Green Bay to the playoffs in three of his five seasonsat the helm, McCarthy joined Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgrenas the only coaches in team history to lead the Packers to a SuperBowl title with a 31-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in SuperBowl XLV.
Last season, McCarthy and company were able to finish a job they
nearly completed three years earlier. In 2007, the Packers advancedto the NFC Championship Game. For his efforts that season,McCarthy was named 2007 NFL Coach of the Year from Motorolaand NFL Alumni, and he also was runner-up in The AssociatedPress Coach of the Year voting.
Prior to Green Bay, McCarthy was a highly successful offensivecoordinator for the New Orleans Saints (2000-04). With McCarthycalling plays, the Saints racked up 10 offensive team records and26 individual marks. He was named the NFC Assistant Coach of theYear by USA Today in 2000, and New Orleans led the league with432 points and 49 touchdowns in 2002.
The list of quarterbacks he has coached includes Joe Montana,Elvis Grbac, Rich Gannon, Brett Favre, Matt Hasselbeck, AaronBrooks, Jake Delhomme, Marc Bulger, Steve Bono, and Jeff Blake
– a collection that combines for 34 career Pro Bowl selections andeight Super Bowl starts.
McCarthy graduated with a degree in business administration fromBaker University following a two-year playing career (1985-86).He was an all-conference tight end helping the school to a NAIADivision II runner-up finish as a senior captain. He coached col-legiately at Fort Hays State (1987-88) and Pittsburgh (1989-1992),before moving to the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs (1993-98),Green Bay Packers (1999), New Orleans Saints (2000-04) and theSan Francisco 49ers (2005).
McCarthy was born November 10, 1963, in Pittsburgh. His familyincludes wife Jessica, daughters Alexandra and Gabrielle, and boysJack and George.
M C C ARTHY , AT A G LANCE
2006- Green Bay Packers Head Coach2005 San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinator2000-04 New Orleans Saints Offensive Coordinator1999 Green Bay Packers Quarterbacks1995-98 Kansas City Chiefs Quarterbacks1993-94 Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Assistant/
Quality Control1992 University of Pittsburgh Wide Receivers1990-91 University of Pittsburgh Graduate Assistant (QBs)1989 University of Pittsburgh Volunteer Assistant (QBs)
RB Steven Jackson raced into Rams his-tory midway through the 2010 season ashe passed Hall of Famer Eric Dickersonto become the franchise’s all-time leadingrusher.
There are only two running backs inthe NFL who hold the franchise rushingrecord for the team that they currently
play for: Jackson and Carolina’s DeAngeloWilliams.
While limited early this season with a quadinjury suffered in Week 1, Jackson hasrushed for 124 yards on 23 carries (5.4average yards per carry), including a 47-yard touchdown run on theRams’ first play from scrimmage this season.
Jackson has rushed for 8,072 for his career. Among active runningbacks, Jackson ranks fourth in career yards.
Rams Career Rushing Yards LeadersYards
Steven Jackson (2004- ) 8,072Eric Dickerson (1983-87) 7,245Marshall Faulk (1999-2005) 6,959Lawrence McCutcheon (1972-79) 6,186Dick Bass (1960-69) 5,417
J ACKSON STANDS ALONE
RB Steven Jackson
Steven Jackson’s 15-yard touchdown reception against the Redskinsin Week 4 was his 56th career touchdown, which allowed him tobreak a tie with Hall of Famer Elroy “Crazy Legs” Hirsch for fifth placein franchise history.
Jackson has 48 career rushing touchdowns and eight career touch-down receptions. He needs just two more scores to tie Eric Dickersonfor fourth in team history.
Most Touchdowns in Rams History Touchdowns1. Marshall Faulk 852. Isaac Bruce 843. Torry Holt 744. Eric Dickerson 58
5. Steven Jackson 56
KEEPING SCORE
RB Steven Jackson hauls in a touchdown pass from Sam Bradford in Week 4.
RAMS AL L-TI ME LEADIN G RUSHERS
Eric Dickerson7,245 yards
Marshall Faulk6,959 yards
Steven Jackson8,072 yards
Lawrence McCutcheon6,186 yards
Dick Bass5,417 yards
RB Steven Jackson is currently tied withHall of Famer Marshall Faulk for the sec-ond-most 100-yard rushing performancesas a Ram. SJ39 reached the century markfour times last season to give him 27 suchgames in his career.
Jackson needs 11 100-yard games to tie
Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson, who rushedfor 100 yards in 38 games, for the most inteam history.
Jackson has faced the Packers four timesin his career and has rushed for more than100 yards in two of those - a 143-yard effort in 2007 and a 117-yardouting in 2009. In 2006, he narrowly missed the mark with 98 yardsagainst Green Bay.
Career 100-yard Games in Rams History
Eric Dickerson (1983-87) 38Steven Jackson (2004- ) 27Marshall Faulk (1999-2005) 27Lawrence McCutcheon (1972-79) 22
CENTURY MARK
RB Steven Jackson
RB Steven Jackson provided the Ramswith their first touchdown of the 2011 sea-son when he raced 47 yards for a score onthe team’s first offensive play against theEagles in Week 1.
Jackson’s score was his 48th rushingtouchdown of his career, pulling him within
10 of Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson’s fran-chise record and within eight of anotherHall of Famer, Marshall Faulk, for secondon the team’s all-time list.
QB Sam Bradford made his markon the NFL record books with aspectacular season that turned outto be one of the best ever by arookie quarterback.
Bradford set NFL rookie recordsfor completions (354) and attempts(590), and his 3,512 passing yardsin 2010 are the second most by arookie in NFL history, trailing onlyPeyton Manning’s 3,739 in 1998.Bradford’s 18 touchdowns are tiedfor fifth most among rookies in NFLhistory.
The top overall pick in last year’sdraft is one of just three rookiequarterbacks in NFL history to passfor 3,000 yards in a season. During a midseason stretch, Bradfordset an NFL rookie record with 174 consecutive attempts without aninterception. Bradford was named Offensive Rookie of the Year byThe Associated Press .
Rams QB Sam Bradford has thrown just one interception in 151attempts this season, giving him a 0.6 interception percentage onthe year. That’s the lowest percentage in the NFL among qualifyingquarterbacks this season.
As a rookie, Bradford tossed 18 touchdown passes to just 15 inter-ceptions. Combined with this season, Bradford has 741 attemptsand just 16 interceptions, a rate of 2.15, which is the lowest careerrate in Rams history (minimum 500 attempts).
Bradford set a new single-game career high in Week 2 as hepassed for 331 yards against the New York Giants. He completed22-of-46 throws with one touchdown and no interceptions in hisMonday Night Football debut. He’s tossed three touchdown passesto just one interception this season.
In four games this year, Bradford has passed for 849 yards withthree touchdowns and one interception.
PROTECTING THE BALL
QB Sam Bradford has protected the football well throughout his career, and his interception percent- age is the lowest in the NFL this season as well as the lowest in Rams history.
During his standout rookie season, RamsQB Sam Bradford saw his name attached
to numerous NFL rookie records.
While proud of his statistical accomplish-ments, Bradford has always maintainedthat the win-loss column is really the onlyitem he’s interested in tracking.
That being the case, Bradford did makean impact in his favorite statistic. Hisseven wins are the most by a rookiequarterback drafted number one overallsince the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
Bradford took over a team that went 1-15 in 2009 and led the Ramsto a 7-9 record.
Most Wins By a Rookie Quarterback Chosen #1 (Since 1970)Year Team Record
Rams QB Sam Bradford added to his tro-phy case last January when he was votedAssociated Press Offensive Rookie of theYear by a select group of writers.
As a sophomore at Oklahoma, Bradfordwon the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s topcollege player. When he added OffensiveRookie of the Year honors last season, hebecame just the seventh player and firstquarterback to win both the Heisman andthe NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.
The other players in that elite group includeUniversity of Pittsburgh/Cowboys RB Tony Dorsett, Texas/OilersRB Earl Campbell, Oklahoma/Lions RB Billy Sims, South Carolina/ Saints RB George Rogers, Southern Cal./Raiders RB Marcus Allen,Oklahoma State/Lions RB Barry Sanders and Ohio State/Oilers RBEddie George.
Steve Spagnuolo’s swarming defenseis predicated on takeaways and pres-sure, and the Rams have becomeadept at forcing turnovers.
In Week 4 against the Redskins, St.Louis intercepted Rex Grossman twiceas Justin King and James Laurinaitiseach came away with a pick.
Between a Quintin Mikell strip-sack inWeek 1, a Mikell interception in Week2, a Chris Chamberlain strip-sack inWeek 3 and the two interceptions lastweek, the Rams have forced five turn-overs this season.
The interceptions from King and Laurinaitis marked the 10th-consec-utive game in which St. Louis has recorded at least one takeaway,which is the fifth-longest active streak among NFL teams.
Last season, the Rams’ second under Spagnuolo, St. Louis finishedthe year with 26 takeaways, which was six more than the Rams hadin 2009. Rams defenders intercepted eight passes in 2009 and had
14 in their second season under Spagnuolo. The Rams forced 19fumbles as well, which was the fifth most in the NFL according toStatsPass.com.
Most Consecutive Games With at Least One Takeaway(Active Streaks)
Consec. Games1. Atlanta Falcons 242. New York Giants 183. Oakland Raiders 154. Carolina Panthers 145. St. Louis Rams 10
TAKE IT AWAY
LB James Laurinaitis
S Quintin Mikell, who signed with theRams as a free agent this summer,has provided an immediate impact onSt. Louis’ defense.
The nine-year veteran has been a partof a takeaway in three of his first fourgames in St. Louis.
In his Rams debut, Mikell sackedEagles QB Michael Vick and forceda fumble, which was recovered by LBJames Laurinaitis.
In Week 2 in New York, Mikell endedthe Giants’ opening drive of the gamewhen he intercepted Eli Manning deepin New York territory.
In Week 3, he pounced on a Joe Flacco fumble after LB ChrisChamberlain had knocked the ball away from Baltimore’s quarter-back.
Mikell, who spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Eagles,boasts career totals of 5.0 sacks and 11 interceptions. Rams HeadCoach Steve Spagnuolo was Mikell’s position coach during Mikell’sfirst NFL season and in all, the two spent four seasons together inPhiladelphia.
WELCOME ABOARD
S Quintin Mikell celebrates an inter- ception with LB Ben Leber.
The Rams used the 14th overall pick inlast year’s draft on a young pass rusherwho they hoped would help them getafter the quarterback, and DE RobertQuinn has quickly shown flashes of whyhe was highly coveted in April.
In Week 3 against Baltimore, Quinn wascredited with four quarterback hits onJoe Flacco.
In Week 2 at New York, the North
Carolina product saw his first NFLaction and delivered his first NFL sackin the process as he dropped Eli Manning for an 8-yard loss in thethird quarter.
Getting to the quarterback was Quinn’s specialty in college. As asophomore in 2009 at North Carolina, he was the runner up forthe ACC’s Defensive Player of the Year award as he recorded 11.0sacks for the Tar Heels.
RUSHIN G ROBERT
DE Robert Quinn
DE Chris Long is off to a hot start in2011 as he’s picking up from wherehe left off a year ago.
Long picked up a sack in three of theRams’ first four games to give him3.0 on the season. He’s recordedat least one sack in five of his lastseven and 10 of his last 15 games.Last Sunday marked the eighth timeLong has recorded a sack in back-to-back weeks during his four-yearcareer.
According to StatsPass.com, Longwas credited with 36 combined quar-terback hits and knockdowns last
season, which tied with Seahawks DE Chris Clemons for the ninthmost in the NFL last season.
In Week 6 against San Diego last year, Long turned in his first two-sack performance of the season and second of his career. For hisefforts, Long was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week.
LONG ON TALENT
DE Chris Long
Second-year WR Danario Alexander leadsthe Rams with 196 receiving yards thisseason and is averaging 24.5 yards perreception.
Alexander caught three passes in Week4 against the Redskins, and in Week 2,he turned in a career-best performanceagainst the Giants.
Alexander caught three passes for a career-high 122 yards and a touchdown. His nightincluded a 68-yard catch and run. The playwas the longest catch of Alexander’s career
and was also the longest completion of QB Sam Bradford’s career.
The performance allowed Alexander to go over the 100-yard markfor the first time in his career. Last season, he turned in games of 99
If you want to find Rams MLB James Laurinaitis on the football field,one can often simply follow the ball, because the third-year pro seemsto always be around it.
Laurinaitis is again the Rams leader in tackles as he’s racked up 28through four games.
He led all NFL rookie linebackers in tackles in 2009, and he followedup his stellar rookie campaign with a strong performance in his sopho-more NFL season. Laurinaitis led St. Louis with 129 stops last seasonand became the first Ram since Pisa Tinoisoma to record 100 tacklesin each of his first two seasons.
Laurinaitis rarely comes off the field, and he played in a team-high1,093 snaps in 2010. His ability to help in the passing game as well asthe run is a huge asset for the Rams. The former Ohio State Buckeyehad seven passes defensed, one interception and three sacks on theyear. Among Rams, only starting cornerbacks Ron Bartell (13) andBradley Fletcher (12) had more pass breakups.
MAN IN THE MIDDLE
Linebacker James Laurinaitis once again finds himself atop the Rams’ list of leading tacklers.
In his 12th NFL season, DE James Hall continues to be a rock for theRams’ defense. In Week 2 at New York, Hall recorded his first sackof the season, and he has 11 tackles, including two for loss, and fivequarterback hits on the year.
In 2010, Hall led St. Louis with 10.5 sacks on the year and alsorecorded 57 tackles, including two for loss. Hall also led the Ramsand tied for second in the NFL with six forced fumbles last season.
Hall now has 58.0 career sacks. His 10.5 sacks last year was his
second-highest single season total of his career (11.5 in 2004). Hefinished last season ranked ninth in the NFC in sacks.
A HAL L OF A PLAYER
DE James Hall had 10.5 sacks in 2010, which was his second-best season total of his 11-year career. He’s seen here sacking Matt Cassel during a preseason game in August.
The Rams’ opening day roster featured nine veteran free agents, andthey can only hope they’ll make the impact that DT Fred Robbins didas a new addition last year.
Robbins set a new career high with 6.0 sacks in 2010 and had a bigimpact on the Rams defense. He held off blockers to allow JamesLaurinaitis to run free, and his pass rush acumen drew the attentionof opposing offenses and helped his defensive line mates.
Among NFC defensive tackles, only Ndamukong Suh (10) and Cullen
Jenkins (7) had more sacks last season than Robbins’ 6. Saints DTSedrick Ellis also had 6.
On the season, Robbins had 24 total tackles, including four for loss,eight quarterback hits and seven passes defensed. He was a bigreason why the Rams saw a big improvement against the run andon third down.
Robbins came to the Rams after six seasons with the New YorkGiants. During two of those seasons, Steve Spagnuolo was theGiants’ defensive coordinator. It’s no coincidence that those twocampaigns were perhaps the best of Robbins’ career as he tied hisprevious career high in sacks (5.5) in each of those seasons and wasa Pro Bowl alternate in 2008. He played a key role in New York’s run
to their Super Bowl XLII championship.
ROCKIN ’ ROBBIN S
Rams DT Fred Robbins drops Seattle RB Justin Forsett for a loss. After joining St. Louis as a free agent last spring, Robbins made a big impact on a much-improved Rams defense in 2010.
Rams P Donnie Jones boasts one ofthe strongest legs in the NFL, and hisdeep, high kicks have been a weaponfor St. Louis in his five seasons withthe club.
Jones was named an alternate to thePro Bowl after another strong seasonin 2010. He finished eighth in the NFLand fourth in the NFC with a gross
punting average of 45.5 yards per kick.He also ranked third in the NFL andsecond in the NFC in net punting aver-age (40.0).
In Week 4 against Washington, Jones passed Dale Hatcher for themost punting yards in team history. With 371 punts as a Ram, Jonesranks third in team history in the category. He moved past Norm VanBrocklin in Week 3.
Jones’ gross average of 47.1 yards per punt as a Ram is also top inteam history.
The Rams signed Jones as a restricted free agent prior to the 2007
season, and during his time in St. Louis, Jones ranks third amongNFL punters in gross average and second in net.
NFL Leaders in Gross Punting Avg., 2007-presentGross Avg.
1. Shane Lechler, OAK 49.42. Andy Lee, SF 47.53. Donnie Jones, STL 47.14. Mat McBriar, DAL 47.15. Mike Scifres, SD 45.9
NFL Leaders in Net Punting Avg., 2007-presentNet Avg.
1. Shane Lechler, OAK 41.82. Donnie Jones, STL 40.53. Andy Lee, SF 40.34. Matt McBriar, DAL 39.85. Dustin Colquitt, KC 39.3
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KICK ING IT
P Donnie Jones
K Josh Brown is among the NFL’s bestwhen it comes to kicking from long dis-tance.
Brown hit six field goals of 50-plus yards in2008 and 2009, tying the team record formost field goals from 50-plus in a season.His 2008 and ‘09 seasons are tied withTony Zendejas for most 50-yard field goalsin a season in team history.
In the Rams’ opener against Philadelphia,Brown hit a 49-yard kick and was 2-for-3on field goals on the day. He added three field goals in Week 2 togive him five on the season.
Brown ranks sixth in NFL history in successful field goal tries from50 yards or more. Of the five players who rank ahead of Brown -Jason Hanson (47), John Kasay (41), Morten Andersen (40), JasonElam (39) and Sebastian Janikowski (34) - all but Janikowski playedat least eight more seasons than Brown. Janikowski entered theNFL three seasons before Brown.
Since entering the NFL in 2003, Brown has made 28 field goals from50-plus yards, second most among kickers during that time. His68.3 percentage on field goals of 50 yards or more is second bestsince ‘03.
Most 50+ yard Field Goals Since 200350+ FG Pct.
Sebastian Janikowski 30 55.6Josh Brown 28 68.3Jason Hanson 27 73.0John Kasay 20 52.6Neil Rackers 20 51.3
Brown set a new career high with 33 field goals made in 2010,passing his previous best of 31 in 2008. Brown scored 125 pointsas well, third best in the NFC and sixth in the NFL among kickers.
DOWNTOWN J OSH BROWN
K Josh Brown
“RUNNING SMOOTH”RB Carnell “Cadillac” Williams wasgiven his nickname by a high schoolbroadcaster in Alabama who describedWilliams as a back that “ran so smooth”like a Cadillac.
Williams signed with the Rams as afree agent in August to backup StevenJackson. In the team’s 2011 opener,Jackson suffered a quad injury in thefirst quarter, and Williams was smoothin deed while playing in place of thethree-time Pro Bowler.
Through four weeks, Williams is the Rams’ leading rusher as he’sgained 202 yards on 40 carries. He’s also third on the team in recep-tions with nine.
RB Cadillac Williams
WR Austin Pettis, the Rams’ third-round pick in April’s draft, caughtfour passes in Week 4 against the Redskins, and all four of his recep-tions went for first downs. Pettis has six catches for 60 yards in twogames this season.
When Pettis arrived in St. Louis, he was given jersey number 83. Earlyin the season, Pettis switched to 18 in order to honor a family mem-ber who was also a professional athlete in St. Louis. Del Rice, Pettis’grandfather, wore 18 when he played catcher for the St. Louis baseballCardinals (1945-55, 60). Pettis’ uncle Gary Pettis also enjoyed a longmajor league career with the Angels, Tigers and Rangers.
MOVING THE CHAINS
WR Austin Pettis hauls in a pass from QB Sam Bradford in Week 4 against Washington.
- Started all 16 games for Denver last sea-son, posting 35 tackles with a sack, a forcedfumble and four passes defended.
- Totaled 237 tackles, 6.5 sacks, three forcedfumbles and an interception in rst nine NFL
seasons.
G Harvey Dahl6-5, 305 - 6th NFL season2010 Team: Falcons
- Has started 47 games at right guard overthe past four seasons. In his rst season asa starter, the Falcons ranked sixth in the NFLin total offense and second in rushing.
- In each of his three seasons as a starter,
the Falcons ranked in the top 10 in fewestsacks per pass play.
- Racked up 86 tackles, 13 sacks, 25.5 tack-les for loss and eight forced fumbles in just25 games at North Carolina.
- Had a breakthrough season in 2009 whenhe was rst team All Atlantic Coast Confer-ence as he nished second for the league’sDefensive Player of the Year.
- As a sophomore, posted 52 tackles and 11sacks in 13 games starting at right defensiveend.
TE Lance KendricksD2 (47) - Wisconsin
- Enjoyed a breakout season in 2009, start-ing nine games and nishing with 29 catchesfor 356 yards and three touchdowns.
- Had his best season in 2010 as a senior,hauling in 43 catches for 663 yards and vetouchdowns on his way to being a nalist forthe Mackey Award as the nation’s best tightend.
- Played a key role in Wisconsin runninggame that was second in the Big 10 and13th nationally in rushing last season.
WR Austin PettisD3 (78) - Boise State
- Played in 51 games with 229 receptions for2,838 yards and an astounding 39 touch-downs.
- His reception total is rst in school history,while his yardage total is second. His 39touchdowns is also rst in Broncos’ historyand is third in Western Athletic Conferenceannals.
- Was rst team all conference two consecu-tive seasons to cap his productive collegecareer.
WR Greg SalasD4 (112) - Hawaii
- Started 40 of his 49 games, posting 285catches for 4,345 yards and 26 touchdowns.
- Reception total ranks third in WAC recordsand 15th in NCAA history. Receiving yardagetotal places him rst in school history, thirdin WAC annals and tied for sixth in NCAAhistory.
- Caught 119 passes for 1,889 yards and14 touchdowns on his way to third-team AllAmerican status in 2010.
LB Jabara WilliamsD7b (228) - Stephen F. Austin
- Was a two-time All American and twotime all Southland Conference selection atlinebacker.
- Named 2010 SLC Defensive Player of theYear honor.
- Finished his college career with more than400 tackles including 108 as a senior.
- Played in some games as a running backas a freshman, averaging 5 yards per carry.
8 Sam Bradford – Passed for 164 yards and a touchdown against Washington in Week 4.Threw for a career-high 331 yards in Week 2 at New York. Has completed 39-of-76 passes for 519yards with 1 TD and no interceptions on the season. Set rookie records for attempts and completionsto earn AP Offensive Rookie of the Year honors in 2010. Ranks third in NFL history in passing yardsby a rookie (3,065).
4 A.J. Feeley – Experienced veteran who has spent time as a starter and reserve throughouthis 11-year NFL career. Saw first action as a Ram in Week 1 when he relieved Bradford in the fourth
quarter. Has an extensive history with Head Coach Steve Spagnuolo from his time in Philadelphia withthe coach.
RUNNING BACKS
39 Steven Jackson – Three-time Pro Bowler rushed for 45 yards and scored on a 15-yard touch-down catch in Week 4. Inactive Week 2 due to quad injury. Rushed for 56 yards on two carries, includ-ing a 47-yard touchdown run on St. Louis’ first play from scrimmage in Week 1. Left the game due to aquad strain. Has rushed for at least 1,000 yards in six-consecutive seasons.
49 Brit Miller – Saw action at fullback and on special teams in Weeks 1-4 and led the way for a154-yard rushing performance by the Rams in Week 1 against the Eagles. Finished second amongRams in special teams tackles in 2010 despite spending just nine weeks on the active roster.
39 Jerious Norwood – Has rushed six times for 18 yards this season and is averaging 26.0 yardsper return on kickoffs. Speedy running back and returner signed with St. Louis in August after spend-ing the first five seasons of his career with the Falcons.
35 Quinn Porter – Returned one kick and saw action on special teams in Week 4. Inactive Week3 vs. Baltimore. Averaged 22.5 yards on four kickoff returns with a long of 32 in Rams debut at Giants.Signed by the Rams off of Cleveland’s practice squad prior to Week 2.
33 Carnell “Cadillac” Williams – Did not play in Week 4. Rushed for 75 yards on 18 carries vs.Baltimore. Gained 36 yards on 13 attempts vs. New York. Rushed for 91 yards on 19 carries (4.8 avg.)and caught five passes for 49 yards in Rams debut. Named 2005 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Yearafter rushing for 1,178 and 6 touchdowns.
WIDE RECEIVERS84 Danario Alexander – Leads Rams in receiving yards (196). Caught three passes for 46 yards
vs. Washington. Posted a career-best 122 yards on three catches, including a touchdown reception, inWeek 2 at New York. Inactive Week 1 vs. Philadelphia. Finished rookie season in 2010 with 20 recep-tions for 306 yards and one touchdown.
17 Nick Miller – Signed with the Rams on Oct. 10 after two-plus years with the Oakland Raiders.Averages 7.5 yards per punt return during his career and has caught three passes.
15 Dominique Curry – Special teams standout made Rams roster in 2010 as an undrafted freeagent. Suffered season-ending knee injury in Week 3 win over Washington last season.
11 Brandon Gibson – Rams’ leader in receptions with 13 on the season. Recorded five recep-tions for 55 yards and a touchdown vs. Baltimore. Caught four passes for 52 yards in Week 2. LedRams with 50 receiving yards in Week 1 on three catches. Had 53 receptions for 620 yards andscored two touchdowns in 2010.
18 Austin Pettis – Registered four catches for 32 yards vs. Washington in Week 4. Caught twopasses for eight yards in NFL debut in Week 3. Inactive Weeks 1 & 2. Rams third-round pick played in51 games at Boise State with 229 receptions for 2,838 yards and an astounding 39 touchdowns.
87 Greg Salas – Inactive Weeks 3 & 4. Recorded four receptions for 27 yards in Week 2 at NewYork and had a 29-yard punt return. Caught one pass for 21 yards in NFL debut vs. Philadelphia.Fourth-round pick played in 49 games at Hawaii, posting 285 catches for 4,345 yards and 26 touch-downs.
10 Mike Sims-Walker – Has 11 catches on the season. Posted six receptions for 92 yards inWeek 2. Caught one pass for five yards in Rams debut vs. Philadelphia. Signed with the Rams inAugust as an unrestricted free agent.
47 Billy Bajema – Has four receptions for 32 yards this season. Caught two passes for 21 yardsand helped St. Louis rush for 154 yards in 2011 opener. Established new career highs with 14 recep-tions for 145 yards and two touchdowns last season.
86 Michael Hoomanawanui – Recorded one catch for 10 yards in Week 3 vs. Baltimore. Caughtone pass for eight yards in Week 2 vs. Giants. Inactive due to calf injury in Week 1. Hauled in 13passes for 146 yards and three touchdowns as a rookie.
88 Lance Kendricks – Caught four passes for 33 yards in last outing vs. Washington. Had tworeceptions for 25 yards against the Ravens. Recorded one reception for 26 yards in Week 2 at NewYork. Caught one pass for 18 yards in NFL debut against the Eagles. Rams second-round pick record-ed 43 catches for 663 yards and five touchdowns last season at Wisconsin.
81 Stephen Spach – Was inactive in Weeks 2-4. Saw action in Rams debut after signing with St.Louis prior to Week 1. Has appeared in 40 games with 23 starts in six NFL seasons with Cardinals,Patriots and Eagles.
OFFENSIVE LIN E63 Jacob Bell – Started at left guard in Weeks 1-4 after starting each of team’s 16 games a year
ago. Helped St. Louis post 335 yards of total offense in Week 1 and 387 yards in Week 2.
60 Jason Brown – Has started 80 consecutive games, the third-longest active streak amongNFL centers. Helped St. Louis rush for 154 yards as a team in Week 1.
62 Harvey Dahl – Started at right guard in Weeks 1-4. Started 43 games at right guard for theAtlanta Falcons over the past three seasons. Known for his aggressive, physical style of play.
73 Adam Goldberg – Saw action at right tackle in Week 3. Played on special teams in Week 2.Relieved injured Jason Smith at right tackle in Week 1. Started at right guard in each of the Rams’ 16games in 2010.
76 Rodger Saffold - Started at left tackle in Weeks 1-4. Second-round pick in 2010 draft was asecond-team All-Big 10 performer at Indiana and was the only rookie in the NFL to start all 16 gamesat left tackle last season.
77 Jason Smith – Started at right tackle in Weeks 1-3 and started 15 games at the position in2010.
64 Tony Wragge – Made Rams debut when he spelled the injured Jacob Bell in Week 4. Nine-year pro signed with the Rams prior to Week 1. Played on special teams in Weeks 2-3 at New York.Was inactive vs. Philadelphia. Has appeared in 69 games with 15 starts with San Francisco andArizona.
DEFENSIVE LIN E99 C.J. Ah You – Inactive with wrist injury in Weeks 2-4. Had two tackles, including one for loss,
in Week 1 against Eagles. Saw action in all 16 contests in 2010 and contributed 4.0 sacks and 19tackles (nine solo).
95 Justin Bannan – Recorded three tackles and forced a fumble vs. Washington in Week 4.Started each of first four games this season and had two tackles for loss vs. Baltimore. Had one tacklein Rams debut vs. Philadelphia. Started all 16 games for Denver last season, posting 35 tackles with asack, a forced fumble and four passes defended.
71 Gary Gibson – Had two tackles against Washington. Saw action at defensive tackle in Weeks1 & 2. Started each of the Rams’ 16 games in 2010 and had 30 tackles and two passes defensed onthe year.
96 James Hall – Registered three tackles, including one for loss, and two quarterback hits vs.Redskins. Logged first sack of season and had three tackles against Giants. Recorded one tackle forloss, one quarterback pressure and two quarterback hits in 2011 opener.
72 Chris Long – Recorded a sack in third-consecutive game against the Ravens in Week 3. Hada sack and four tackles in Week 2 at Giants. Had one sack, one solo tackle and one quarterback hitvs. Philadelphia. Set a new career high sack total with 8.5 last year.
94 Robert Quinn – Credited with four quarterback hits vs. Ravens. Notched first career sack inNFL debut vs. New York in Week 2. Selected 14th overall by the Rams in April’s draft. Racked up 86tackles, 13 sacks, 25.5 tackles for loss and eight forced fumbles in just 25 games at North Carolina.
98 Fred Robbins – Had two tackles, including one for loss, at New York. Had one assist in 2011opener against Philadelphia. Recorded 24 total tackles, including four for loss, eight quarterback hits,6.0 sacks and seven passes defensed last year in his first season with St. Louis.
97 Darell Scott – Had two tackles in Week 4 vs. Washington. Recorded two tackles at NYG. Hadone solo tackle against Philadelphia. Third-year pro and former fourth-round draft choice recorded 15tackles last season.
92 Eugene Sims – Registered a pressure, a quarterback hit and a pass defensed againstWashington. Recorded one tackle and one quarterback hit in Week 2. Logged two tackles vs. Eagles.Recorded eight tackles this season while seeing action in nine games as a rookie last year.
T Fred Robbins
LINEBACKERS57 Chris Chamberlain – Notched first career sack and forced a fumble in Week 3. Recorded
two tackles against New York in Week 2. Started vs. Philadelphia as Rams opened in nickel defense.Had one solo tackle. Started six games for the Rams in 2010 and recorded 23 tackles and two passesdefensed. One of St. Louis’ top special teams performers.
56 Josh Hull – Saw action on special teams in each of first three weeks of 2011. Rams’ seventh-round pick in 2010 out of Penn State. As a rookie, saw action on special teams in Week 1 before suf-fering season-ending knee injury in practice.
50 Bryan Kehl – Played on special teams in Week 3. Had one special teams tackle in Week 2.Saw action on defense in 14 games last season, posted 26 tackles, and earned one start. Claimed bythe Rams off waivers from the New York Giants prior to Week 2 of 2010.
55 James Laurinaitis – Rams leading tackler on the season had five stops and an intercep-
tion vs. Redskins in Week 4. Logged team-high 11 tackles at New York. Had six tackles, two passesdefensed and recovered a fumble vs. Philadelphia. Led the team with 129 tackles in 2010, while add-ing 3.0 sacks, one interception, and seven passes defensed.
59 Ben Leber – Recorded two tackles in Week 4. Had four tackles against the Giants in Week2. Recorded two tackles, two quarterback pressures and one QB hit in Rams debut. Tenth-year pro
joined the Rams in August after ve seasons with the Vikings.
51 Brady Poppinga – Had season-high seven tackles in Week 4 vs. Washington. Credited withfive tackles in Week 2 at New York. Had one QB pressure and one QB hit vs. Philadelphia. Won astarting job this summer after signing with the Rams as an unrestricted free agent. Started 39 gamesover a three-year period with the Packers from 2006 through 2008.
52 Jabara Williams – Rams seventh-round draft pick was a two-time All American and two timeall Southland Conference selection at Stephen F. Austin. Inactive in Weeks 1-4.
37 James Butler – Registered one tackle vs. Ravens. Had one tackle vs. Giants. Saw action ondefense and special teams in Week 1. Saw action in 13 games in 2010. Had 26 tackles, two intercep-tions, and two passes defensed.
43 Craig Dahl – Had five tackles in Week 4. Registered four stops in Week 2 at Giants. LedRams with eight tackles in Week 1. Totaled 93 tackles, one sack, two interceptions, and four passesdefensed in 15 games last season.
21 Al Harris – Had one tackles vs. Washington. Saw action on defense and special teams inWeeks 1 & 2. Former Eagle and Packer signed with Rams in August. Is a two-time Pro Bowler whowas an alternate for three years before getting an overdue invite to Hawaii. Boasts 21 career INTs,470 tkl and 4 sacks.
22 Brian Jackson – Signed by St. Louis this week. Played in 12 games and recorded nine tack-les with the New York Giants last season.
21 Justin King – Started for the fourth-consecutive week and collected three tackles and an inter-ception against the Redskins. Had nine tackles vs. NYG. Had six tackles, including two for loss, andtwo QB hits as well as first career sack in Week 1. Saw action in eight games for the Rams in 2010.Logged 19 total tackles and two passes defensed.
27 Quintin Mikell – Had six tackles in Week 4. Registered seven tackles and first interception ofthe season against New York. Recorded three tackles, one sack and one forced fumble as he madehis Rams debut against his former team in Week 1. Former Eagle earned his rst Pro Bowl bid in2009 after racking up 90 tackles, 13 passes defended and a pair of interceptions.
20 Darian Stewart – Made eight tackles and two passes defensed vs. Redskins. Logged seventackles against New York in Week 2. Had two tackles in Week 1. Finished the 2010 season with 11total tackles, one sack, and one pass defensed in 13 appearances for the Rams.
Quintin Mikell
B Justin King
Josh Brown
Donnie Jones
S Jake McQuaide
SPECIALISTS3 Josh Brown - Connected on his only field goal attempt in Week 4. Made all three of his field
goal attempts in Week 2 at New York. Was 2-for-3 on field goal attempts in Week 1 and made a49-yard kick against Philadelphia. Went 33-for-39 in field goal attempts last season and accumulated125 points.
5 Donnie Jones – Averaging 45.0 yards per punt on the season. Has now recorded third-mostpunts in team history after passing Norm Van Brocklin in Week 2. Finished 2010 ranked fourth in theNFC and eighth in the NFL with 45.5 gross average and third in NFL in net average (40.0).
44 Jake McQuaide – Has executed clean snaps on all 38 career attempts. Won Rams longsnapping job this summer as a rookie free agent out of Ohio State.
ST. LOUIS RAMS / WEEK 5 / THROUGH MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011
WON 0, LOST 4 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD09/11 L 13-31 Philadelphia 56,722 C. Williams 50 202 4.0 16 009/19 L 16-28 at New York Giants 78,290 S. Jackson 23 124 5.4 47t 109/25 L 7-37 Baltimore 56,289 Bradford 7 22 3.1 17 010/02 L 10-17 Washington 56,113 Norwood 6 18 3.0 7 010/16 at Green Bay B. Miller 1 12 12.0 12 010/23 at Dallas Kendricks 1 -8 -8.0 -8 010/30 New Orleans TEAM 88 370 4.2 47t 111/06 at Arizona OPPONENTS 136 719 5.3 53 3
11/13 at Cleveland * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD11/20 Seattle B. Gibson 13 171 13.2 34t 111/27 Arizona Sims-Walker 11 139 12.6 33 012/04 at San Francisco C. Williams 9 57 6.3 16 012/12 at Seattle Alexander 8 196 24.5 68 112/18 Cincinnati Kendricks 8 102 12.8 26 012/24 at Pittsburgh Pettis 6 40 6.7 12 001/01 San Francisco Salas 5 48 9.6 21 0
Head Coach Steve SpagnuoloDefensive Coordinator Ken FlajoleOffensive Coordinator Josh McDanielsSpecial Teams Coordinator Tom McMahonAssistant Strength Adam BaileyWide Receivers Nolan CromwellRunning Backs Sylvester CroomDefensive Backs/Safties Andre CurtisDefensive Line Brendan Daly
Linebackers Paul FerraroStrength Rock GullicksonQuality Control/Defense Matt HouseTight Ends Frank LeonardOffensive Line Steve LoneyDefensive Backs/Cornerbacks Clayton LopezCoaching Assistant/Special Lou PaolilloProjectsQuality Control/Offense Andy SugarmanQuality Control/Special Teams Derius SwintonAssistant to Head Coach/ Bruce WarwickFootball Operations
PRONUNCIATION GUIDECOACHES
Ken FLAJOLE FLAY-juhlpay-oh-LIL-oh
Steve SPAGNUOLO SPAG-no-lowPLAYERS99 C.J. AH YOU EYE - you84 DANARIO Alexander duh-NAIR-ee-oh47 Billy BAJEMA BADGE-uh-muh86 Michael HOOMANAWANUI huh-oh-muh-NOW-uh-NEW-ee50 Bryan KEHL KEEL55 James LAURINAITIS Lore-in-eye-tis27 Quintin MIKELL like MICHAEL97 DARELL Scott duh-RELL52 JABARA Williams juh-BAR-uh64 Tony WRAGGE RAH-gee (hard g)
# Playe r Pos Ht Wt Da t e Age Ex p Col lege H.S. Ho m et ow n How Ac q99 Ah You, C.J. DE 6-4 265 7/7/82 29 3 Oklahoma Highland, Utah FA-'0784 Alexander, Danario WR 6-5 217 8/7/88 22 2 Missouri Marlin, Texas FA'1047 Bajema, Billy TE 6-4 259 10/31/82 28 7 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA(SF)-'0995 Bannan, Justin DT 6-3 312 4/18/79 32 10 Colorado Sacramento, Calif. FA-'1163 Bell, Jacob G 6-5 304 3/2/81 30 8 Miami (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio FA-'118 Bradford, Sam QB 6-4 224 11/8/87 23 2 Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Okla. D1-'10
60 Brown, Jason C 6-3 320 5/5/83 28 7 North Carolina Henderson, N.C. UFA(BAL)-'093 Brown, Josh K 6-0 202 4/29/79 32 9 Nebraska Foyil, Okla. UFA(SEA)-'08
37 Butler, James S 6-3 218 9/7/82 29 7 Georgia Tech Bainbridge, Ga. FA-'11
57 Chamberlain, Chris LB 6-1 238 9/30/85 26 4 Tulsa Bethany, Okla. D7A-'0815 Curry, Dominique WR 6-2 223 8/16/87 24 2 Cal (PA) Philadelphia, Pa. FA-'1043 Dahl, Craig S 6-1 212 6/17/85 26 5 North Dakota State Mankato, Minn. FA-'0962 Dahl, Harvey G 6-5 308 6/24/1981 30 5 Nevada-Reno Fallon, NV FA-'114 Feeley, A.J. QB 6-3 216 5/16/77 34 11 Oregon Caldwell, ID UFA(CAR)-'10
11 Gibson, Brandon WR 6-0 205 8/13/87 24 3 Washington State Puyallup, Wash. T(PHI)-'0971 Gibson, Gary DT 6-3 312 5/5/82 29 6 Rutgers Lafayette, N.Y. FA-'1173 Goldberg, Adam G 6-7 305 8/12/80 31 8 Wyoming Edina, Minn. T(MIN)-'0638 Gordy, Josh CB 5-11 195 2/9/1987 24 1 Central Michigan Warthan, Ga. FA-'1196 Hall, James DE 6-2 265 2/4/77 34 12 Michigan New Orleans, La. T(DET)-'0731 Harris, Al CB 6-1 194 12/7/74 36 14 Texas A&M (Kingsville) Pompano Beach, Fla FA-'1126 Hood, Rod CB 5-11 201 10/3/81 29 9 Auburn Columbus, Ga. FA-'1186 Hoomanawanui, Michael TE 6-4 263 7/4/88 23 2 Illinois Bloomington, Ill. D5A-'1056 Hull, Josh LB 6-3 245 5/21/87 24 2 Penn State Millheim, Pa. D7C-'1022 Jackson, Brian CB 6-0 212 5/4/87 24 2 Oklahoma DeSoto, Tex. FA-'1139 Jackson, Steven RB 6-2 240 7/22/83 28 8 Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. D1-’04
5 Jones, Donnie P 6-2 220 7/5/80 31 8 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. RFA(MIA)-'0750 Kehl, Bryan LB 6-2 244 6/16/84 27 4 Brigham Young Salt Lake City, Utah FA'1088 Kendricks, Lance TE 6-3 247 1/30/88 23 R Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc. D2-'1121 King, Justin CB 5-11 197 5/11/87 24 4 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. D4A-'0855 Laurinaitis, James LB 6-2 250 12/3/86 24 3 Ohio State Plymouth, Minn. D2-'0959 Leber, Ben LB 6-3 245 12/7/78 32 10 Kansas State Vermillion, SD FA-'1191 Long, Chris DE 6-3 270 3/28/85 26 4 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. D1-'0844 McQuaide, Jake LS 6-2 247 12/7/87 23 R Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA-'1127 Mikell, Quintin DB 5-10 204 9/16/80 30 9 Boise State Eugene, Ore. FA-'1149 Miller, Brit FB 6-1 253 9/15/86 25 2 Illinois Decatur, Ill. FA-'1017 Miller, Nick WR 5-9 180 3/29/87 24 3 Southern Utah Mesa, Ari. FA-'1134 Norwood, Jerious RB 5-11 205 7/29/1983 28 6 Mississippi State Jackson, Miss. FA-'1118 Pettis, Austin WR 6-3 207 5/7/88 23 R Boise State Anaheim, Calif. D3-'1151 Poppinga, Brady LB 6-3 252 9/21/1979 31 7 Brigham Young Evanston, Wy. FA-'1135 Porter, Quinn RB 6-0 205 2/2/1986 25 1 Stillman Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'1194 Quinn, Robert DE 6-4 264 5/18/90 21 R North Carolina Ladson, S.C. D1-'1198 Robbins, Fred DT 6-4 322 3/26/77 34 12 Wake Forest Pensacola, Fla. UFA(NYG)-'1076 Saffold, Rodger T 6-5 314 6/6/88 23 2 Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'1087 Salas, Greg WR 6-1 209 8/25/88 22 R Hawaii Chino, Calif. D4-'1197 Scott, Darell DT 6-3 317 3/15/86 25 3 Clemson Columbia, S.C. D4-'0992 Sims, Eugene DE 6-6 265 3/18/86 25 2 West Texas A&M Mt. Olive, Miss. D6B-'1010 Sims-Walker, Mike WR 6-2 212 11/21/1984 26 5 UCF Orlando, Fla. FA-'1177 Smith, Jason T 6-5 308 4/30/86 25 3 Baylor Dallas, Texas D1-'0981 Spach, Stephen TE 6-4 260 7/18/82 29 6 Fresno State Fresno, Calif. FA-'1120 Stewart, Darian S 5-11 214 8/4/88 23 2 South Carolina Huntsville, Ala. FA-'1033 Williams, Cadillac RB 5-11 218 4/21/1982 29 6 Auburn Gadsden, Alabama FA-'1152 Williams, Jabara LB 6-2 238 7/6/89 22 R Stephen F. Austin Garrison, Texas D7B-'1164 Wragge, Tony C 6-4 310 8/14/1979 32 7 New Mexico State Creighton, NM FA-'11
61 Barnes, Tim C 6-4 300 5/14/1988 23 R Missouri Longwood, Mo. FA-'1112 Brandstater, Tom QB 6-5 222 10/21/84 26 2 Fresno State Turlock, Calif. FA-'1141 Guidugli, Ben TE 6-1 248 10/22/87 23 R Cincinnati Ft. Thomas, Ky. FA-'1166 Henderson, John DT 6-1 303 2/10/88 23 R S. Mississippi Oakland City, Calif. FA-'1170 Hughes, Kevin G 6-4 300 8/6/88 23 R SE Louisiana New Orleans, La. FA-'1158 Lutrus, Scott LB 6-3 241 4/23/88 23 R Connecticut Brookfield, CT FA-'1168 McKee, Ryan T 6-6 308 11/4/86 24 1 Southern Mississippi Daphne, Ala. W-'09 (NYJ)30 Ness, Nate CB 6-1 190 9/5/1986 25 2 Arizona Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'11
12 Tom Brandstater QB 6-5 222 10/21/84 26 2 Fresno State Turlock, Calif. FA-'1130 Nate Ness CB 6-1 190 9/5/1986 25 2 Arizona Los Angeles, Calif. FA-'1141 Ben Guidugli TE 6-1 248 10/22/87 23 R Cincinnati Ft. Thomas, Ky. FA-'1158 Scott Lutrus LB 6-3 241 4/23/88 23 R Connecticut Brookfield, CT FA-'1161 Tim Barnes C 6-4 300 5/14/1988 23 R Missouri Longwood, Mo. FA-'1166 John Henderson DT 6-1 303 2/10/88 23 R S. Mississippi Oakland City, Calif. FA-'1168 Ryan McKee T 6-6 308 11/4/86 24 1 Southern Mississippi Daphne, Ala. W-'09 (NYJ)70 Kevin Hughes G 6-4 300 8/6/88 23 R SE Louisiana New Orleans, La. FA-'11
Bi r t h NFL# Pl ay er Pos Ht Wt Dat e Age Ex p Col l ege H.S. Hom et ow n How Ac q
4 A.J. Feeley QB 6-3 220 5/16/77 34 10 Oregon Caldwell, ID UFA(CAR)-'108 Sam Bradford QB 6-4 228 11/8/87 23 R Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Okla. D1-'10
33 Cadillac Williams RB 5-11 218 4/21/1982 29 6 Auburn Gadsden, Alabama FA-'1134 Jerious Norwood RB 5-11 205 7/29/1983 28 6 Mississippi State Jackson, Miss. FA-'1135 Quinn Porter RB 6-0 205 2/2/1986 25 1 Stillman Los Angeles FA-'1139 Steven Jackson RB 6-2 236 7/22/83 28 7 Oregon State Las Vegas, Nev. D1-’0449 Brit Miller FB 6-1 250 9/15/86 25 2 Illinois Decatur, Ill. FA-'10
10 Mike Sims-Walker WR 6-2 214 11/21/1984 26 5 UCF Orlando, Fla. FA-'1111 Brandon Gibson WR 6-0 210 8/13/87 24 2 Washington State Puyallup, Wash. T(PHI)-'0915 Dominique Curry WR 6-2 224 8/16/87 24 1 Cal (PA) Philadelphia, Pa. FA-'1017 Nick Miller WR 5-9 180 3/29/87 24 3 Southern Utah Mesa, Ari. FA-'1118 Austin Pettis WR 6-3 209 5/7/88 23 R Boise State Anaheim, Calif. D3-'1184 Danario Alexander WR 6-5 215 8/7/88 22 R Missouri Marlin, Texas FA'1087 Greg Salas WR 6-1 210 8/25/88 22 R Hawaii Chino, Calif. D4-'11
47 Billy Bajema TE 6-4 259 10/31/82 28 6 Oklahoma State Oklahoma City, Okla. UFA(SF)-'0981 Stephen Spach TE 6-4 260 7/18/82 29 6 Fresno State Fresno, Calif. FA-'1186 Michael Hoomanawanui TE 6-4 265 7/4/88 23 R Illinois Bloomington, Ill. D5A-'10
88 Lance Kendricks TE 6-3 243 1/30/88 23 R Wisconsin Milwaukee, Wisc. D2-'11
60 Jason Brown C 6-3 328 5/5/83 28 6 North Carolina Henderson, N.C. UFA(BAL)-'0962 Harvey Dahl T 6-5 305 6/24/1981 30 6 Nevada-Reno Fallon, NV FA-'1163 Jacob Bell G 6-5 300 3/2/81 30 7 Miami (Ohio) Cleveland, Ohio UFA(TEN)-'0864 ony ragge 6-4 310 8/14/1979 32 7 ew ex co tate re g ton, -'1173 Adam Goldberg G 6-7 305 8/12/80 31 8 Wyoming Edina, Minn. FA-'1176 Rodger Saffold OT 6-5 323 6/6/88 23 R Indiana Bedford, Ohio D2-'1077 Jason Smith T 6-5 307 4/30/86 25 2 Baylor Dallas, Texas D1-'09
71 Gary Gibson DT 6-3 312 5/5/82 29 6 Rutgers Lafayette, N.Y. FA-'1191 Chris Long DE 6-3 276 3/28/85 26 3 Virginia Charlottesville, Va. D1-'0892 Eugene Sims DE 6-6 250 3/18/86 25 R West Texas A&M Mt. Olive, Miss. D6B-'1094 o ert u nn 6-4 265 5/18/90 21 ort aro na a son, . . 1-'1195 Justin Bannan DT 6-3 312 4/18/79 32 10 Colorado Sacramento, Calif. FA-'1196 James Hall DE 6-2 281 2/4/77 34 11 Michigan New Orleans, La. T(DET)-'0797 Darell Scott DT 6-3 315 3/15/86 25 2 Clemson Columbia, S.C. D4-'0998 Fred Robbins DT 6-4 325 3/26/77 34 11 Wake Forest Pensacola, Fla. UFA(NYG)-'1099 C.J. Ah You DE 6-4 270 7/7/82 29 2 Oklahoma Highland, Utah FA-'07
50 Bryan Kehl LB 6-2 237 6/16/84 27 3 Bringham Young Salt Lake City, Utah FA'1051 Brady Poppinga LB 6-3 252 9/21/1979 31 7 Brigham Young Evanston, Wy. FA-'1152 Jabara Williams LB 6-2 223 7/6/89 22 R Stephen F. Austin Garrison, Texas D7B-'1155 James Laurinaitis LB 6-2 247 12/3/86 24 2 Ohio State Plymouth, Minn. D2-'0956 Josh Hull LB 6-3 239 5/21/87 24 1 Penn State Millheim, Pa. D7C-'1057 Chris Chamberlain LB 6-1 230 9/30/85 26 3 Tulsa Bethany, Okla. D7A-'0859 Ben Leber LB 6-3 245 12/7/78 32 10 Kansas State Vermillion, SD FA-'11
20 Darian Stewart S 5-11 215 8/4/88 23 R South Carolina Huntsville, Ala. FA-'10
21 Justin King CB 5-11 188 5/11/87 24 3 Penn State Pittsburgh, Pa. D4A-'0822 Brian Jackson CB 6-0 212 5/4/87 24 2 Oklahoma Irving, Tex. FA-'1126 Rod Hood CB 5-11 201 10/3/81 29 9 Auburn Columbus, Ga. FA-'1127 Quintin Mikell DB 5-10 204 9/16/80 30 10 Boise State Eugene, OR FA-'1131 Al Harris CB 6-1 190 12/7/74 36 13 Texas A&M (Kingsville) Pompano Beach, Fla FA-'1138 Josh Gordy CB 5-11 195 2/9/1987 24 1 Central Michigan Warthan, Ga. FA-'1137 James Butler S 6-3 209 9/7/82 29 6 Georgia Tech Bainbridge, Ga. UFA(NYG)-'0943 Craig Dahl S 6-1 209 6/17/85 26 4 North Dakota State Mankato, Minn. FA-'09
3 Josh Brown K 6-0 205 4/29/79 32 8 Nebraska Foyil, Okla. UFA(SEA)-'085 Donnie Jones P 6-3 225 7/5/80 31 7 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, La. RFA(MIA)-'07
44 Jacob McQuaide LS 6-2 219 12/7/87 23 R Ohio State Cincinnati, Ohio FA-'11
Dat e Na m e Mo v e Dat e Nam e Mo v eApril 28 DE Robert Quinn selected in the first round (18th) in 2011 NFL Draft Aug. 2 DT Arthur Thomas Waived
April 29 TE Lance Kendricks selected in the second round (33th) in 2011 NFL Draft DT Daniel Muir signed as a free agentWR Austin Pettis selected in the third round (78th) in 2011 NFL Draft Aug. 3 G Karri Kuuttila Waived
April 30 WR Greg Salas selected in the fourth round (112th) in 2011 NFL Draft LB Maurice Simpkins WaivedS Jermale Hines selected in the fifth round (158th) in 2011 NFL Draft DB Travon B el l am y WaivedS Mikail Baker selected in the seventh round (216th) in 2011 NFL Draft RB Jerious Norwood signed as a free agentLB Jabara Williams selected in the seventh round (228th) in 2011 NFL Draft LB Brady Poppinga signed as a free agentS Jonathan Nelson selec ted in the seven th round (229th) in 2011 NFL Dra ft Aug. 4 NFL League Yea r Begins
July 27 DE Damario Ambrose Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent RB Chauncey Washington waivedSS Travon Bellam Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 5 LB David Nixon waived
G Bryant Browning Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent DT Teryl White waivedWR Jalil Carter Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent DT Gary Gibson signed as a free agentDE Kenneth Charles Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent G Roy Watts signed as a free agentS John Dempsey Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent RB Carnell Williams signed as a free agentCB Diont Dinkins Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 6 G Bryant Downing waivedG Tyler Donahue Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent G Tyler Donahue waivedTE Ben Guidugli Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent G Adam Goldberg signed as a free agentDT John Henderson Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent G Quinn Ojinnaka signed as a free agentG Kevin Hughes Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 9 WR Jalil Carter waivedG Randall Hunt Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent K Todd Carter waivedT Karri Kuuttila Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent TE Demarco Cosby signed as a free agentLS Jacob McQuaide Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent CB Jeremy McGee signed as a free agentTE Schuylar Oordt Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 10 CB Chris Smith waivedQB Taylor Potts Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent WR Jared Jenkins signed as a free agentCB Chris Smith Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 11 WR Jared Jenkins waivedFB Van Stumon Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 12 LB David Vobora waivedDT Arthur Thomas Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent LB Ben Leber signed as a free agentDT Teryl White Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent CB Tae Evans signed as a free agentRB Eddie Wide Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 15 QB Taylor Potts waived
July 28 CB Tim Atchison Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent WR Jared Jenkins signed as a free agent
LB Pete Fleps Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent Aug. 16 RB Eddie Wide placed on reserve/injuredC Beau Warren Signed as an undrafted rookie free agent RB Chase Reynolds signed as a free agentLB Larry Grant Rescind exclusive rights Aug. 19 T Roy Watts waived
July 29 TE Lance Kendricks Signed rookie contract T Cody Habben signed as a free agentWR Austin Pettis Signed rookie contract Aug. 22 LS Chris Massey waivedWR Greg Salas Signed rookie contract Aug. 28 TE Schuylar Oordt waivedS Jermale Hines Signed rookie contract WR Jared Jenkins waivedS Mikail Baker Signed rookie contract WR Joe West waivedLB Jabara Williams Signed rookie contract Aug. 29 LB Na'il Diggs waivedS Jonathan Nelson Signed rookie contract DE Kenneth Charles waivedFS Quintin Mikell Signed as a free agent S John Dempsey waivedLB Chris Chamberlain Re-signed as a restricted free agent Aug. 30 DB Mikail Baker placed on reserve/injuredT Renardo Foster Re-signed as a restricted free agent DT Jermelle Cudjo placed on reserve/injuredG John Greco Re-signed as a restricted free agent DB Dionte Dinkins placed on reserve/injuredLB David Vobora Re-signed as a restricted free agent Aug. 31 WR Mark Clayton signedDE C.J. Ah You Re-signed as an exclusive rights free agent CB Jerome Murphy placed on reserve/injuredWR Danny Amendola Re-signed as an exclusive rights free agent DT Marlon Favorite signedCB Marquis Johnson Placed on Active/PUP DB Marquis Johnson placed on reserve/PUPFB Brit Miller Placed on Active/PUP Sept. 2 DT Demario Ambrose waived
July 30 DE Robert Quinn CB Tae Evans waived
DE Robert Quinn Placed on Active/PUP LB Pete Fleps waivedG Mark Setterstrom released T Cody Habben waived
July 31 WR Andreww Hawkins Waived G Randall Hunt waivedDT Jimmy Saddler-McQueen Waived CB Jeremy McGee waivedC Beau Warren Waived FB Van Stumon waivedG Harvey Dahl Signed as a free agent Sept. 3 WR Mark Clayton placed on reserve/PUPLB Zac Diles Signed as a free agent DB Tim Atichison waivedCB Al Harris Signed as a free agent WR Donnie Avery waivedWR Mike Sims-Walker Signed as a free agent TE Demarco Cosby waivedG Jacob Bell Re-Signed as a free agent DT Marlon Favorite waivedLS Clint Mower waived T Renardo Foster waivedDT Justin Bannan Signed as a free agent WR Mardy Gilyard waivedS James Butler Re-signed as a free agent DT John Henderson waived
Sept. 3 QB Thaddeus Lewis waivedWR Greg Mathews waivedT Ryan McKee waivedDB Jonathan Nelson waivedTE Fendi Onobun waivedRB Chase Reynolds waivedDE George Selvie waivedRB Keith Toston waivedLB Zac Diles waivedDT Daniel Muir waived
G Quinn Ojinnaka waivedSept. 4 CB Tim Atchison signed to the practice squadTE Demarco Cosby signed to the practice squadDT John Henderson signed to the practice squadT Kevin Hughes signed to the practice squadT Ryan McKee signed to the practice squadDB Jonathan Nelson signed to the practice squadRB Chase Reynolds signed to the practice squad
Sept. 5 TE Ben Guidugli waivedC Hank Fraley waivedTE Stephen Spach signedC Tony Wragge signedLB Scott Lutrus signed to the practice squad
Sept. 6 TE Demarco Cosby waivedTE Ben Guidugli signedCB Tim Atchison waived from practice squadCB Josh Gordy signed to practice squad
Sept. 13 C Drew Miller waivedRB Chase Reynolds waived from practice squadCB Jonathan Nelson waived
QB Tom Brandstater signed to the practice squadSept. 14 CB Tim Atchison signed
RB Quinn Porter signedC Tim Barnes signed to the practice squadCB Ron Bartell placed on reserve/Injured list
Sept. 21 CB Josh Gordy signed from the practice squadCB Tim Atchison placed on reserve/Injured listRB Chase Reynolds signed to the practice squad
Sept. 26 CB Dionte Dinkins waived from reserve/injuredCB Tim Atchison waived from reserve/injured
Sept. 27 S Jermale Hines waivedTE Ben Guidugli waived from practice squadCB Rod Hood signed
Sept. 29 TE Ben Guidugli signed to the practice squadOct. 7 CB Nate Ness signed to the practice squad
RB Chase Reynolds waived from practice squadOct. 10 W R Danny Amendola placed on reserv e/Injured list
CB Bradley Fletcher placed on reserv e/Injured listCB Brian Jackson signedWR Nick Miller signed
# Player GP G S D IA PHI @NYG BAL WAS @GB @DA L NOS @ARZ @CLE SEA A RZ SF SEA CIN PIT SF99 Ah You, C.J. 1 0 0 3 X IA IA IA84 Alexander, Danario 3 0 0 1 IA X X X16 Amendola, Danny 1 1 0 3 WR IA IA IA36 Atchison, Tim 1 0 0 0 O X waiv ed from reserved/injured 9/2641 Baker, Mikail 0 0 0 0 placed on reserved/injured 8/3047 Bajema, Billy 4 1 0 0 TE X X X95 Bannan, Justin 4 4 0 0 RDT RDT RDT RDT24 Bartell, Ron 1 1 0 0 LCB63 Bell, Jacob 4 4 0 0 LG LG LG LG8 Bradford, Sam 4 4 0 0 QB QB QB QB
60 Brown, Jason 4 4 0 0 C C C C3 Brown, Josh 4 0 0 0 X X X X
37 Butler, James 4 0 0 0 X X X X57 Chamberlain, Chris 4 1 0 0 SLB X X X89 Clayton, Mark 0 0 0 0 PUP PUP PUP PUP93 Cudjo, Jermelle 0 0 0 0 placed on reserve/injured 8/3015 Curry, Dominique 4 0 0 0 X X X X43 Dahl, Craig 4 3 0 0 SS SS X SS62 Dahl, Harvey 4 4 0 0 RG RG RG RG30 Dinkins, Dionte 0 0 0 0 waived from reserved/injured 9/264 Feeley, A.J. 1 0 3 0 X DNP DNP DNP
32 Fletcher, Bradley 4 4 0 0 RCB RCB RCB RCB11 Gibson, Brandon 4 4 0 0 WR WR WR WR71 Gibson, Gary 4 0 0 0 X X X X73 Goldberg, Adam 4 0 0 0 X X X X38 Gordy, Josh 2 0 0 0 PS PS X X41 Guidugli, Ben 0 0 0 0 PS PS PS PS96 Hall, James 4 4 0 0 RDE RDE RDE RDE31 Harris, Al 4 0 0 0 X X X X66 Henderson, John 0 0 0 0 PS PS PS PS22 Hines, Jermale 0 0 0 3 IA IA IA
86 Hoomanawanui, Michael 3 3 0 1 IA TE TE TE70 Hughes, Kevin 0 0 0 0 PS PS PS PS56 Hull, Josh 4 0 0 0 X X X X39 Jackson, Steven 3 3 0 1 RB IA RB RB25 Johnson, Marquis 0 0 0 0 PUP PUP PUP PUP5 Jones, Donnie 4 0 0 0 X X X X
50 Kehl, Bryan 4 0 0 0 X X X X88 Kendricks, Lance 4 4 0 0 TE TE TE TE21 King, Justin 4 4 0 0 CB LCB LCB LCB55 Laurinaitis, James 4 4 0 0 MLB MLB MLB MLB59 Leber, Ben 4 3 0 0 X WLB WLB WLB91 Long, Chris 4 4 0 0 LDE LDE LDE LDE58 Lutrus, Scott 0 0 0 0 PS PS PS PS68 McKee, Ryan 0 0 0 0 PS PS PS PS44 McQuaide, Jake 4 0 0 0 X X X X27 Mikell, Quintin 4 4 0 0 FS FS FS FS49 Miller, Brit 4 0 0 0 X X X X67 Miller, Drew 1 0 0 0 X23 Murphy, Jerome 0 0 0 026 Nelson, Jonathan 0 0 0 0 PS
34 Norwood, Jerious 3 0 0 1 X X X IA18 Pettis, Austin 2 0 0 2 IA IA X X51 Poppinga, Brady 4 3 0 0 X SLB SLB SLB35 Porter, Quinn 2 0 0 1 O X IA X94 Quinn, Robert 3 0 0 1 IA X X X30 Reynolds, Chase 0 0 0 0 PS O PS PS98 Robbins, Fred 4 4 0 0 LDT LDT LDT LDT76 Saffold, Rodger 4 4 0 0 LT LT LT LT87 Salas, Greg 2 0 0 2 X X IA IA97 Scott, Darell 4 0 0 0 X X X X92 Sims, Eugene 4 0 0 0 X X X X10 Sims-Walker, Mike 4 3 0 0 X WR WR WR77 Smith, Jason 4 4 0 0 RT RT RT RT81 Spach, Stephen 1 0 0 3 X IA IA IA20 Stewart, Darian 4 1 0 0 X X SS X33 Williams, Cadillac 3 1 1 0 X RB X DNP52 Williams, Jabara 0 0 0 4 IA IA IA IA64 Wragge, Tony 3 0 0 1 IA X X X
Exemption; PUP - Physically Unable to Perform; GP - Games Played; GS - Started; D - Did Not Play; IA - Inactive; SUS - Reserve/Suspended; NFI - Non Football Injury List;
CEX - Reserve/Commissioners Exempt; US - Reserve/Unsigned
201 1 ST. LOUIS RAMS PARTICIPATI ON CHART
2 0 11
(Pos) - Starter; X - Reserve; DNP - Did Not Play; IA - Inactive; 3rd - Inactive as third QB; IR - Injured Reserve; PS - Practice Squad; O - Not on Roster; U - Unsigned; E - Roster
WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB FB RBPHI 9/11 B. Gibson R. Saffold J. Bell J. Brown H. Dahl J. Smith B. Bajema D. Amendola S. Bradford L. Kendricks (TE) S. Jackson@NYG 9/19 B. Gibson R. Saffold J. Bell J. Brown H. Dahl J. Smith M. Hoomanawanui . Sims-Walke S. Bradford L. Kendricks (TE) C. WilliamsBAL 9/25 B. Gibson R. Saffold J. Bell J. Brown H. Dahl J. Smith M. Hoomanawanui M. Sims-Walke S. Bradford L. Kendricks (TE) S. JacksonWAS 10/2 B. Gibson R. Saffold J. Bell J. Brown H. Dahl J. Smith M. Hoomanawanui M. Sims-Walke S. Bradford L. Kendricks (TE) S. Jackson@GB 10/16@DAL 10/23NOS 10/30@ARZ 11/6@CLE 11/13SEA 11/20ARZ 11/27@SF 12/4@SEA 12/12CIN 12/18@PIT 12/24SF 1/1
LDE LDT RDT RDE SLB M LB WLB LCB RCB SS FSPHI 9/11 C. Long F. Robbins J. Bannan J.Hall C. Chamberlain J. Laurinatitis J. King (CB) R. Bartell B. Fletcher C. Dahl Q. Mikell@NYG 9/19 C. Long F. Robbins J. Bannan J.Hall B. Poppinga J. Laurinatitis B. Leber J. King B. Fletcher C. Dahl Q. MikellBAL 9/25 C. Long F. Robbins J. Bannan J.Hall B. Poppinga J. Laurinatitis B. Leber J. King B. Fletcher D. Stewart Q. MikellWAS 10/2 C. Long F. Robbins J. Bannan J.Hall B. Poppinga J. Laurinatitis B. Leber J. King B. Fletcher C. Dahl Q. Mikell@GB 10/16@DAL 10/23NOS 10/30@ARZ 11/6@CLE 11/13
PHI 9/11 J. Brown D. Jones PHI 9/11 J. Hines J. Williams T. Wragge A. Pettis D. Alexander M. Hoomanawanui R. Quinn@NYG 9/19 J. Brown D. Jones @NYG 9/19 D. Amendola J. Williams J. Hines A. Pettis S. Spach S. Jackson C. Ah YouBAL 9/25 J. Brown D. Jones BAL 9/25 D. Amendola J. Williams J. Hines G. Salas S. Spach Q. Porter C. Ah YouWAS 10/2 J. Brown D. Jones WAS 10/2 D. Amendola J. Williams R. Hood G. Salas S. Spach J. Noorwood C. Ah You@GB 10/16 @GB 10/16@DA L 1 0/2 3 @DA L 1 0/23N OS 10/30 NOS 1 0/30@A RZ 11 /6 @ARZ 11 /6
Opponent Qtr Time Rem. Plays Net Yards Poss. How Acquired Scoring Playvs. Philadelphia 1 11:14 1 47 0:08 Punt S. Jackson 47yd. touchdown runvs. Philadelphia 2 10.06 11 42 3:57 Punt Josh Brown 23 yd. Field Goalvs. Philadelphia 3 1:09 10 74 4:32 Kickoff Josh Brown 23 yd. Field Goal
@ N.Y. Giants 1 9:14 9 84 3:19 Interception Josh Brown 21 yd. Field Goal@ N.Y. Giants 1 3:21 10 67 2:26 Kickoff Josh Brown 25 yd. Field Goal@ N.Y. Giants 3 11:49 8 60 3:11 Kickoff Josh Brown 27 yd. Field Goal@ N.Y. Giants 3 1:18 13 72 5:01 Kickoff D. Alexander 19 yd. touchdown catch
vs. Baltimore 3 5:14 9 80 5:15 Kickoff B. Gibson 34 yd. touchdown catchvs. Washington 4 10:09 7 17 2:25 Interception Josh Brown 32 yd. Field Goalvs. Washington 4 5:45 10 60 2:47 Punt S. Jackson 15 yd. touchdown catch
RAMS 2011 BESTRUSHING ATTEMPSC. Williams 19 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaC. Williams 18 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreS. Jackson 17 Week 4 vs. WashingtonC. Williams 13 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsS. Jackson 4 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreJ. Norwood 3 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsS. Bradford 3 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreS. Jackson 2 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaRUSHING YARDSC. Williams 91 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaS. Jackson 56 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaC. Williams 75 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreS. Jackson 45 Week 4 vs. WashingtonC. Williams 36 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsS. Jackson 23 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreS. Bradford 22 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreB. Miller 12 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaYARDS PER CARRY (MIN. 10 ATT.)C. Williams 4.8 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaC. Williams 4.2 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreC. Williams 2.8 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsS. Jackson 2.6 Week 4 vs. Washington
LONGEST RUSHS. Jackson 47 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaC. Williams 17 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaS. Bradford 17 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsC. Williams 16 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreS. Bradford 16 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreC. Williams 16 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaS. Jackson 13 Week 4 vs. WashingtonS. Jackson 12 Week 3 vs. BaltimorePASS ATTEMPTSS. Bradford 43 Week 4 vs. WashingtonS. Bradford 32 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreS. Bradford 30 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaS. Bradford 46 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
A.J. Feeley 5 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
PASS COMPLETIONSSam Bradford 22 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsSam Bradford 20 Week 4 vs. WashingtonSam Bradford 17 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaSam Bradford 16 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA.J. Feeley 1 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
PASSING YARDSSam Bradford 331 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsSam Bradford 188 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
Sam Bradford 166 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreSam Bradford 164 Week 4 vs. WashingtonA.J. Feeley 21 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
RECEPTIONSM. Sims-Walker 6 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsB. Gibson 5 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreC. Williams 5 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaD. Amendola 5 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaB. Gibson 4 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsG. Salas 4 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsL. Kendricks 4 Week 4 vs. WashingtonA. Pettis 4 Week 4 vs. Washington
RECEIVING YARDSD. Alexander 122 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsM. Sims-Walker 92 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsB. Gibson 55 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreB. Gibson 52 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsB. Gibson 50 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaC. Williams 49 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaD. Alexander 46 Week 4 vs. WashingtonD. Amendola 45 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
LONGEST RECEPTIOND. Alexander 68 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsB. Gibson 34 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreM. Sims-Walker 33 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsB. Gibson 31 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaL. Kendricks 26 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsD. Alexander 25 Week 4 vs. WashingtonG. Salas 21 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaB. Bajema 21 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaFIELD GOALSJosh Brown 3 (27,25,21) Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsJosh Brown 2 (49,23) Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaJosh Brown 1 (32) Week 4 vs. Washington
LONGEST FIELD GOALJosh Brown 49 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaJosh Brown 32 Week 4 vs. WashingtonJosh Brown 27 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsJosh Brown 25 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsJosh Brown 23 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaJosh Brown 21 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
MOST KICKOFF RETURNSJ. Norwood 4 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaQ. Porter 4 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsJ. Norwood 2 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Pettis 1 Week 4 vs. Washington
Q. Porter 1 Week 4 vs. Washington
LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNQ. Porter 32 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsJ. Norwood 31 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreJ. Norwood 29 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaA. Pettis 19 Week 4 vs. WashingtonQ. Porter 13 Week 4 vs. Washington
MOST PUNT RETURNA. Pettis 3 Week 4 vs. WashingtonG. Salas 2 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
Danny Amendola 1 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaQ.Porter 1 Week 4 vs. Washington
LONGEST PUNT RETURNG. Salas 29 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsQ. Porter 1 Week 4 vs. WashingtonDanny Amendola 0 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
R. Torain 19 Week 4 vs. WashingtonB. Jacobs 16 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsL. McCoy 15 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaA. Bradshaw 15 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsM. Vick 11 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaJ. Flacco 9 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreR. Rice 8 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreR. Helu 8 Week 4 vs. Washington
R. Torain 135 Week 4 vs. WashingtonL. McCoy 122 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaM. Vick 97 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaR. Rice 79 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Bradshaw 59 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsB. Jacobs 50 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsR. Williams 42 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreR. Helu 35 Week 4 vs. Washington
M. Vick 8.8 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaL. McCoy 8.1 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaR. Torain 7.1 Week 4 vs. WashingtonA. Bradshaw 3.9 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsB. Jacobs 3.1 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
R. Rice 53 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreL. McCoy 49 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaR. Williams 42 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreR. Torain 39 Week 4 vs. WashingtonM. Vick 19 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaA. Bradshaw 15 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsD. Ware 12 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsR. Brown 8 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
J. Flacco 48 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreM. Vick 32 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaE. Manning 29 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsR. Grossman 29 Week 4 vs. Washington
J. Flacco 27 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreM. Vick 14 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaE. Manning 18 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsR. Grossman 15 Week 4 vs. Washington
J. Flacco 389 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreE. Manning 200 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
M. Vick 187 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaR. Grossman 143 Week 4 vs. Washington
A. Boldin 7 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Jackson 6 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaT. Smith 5 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreR. Rice 5 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreE. Dickson 5 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Bradshaw 5 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsS. Moss 5 Week 4 vs. WashingtonJ. Gaffney 4 Week 4 vs. Washington
T. Smith 152 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Jackson 102 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaR. Rice 83 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Boldin 74 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreJ. Gaffney 62 Week 4 vs. WashingtonM. Manningham 56 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsE. Dickson 51 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Bradshaw 45 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
T. Smith 74 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Jackson 41 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaM. Manningham 31 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsD. Jackson 26 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaA. Bradshaw 23 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsR. Rice 22 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Hixon 22 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsA.; Boldin 21 Week 3 vs. Baltimore
B. Cundiff 3 (21,31,38) Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Henery 1 (34) Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaG. Gano 1 (38) Week 4 vs. Washington- -- -- -
- -- - B. Cundiff 38 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreG. Gano 38 Week 4 vs. WashingtonB. Cundiff 31 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Henery 34 Week 1 vs. PhiladelphiaB. Cundiff 21 Week 3 vs. Baltimore
D. Banks 2 Week 4 vs. WashingtonL. Williams 2 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Thomas 2 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsD. Lewis 2 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
L. Williams 37 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Thomas 27 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsD. Banks 20 Week 4 vs. WashingtonD. Lewis 18 Week 1 vs. Philadelphia
L. Webb 5 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Banks 4 Week 4 vs. Washington
A. Ross 2 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsL. Williams 1 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreD. Hixon 1 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
L. Webb 29 Week 3 vs. BaltimoreA. Ross 7 Week 2 @ N.Y. GiantsD. Banks 5 Week 4 vs. WashingtonD. Hixon 4 Week 2 @ N.Y. Giants
300-YARD PASSER, THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS, SAME GAMERams: Kurt Warner 390 passing @ San Diego (10/1/00)
Isaac Bruce 167 receivingMarshall Faulk 116 receivingAz-Zahir Hakim 104 receiving
Opponents: Donovan McNabb 361 passing @ Philladelphia (9/7/08)Desean Jackson 106 receivingGreg Lewis 104 receivingHank Baskett 102 receiving
300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RUSHER, TWO 100-YARD RECEIV-ERS, SAME GAMERams: Marc Bulger 388 passing vs. Washington (12/24/06)
Steven Jackson 150 rushingIsaac Bruce 148 receiving
Steven Jackson 102 receivingOpponents: David Garrard 335 passing @ Jacksonville (10/18/09)
M. Jones-Drew 133 rushingMike Sims-Walker 120 receivingTorry Holt 101 receIving
300-YARD PASSER, 100-YARD RUSHER, THREE 100-YARD RECEIV-ERS, SAME GAMERams: Kurt Warner 390 passing @ San Diego (10/1/00)
Justin Watson 102 rushingIsaac Bruce 167 receivingMarhsall Faulk 116 receivingAz-Zahir Hakim 104 receiving
Opponents: Never Happened
PUNT BLOCKED
Rams: D. Curry vs. Washinton (9/26/10) GanoOpponents: Vernon Fox vs. Washington (12/24/06) Turk
BLOCKED PUNT RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWNRams: Brandon Chillar vs. Jacksonville (10/30/05)
29-yard return of Chris Hanson punt; Blocked by Drew Wahlroos
Opponents: Mike Cloud vs. Kansas City (10/22/00)6-yard return of John Baker punt; Blocked by Bracy Walker
FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT BLOCKEDRams: James Hall vs. San Diego (10/17/10) (Kaeding)Opponents: P. Daniels vs Washington (9/26/10) (Brown)
BLOCKED FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWNRams: LeRoy Irvin vs. San Francisco (9/14/86)
65-yard retyrn of Ray Wersching 44-yard attempt; Blocked byJerry Gray; Mike Wilcher recovered and lateraled to Irvin
Opponents: Kevin Ross vs. Atlanta (10/12/95)
83-yard return of Steve McLaughlin 28-yard attempt;Blockedby Roger Harper
FOUR OR MORE FIELD GOALSRams: 4 Josh Brown @ Arizona (12/5/10)Opponents: 4 M. Bryant vs. Atlanta (11/21/10)
PAT ATTEMPT BLOCKEDRams: Jimmy Kennedy @ San Francisco (12/02/03) (Peterson)Opponents: Dana Stubble eld @ San Francisco (11/26/95)
PAT ATTEMPT FAILEDRams: Josh Brown @ Denver (11/28/10)Opponents: Josh Scobee vs. Jacksonville (10/18/09)
TWO-POINT ATTEMPT MADE
Rams: Torry Holt pass from Gus Freotte @ Washington (10/7/07)Opponents: R. White pass from M. Ryan vs. Atlanta (11/21/10)
TWO-POINT ATTEMPT FAILEDRams: Marc Bulger pass failed @ Arizona (12/30/07)Opponents: K. Orton pass failed @ Denver (11/28/10)
SHUTOUTRams: 20-0 @ Oakland (12/17/06)Opponents: 35-0 @ New Orleans (11/11/07)
40-POINTSRams: 41 @ Minnesota (12/31/06)Opponents: 44 @ Detroit (10/210/10)
50 Points
Rams: 57 @ San Diego (10/1/00)Opponents: 54 @ Kansas City (10/22/00)
OVERTIME WINRams: 37-31 vs. Washington (12/24/06)Opponents: 23-20 @ San Francisco(11/14/10)
200 YARDS RUSHING OFFENSERams: 202 @ Atlanta (12/28/08)Opponents: 237 vs. Philadelphia (9/11/11)
300 YARDS IN RUSHING OFFENSERams: 337 vs. Carolina (11/11/01)Opponents: 307 vs. New Orleans (11/18/81)
400 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSE
Rams: 400 vs. Minnesota (10/11/09)Opponents: 404 vs. Philadelphia (9/11/11) 500 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSERams: 524 vs. San Diego (10/10/02)Opponents: 553 vs. Baltimore (9/25/11)
600 YARDS IN TOTAL OFFENSERams: 614 vs. San Diego (10/1/00)Opponents: Never Happened
THE LAST TIME...100 YARDS RUSHINGRams: 102 Steven Jackson @Arizona (12/5/10)Opponents: 135 R. Torain vs. Washington (10/2/11)
200 YARD RUSHINGRams: 202 Marshall Faulk @ Carolina (12/23/01)Opponents: 208 Michael Turner @ Atlanta (12/28/08)
300 YARD PASSING
Rams: 331 Sam Bradford @ N.Y. Giants (9/20/11)Opponents: 389 J. Flacco vs. Baltimore (9/25/11)
400 YARD PASSINGRams: 442 Marc Bulger @ N.Y. Giants (10/2/05)Opponents: NEVER HAPPENED
500 YARD PASSINGRams: 509 Vince Ferragamo vs. Chicago (12/26/82)Opponents: NEVER HAPPENED
100 YARDS RECEIVINGRams: 122 D. Alexander @ N.Y. Gants(9/19/11)Opponents: 152 T. Smith vs. Baltimore (9/25/11)
200 YARDS RECEIVINGRams: 200 Torry Holt @ San Francisco (11/3/03)Opponents: 204 Plaxico Burress @ N.Y. Giants (10/2/05)
300 YARDS RECEIVINGRams: 336 Willie Anderson @ New Orleans (11/26/89)
(NFL RECORD)Opponents: NEVER HAPPENED
THREE TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Steven Jackson vs. Dallas (10/19/08) (3 rush)Opponents: M. Jones-Drew @ Jacksonville(10/18/09) (3 rush)
THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Steven Jackson vs. Dallas (10/19/08)Opponents: M. Jones-Drew @ Jacksonville (10/18/09)
THREE RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Torry Holt vs. Seattle (10/15/06)Opponents: Torrey Smith vs. Baltimore (9/25/11) THREE PASSING TOUCHDOWNS IN GAMERams: Sam Bradford @ Denver (11/28/10)Opponents: J. Flacco vs. Baltimore (9/25/11)
FOUR TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Steven Jackson @ Minnesota (12/31/06) (3 rush,1 rec.)Opponents: Ron Moore @ Phoenix (12/4/93) (4 rush)
FOUR RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Marshall Faulk vs. Minnesota (12/10/00)Opponents: Ron Moore @ Phoenix (12/4/93)
FOUR RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Isaac Bruce vs. San Francisco (10/10/99)Opponents: Mike Ditka vs. Chicago (10/13/63)
FOUR PASSING TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Marc Bulger vs. San Diego (11/10/02)Opponents: Eli Manning @ N.Y. Giants (10/2/05)
FIVE PASSING TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAMERams: Kurt Warner vs. San Francisco (10/10/99)Opponents: Dan Marino vs. Miami (12/14/86)
SIX OR MORE TEAM SACKS IN A GAMERams: 7 vs. San Diego (10/17/10)Opponents: 7 vs. Washington (10/2/11)
THREE OR MORE INDIVIDUAL SACKS IN A GAMERams: 4 Leonard Little vs. Minnesota (11/30/03)Opponents: 3 Patrick Kerney vs. Seattle (11/25/07)
TWO INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAME
Rams: 2 Ron Bartell vs. S.F. (12/21/00)Opponents: 2 K. Lewis b vs. Kansas City(12/19/10)
THREE INTERCEPTIONS IN A GAMERams: 3 Keith Lyle @ Atlanta (12/15/96)Opponents: 3 Ron Bolton @ Cleveland (11/27/77)
INTERCEPTION RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWNRams: 36t Leonard Little vs. Jacksonville (10/18/09)Opponents: 96 M. Jenkins @ New Orleans (12/12/10)
FUMBLE RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWNRams: 75t O. J. Atogwe @ Washington (10/12/08)Opponents: 28 Haloti Ngata vs. Baltimore (9/25/11)
KICKOFF RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWNRams: 99t Chris Johnson vs. Seattle (11/25/07)Opponents: 105 S. Logan @ Detroit (10/10/10)
PUNT RETURNED FOR A TOUCHDOWNRams: 85t Dante Hall @ Dallas (9/30/07)Opponents: 78t T. Ginn @ San Francisco (12/26/10)
TWO 100-YARD RUSHERS, SAME GAMERams: 183 Marshall Faulk vs. Carolina (11/11/01)
145 Trung CandidateOpponents: 136 Clinton Portis vs. Washington (12/4/05)
118 Rock Cartwright
TWO 100-YARD RECEIVERS, SAME GAME
Rams: 167 Isaac Bruce vs. Washington (12/24/06)102 Steven Jackson
Opponents: 120 Mike Sims-Walker@ Jacksonville (10/18/09)101 Torry Holt
THREE 100-YARD RECEIVERS, SAME GAMERams: 167 Isaac Bruce @ San Diego (10/1/00)
114 Marshall Faulk104 Az-Zahir Hakim
Opponents: 106 DeSean Jackson @ Philadelphia (9/7/08)104 Greg Lewis102 Hank Baskett
100-YARD RUSHER, 100-YARD RECEIVER, SAME GAMERams: Steven Jackson 150 rushing vs. Washington (12/24/06)
Isaac Bruce 148 receivingSteven Jackson 102 receiving
Opponents: L. McCoy 122 rushing vs. Philadelphia (9/11/11)Desean Jackson 102 receiving
SAFETY SCOREDRams: James Hall vs. San Francisco (12/26/10)
Tackled T. Smith in the end zoneOpponents: Orlando Huff vs. Seattle (12/14/03)
YDS RECEIVER PASSER QTR DATE TM74 T. Smith J. Flacco 1 9/25 BAL41 T. Smith J. Flacco 1 9/25 BAL41 D. Jackson M. Vick 1 9/11 PHI31 M. Manningham E. Manning 2 9/19 NYG26 D. Jackson M. Vick 3 9/11 PHI23 A. Bradshaw E. Manning 3 9/19 NYG
22 R. Rice J. Flacco 4 9/25 BAL22 D. Hixon E. Manning 2 9/19 NYG21 A. Boldin J. Flacco 3 9/25 BAL20 J. Avant M. Vick 1 9/11 PHI20 J. Maclin M. Vick 2 9/11 PHI20 R. Rice J. Flacco 3 9/25 BAL20 J. Gaffney R. Grossman 1 10/2 WAS
YDS RECEIVER PASSER QTR DATE OPP68 D. Alexander Bradford 1 9/19 NYG35 D. Alexander Bradford 3 9/19 NYG34 B. Gibson Bradford 3 9/25 BAL33 M. Sims-Walker Bradford 2 9/19 NYG31 B. Gibson Bradford 4 9/11 PHI
26 L. Kendricks Bradford 1 9/19 NYG25 D. Alexander Bradford 1 10/2 WAS23 M. Sims-Walker Bradford 1 9/19 NYG21 G. Salas Feeley 4 9/11 PHI
RAMS RUN EXPLOSIVES (10+ YARDS) OPP. RUN EXPLOSIVES (10+ YARDS) YDS RUSHER QTR DATE OPP47 S. Jackson 1 9/11 PHI17 S. Bradford 3 9/19 NYG16 S. Bradford 1 9/25 BAL16 C. Williams 1 9/25 BAL16 C. Williams 1 9/11 PHI14 C. Williams 3 9/11 PHI13 S. Jackson 1 10/2 WAS12 C. Williams 3 9/11 PHI12 B. Miller 2 9/11 PHI12 S. Jackson 1 9/25 BAL11 C. Williams 1 9/11 PHI10 C. Williams 1 9/11 PHI
YDS RUSHER QTR DATE TM53 R. Rice 2 9/25 BAL49 L. McCoy 4 9/11 PHI39 R. Torain 3 10/2 WAS28 R. Williams 1 9/25 BAL20 R. Torain 2 10/2 WAS19 M. Vick 2 9/11 PHI
19 M. Vick 2 9/11 PHI18 M. Vick 3 9/11 PHI18 L. McCoy 4 9/11 PHI17 R. Rice 1 9/25 BAL17 L. McCoy 4 9/11 PHI16 R. Torain 3 10/2 WAS14 M. Vick 4 9/11 PHI12 D. Ware 4 9/19 NYG11 M. Vick 3 9/11 PHI11 L. McCoy 4 9/11 PHI10 A. Bradshaw 2 9/19 NYG
NFC WEST W L T Win Pc t PF PA Win St r Loss St r St reak N OT ES Arizona Cardinals 33 31 2 50.0% 1,332 1,273 6 7 W1 Rams 1-0 in postseasonSt. Louis Rams - - - - - - - - -San Francisco 49ers 61 59 2 50.0% 2,652 2,702 10 17 W1 Rams 0-1 in postseasonSeattle Seahawks 10 15 0 40.0% 541 562 4 8 L1 Rams 1-0 in postseasonDivision Totals 104 105 4 48.8% 4,525 4,537
Long Long Curren t
NFC NORT H W L T Pc t PF PA Win St r L oss St r St reak N OT ESChicago Bears 34 50 3 39.1% 1,762 2,020 5 8 L3 Rams 1-1 in postseasonDetroit Lions 42 38 1 51.9% 1,582 1,489 12 6 L1 Rams 0-1 in postseasonGreen Bay Packers 45 42 2 50.6% 2,072 2,016 11 6 L1 Rams 1-1 in postseasonMinnesota Vikings 14 18 2 41.2% 767 753 3 5 L1 Rams 2-5 in postseasonDivision Totals 135 148 8 46.4% 6,183 6,278
Long Long Curren t
NFC SOU TH W L T Pc t PF PA Win St r L oss St r St reak N OT ES Atlanta Falcons 47 26 2 62.7% 1,772 1,248 7 4 L1 Rams 0-1 in postseasonCarolina Panthers 8 10 0 44.4% 377 362 2 4 W1 Rams 0-1 in postseasonNew Orleans Saints 38 31 0 55.1% 1,545 1,401 9 7 L2 Rams 1-0 in postseasonTampa Bay Buccaneers 9 8 0 52.9% 392 353 6 3 L1 Rams 2-0 in postseasonDivision Totals 102 75 2 57.0% 4,086 3,364
Long Long Cur ren t
NFC EAST W L T Pc t PF PA Win St r L oss St r St reak N OT ESDallas Cowboys 11 10 0 52.4% 484 449 2 3 W1 Rams 5-4 in postseasonNew York Giants 25 14 0 64.1% 900 727 6 6 L6 Rams 1-1 in postseasonPhiladelphia Eagles 17 18 1 47.2% 706 691 7 4 L4 Rams 2-1 in postseasonWashington Redskins 9 22 1 28.1% 606 758 2 5 W1 Rams 2-2 in postseasonDivision Totals 62 64 2 48.4% 2,696 2,625
NFC TOTALS 403 392 16 49.7% 17,490 16,804
Long Long Cur ren t
AFC WEST W L T Pc t PF PA Win St r L oss St r St reak N OT ESDenver Broncos 7 5 0 58.3% 260 271 2 1 W2Kansas City Chiefs 4 6 0 40.0% 189 243 3 5 L5Oakland Raiders 4 8 0 33.3% 226 257 2 3 L1San Diego Chargers 6 4 0 60.0% 266 263 2 2 W1Division Totals 21 23 0 47.7% 941 1,034
Long Long Curren t
AFC N ORTH W L T Pc t PF PA Win St r L oss St r St reak N OT ESBaltimore Ravens 2 3 0 40.0% 101 128 2 2 L2Cincinnati Bengals 5 6 0 45.5% 215 194 3 3 L1Cleveland Browns 9 9 0 50.0% 414 408 4 5 L1 Rams 2-2 in postseasonPittsburgh Steelers 15 6 2 65.2% 481 409 6 3 L1 Rams 0-1 in postseasonDivision Totals 31 24 2 54.4% 1,211 1,139
Long Long Curren t
AFC SOU TH W L T Pc t PF PA Win St r L oss St r St reak N OT ESHouston Texans 1 1 0 50.0% 46 43 1 1 L1Indianapolis Colts 17 23 2 40.5% 912 928 4 6 L2Jacksonville Jaguars 2 1 0 66.7% 61 58 2 0 L1Tennessee Titans 6 4 0 60.0% 208 219 2 1 L1 Rams 1-0 in postseason
Division Totals 26 29 2 45.6% 1,227 1,248 Long Long Cur ren t
AFC EAST W L T Pc t PF PA Win St r L oss St r St reak N OT ESBuffalo Bills 4 6 0 40.0% 205 250 2 3 L2Miami Dolphins 2 9 0 18.2% 204 288 1 6 L2New England Patriots 5 5 0 50.0% 198 209 4 2 L3 Rams 0-1 in postseasonNew York Jets 9 3 0 75.0% 297 231 7 1 L1Division Totals 20 23 0 46.5% 904 978
AFC TOTALS 98 99 4 48.8% 4,283 4,399
TOTALS VS. DEFUNCT 10 5 0 66.7% 478 306
FRANCHISES
ALL-TIME TOTALS 511 491 20 50.0% 22,251 21,509
ST. LOU IS RAM S UPDAT ED SERIES RECORDS Records and Numbers Include Regular Season Only
Washington Redskins St. Louis RamsRUSHING ATT YDS LG TD AVG RUSHING ATT YDS LG T AVGR.Torain 135 7.1 119 39 S.Jackson 45 2.617 13R.Helu 35 4.4 08 9T.Hightower 24 3.0 08 9R.Grossman 2 0.4 05 2
40 196 4.9 39 1Total 17 45 2.6 13Total
PASSING LGTD IN RT PASSING ATT LGTD IN ATT CMP SK/YDSK/YD YDSCMP YDS
Washington Redskins vs St. Louis Rams10/2/2011 at Edward Jones Dome
Final Team StatisticsHomeVisitor
Redskins Rams
16 14TOTAL FIRST DOWNS8 1By Rushing
8 11By Passing 0 2By Penalty9-18-50% 6-18-33%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY
0-0-0% 1-2-50%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY339 172TOTAL NET YARDS
69 67Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)4.9 2.6Average gain per offensive play
196 45NET YARDS RUSHING40 17Total Rushing Plays
4.9 2.6Average gain per rushing play3-7 2-3Tackles for a loss-number and yards143 127NET YARDS PASSING0-0 7-37Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass143 164Gross yards passing
29-15-2 43-20-0PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED4.9 2.5Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)
4-2-2 3-3-1KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks7-45.9 8-45.0PUNTS Number and Av erage
0 0Had Blocked0-0 0-0FGs - PATs Had Blocked
45.7 42.1Net Punting Average3 67TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)
4-3 4-1No. and Yards Punt Returns2-35 2-32No. and Yards Kickoff Returns
0-0 2-66No. and Yards Interception Returns10-96 9-65PENALTIES Number and Yards
3-0 3-1FUMBLES Number and Lost2 1TOUCHDOWNS1 0Rushing1 1Passing
SL wins toss, elects to Receive, and WAS elects to defend the North goal.G.Gano kicks 72 yards from WAS 35 to SL -7. Q.Porter, Touchback.St. Louis Rams at 15:00
(15:00) S.Jackson left guard to SL 20 for no gain (R.Kerrigan).1-10-SL 20(14:31) (Shotgun) S.Jackson left tackle to SL 33 for 13 yards (L.Landry).2-10-SL 20 R1(13:53) S.Jackson left tackle to SL 33 for no gain (B.Orakpo).1-10-SL 33
(13:18) S.Jackson left guard to SL 36 for 3 yards (D.Hall).2-10-SL 33(12:47) (Shotgun) PENALTY on SL-R.Saffold, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at SL 36 - No Play.3-7-SL 36(12:32) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to S.Jackson to SL 26 for -5 yards (R.McIntosh).3-12-SL 31(11:59) D.Jones punts 37 yards to WAS 37, Center-J.McQuaide. B.Banks ran ob at WAS 42 for 5 yards (B.Kehl).4-17-SL 26
Washington Redskins at 11:49(11:49) R.Grossman pass short right to S.Moss ran ob at SL 45 for 13 yards (J.King).1-10-WAS 42 P1(11:19) R.Grossman scrambles left end ran ob at SL 43 for 2 yards (J.Hall).1-10-SL 45
(10:51) R.Grossman pass incomplete short right to M.Sellers [C.Long].2-8-SL 43(10:41) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short middle to T.Hightower to SL 39 for 4 yards (J.Laurinaitis).3-8-SL 43(9:55) (Shotgun) PENALTY on WAS-J.Brown, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at SL 39 - No Play.4-4-SL 39(9:45) S.Rocca punts 33 yards to SL 11, Center-N.Sundberg. A.Pettis to SL 11 for no gain (L.Alexander).4-9-SL 44
St. Louis Rams at 9:36(9:36) S.Bradford pass incomplete short left to M.Sims-Walker.1-10-SL 11(9:32) (Shotgun) S.Jackson left tackle to SL 16 for 5 yards (L.Landry).2-10-SL 11(8:59) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short right to M.Sims-Walker (D.Hall).3-5-SL 16(8:51) D.Jones punts 54 yards to WAS 30, Center-J.McQuaide. B.Banks to WAS 31 for 1 yard (B.Miller).4-5-SL 16
Washington Redskins at 8:40(8:40) R.Grossman pass incomplete short middle to T.Hightower.1-10-WAS 31(8:35) T.Hightower left end pushed ob at WAS 33 for 2 yards (B.Fletcher).2-10-WAS 31(8:12) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass deep middle to J.Gaffney to SL 47 for 20 yards (C.Dahl).3-8-WAS 33 P2(7:32) T.Hightower left end pushed ob at SL 42 for 5 yards (B.Poppinga).1-10-SL 47
(7:08) T.Hightower right end to SL 44 for -2 yards (D.Stewart).2-5-SL 42(6:25) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass deep middle to J.Gaffney to SL 27 for 17 yards (C.Dahl).3-7-SL 44 P3(5:42) T.Hightower right end to SL 21 for 6 yards (D.Stewart).1-10-SL 27
(5:00) R.Helu left tackle to SL 12 for 9 yards (B.Fletcher).2-4-SL 21 R4(4:23) R.Helu left tackle to SL 8 for 4 yards (B.Poppinga). SL-G.Gibson was injured during the play.1-10-SL 12
(3:47) (Shotgun) R.Helu right guard to SL 6 for 2 yards (D.Stewart).2-6-SL 8(3:11) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short left to S.Moss for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN [C.Dahl].3-4-SL 6 P5G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Sundberg, Holder-S.Rocca.
WAS 7 SL 0, 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:34 drive, 11:54 elapsedG.Gano kicks 63 yards from WAS 35 to SL 2. Q.Porter to SL 15 for 13 yards (D.Stallworth).St. Louis Rams at 3:06, (1st play from scrimmage 3:00)
(3:00) S.Bradford pass short right to B.Miller to SL 18 for 3 yards (D.Hall).1-10-SL 15(2:24) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to L.Kendricks pushed ob at SL 29 for 11 yards (R.Kerrigan).2-7-SL 18 P2(1:56) (Shotgun) S.Jackson up the middle to SL 32 for 3 yards (L.Landry; R.Kerrigan).1-10-SL 29
(1:23) S.Bradford pass short middle to D.Alexander to WAS 43 for 25 yards (O.Atogwe).2-7-SL 32 P3(:41) S.Jackson left guard to WAS 40 for 3 yards (A.Carriker).1-10-WAS 43
(:03) (Shotgun) S.Bradford sacked ob at WAS 40 for 0 yards (Team).2-7-WAS 40END OF UARTER
Washington Redskins 7 7:47 1 4 0 5 3/4 0/0St. Louis Rams 0 7:13 1 2 0 3 0/2 0/0
ScoreTimePoss
First DownsR P X T
Efficiencies3 Down 4 Down
Washington Redskins vs St. Louis Rams at Edward Jones Dome
St. Louis Rams continued.(15:00) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete deep left to M.Sims-Walker.3-7-WAS 40(14:55) D.Jones punts 30 yards to WAS 10, Center-J.McQuaide, downed by SL.4-7-WAS 40
Washington Redskins at 14:46(14:46) R.Grossman pass incomplete short middle to F.Davis (J.Bannan).1-10-WAS 10(14:42) R.Helu right tackle to WAS 15 for 5 yards (D.Stewart).2-10-WAS 10
(14:00) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass incomplete short left to F.Davis (D.Stewart).3-5-WAS 15(13:55) S.Rocca punts 56 yards to SL 29, Center-N.Sundberg, downed by WAS.4-5-WAS 15
St. Louis Rams at 13:42(13:42) S.Jackson right tackle to SL 32 for 3 yards (B.Orakpo).1-10-SL 29(13:07) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short middle to S.Jackson (B.Cofield).2-7-SL 32(13:01) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short left to A.Pettis [R.McIntosh].3-7-SL 32(12:55) D.Jones punts 46 yards to WAS 22, Center-J.McQuaide. B.Banks MUFFS catch, and recovers at WAS 24.B.Banks to WAS 26 for 2 yards (D.Curry).
4-7-SL 32
Washington Redskins at 12:45(12:45) R.Grossman pass short left to C.Cooley pushed ob at WAS 30 for 4 yards (B.Leber).1-10-WAS 26(12:16) R.Grossman pass incomplete short right to C.Cooley (D.Stewart).2-6-WAS 30(12:09) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short right to S.Moss to WAS 37 for 7 yards (B.Fletcher).3-6-WAS 30 P6(11:40) T.Hightower left tackle to WAS 35 for -2 yards (F.Robbins).1-10-WAS 37
(10:57) T.Hightower right tackle to WAS 39 for 4 yards (C.Dahl).2-12-WAS 35(10:14) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass incomplete short right to D.Stallworth [E.Sims].3-8-WAS 39PENALTY on WAS-R.Grossman, Intentional Grounding, 11 yards, enforced at WAS 39.
(10:05) S.Rocca punts 39 yards to SL 33, Center-N.Sundberg. A.Pettis MUFFS catch, touched at SL 35, recoveredby SL-D.Curry at SL 41. D.Curry to SL 41 for no gain (N.Sundberg).
4-19-WAS 28
PENALTY on WAS-P.Riley, Unnecessary Roughness, 15 yards, enforced at SL 41.St. Louis Rams at 9:52
(9:52) S.Bradford pass incomplete deep right to M.Hoomanawanui. WAS-D.Hall was injured during the play.1-10-WAS 44(9:47) (Shotgun) S.Jackson right tackle to WAS 38 for 6 yards (B.Westbrook).2-10-WAS 44(9:29) (Shotgun) S.Jackson right tackle to WAS 35 for 3 yards (S.Bowen).3-4-WAS 38(8:47) S.Bradford pass short right to A.Pettis to WAS 31 for 4 yards (K.Barnes).4-1-WAS 35 P4(8:10) S.Bradford pass incomplete short left to M.Sims-Walker.1-10-WAS 31
(8:03) S.Bradford pass short left to S.Jackson to WAS 28 for 3 yards (S.Bowen).2-10-WAS 31(7:20) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short left to A.Pettis (A.Carriker).3-7-WAS 28PENALTY on SL-J.Smith, Personal Foul, 15 yards, enforced at WAS 28 - No Play.
(7:14) S.Bradford sacked at 50 for -7 yards (R.Kerrigan). FUMBLES (R.Kerrigan), RECOVERED by WAS-B.Cofield at SL 47. B.Cofield to SL 44 for 3 yards (R.Saffold).
3-22-WAS 43
Washington Redskins at 7:07(7:07) R.Grossman pass short middle to J.Gaffney to SL 27 for 17 yards (B.Fletcher).1-10-SL 44 P7(6:33) R.Torain left tackle to SL 20 for 7 yards (D.Stewart).1-10-SL 27
(5:54) R.Torain left tackle for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.2-3-SL 20 R8G.Gano extra point is GOOD, Center-N.Sundberg, Holder-S.Rocca.
WAS 14 SL 0, 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:25 drive, 9:18 elapsedG.Gano kicks 63 yards from WAS 35 to SL 2. A.Pettis pushed ob at SL 25 for 23 yards (G.Gano).PENALTY on SL-D.Alexander, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SL 21.
St. Louis Rams at 5:42, (1st play from scrimmage 5:37)(5:37) (Shotgun) S.Jackson up the middle to SL 14 for 3 yards (R.McIntosh).1-10-SL 11(5:11) S.Bradford pass short left to B.Gibson to SL 28 for 14 yards (J.Wilson).2-7-SL 14 P5(4:30) S.Jackson right end to SL 29 for 1 yard (R.McIntosh).1-10-SL 28
Penalty on SL-J.Smith, Illegal Formation, declined.
(4:08) S.Bradford pass short right to B.Bajema to SL 33 for 4 yards (R.Kerrigan).2-9-SL 29
(3:26) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to L.Kendricks to SL 41 for 8 yards (D.Hall).3-5-SL 33 P6(2:52) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to S.Jackson to SL 47 for 6 yards (D.Hall).1-10-SL 41
(2:19) S.Jackson left tackle to SL 45 for -2 yards (R.Jackson).2-4-SL 47
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St. Louis Rams at 0:34(:34) (Shotgun) S.Bradford sacked at SL 16 for -2 yards (sack split by B.Orakpo and S.Bowen).1-10-SL 18(:23) (Shotgun) S.Jackson right tackle to SL 17 for 1 yard (R.Kerrigan).2-12-SL 16
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Washington Redskins 14 6:27 1 2 0 3 1/4 0/0St. Louis Rams 0 8:33 0 3 0 3 1/6 1/1
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WAS elects to Receive, and SL elects to defend the South goal.osh.Brown kicks 67 yards from SL 35 to WAS -2. B.Banks to WAS 18 for 20 yards (E.Sims).
Washington Redskins at 15:00, (1st play from scrimmage 14:56)(14:56) R.Torain left tackle pushed ob at WAS 20 for 2 yards (J.Hall).1-10-WAS 18(14:23) R.Torain right tackle to WAS 27 for 7 yards (D.Stewart).2-8-WAS 20(13:48) R.Helu left end to WAS 34 for 7 yards (J.Hall).3-1-WAS 27 R9
(13:12) R.Torain right tackle to SL 27 for 39 yards (Q.Mikell).1-10-WAS 34
R(12:26) R.Helu right tackle to SL 26 for 1 yard (J.Laurinaitis).1-10-SL 27
(11:42) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass incomplete short right.2-9-SL 26(11:35) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short left to F.Davis to SL 20 for 6 yards (C.Dahl).3-9-SL 26(11:12) G.Gano 38 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-N.Sundberg, Holder-S.Rocca.4-3-SL 20
WAS 17 SL 0, 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:52 drive, 3:52 elapsedG.Gano kicks 74 yards from WAS 35 to SL -9. Q.Porter, Touchback.St. Louis Rams at 11:08
(11:08) S.Bradford pass incomplete short middle to S.Jackson.1-10-SL 20(11:03) S.Bradford pass incomplete deep right to L.Kendricks [L.Landry].2-10-SL 20(10:57) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete deep right to L.Kendricks [B.Cofield].3-10-SL 20
(10:52) D.Jones punts 49 yards to WAS 31, Center-J.McQuaide. B.Banks to WAS 26 for -5 yards (D.Curry).4-10-SL 20Washington Redskins at 10:42
(10:42) R.Grossman pass short right to F.Davis to WAS 34 for 8 yards (B.Poppinga).1-10-WAS 26(10:04) R.Torain left tackle to 50 for 16 yards (B.Poppinga).2-2-WAS 34 R1(9:26) R.Torain right end to SL 46 for 4 yards (D.Scott).1-10-50
(8:39) R.Torain left tackle to SL 41 for 5 yards (B.Fletcher).2-6-SL 46Timeout #1 by WAS at 07:50.(7:50) R.Grossman scrambles right end ran ob at SL 39 for 2 yards (C.Long).3-1-SL 41 R1(7:28) R.Torain right tackle to SL 33 for 6 yards (J.Laurinaitis).1-10-SL 39
(6:52) R.Grossman pass incomplete short middle to S.Moss (E.Sims) [J.Hall].2-4-SL 33(6:43) PENALTY on WAS-R.Grossman, Delay of Game, 5 yards, enforced at SL 33 - No Play.3-4-SL 33(6:43) (Shotgun) R.Grossman Aborted. W.Montgomery FUMBLES at SL 46, recovered by WAS-T.Hightower at SL46. T.Hightower to SL 46 for no gain (E.Sims).
3-9-SL 38
(6:10) S.Rocca punts 29 yards to SL 17, Center-N.Sundberg, fair catch by Q.Porter.4-17-SL 46PENALTY on WAS-D.Gomes, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SL 17.
St. Louis Rams at 6:05(6:05) S.Jackson up the middle to SL 30 for 3 yards (K.Golston).1-10-SL 27(5:35) S.Bradford sacked at SL 23 for -7 yards (B.Orakpo).2-7-SL 30(5:06) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete deep middle to L.Kendricks.3-14-SL 23(4:59) (Punt formation) PENALTY on SL-D.Curry, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at SL 23 - No Play.4-14-SL 23(4:59) D.Jones punts 42 yards to WAS 40, Center-J.McQuaide, fair catch by B.Banks.4-19-SL 18
Washington Redskins at 4:51
(4:51) T.Hightower right end to WAS 42 for 2 yards (B.Fletcher).1-10-WAS 40(4:15) R.Torain left tackle to WAS 42 for no gain (C.Long).2-8-WAS 42(3:31) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short right to S.Moss to SL 47 for 11 yards (B.Fletcher).3-8-WAS 42 P13(2:55) R.Torain left end to SL 40 for 7 yards (J.King).1-10-SL 47
(2:19) R.Torain left tackle to SL 35 for 5 yards (J.Hall; J.Laurinaitis).2-3-SL 40 R1(1:39) R.Torain left guard to SL 30 for 5 yards (G.Gibson).1-10-SL 35
PENALTY on WAS-W.Montgomery, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SL 35 - No Play.
(1:15) R.Grossman pass short left to F.Davis to SL 38 for 7 yards (B.Poppinga).1-20-SL 45(:32) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short left to S.Moss to SL 36 for 2 yards (A.Harris).2-13-SL 38PENALTY on WAS-T.Williams, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at SL 36.
(:07) R.Grossman pass short middle to F.Davis to SL 33 for 13 yards (Q.Mikell).2-21-SL 46END OF UARTER
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Washington Redskins continued.(15:00) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short left to J.Gaffney to SL 25 for 8 yards (A.Harris; Q.Mikell).3-8-SL 33 P1(14:18) R.Torain right tackle to SL 25 for no gain (R.Quinn). FUMBLES (R.Quinn), and recovers at SL 23. R.Torainto SL 23 for no gain (J.Bannan).
1-10-SL 25
(13:35) R.Torain up the middle to SL 26 for -3 yards (Q.Mikell).2-8-SL 23(12:45) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short left INTERCEPTED by J.King at SL 18. J.King pushed ob at WAS 31 for51 yards (T.Hightower).
3-11-SL 26
St. Louis Rams at 12:34(12:34) S.Bradford pass short right to B.Bajema to WAS 24 for 7 yards (R.McIntosh).1-10-WAS 31(12:34) S.Jackson right tackle to WAS 23 for 1 yard (S.Bowen).2-3-WAS 24(11:19) S.Bradford pass deep right to D.Alexander to WAS 8 for 15 yards (D.Hall).3-2-WAS 23 P7PENALTY on WAS-D.Hall, Unnecessary Roughness, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 8. X8
(11:05) (Shotgun) S.Jackson left guard to WAS 4 for -1 yards (R.Doughty).1-3-WAS 3
(10:28) S.Bradford pass incomplete short left to B.Miller.2-4-WAS 4PENALTY on SL-R.Saffold, Offensive Holding, 10 yards, enforced at WAS 4 - No Play.
(10:21) S.Bradford pass incomplete short right to S.Jackson.2-14-WAS 14(10:17) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short middle to L.Kendricks.3-14-WAS 14(10:13) Josh.Brown 32 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-J.McQuaide, Holder-D.Jones.4-14-WAS 14
WAS 17 SL 3, 7 plays, 17 yards, 1 penalty, 2:25 drive, 4:51 elapsedosh.Brown kicks 66 yards from SL 35 to WAS -1. B.Banks to WAS 14 for 15 yards (B.Miller).
Washington Redskins at 10:09, (1st play from scrimmage 10:03)(10:03) R.Torain left tackle to WAS 21 for 7 yards (B.Leber).1-10-WAS 14(9:26) R.Torain left end pushed ob at WAS 21 for no gain (J.Hall).2-3-WAS 21(8:47) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass incomplete short middle to T.Hightower.3-3-WAS 21(8:43) S.Rocca punts 40 yards to SL 39, Center-N.Sundberg. Q.Porter to SL 40 for 1 yard (N.Paul).4-3-WAS 21
St. Louis Rams at 8:32(8:32) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to A.Pettis pushed ob at WAS 48 for 12 yards (K.Barnes).1-10-SL 40 P9(8:07) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short left to D.Alexander to WAS 42 for 6 yards (J.Wilson).1-10-WAS 48
(7:41) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short left to D.Alexander.2-4-WAS 42(7:38) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short middle to A.Pettis to WAS 34 for 8 yards (L.Fletcher).3-4-WAS 42 P10(7:10) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to M.Sims-Walker to WAS 28 for 6 yards (D.Hall).1-10-WAS 34
(6:44) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short right to M.Sims-Walker.2-4-WAS 28(6:37) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short left to A.Pettis to WAS 20 for 8 yards (J.Wilson).3-4-WAS 28 P11(6:03) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short left to S.Jackson [R.Jackson].1-10-WAS 20
PENALTY on WAS-R.Jackson, Roughing the Passer, 10 yards, enforced at WAS 20 - No Play. X12
(6:03) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short middle to S.Jackson.1-10-WAS 10
(5:54) (Shotgun) PENALTY on SL-L.Kendricks, False Start, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 10 - No Play.2-10-WAS 10(5:54) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short middle to L.Kendricks.2-15-WAS 15(5:50) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short left to S.Jackson for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.3-15-WAS 15 P13
Josh.Brown extra point is GOOD, Center-J.McQuaide, Holder-D.Jones.WAS 17 SL 10, 10 plays, 60 yards, 1 penalty, 2:47 drive, 9:15 elapsed
osh.Brown kicks 73 yards from SL 35 to WAS -8. B.Banks, Touchback.Washington Redskins at 5:45
(5:45) R.Grossman pass short middle intended for S.Moss INTERCEPTED by J.Laurinaitis at WAS 34. J.Laurinaitisto WAS 19 for 15 yards (T.Williams).
1-10-WAS 20
St. Louis Rams at 5:30(5:30) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short middle to D.Alexander.1-10-WAS 19(5:25) (Shotgun) S.Jackson up the middle to WAS 16 for 3 yards (R.McIntosh).2-10-WAS 19PENALTY on SL, Illegal Shift, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 19 - No Play.
(5:06) (Shotgun) S.Bradford sacked at WAS 34 for -10 yards (S.Bowen).2-15-WAS 24
(4:42) (Shotgun) S.Bradford sacked at WAS 39 for -5 yards (B.Orakpo).3-25-WAS 34Timeout #1 by SL at 04:35.(4:35) D.Jones punts 37 yards to WAS 2, Center-J.McQuaide, downed by SL-D.Curry.4-30-WAS 39
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(2:20) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete short middle to A.Pettis.3-13-SL 39Timeout #2 by WAS at 02:16.(2:16) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass incomplete deep right to A.Pettis.4-13-SL 39
Washington Redskins at 2:11(2:11) R.Torain left tackle to SL 37 for 1 yard (J.Bannan).1-10-SL 38Timeout #3 by SL at 02:07.(2:07) R.Torain left tackle to SL 31 for 6 yards (J.Laurinaitis).2-9-SL 37
Two-Minute Warning
(2:00) R.Torain left guard to SL 27 for 4 yards (J.Laurinaitis).3-3-SL 31 R1(1:16) R.Grossman kneels to SL 28 for -1 yards.1-10-SL 27
(:36) R.Grossman kneels to SL 29 for -1 yards.2-11-SL 28END OF UARTER
Washington Redskins 17 7:36 1 1 0 2 2/5 0/0St. Louis Rams 10 7:24 0 6 2 8 5/8 0/1
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Washington Redskins vs St. Louis Rams10/2/2011 at Edward Jones Dome
Miscellaneous Statistics Report
Ten Longest Plays for Washington Redskins
Ten Longest Plays for St. Louis Rams
VISITOR: Washington Redskins 2 0 0
HOME: St. Louis Rams 1 0 0
Offense Defense Special TeamsTouchdown Scoring Information
Player Scoring Information
Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards1-10-WAS 34 (13:12) R.Torain right tackle to SL 27 for 39 yards (Q.Mikell).3393-8-WAS 33 (8:12) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass deep middle to J.Gaffney to SL 47 for 20 yards (C.Dahl).1202-3-SL 20 (5:54) R.Torain left tackle for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.220
3-7-SL 44 (6:25) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass deep middle to J.Gaffney to SL 27 for 17 yards (C.Dahl).1171-10-SL 44 (7:07) R.Grossman pass short middle to J.Gaffney to SL 27 for 17 yards (B.Fletcher).2172-2-WAS 34 (10:04) R.Torain left tackle to 50 for 16 yards (B.Poppinga).3161-10-WAS 42 (11:49) R.Grossman pass short right to S.Moss ran ob at SL 45 for 13 yards (J.King).1132-21-SL 46 (:07) R.Grossman pass short middle to F.Davis to SL 33 for 13 yards (Q.Mikell).3133-8-WAS 42 (3:31) (Shotgun) R.Grossman pass short right to S.Moss to SL 47 for 11 yards (B.Fletcher).3112-4-SL 21 (5:00) R.Helu left tackle to SL 12 for 9 yards (B.Fletcher).19
Play Start Play DescriptionQtrYards2-7-SL 32 (1:23) S.Bradford pass short middle to D.Alexander to WAS 43 for 25 yards (O.Atogwe).1253-2-WAS 23 (11:19) S.Bradford pass deep right to D.Alexander to WAS 8 for 15 yards (D.Hall).
PENALTY on WAS-D.Hall, Unnecessary Roughness, 5 yards, enforced at WAS 8.420
3-15-WAS 15 (5:50) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short left to S.Jackson for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.4152-7-SL 14 (5:11) S.Bradford pass short left to B.Gibson to SL 28 for 14 yards (J.Wilson).2142-10-SL 20 (14:31) (Shotgun) S.Jackson left tackle to SL 33 for 13 yards (L.Landry).1131-10-SL 40 (8:32) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to A.Pettis pushed ob at WAS 48 for 12 yards
(K.Barnes).412
2-7-SL 18 (2:24) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to L.Kendricks pushed ob at SL 29 for 11 yards(R.Kerrigan).
111
3-5-SL 33 (3:26) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short right to L.Kendricks to SL 41 for 8 yards (D.Hall).283-4-WAS 42 (7:38) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short middle to A.Pettis to WAS 34 for 8 yards (L.Fletcher).483-4-WAS 28 (6:37) (Shotgun) S.Bradford pass short left to A.Pettis to WAS 20 for 8 yards (J.Wilson).48
SACKS (Not an official sack until 1982) Year Player No.1950 Jack Zilly (DE) ..................................................... 7.01951 Larry Brink (DE)................................................... 3.01952 Andy Robustelli (DE)........................................... 7.51953 Andy Robustelli (DE)........................................... 8.01954 Andy Robustelli (DE)........................................... 4.01955 Andy Robustelli (DE)........................................... 6.01956 Paul Miller (DE)................................................... 6.01957 Dick Daugherty (LB)............................................ 8.01958 Lou Michaels (DE)............................................... 6.01959 George Struger (DT)........................................... 5.01960 Gene Brito (DE)................................................... 7.01961 Lamar Lundy (DE)............................................. 11.01962 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 12.01963 Lamar Lundy (DE)............................................... 9.01964 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 22.01965 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 19.01966 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 18.01967 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 21.01968 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 22.01969 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 15.01970 Deacon Jones (DE)........................................... 12.01971 Coy Bacon (DE)................................................ 11.01972 Coy Bacon (DE)................................................ 11.51973 Jack Youngblood (DE)...................................... 16.5
1974 Jack Youngblood (DE)...................................... 15.01975 Jack Youngblood (DE)...................................... 15.01976 Jack Youngblood (DE).............................................14.5
Larry Brooks (DT)..............................................14.51977 Jack Youngblood (DE)........................................ 8.51978 Larry Brooks (DE) ................................................ 8.01979 Jack Youngblood (DE)...................................... 18.01980 Jack Youngblood (DE)...................................... 11.5
Year Player 1981 Jack Youngblood (DE) 12.51982 Mike Fanning (DT) ............................................... 5.01983 Jack Youngblood (DE)...................................... 10.51984 Jack Youngblood (DE)........................................ 9.51985 Mike Wilcher (LB).............................................. 12.51986 Gary Jeter (DE)................................................... 8.01987 Gary Jeter (DE)................................................... 7.01988 Kevin Greene (LB)............................................. 16.51989 Kevin Greene (LB)............................................. 16.51990 Kevin Greene (LB)............................................. 13.01991 Kevin Greene (LB)....................................................3.0
Gerald Robinson (DE)......................................... 3.01992 Kevin Greene (LB)............................................. 10.01993 Sean Gilbert (DT).............................................. 10.51994 Robert Young (DE).............................................. 6.51995 D’Marco Farr (DT)............................................. 11.01996 Kevin Carter (DE)................................................ 9.51997 Leslie O’Neal (DE) ............................................. 10.01998 Kevin Carter (DE).............................................. 12.01999 Kevin Carter (DE).............................................. 17.02000 Grant Wistrom (DE)........................................... 11.02001 Leonard Little (DE)............................................ 14.52002 Leonard Little (DE)............................................ 12.0
2003 Leonard Little (DE)............................................ 12.52004 Bryce Fisher (DE)................................................ 8.52005 Leonard Little (DE).............................................. 9.52006 Leonard Little (DE)............................................ 13.02007 Will Witherspoon (LB) .......................................... 7.02008 James Hall (DE) ................................................. 6.52009 Leonard Little (DE).............................................. 6.52010 James Hall (DE) ............................................... 10.5
Most Made, Career 428 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007315 Bob Waterfield, 1945-52
Mike Lansford, 1982-90211 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69
Most Made, Season64 Jeff Wilkins, 199958 Jeff Wilkins, 200154 Bob Waterfield, 1950
Most Made, Game†9 Bob Waterfield, vs. Balimore, 10/22/50
8 Paige Cothren, vs. San Francisco, 11/9/587 Bob Waterfield, @ New York Giants, 11/14/48
Bruce Gossett, vs. New York Giants, 11/13/66Jeff Wilkins, vs. Carolina 11/11/01
Most Made, Game, Opponent8 Tom Feamster, @ Baltimore, 11/25/56
Cliff Patton, @ Philadelphia, 10/7/507 Bob Jencks, vs. Chicago, 10/13/636 Many times, last by Neil Rackers, @ Arizona, 12/30/07
Most Consecutive Made371 Jeff Wilkins, 1999-2007165 Bruce Gossett, 1965-69102 David Ray, 1970-72
Highest Percentage Made, Career (100 attempts)99.8 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007 (403-404)98.2 Danny Villanueva, 1960-63 (111-113)98.1 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69 (211-215)
Most Made, No Misses, Season64 Jeff Wilkins, 199958 Jeff Wilkins, 200151 Mike Lansford, 1989
TWO-POINT CONVERSIONSMost Two Point Conversions, Career
7 Marshall Faulk, 1999-20063 Isaac Bruce, 1994-20072 Jerome Bettis, 1993-95
Tony Banks, 1996-98Ricky Proehl, 1998-2002
Most Two Point Conversions, Season2 Jerome Bettis, 1994
Marshall Faulk, 2000Marshall Faulk, 2004
1 Many times, last by Torry Holt, 2007Most Two Point Conversions, Game
2 Marshall Faulk, vs. Atlanta, 10/15/00 (2 runs)1 Many times, last by Torry Holt, vs. Arizona, 10/7/07
(pass from Gus Frerotte) Most Two Point Conversions, Opponent, Season
2 Terance Mathis, Atlanta, 19942 Reggie Bush, New Orleans, 2007
Most Two Point Conversions, Opponent, Game2 Reggie Bush, @ New Orleans, 11/11/07 (2 runs)1 Many times, last by Lee Evans, vs. Buffalo, 9/28/08
(pass from Trent Edwards)
FIELD GOALSMost Attempted, Career
328 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-2007217 Mike Lansford, 1982-90207 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69
Most Attempted, Season†49 Bruce Gossett, 1966
47 David Ray, 197345 David Ray, 1970
Most Attempted, Game7 Bob Waterfield, vs. Detroit, 12/9/51
Jeff Wilkins, vs. Denver, 9/10/066 Five times, last by David Ray, @ New Orleans,
11/26/725 Many times, Last by Jeff Wilkins, @ Detroit, 10/1/06
Most Attempted, Opponent,Game7 Rich Karlis, @ Minnesota, 11/5/896 Five times, last by John Carney, vs. New Orleans,
9/26/045 Many times, last by Matt Stover, @ Baltimore, 10/14/07
Most Made, Career 265 Jeff Wilkins , 1997-2007158 Mike Lansford, 1982-90120 Bruce Gossett, 1964-69
Most Made, Season39 Jeff Wilkins, 200333 Josh Brown, 201032 Jeff Wilkins, 2006
Most Made, Season, Rookie29 Frank Corral, 197818 Bruce Gossett, 1966
Rafael Septien, 197712 Danny Villaneuva, 1960
Most Made, Game6 Jeff Wilkins, vs. Denver, 9/10/065 Three times, last by Jeff Wilkins, vs. Detroit, 10/1/064 Many times, last by Josh Brown, at Arizona, 12/5/10
Most Made, Opponent, Game7 Rich Karlis, @ Minnesota 11/5/895 Six times, last by Matt Stover, @ Baltimore, 10/14/074 Many times, last by Jay Feely, @ New York Jets,
11/9/08Most Consecutive Field Goals Made 30 Jeff Wilkins, 1999-2001
19 Jeff Wilkins, 200317 Tony Zendejas, 1991
Most Consecutive Games, Made Field Goal27 Jeff Wilkins, 2002-0420 David Ray, 1970-7119 Bruce Gossett, 1967-68
Longest Field Goal57 Jeff Wilkins, vs. Arizona, 9/27/9855 Josh Brown, vs. Seattle, 11/29/0954 Many times, last by Josh Brown, vs. San Francisco,
1/3/2010Longest Field Goal, Opponent
56 Joe Nedney, vs. San Francisco, 12/24/0555 Adam Vinatieri, vs. New England, 12/13/98
Jay Feely, @ New York Jets, 11/9/0854 Three times, last by Josh Brown, vs. Seattle, 10/15/06
Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Career 26 Jeff Wilkins, 1997-200715 Josh Brown, 2008-
8 Tony Zendejas, 1991-94Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Season
6 Tony Zendejas, 1993Josh Brown, 2008Josh Brown, 2009
4 Jeff Wilkins, 2003, 2004, 20053 Jeff Wilkins, 1998, 2006, 2007
Josh Brown, 2010Most Made, 50 or More Yards, Game
2 Four times, last by Josh Brown, vs. New York Giants,9/14/08
1 Many times, last by Josh Brown, vs. Kansas City,12/19/10
COMPLETION PERCENTAGECareer (500 att.)66.4% Kurt Warner, 1998-2003 (1,688-1,121)62.1% Marc Bulger, 2001- (2,924-1,829)57.9% Sam Bradford, 2010- (741-429)
Season (min. 200 att.)67.7% Kurt Warner, 2000 (347-235)66.2% Marc Bulger, 2004 (495-321)65.1% Kurt Warner, 1999 (499-325)
Season, Rookie (min. 100 att.)
60.0% Sam Bradford, 2010 (590-354)59.7% Dieter Brock, 1985 (365-218)56.3% Ryan Fitzpatrick, 2005 (135-76)
Game (20 att.)86.9% Kurt Warner, vs. San Francisco, 10/10/99 (23-20)85.7% Jim Everett, vs. New York Giants, 10/18/92 (21-18)84.4% Kurt Warner, vs. Minnesota 12/10/00 (32-27)
Game (20 att.), Opponent91.3% Vinny Testaverde, vs. Cleveland, 12/26/93 (21-23)84.6% Kerry Collins, vs. New York Giants, 9/15/02 (22-26)81.3% Steve Young, vs. San Francisco, 11/28/93 (26-32)
YARDS GAINEDCareer 23,758 Jim Everett, 1986-9322,814 Marc Bulger, 2001-22,223 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72
Season4,830 Kurt Warner, 20014,353 Kurt Warner, 19994,310 Jim Everett, 1989
Season, Rookie3,512 Sam Bradford, 20102,658 Dieter Brock, 19852,544 Tony Banks, 1996
Game*554 Norm Van Brocklin, vs New York Yanks, 9/28/51509 Vince Ferragamo, vs. Chicago, 12/26/82454 Jim Everett, @ New Orleans, 11/26/89
Game, Opponent483 Boomer Esiason, vs. Cincinnati, 10/7/90462 Steve Young, vs. San Francisco, 11/28/93446 Richard Todd, @ New York Jets, 9/25/83
Most Seasons, 3,000 or More Passing Yards5 Jim Everett, 1988-923 Kurt Warner, 1999-01
Marc Bulger, 2003-04, 20062 Vince Ferragamo, 1980, 1983
Most Games, 300 or More Passing Yards, Career 30 Kurt Warner, 1998-200327 Marc Bulger, 2001-20 Jim Everett, 1986-93
Most Games, 300 or More Passing Yards, Season†9 Kurt Warner, 1999
Kurt Warner, 20018 Marc Bulger, 20067 Kurt Warner, 2000
Most Consecutive Games, 300 or More Passing Yards†6 Kurt Warner, 2000
4 Kurt Warner, 19993 Jim Everett, 1989, 1991
Mark Rypien, 1995Marc Bulger, 2006
Longest Pass Completion96t Frank Ryan (to Matson), vs. Pittsburgh, 10/1/6195t Bill Munson (to Pope), vs. Green Bay, 12/3/6493t Bill Wade (to Phillips), @ Green Bay, 11/16/58
Roman Gabriel (to Tucker), vs. San Francisco, 11/9/69
Opponent/Longest Pass Completion98t Jim Hart (to Rashad), @ St. Louis, 12/10/7295t Joe Montana (to Taylor), vs. San Francisco, 12/11/8991t Bart Starr (to Dowler), vs. Green Bay, 12/17/60
AVERAGE GAINCareer (500 att.)
8.56 Kurt Warner, 1998-2003 (1,688-14,447)8.49 Norm Van Brocklin, 1959-57 (1,897-16,114)8.01 James Harris, 1972-76 (652-5,220)
Season (Qualifiers)10.14 Norm Van Brocklin, 1954 (260-2,637)
9.88 Kurt Warner, 2000 (347-3,429)9.61 Bob Waterfield, 1945 (172-1,653)
Game (20 att.)15.40 Norm Van Brocklin, @ Chicago Bears, 11/16/5215.19 Roman Gabriel, vs. San Francisco, 11/9/6915.03 James Harris, @ Miami, 10/3/76
Game (20 att.), Opponent15.86 Ed Brown, vs. Chicago, 10/9/6014.46 Milt Plum, vs. Detroit, 11/1/6414.44 Steve Young, vs. San Francisco, 11/28/93
TOUCHDOWNSCareer
154 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72142 Jim Everett, 1986-92122 Marc Bulger, 2001-
Season41 Kurt Warner, 199936 Kurt Warner, 200131 Jim Everett, 1988
Season, Rookie18 Sam Bradford, 201016 Dieter Brock, 198515 Tony Banks, 1996
Game5 Bob Waterfield, vs. New York Bulldogs, 11/27/49
Norm Van Brocklin, vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
Norm Van Brocklin, @. New York Yanks, 9/28/51Bob Waterfield, vs. Green Bay, 12/16/51Roman Gabriel, vs. Cleveland, 12/12/65Vince Ferragamo, vs. New Orleans, 11/2/80Vince Ferragamo, vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83Jim Everett, @ New York Giants, 9/25/88Kurt Warner, vs. San Francisco, 10/10/99
4 Many times, last by Marc Bulger, vs. Washington,12/24/06
3 Many times, last by Sam Bradford, at Denver,11/28/10
Game, Opponent5 Dan Marino, vs. Miami, 12/14/864 Jeff George, @ Oakland, 9/28/97
Eli Manning, @ New York Giants, 10/2/053 Many times, last by Joe Flacco, vs. Baltimore
9/25/11 Most Games, Four or More Touchdowns Passes, Career 6 Norm Van Brocklin, 1949-57
Jim Everett, 1986-935 Vince Ferragamo, 1977-80, 1982-844 Roman Gabriel, 1962-72
Most Games, Four or More Touchdowns Passes, Season4 Vince Ferragamo, 19803 Kurt Warner, 20012 Norm Van Brocklin, 1957
Jim Everett, 1988Jim Everett, 1990Kurt Warner, 2000
Game (3 receptions)*63.0 Torry Holt, @ Atlanta, 9/24/00 (3-189)50.3 Jack Snow, @ Baltimore, 10/15/67 (3-151)49.7 Bob Boyd, @ Green Bay, 10/17/54 (3-149)
Game (3 receptions), Opponent55.3 Koren Robinson, vs. Seattle, 10/20/02 (3-166)49.3 Charley Taylor, vs. Washington, 10/22/67 (3-148)44.0 Charles Wilson, vs. Tampa Bay, 12/11/94 (4-176)
TOUCHDOWNSCareer
84 Isaac Bruce, 1994-200774 Torry Holt, 1999-200853 Elroy Hirsch, 1949-57
Season 17 Elroy Hirsch,1951
13 Harold Jackson, 1973Isaac Bruce, 1995
12 Isaac Bruce, 1999Torry Holt, 2003
Season, Rookie 10 Bucky Pope, 1964
8 Eddie Kennison, 19966 Leon Clarke, 1956
Torry Holt, 1999Game
4 Bob Shaw, vs . Washington, 12/11/49Elroy Hirsch, @ New York Yanks, 9/28/51Harold Jackson, vs. Dallas, 10/14/73Isaac Bruce, vs. San Francisco, 10/10/99
3 Many times, Last by Torry Holt, vs. Seattle, 10/15/06 2 Many times, Last by Billy Bajema, at Denver, 11/28/10
Game, Opponent4 Mike Ditka, vs. Chicago, 10/13/633 Many times, last by Torrey Smith, vs. Baltimore,
9/25/112 Many times, last by Marques Colston, at New
Rusty Jackson, @ San Francisco, 11/21/7611 Danny Villanueva, vs. Dallas, 9/30/62
Danny Villanueva, @ Pittsburgh, 9/13/64Donnie Jones, vs. San Francisco, 1/3/2010
10 Many times, last by Donnie Jones, @ San Francisco,11/14/10
Game, Opponent 14 George Taliafesero, vs. New York Yanks, 9/28/51
11 Tom Girard, vs. Green Bay, 12/3/50Gerry Collins, vs. Cleveland, 12/12/65Bobby Joe Green, @ Chicago, 12/2/73Tom Wittum, @ San Francisco, 11/21/76Hermon Weaver, @ Seattle, 11/4/79
10 Many times, Last by Tommy Barnhardt,@ New Orleans, 11/26/89
Longest Punt88 Bob Waterfield, @ Green Bay, 10/17/4886 Bob Waterfield, @ Green Bay, 10/5/4780 Donnie Jones, @ Seattle, 10/21/07
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers)43.6 John Misko, 1982 (45-1,961)43.2 Dale Hatcher, 1985 (87-3,735)41.8 Will Brice, 1997 (41-1,713)
Game (4 punts)56.3 Donnie Jones, vs. Arizona, (11/22/09)56.2 Donnie Jones, vs. Buffalo, 9/28/08 (5-281)56.0 Donnie Jones, vs. Arizona, 10/7/07 (4-224)
Game, Opponent (4 Punts)59.5 Mike Scifres, vs. Chargers, 10/17/10 (6-357)57.3 Fred Morrison, @ Chicago Bears, 11/16/52 (4-229)56.8 Sammy Baugh, @ Washington, 10/26/41 (6-341)
HAD BLOCKEDCareer
5 Bob Waterfield, 1945-524 Dale Hatcher, 1985-89, 19912 Many players, last by John Misko, 1982-84
Season2 Bob Waterfield, 1950
Jon Kilgore, 1967Rusty Jackson, 1976Glen Walker, 1978Ken Clark, 1979
1 Many times, last by Matt Turk, 2006Most Consecutive Punts, None Blocked380 Sean Landeta, 1993-96, 2003-04371 Donnie Jones, 2007-299 Norm Van Brocklin, 1951-57
PUNT RETURNSMost Seasons Leading Team
5 Henry Ellard, 1983-934 Jon Arnett, 1957-63
Jim Bertelsen, 1972-763 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1949-53
171 Drew Hill, 1979-84169 Ron Brown, 1984-89, 1991143 Tony Horne, 1998-2000
Season66 Danny Amendola, 200960 Drew Hill, 198157 Tony Horne, 2000
Season, Rookie56 Tony Horne, 199851 Arlen Harris, 200349 David Thompson, 1997
Game9 Danny Amendola, @ Tennessee, 12/13/098 Tony Horne, @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
Chris Johnson, @ Indianapolis, 10/17/05Derek Stanley, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07Danny Amendola, vs. Green Bay, 9/27/09
7 Many times, last by Danny Amendola, vs. Atlanta,11/21/10
Game, Opponent8 DeRon Jenkins, vs. San Diego, 10/1/00
Bethel Johnson, @ Minnesota, 12/31/06Pierre Thomas, @ New Orleans, 11/11/07
7 Tim Dwight, @ Atlanta, 10/17/99Dino Philyaw, vs. New Orleans, 11/28/99Dino Philyaw, @ New Orleans, 12/12/99Steve Smith, vs. Carolina, 11/11/01Maurice Morris, vs. Seattle, 10/20/02Kevin Kasper, vs. Arizona, 12/15/02
6 Many times, last by LaRod Stephens-Howling, vs.Arizona, 12/5/10
YARDS GAINEDCareer 3,918 Ron Brown, 1984-89, 19913,577 Tony Horne, 1998-20003,438 Drew Hill, 1979-84
Season1,618 Danny Amendola, 20091,379 Tony Horne, 20001,306 Tony Horne, 1998
Season, Rookie1,306 Tony Horne, 19981,175 Arlen Harris, 20031,110 David Thompson, 1997
Game267 Tony Horne, @ Kansas City, 10/22/00229 Derek Stanley, vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07217 Danny Amendola, @ Tennessee, 12/13/09
Game, Opponent304 Tyrone Hughes, @ New Orleans, 10/23/94294 Wally Triplett, vs. Detroit, 10/29/50252 Steve Smith, vs. Carolina, 11/11/01
Longest Kickoff Return105t Jon Arnett, vs. Detroit, 10/29/61
Travis Williams, vs. New Orleans, 12/5/71103t Tom Wilson, @ Baltimore, 11/25/56
Tony Horne, vs. Atlanta 10/15/00102t Tony Horne, vs. Atlanta, 11/29/98
33.7 Verda (V.T.) Smith, 1950 (22-742)32.8 Ron Brown, 1985 (28-918)31.8 Tom Wilson, 1956 (15-477)
Season, Rookie (Qualifiers)31.8 Tom Wilson, 1956 (15-477)28.0 Jon Arnett , 1957 (18-504)27.1 Ron Waller, 1955 (17-461)
Game (3 returns)51.7 Tommy Wilson, vs. Green Bay, 12/6/5951.5 Tony Horne, vs. Atlanta, 11/29/9850.3 Verda (V.T.) Smith, vs. Detroit 10/29/50
Game, Opponent (3 returns)73.5 Wally Triplett, vs. Detroit, 10/29/5052.7 Abe Woodson, vs. San Francisco, 11/8/5351.8 Joe Scott, @ New York Giants, 11/14/78
3 Many players, last by Aeneas Williams, 2001-04Season3 Monte Jackson, 1976
Rod Perry, 19782 Many times, last by Travis Fisher, 2003
FUMBLESOPPONENTS’ FUMBLES RECOVERED
Career 19 Johnnie Johnson, 1980-8918 Ed Meador, 1959-7017 Nolan Cromwell, 1977-87
Season5 Andy Robustelli, 1955
Bill Jabko, 1959Ed Meador, 1961Johnnie Johnson, 1981Brian Young, 2003
4 Many times, last by Anthony Parker, 19953 Many times, last by Oshiomogho Atogwe, 2008
Longest Fumble Return98t Toby Wright, @ New Orleans, 10/23/9494t Keith Lyle, @ Atlanta, 9/24/0093t Adam Archuleta, vs. Tampa Bay, 10/18/04
Longest Fumble Return, Opponent85t Eric Hill, vs. Phoenix, 9/1/9184t Larry Brink, vs. Chicago Bears, 11/28/5482t Donnie Edwards, vs. San Diego, 11/10/02
4.5 Kevin Greene, @ San Francisco, 12/18/884 Sean Gilbert, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/12/93
Leonard Little, vs. Minnesota, 11/30/03Game, Opponent
4 Edmund Nelson, vs. Pittsburgh, 9/16/84Roy Barker, vs. San Francisco 10/25/98Darryl Tapp, @ Seattle 10/21/07
3 Many times, last by DeMarcus Ware, vs. Dallas,10/19/08
2.5 John Rade, @ Atlanta, 11/17/85Reggie White, @ Green Bay, 9/3/95Kevin Greene, vs. Carolina 11/17/96DaShon Polk, @ Houston 11/27/05Bryant Young, @ San Francisco 11/18/07Brian Orakpo, vs. Washington, 10/2/11
TACKLESCOMBINED TACKLES
Career 915 Merlin Olsen, 1962-76897 Jack Reynolds , 1970-80896 David (Deacon) Jones, 1961-71
Season193 London Fletcher, 2000189 London Fletcher, 2001185 Jim Collins, 1984
BLOCKED KICKSBLOCKED PUNTS
Career 10 Ed Meador, 1959-70
8 Jack Youngblood, 1971-84David (Deacon) Jones, 1961-71
GAMES WONMost Consecutive Games Won (Including postseason)
11 19698 1952, 1967. 20017 1978, 1985, 1999, 2003
Most Games Won, Season (Regular Season)14 200113 1999
12 1973, 1975, 1978, 2003Most Consecutive Games Won, Season (Including postseason)
11 19698 1952, 1967, 20017 1978, 1985, 1999, 2003
Most Consecutive Home Games Won (Regular Season)15 2002-0413 1998-200011 1973-74, 1976-78
Most Consecutive Road Games Won (Regular Season)9 2000-027 1967-68
1968-691975-76
5 1988
GAMES LOSTMost Consecutive Games Lost (Regular Season)
17 2008-0912 1937-38, 1959-6011 1991-92
Most Consecutive Home Games Lost (Regular Season)14 2008-1011 1961-63
8 1997-98Most Consecutive Away Games Lost (Regular Season)
12 1991-9210 1961-62
9 1956-57, 1964-65, 2008-09
SCORINGMost Points, Season
540 2000526 1999503 2001
Most Points, Opponent, Season471 2000465 2008438 2007
Fewest Points, Season75 1937
116 1941
131 1938 Fewest Points, Opponent, Season
135 1975136 1945146 1977
Most Points, Game70 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/5065 vs. Detroit, 10/29/5059 vs. Atlanta, 12/4/76
vs. Atlanta, 11/10/96Most Points, Opponent, Game 56 @ Philadelphia, 10/8/50
@ Baltimore, 11/25/5654 @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
52 vs. Chicago, 10/13/63
Most Points, Both Teams, Game97 Rams 70, Baltimore 27, 10/22/5089 Rams 52, New York Giants 37, 11/14/48
Rams 65, Detroit 24, 10/29/5088 Rams 57, vs. San Diego 31 10/1/00
@ Kansas City 54, Rams 34, 10/22/00 Fewest Points, Both Teams, Game
6 Many times, last @ New Orleans 6, Rams 0, 11/9/86
7 vs. Chicago Cardinals 7, Rams 0, 11/23/41@ Chicago Cardinals 7, Rams 0, 9/13/429 @ Green Bay 6, Rams 3, 11/14/65
Rams 9, @ Cleveland 0, 11/27/77Most Points Overcome to Win Game
24 @ Tampa Bay, 12/6/92, (trailed 3-27, won 31-27)22 @ Green Bay, 10/12/52, (trailed 6-28, won 30-28)21 @ Green Bay, 11/17/57, (trailed 3-24, won 31-27)
@ Houston, 11/27/05, (trailed 3-24, won 33-27)Most Points, Opponent, Overcome to Win Game
23 @ Green Bay, 9/12/82, (trailed 23-0, won 35-23)21 vs. Denver, 12/12/82, (trailed 21-0, won 27-24)
18 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/01, (trailed 24-6, won 34-31)Most Points Overcome to Tie Game
28 vs. Philadelphia, 10/3/48, (trailed 0-28, tied 28-28)17 @ Chicago Cardinals, 11/15/53, (trailed 17-0,tied 24-24)
Most Points, First Quarter 26 vs. Green Bay, 12/12/53
24 vs. Seattle, 10/31/76vs. New England, 11/2/80
21 Many times, last vs. Dallas, 10/19/08Most Points, Opponent, First Quarter
28 @ Oakland, 10/29/7221 Twice, last vs. Baltimore, 9/25/1120 @ Kansas City, 10/22/00
Most Points, Both Teams, First Quarter 34 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50 (Rams 21, Colts 13)
33 vs. Green Bay, 12/12/53 (Rams 26, Packers 7)28 vs. New Orleans, 12/5/71 (Rams 21, Saints 7)@ Oakland, 10/29/72 (Raiders 28, Rams 0)vs. Dallas, 10/19/08 (Rams 21, Cowboys 7)
Most Points, Second Quarter 37 vs. Green Bay, 9/21/8028 @ New Orleans, 10/7/79
@ Atlanta, 12/9/79vs. Green Bay, 9/24/89vs. Indianapolis, 12/30/01
24 vs. Green Bay, 12/14/58vs. Detroit, 10/30/60vs. Pittsburgh, 9/22/68
Most Points, Opponent, Second Quarter 28 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 11/16/0824 vs. Arizona, 11/2/0823 @ New York Jets, 11/9/08
Most Points, Both Teams, Second Quarter 45 vs. Detroit, 10/30/60 (Rams 24, Lions 21)44 vs. Green Bay, 9/21/80 (Rams 37, Packers 7)42 @ Detroit, 10/12/58 (Rams 21, Lions 21)
Most Points, Third Quarter *41 vs. Detroit, 10/29/5028 vs. Chicago Cards, 11/11/5121 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 8/31/97
Most Points, Opponent, Third Quarter 25 vs. New Orleans, 10/28/0121 Many times, last @ Dallas, 9/30/0720 Three times, last vs. San Francisco, 10/22/95
Most Points, Both Teams, Third Quarter 48 vs. Detroit , 10/29/50 (Rams 41, Lions 7)
31 @ New York Giants, 11/14/48 (Giants 21, Rams 10)@ Chicago, 11/3/86 (Rams 17, Bears 14)
28 Many times, last @ Cleveland, 12/12/90 (Rams 14,Browns 14)
Most Points, Fourth Quarter 28 vs. Chicago, 10/26/52
vs. San Francisco, 12/30/0224 @ Green Bay, 10/12/52
@ Green Bay, 10/18/59@ Atlanta, 11/19/67
21 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 10/23/05Most Points, Opponent, Fourth Quarter 28 vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83
23 @ Oakland, 12/18/8222 vs. Arizona, 11/20/05
@ New Orleans, 11/11/07Most Points, Both Teams, Fourth Quarter
38 @ New York Yanks, 11/19/50 (Yanks 21, Rams 17)35 vs. Minnesota, 11/17/72 (Vikings 21, Rams 14)
vs. San Francisco, 10/23/83 (49ers 28, Rams 7)34 @ San Francisco, 10/4/92 (Rams 17, 49ers 17)
TOUCHDOWNSMost Touchdowns, Season
67 200066 199964 1950
Fewest Touchdowns, Season10 193716 194117 2009
Most Touchdowns, Game†10 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50
9 vs. Detroit, 10/29/508 Five times, last vs. Atlanta 11/10/96Most Touchdowns, Opponents, Game
8 @ Philadelphia, 10/8/50@ Baltimore, 11/25/56
7 @ San Francisco, 12/27/87@ Kansas City, 10/22/00@ Kansas City, 12/8/02
6 Many times, last @ Arizona, 12/30/07Most Touchdowns, Both Teams, Game
14 vs. Baltimore, 10/22/50 (Rams 10, Colts 4)12 @ New York Giants, 11/14/48 (Rams 7, Giants 5)
Most Field Goals Attempted, Opponent, Season39 200738 201037 1993
Most Field Goals Attempted, Game
7 vs. Detroit, 12/9/51vs. Denver, 9/10/066 Many times, last @ New Orleans, 11/26/725 Many times, last @ Cleveland, 12/8/03
Most Field Goals Attempted, Opponent,Game7 vs. Baltimore, 12/4/54
vs. Minnesota, 11/5/896 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 9/26/045 Many times, last @ Baltimore, 10/14/07
Most Field Goals Made, Game6 vs. Denver, 9/10/065 vs. Detroit, 12/9/51
vs. San Diego, 10/1/004 Many times, last at Arizona, 12/5/10
Most Field Goals Made, Opponent, Game†7 vs Minnesota, 11/5/89
5 vs. Dallas, 12/21/87vs. New Orleans, 9/26/04@ Baltimore, 10/14/07
4 Many times, last at Tampa Bay, 10/24/10
SAFETIESMost Safeties, Game
*3 vs. New York Giants, 9/30/842 vs. Green Bay, 10/21/731 Many times, last vs. Seattle, 11/25/07
Most Safeties, Game, Opponent2 @ San Francisco, 9/8/961 Many times, last vs. San Francisco, 12/26/10
FIRST DOWNSMost First Downs, Season
380 2000357 2001335 1999, 2003
Most First Downs, Opponent, Season333 1994
2009329 1996321 2000
Fewest First Downs, Season88 1937
101 1938103 1942Fewest First Downs, Opponent, Season
116 1944124 1939129 1945
Most First Downs, Game38 vs. New York Giants, 11/13/6634 vs. New York Yanks, 9/28/51
vs. Arizona, 9/28/0333 vs. Green Bay, 12/16/56
Most First Downs, Opponent, Game36 vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96
32 @ San Francisco, 11/20/9430 vs. Phoenix, 10/2/88
Most First Downs, Both Teams, Game58 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/24/54 (Rams 30, Bears 28)57 @ New York Yanks, 11/19/50 (Rams 32, Yanks 25)55 vs. Buffalo, 12/10/95 (Bills 28, Rams 27)
vs . Minnesota, 12/10/00 (Rams 32, Vikings 23)Fewest First Downs, Game
2 vs. Washington, 11/21/373 Four times, last @ Detroit, 9/24/404 Four times, last @ Detroit, 12/14/69
Fewest First Downs, Opponent, Game1 @ Seattle, 11/4/792 vs. Atlanta, 9/23/734 vs. Chicago Cardinals, 9/17/38
vs. Chicago Cardinals, 10/22/39Fewest First Downs, Both Teams, Game
12 vs. Chicago Cards, 10/3/37 (Rams 3, Cardinals 9)13 @ Detroit, 10/15/44 (Rams 7, Lions 7)15 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 11/21/76
(Rams 8, 49ers 7) Most First Downs, Rushing, Season
177 1973148 1983144 1980
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Season†36 1942
51 194461 1982
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Opponent, Season53 199963 196664 1966, 1970
Most First Downs, Rushing, Game21 @ New Orleans, 11/25/7319 vs. Atlanta, 12/4/7618 Three times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/79
Most First Downs, Rushing, Game, Opponent20 @ Washington, 11/25/5118 vs. New Orleans, 12/16/79
vs. Detroit, 9/7/8017 @ Detroit, 10/12/58
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Game0 @ San Francisco, 12/6/64
vs. New York Jets, 11/15/70@ Detroit, 11/17/91@ Kansas City, 12/8/02
1 Many times, last at NYG, 9/19/112 Many times, last vs. San Francisco, 1/3/2009
Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Opponent, Game0 Many Times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/791 Many Times, last @ San Francisco, 11/18/072 Many times, last vs. Carolina, 10/31/10
Most First Downs, Passing, Season247 2000236 2001219 2002
Most First Downs, Passing, Opponent, Season 198 1944
195 2000191 1996, 2010
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Season 23 1937
43 194444 1941
Fewest First Downs, Passing, Opponent, Season28 193741 1938, 194443 1939
Most Yards Gained Rushing, Both Teams, Game*595 vs. New York Yanks, 11/18/50 (Rams 371, Yanks 224)548 vs. Minnesota 11/5/61 (Rams 295, Vikings 253)506 @ Green Bay, 10/22/44 (Packers 294, Rams 212)
6 Many times, last @ Tampa Bay, 12/18/00 (Rams 3,Buccaneers 3)
PASSINGATTEMPTS
Most Passes Attempted, Season 635 2002
632 1995600 2003
Fewest Passes Attempted, Season 168 1937
199 1945208 1944Most Passes Attempted, Game 62 @ New York Giants, 10/2/05
61 vs. Buffalo, 12/10/9556 @ San Francisco, 9/11/05
Most Passes Attempted, Opponent, Game64 vs. Philadelphia, 11/6/4958 @ Arizona, 9/29/96
vs. Atlanta, 12/2/0755 vs. Chicago, 12/26/99
Most Passes Attempted, Both Teams, Game 97 vs. Chicago, 12/26/99 (Bears 55, Rams 42)
@ New York Giants, 10/2/05 (Rams 62, Giants 35)
96 vs. Cardinals, 9/12/10 (Cardinals 41, Rams 55)93 vs. Atlanta, 12/2/07 (Rams 35, Atlanta 58)Fewest Passes Attempted, Game 4 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37
6 vs. Chicago Cards, 11/5/39@ New York Giants, 11/10/40
8 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/9/38@ San Francisco, 11/21/76
Fewest Passes Attempted, Opponent, Game †0 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37
@ Pittsburgh, 11/13/496 @ Brooklyn, 9/20/397 vs. Chicago Cards, 11/5/39
vs. Baltimore, 12/18/65
Fewest Passes Attempted, Both Teams, Game4 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 (Rams 4, Lions 0)
24 vs. Atlanta, 9/23/73 (Rams 15, Falcons 9)25 Many times, last @ Pittsburgh, 11/13/49 (Rams 25,
Steelers 0)COMPLETIONS
Most Passes Completed, Season408 2002392 2005380 2000
Most Passes Completed, Game40 @ New York Giants, 10/2/0536 vs. San Diego, 11/10/0235 vs. San Francisco, 10/27/85
@ Seattle, 9/10/00@ Green Bay, 11/29/04
Most Passes Completed, Opponent, Game37 @ New York Jets, 9/25/83
vs. Jacksonville, 10/20/96@ Arizona, 9/29/96
36 vs. New England, 11/16/8634 @ St. Louis, 11/4/84
Most Passes Completed, Both Teams, Game60 @ Philadelphia, 9/9/01 (Rams 28, Eagles 32)59 vs. Chicago, 12/26/99 (Rams 27, Bears 32)
@ New York Giants, 10/2/05 (Rams 40, Giants 19)57 @ Baltimore, 10/27/96 (Rams 26, Ravens 31)
Fewest Passes Completed, Game1 Many times, last @ New York Giants, 11/10/402 @ San Francisco, 10/10/713 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 11/21/76
Fewest Passes Completed, Opponent, Game†0 vs. Pittsburgh, 11/13/49
2 Many times, last @ Seattle, 11/4/793 Many times, last @ Chicago, 9/24/72
Fewest Passes Completed, Both Teams, Game1 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37 (Rams 1, Lions 0)4 vs. Chicago Bears, 10/9/38 (Rams 1, Bears 3)6 vs. Chicago Cards, 10/3/37 (Rams 3, Cardinals 3)
vs . Pittsburgh, 10/29/39 (Rams 1, Steelers 5)
YARDS Most Yards Gained, Passing, Season*5,492 20004,903 20014,480 2002
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent, Season4,085 20004,024 19893,913 2009
Most Yards Gained, Passing, Both Teams, Game847 vs. Cincinnati, 10/7/90 (Rams 364, Bengals 483)784 vs. San Diego, 10/1/00 (Rams 451, Chargers 333)769 vs. Chicago 12/26/82 (Rams 506, Bears 263)
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Game -18 @ San Francisco, 10/10/71
-5 @ Dallas Texans, 11/9/5218 vs. Pittsburgh, 10/29/39
Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Opponent, Game -30 @ Seattle, 11/4/79
-1 @ Green Bay, 10/13/740 vs. Detroit, 9/10/37
@ Pittsburgh, 11/13/49 Fewest Yards Gained, Passing, Both Teams, Game
20 vs. Detroit , 9/10/37 (Rams 20, Lions 0)28 @ Dallas Texans, 11/9/52 (Rams -5, Texans 33)44 @ San Francisco, 11/21/76 (Rams 26, 49ers 18)
COMPLETION PERCENTAGEHighest Completion Percentage, Season
Highest Completion Percentage, Game (10 att.)88.9 @ San Francisco, 11/7/5487.0 vs. San Francisco, 10/10/9985.7 vs. New York Giants, 10/18/92
Highest Completion Percentage, Opponent,Game (10 att.)91.3 vs. Cleveland, 12/26/9381.8 vs. Green Bay, 12/17/6081.0 vs. San Francisco, 11/18/62
vs. Pittsburgh, 12/20/07
HAD INTERCEPTEDFewest Passes Had Intercepted, Season
7 19698 2006
11 1971, 1973, 1977 Most Passes Had Intercepted, Season
35 194134 193832 1981
Most Passes Had Intercepted, Game7 Many times, last vs. Detroit, 10/26/586 Many times, last @ Carolina, 12/12/045 Many times, last @ Tennessee, 12/13/09
TOUCHDOWNSMost Touchdowns, Passing, Season
42 199937 2000, 200131 1950, 1980, 1988
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Game6 vs. New York Bulldogs, 11/27/49
vs. Washington, 12/11/49vs. Detroit, 10/29/50
5 Many times, last vs. San Diego, 10/1/004 Many times, last vs. Washington, 12/24/06
Most Touchdowns, Passing, Opponent, Game5 vs. St. Louis, 9/23/60
vs. Chicago, 10/13/63vs. Miami, 12/14/86@ San Francisco, 12/27/87
4 Many times, last @ New York Giants, 10/2/053 Many times, last at Detroit, 10/10/10
SACKSTOTAL SACKS
Most Sacks, Season57 199956 1980, 1985, 198853 1970
Fewest Sacks, Season17 199118 198225 200926 1994
Most Sacks, Game10 vs. Atlanta, 9/28/69
vs. San Diego, 10/4/709 Many times, last @ Buffalo, 9/20/988 Three times, last vs. Minnesota, 11/30/03
Most Sacks, Opponent, Game11 @ Baltimore, 11/22/6410 @ San Francisco, 12/6/74
vs. San Francisco, 10/11/769 @ New Orleans, 12/1/85
Most Sacks, Both Teams, Game16 @ Baltimore, 11/22/64 (Rams 5, Colts 11)14 @ New Orleans, 10/24/76 (Rams 9, Saints 5)13 vs. Tampa Bay, 11/5/78 (Rams 9, Buccaneers 4)
INTERCEPTIONSTOTAL INTERCEPTIONS
Most Interceptions, Season38 195232 1967, 197631 1950, 1955
Most Interceptions, Game7 vs. Detroit, 11/26/44
vs. Green Bay, 11/11/45@ Chicago Bears, 10/9/49vs. San Francisco, 10/18/64
6 @ Pittsburgh, 12/4/38@ New York Yanks, 11/19/50@ Dallas, 11/9/52@ Kansas City, 10/20/85@ Atlanta, 12/15/96
Most Fair Catches, Game4 Many times, last at Seattle, 1/2/113 Many times, last at San Francisco, 10/4/092 Many times, last at San Francisco, 11/14/10
Most Fair Catches, Opponent, Game5 Four times, last at San Francisco, 11/14/104 Many times, last at San Francisco, 9/17/063 Many times, last vs. Atlanta, 11/21/10
Most Fair Catches, Both Teams, Game8 @ Baltimore, 11/8/71 (Rams 3, Colts 5)7 Many times, last @ SF, 11/14/10 (Rams 2, 49ers 5)6 Many times, last @ San Francisco, 9/17/06 (Rams 2,
49ers 4)
YARDS GAINEDMost Yards, Punt Returns, Season 711 1978
676 1981640 1947
Most Yards, Punt Returns, Opponent, Season 681 1963
652 1998637 1994
Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Season 102 1993
129 1960143 2004
Fewest Yards, Punt Returns, Opponent, Season 55 1972
Most Penalties, Game15 Five times, last vs. Philadelphia, 12/18/0514 Many times, last vs. New Orleans, 11/26/0013 Many times, last vs. Green Bay, 12/16/07
Most Penalties, Opponent, Game18 vs. Chicago Bears, 11/10/46
vs. Cleveland, 10/7/5117 vs. New Orleans, 11/26/0016 @ Chicago Bears, 10/10/48
Most Penalties, Both Teams, Game31 vs. New Orleans, 11/26/00 (Rams 14, Saints 17)27 vs. Chicago Bears, 11/10/46 (Rams 9, Bears 18)26 vs. New Orleans, 11/8/81 (Rams 13, Saints 13)
Bold denotes player active with RamsItalics denotes rookie
RUSHING247 Willie Ellison vs. New Orleans .......................... Dec. 5, 1971 (26 carries, 1 TD)223 Tom Wilson vs. Green Bay ............................... Dec. 16, 1956 (23 carries, 0 TD)221 Greg Bell vs. Green Bay................................... Sept. 24, 1989 (28 carries, 2 TD)220 Marshall Faulk @ New Orleans........................ Dec. 24, 2000 (32 carries, 2 TD)215 Eric Dickerson vs. Houston............................... Dec. 9, 1984 (27 carries, 2 TD)213 Charles White @ St. Louis................................ Nov. 15, 1987 (34 carries, 1 TD)212 Jerome Bettis @ New Orleans ......................... Dec. 12, 1993 (28 carries, 1 TD)
210 Greg Bell @ New England................................ Dec. 24, 1989 (26 carries, 1 TD)208 Eric Dickerson @ St. Louis............................... Nov. 4, 1984 (21 carries 0 TD)208 Marshall Faulk vs. Atlanta................................. Oct. 15, 2000 (25 carries, 1 TD)207 Eric Dickerson vs. Tampa Bay.......................... Oct. 5, 1986 (30 carries, 2 TD)205 Dan Towler @ Baltimore................................... Nov. 22, 1953 (14 carries, 1 TD)202 Marshall Faulk @ Carolina ................................ Dec. 23, 2001 (30 carries, 2 TD)199 Ollie Matson @ Chicago Bears......................... Oct. 11, 1959 (31 carries, 3 TD)199 Eric Dickerson vs. Detroit .................................. Oct. 2, 1983 (30 carries, 2 TD)
195 Trung Canidate @ New York Jets .................... Oct. 21, 2001 (23 carries, 2 TD)193 Eric Dickerson @ St. Louis............................... Sept. 7, 1986 (38 carries, 2 TD)192 Eric Dickerson @ New York Jets ...................... Sept. 25, 1983 (28 carries, 2 TD)
191 Eric Dickerson @ Tampa Bay........................... Nov. 25, 1984 (28 carries, 3 TD)183 Marshall Faulk vs. Carolina............................... Nov. 11, 2001 (15 carries, 2 TD)
183 Marshall Faulk vs. Seattle................................. Oct. 20, 2002 (32 carries, 3 TD)181 Marshall Faulk @ Atlanta.................................. Oct. 17, 1999 (18 carries, 1 TD)179 Steven Jackson vs. Jacksonville .................. Oct. 30, 2005 (25 carries, 0 TD)
178 Marshall Faulk @ Arizona................................. Nov. 3, 2002 (27 carries, 1 TD)170 Eric Dickerson vs. Atlanta................................. Oct. 26, 1986 (30 carries, 0 TD)169 Dick Bass @ Chicago....................................... Dec. 9, 1962 (20 carries, 1 TD)168 Marshall Faulk vs. Atlanta................................. Jan. 6, 2002 (20 carries, 1 TD)166 Ron Waller vs. Philadelphia.............................. Sept. 30, 1956 (20 carries, 1 TD)166 Charles White vs. Pittsburgh............................. Oct. 11, 1987 (33 carries, 1 TD)164 Eric Dickerson @ New Orleans ........................ Oct. 14, 1984 (20 carries, 0 TD)161 Steven Jackson @ Atlanta ............................. Dec. 28, 2008 (30 carries, 2 TD)160 Steven Jackson vs. Dallas ............................. Oct. 10, 2008 (25 carries, 3 TD)159 Charles White vs. Atlanta.................................. D ec. 13, 1987 (29 carries, 2 TD)158 Greg Hill, @ Buffalo .......................................... Sept. 20, 1998 (19 carries, 2 TD)158 Marshall Faulk vs. Oakland............................... Oct. 13, 2002 (26 carries, 0 TD)
155 Charles White @ Atlanta................................... Oct. 18, 1987 (31 carries, 0 TD)155 Dan Towler vs. New York Yanks ...................... Nov. 18, 1951 (13 carries, 1 TD)154 Marshall Faulk @ New Orleans........................ Dec. 12, 1999 (29 carries, 1 TD)154 Dan Towler vs. Chicago Bears ......................... Oct. 25, 1953 (24 carries, 1 TD)152 Lawrence McCutcheon @ New Orleans........... Nov. 25, 1973 (20 carries, 0 TD)152 Lawrence McCutcheon @ Chicago .................. Dec. 2, 1973 (24 carries, 0 TD)152 Lawrence McCutcheon vs. Atlanta ................... Dec. 11, 1977 (17 carries, 0 TD)150 Eric Dickerson @ Seattle.................................. Sept. 23, 1985 (31 carries, 3 TD)150 Eric Dickerson vs. Green Bay........................... Nov. 24, 1985 (31 carries, 1 TD)150 Steven Jackson vs. Washington ................... Dec. 24, 2006 (33 carries, 1 TD)
GAMES WITH MORE THAN ONE 100-YARD RUSHERNov. 8, 1953 vs. San Francisco, Skeet Quinlan (11-119) and Paul Younger (12-101)Oct. 24, 1954 vs. Chicago Bears, Dan Towler (15-123) and Paul Younger (27-106)Oct. 31, 1954 vs. Detroit, Paul Younger (18-140) and Skeet Quinlan (13-119)Dec. 4, 1955 vs. Baltimore, Ron Waller (24-138) and Paul Younger (25-132)Sept. 16, 1973 @ Kansas City, Jim Bertelsen (28-143) and Lawrence McCutcheon (21-120)Sept. 12, 1976 @ Atlanta, Lawrence McCutcheon (26-115) and John Cappelletti (22-102)Sept. 19, 1976 @ Minnesota, John Cappelletti (28-128) and Lawrence McCutcheon (29-110)Nov. 11, 1996 vs. Atlanta, Lawrence Phillips (14-106) and Harold Green (13-106)Nov. 11, 2001 vs. Carolina, Marshall Faulk (15-183) and Trung Canidate (16-145)
PASSING554 Norm Van Brocklin vs. New York Yanks ........... S ept. 28, 1951 (30 / 46, 0 TD, 0 Int)509 Vince Ferragamo vs. Chicago........................... Dec. 26, 1982 (30 / 46, 3 TD, 2 Int)454 Jim Everett @ New Orleans ............................. Nov. 26, 1989 (29 / 51, 1 TD, 2 Int)
453 Marc Bulger vs. San Diego............................... Nov. 10, 2002 (36 / 48, 4 TD, 0 Int)450 Marc Bulger vs. New York Jets......................... Jan. 2, 2005 (29 / 39, 3 TD, 2 Int)448 Marc Bulger @ Green Bay................................ Nov. 29, 2004 (35 / 53, 2 TD, 1 Int)442 Marc Bulger @ New York Giants...................... Oct. 2, 2005 (40 / 62, 2 TD, 3 Int)441 Kurt Warner vs. Denver .................................... Sept. 4, 2000 (25 / 35, 3 TD, 3 Int)436 James Harris @ Miami...................................... Oct. 3, 1976 (17 / 29, 2 TD, 1 Int)431 Trent Green vs. Carolina................................... Nov. 5, 2000 (29 / 42, 2 TD, 0 Int)406 Jim Hardy vs. Chicago Cardinals...................... Oct. 31, 1948 (28 / 53, 3 TD, 2 Int)401 Tony Banks @ Atlanta ...................................... Nov. 2, 1997 (30 / 42, 2 TD, 1 Int)401 Kurt Warner @ New England ........................... Nov. 18, 2001 (23 / 34, 3 TD, 2 Int)394 Kurt Warner vs. San Francisco......................... Sept. 17, 2000 (23 / 34, 2 TD, 2 Int)
390 Kurt Warner vs. San Diego............................... Oct. 1, 2000 (24 / 30, 4 TD, 0 Int) 388 Marc Bulger vs. Washington............................. Dec. 24, 2006 (25 / 38, 4 TD, 0 Int)385 Kurt Warner vs. New Orleans ........................... Oct. 28, 2001 (29 / 47, 1 TD, 4 Int)
378 Marc Bulger @ San Francisco.......................... Nov. 2, 2003 (26 / 42, 1 TD, 2 Int)377 Jim Everett @ Philadelphia............................... Nov. 6, 1988 (24 / 45, 2 TD, 4 Int)
375 Marc Bulger @ Pittsburgh................................. Oct. 26, 2003 (22 / 37, 1 TD, 0 Int) 372 Billy Wade @ Green Bay.................................. Nov. 16, 1958 (19 / 42, 1 TD, 2 Int)372 Jim Everett vs. Cincinnati.................................. Oct. 7, 1990 (25 / 46, 2 TD, 0 Int)372 Mark Rypien vs. Buffalo.................................... Dec. 10, 1995 (31 / 55, 1 TD, 2 Int)368 Jim Everett vs. Indianapolis .............................. Sept. 17, 1989 (28 / 35, 3 TD, 1 Int)
368 Marc Bulger vs. San Francisco......................... S ept. 19, 2007 (24 / 41, 1 TD, 0 Int)366 Trent Green vs. Washington............................. Nov. 20, 2000 (23 / 38, 2 TD, 1 Int)365 Jim Everett @ Denver....................................... Nov. 27, 1988 (25 / 47, 2 TD, 1 Int)365 Jim Everett vs. New Orleans ............................. Dec. 9, 1990 (31 / 50, 1 TD, 2 Int)
362 Marc Bulger @ San Francisco.......................... Sept. 11, 2005 (34 / 56, 2 TD, 1 Int)360 Marc Bulger vs. Seattle..................................... Oct. 15, 2006 (26 / 39, 3 TD, 1 Int)359 Kurt Warner vs. Indianapolis............................. Dec. 30, 2001 (23 / 30, 3 TD, 1 Int)358 Marc Bulger vs. New Orleans ........................... Sept. 26, 2004 (32 / 49, 1 TD, 0 Int)356 Billy Wade @ Baltimore .................................... Nov. 23, 1958 (24 / 41, 0 TD, 2 Int)
356 Marc Bulger vs. Chicago................................... D ec. 11, 2006 (34 / 55, 3 TD, 0 Int)354 Jamie Martin vs. San Francisco........................ Dec. 24, 2005 (33 / 41, 1 TD, 2 Int)
354 Marc Bulger vs. Kansas City............................. Nov. 5, 2006 (31 / 42, 1 TD, 0 Int)353 Tony Banks @ Baltimore .................................. Oct. 27, 1996 (26 / 40, 1 TD, 1 Int)352 Marc Bulger vs. Atlanta..................................... O ct. 13, 2003 (23 / 34, 2 TD, 2 Int) 351 Kurt Warner @ Carolina.................................... Dec. 5, 1999 (22 / 31, 3 TD, 2 Int)
GAMES WITH MORE THAN ONE 100-YARD RECEIVERDec. 11, 1949 vs. Washington, Tom Fears (10-159) and Bob Shaw (5 -137)Sept. 22, 1950 vs. New York Yanks, Glen Davis (5-103) and Dick Hoerner (4-105)Nov. 19, 1950 @ New York Yanks, Dick Hoerner (14-125) and Elroy Hirsch (8-157)Sept. 28, 1951 @ New York Yanks, Tom Fears (7-162), Elroy Hirsch (9-173), and Verda (V.T.) Smith (2-103)Dec. 14, 1952 vs. Pittsburgh, Tom Fears (10-122) and Elroy Hirsch (4-108)Oct. 4, 1953 @ San Francisco, Bob Boyd (4-107) and Elroy Hirsch (9-107)Sept. 26, 1954 @ Baltimore, Skeet Quinlan (4-135) and Bob Boyd (4-121)Oct. 10, 1954 @ Detroit, Bob Boyd (8-128) and Elroy Hirsch (6-105)Nov. 21, 1954 @ New York Giants, Bob Boyd (5-103) and Tom Fears (9-136)Dec. 12, 1954 vs. Green Bay, Bob Boyd (4-106) and Elroy Hirsch (5-119)
Oct. 7, 1956 @ San Francisco, Elroy Hirsch (8-150) and Bob Boyd (7-119)Nov. 23, 1958 @ Baltimore, Lamar Lundy (6-103) and Del Shofner (8-110)Oct. 11, 1964 @ Chicago, Jim Phillips (7-110) and Bucky Pope (4-108)Nov.1, 1964 @ Detroit, Carroll Dale (7-109) and Marlin McKeever (6-100)Dec. 4, 1976 vs. Atlanta, Ron Jessie (4-112) and Dwight Scales (2-102)Dec. 26, 1982 vs. Chicago, George Farmer (9-183) and Preston Dennard (5-122)Sept. 9, 1990 @ Green Bay, Henry Ellard (6-106) and Willie Anderson (5-128)Oct. 7, 1990 vs. Cincinnati , Henry Ellard (7-100) and Willie Anderson (7-144)Dec. 9, 1990 vs. New Orleans, Henry Ellard (5-107) and Willie Anderson (5-123)Sept. 1, 1991 vs. Phoenix, Robert Delpino (10-113) and Henry Ellard (7-116)Dec. 5, 1999 @ Carolina, Isaac Bruce (6-111) and Az-Zahir Hakim (4-122)Dec. 12, 1999 @ New Orleans, Isaac Bruce (4-102) and Torry Holt (6-113)Sept. 4, 2000 vs. Denver, Az-Zahir Hakim (5-118), Torry Holt (6-103), and Marshall Faulk (4-100)Oct. 1, 2000 vs. San Diego, Isaac Bruce (9-167), Marshall Faulk (6-116), and Az-Zahir Hakim (5-104)Nov. 5, 2000 vs. Carolina, Az-Zahir Hakim (8-147) and Torry Holt (4-130)
Nov. 10, 2002 vs. San Diego, Isaac Bruce (10-163) and Torry Holt (7-118)Sept. 7, 2003 @ New York Giants, Isaac Bruce (8-120), and Torry Holt (7-111)Sept. 19, 2004 @ Atlanta, Torry Holt (9-121) and Isaac Bruce (5-102)Oct. 1, 2006 vs. Detroit, Isaac Bruce (7-100) and Torry Holt (6-102)Dec. 24, 2006 vs. Washington, Isaac Bruce (9-148) and Steven Jackson (6-102)
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Rams Spagnuolo Will Keep The FaithBY BERNIE MIKLASZ
In the late stages of his team's disappointing 31-13 loss to Philadelphia, Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo was already working on nextweek's game plan. It began with the effort to restore his players emotionally.
Spags moved from player to player on the sideline, offering words of encouragement and a pat on the back. You could see the players nodat the coach in agreement. Some put an arm around him.
"I knew there was a teaching moment there," Spagnuolo said Saturday afternoon in his office at Rams Park. "Most of what I was sayingwas, 'Hey, men, we have a long way to go. It's a marathon, not a sprint. Get your heads up.' I'd like to consider myself to be a teacher. I'mhere for them. Not to bang them down and wear them out because I want to show that I'm some kind of tough guy or 'leader.' I don'tbelieve in tearing people down. I'm here to hopefully build something."
Spagnuolo believes that it's best to challenge players after they've had time to cool down, and think. In the days after the loss to theEagles, Spagnuolo's upbeat persona gave way to his more pragmatic side. In reviewing what went wrong against the Eagles, he isolatedtheir mistakes and demanded more attention to detail.
"It doesn't accomplish anything to overreact," he said. "I don't think knee-jerk is the way to go. It just shows a lack of composure. After acouple of days, I still jumped them for things that shouldn't have happened."
Spagnuolo's patience and power of positive thinking will likely be tested in the coming weeks as the Rams navigate their way through avicious early-season schedule. Next up: Monday night's game in New Jersey against the New York Giants.
Whether the Rams win or lose, you can count on Spagnuolo to keep his head together. That consistency is a reason why playersappreciate playing for Spagnuolo.
Coaches tend to be insecure. The pressure, the losing, can drive them crazy. When things get nasty, you'll see coaches try to score pointswith the media and fans by berating players publicly. These diatribes are entertaining, but they tend to damage the trust between playerand coach.
Rams players know that Spagnuolo will have their back. He won't sell them out to redirect the heat away from him. If he's upset, he'll dealwith his guys privately, and his criticism is almost always constructive.
So where does this come from? Why does Steve Spagnuolo strive to see the best in people when it would be so much easier to wallow innegativity and misery?
Faith is an important component of Spagnuolo's life. Faith formed much of the foundation of his marriage to wife Maria. Faith is thefabric that holds everything together, including his positive coaching philosophy.
"Faith is huge to me," Spagnuolo said. "There is no conceivable way that I should be sitting where I am. There's only one reason that I'mhere, it's because God wanted me here."
And to understand why Spagnuolo considers it something of a miracle to be sitting there in his office on this gray Saturday, preparing forthe Giants, you have to go back to a warm summer night in 1980, when he was 20.
It was July 8, the evening of the annual MLB All-Star Game. Spagnuolo, living in Grafton, Mass., made plans to go watch the game withhis best friends Richie Vacca, Jackie Herbst and Craig LeClaire at a local hangout.
At the family dinner table, Steve's mom, Carol Spagnuolo, asked him to reconsider. Her father — his Grandpa Leo — wanted to comeover and watch the game with Steve.
Spagnuolo initially resisted. But he remembered a conversation with his girlfriend after the death of her grandfather. She told Steve toappreciate opportunities to be with Grandpa Leo while he still had the chance.
And so the young Spags called his friends, told them to go on without him. He stayed home to watch the All-Star Game with GrandpaLeo.
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At 7 a.m. the next morning the phone rang.
Richie, Jackie and Craig never made it home. After midnight, their car had swerved into an oncoming tractor trailer, and all three werekilled in a horrific head-on collision.
"I should have been in that car," Spagnuolo said. "I shouldn't be here. Someone, for whatever reason, watched over me. There are nonormal reasons why I should have been in New York and won a Super Bowl in my first year with the Giants (as defensive coordinator.)Or why I should be the head coach of this team.
"When I have doubts in my mind, I go back and say 'Wait a minute, I know God has got me here for a reason.' And I don't believe He'dset me up to fail, because look at what all that He has done for me.' So it gives me strength."
And it keeps Spags positive, too. That wasn't always the case. The shocking death of his friends actually pushed Spagnuolo away from hisfaith.
"I was pretty young, confused, searching for answers," he said. "And I remember thinking about why my life was saved that night. Andwhy my friends died. I have to tell you I had a dark period for eight, nine years after that.
"I was always thinking, you know, 'How could You let that happen to my three friends? There must not be a God.' I was lost for a while.But there were people in my life who kept knocking on the door. They weren't going to let me stay in that place. Finally, I began to comearound, and I grew."
Spagnuolo is grateful to Leslie Frazier, now the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. As assistants on Andy Reid's staff in Philadelphiathey shared an office. Frazier, a devout Christian, helped Spagnuolo clear his head during long talks at night, after the football work wasdone for the day.
Frazier helped revive Spagnuolo, spiritually. And when Maria came into his life, Spanguolo was rescued completely.
"My wife is so unique and special," he said. "She never has a weak moment. She is an amazing person. I believe the reason she is like thatis because she has Christ in her. That's where I think it comes from. I'm not always like that. I fail all of the time. But she has it. And howlucky I am to have someone with me like that every day."
During quiet moments, Spagnuolo will occasionally think about his three friends, Grandpa Leo, and the twist of fate that eventually ledhim on a path to become head coach of the Rams.
"When we leave our high school years, and go away to college, you probably end up with only two or three really close friends in lifefrom that time," he said. "And three of mine were just wiped out. So there was a big void there. I think about it a lot on the anniversary."
Richie, Jackie and Craig died on July 9, 1980.
Steve and Maria Spagnuolo were married at the Vatican in Rome in a small, quiet ceremony on July 9, 2005.
"We didn't plan it that way," he said. "But it's a good thing. It really is a good thing."
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McDaniels' philosophy: 'I just want to win'BY JIM THOMAS
Josh McDaniels grew up in a football town, in a football family and the son of a football coach. And all the stories surrounding that aretrue.
By age 4 he was attending two-a-days to watch his dad's high school team. By age 10 he was scouting games with his father. He got afootball for Christmas every year, and slept with a football every night well into his teen-age years. He'd wrap the footballs in a towel tokeep them warm; it helped keep them properly inflated.
When it was story time, his grandmother pulled out the NFL Football Encyclopedia and read to him.
"I still have that book," McDaniels said. "I had asthma, so I was sick a little bit more than most kids. So my grandmother spent a little bitmore time with me. My parents spent a lot of time with me."
Anybody who knows anything about Ohio high school football knows who Josh's father is — Thom McDaniels. From 1982-97, the elderMcDaniels went 134-42 at powerhouse McKinley High in Canton, winning a state title. He later coached Maurice Clarett at HardingHigh. In a twist of fate, he's now an assistant coach at McKinley's archrival — Massillon High. "He's gone over to the dark side,"McDaniels said, laughing.
With all that in his background, was there any other way for Josh McDaniels to go career-wise than coaching football?
"I was around it a lot," said McDaniels, who eventually played quarterback for his father at McKinley. "Got to go to practice. Got to go tothe games. Got to be in the locker room. See all the inner-workings of a football program. And just kind of fell in love with it."I didn't have any idea I would do it at the NFL. Never really thought about that till I had the opportunity to latch on with New England.But I just wanted to be involved in the game because I think it's great. I think it was a great way for me to grow up"
So, long before McDaniels was a graduate assistant under Nick Saban at Michigan State, or was hired by Bill Belichick in New England,or learned the Patriots' offense from Charlie Weis, he learned football from his father. And Thom McDaniels wasn't just a football coach,he was a football junkie.
He attended a clinic almost every weekend throughout the winter. Every spring he'd make a couple of visits to a college campus, wherehe'd watch practice and study film. Legendary Michigan coach Bo Schembechler was a big influence; so was former Ohio State coach JimTressel.
"Maryland, West Virginia, Michigan State, Notre Dame, Minnesota," Thom McDaniels said. "I've gone all over the place to get answersand to learn more about whatever phase of the game I had an interest in at that time.".
At first it may have come more by osmosis, but young Josh McDaniels was the beneficiary of all that football exposure and knowledge.He couldn't help but have a higher football IQ than many of his peers, be it in high school or as a quarterback-turned-wide receiver atJohn Carroll University in suburban Cleveland. (One of McDaniels' college teammates was London Fletcher, the former Rams linebackernow with Washington.)Who knows what McDaniels would be doing now if his father were ... an insurance salesman.
"I don't know," he said. "I always felt when I was younger that I learned more from being around football stuff than I did in any class Iever took or any year of schooling that I was ever involved in. Because you get to learn about adversity and teamwork and leadership andworking with people."
UP THE COACHING LADDER
McDaniels had barely gotten his feet wet in coaching, when he found himself out on the street. Saban left Michigan State for LouisianaState following the 1999 season, and in the aftermath McDaniels was out of a job. He didn't have to sell insurance; just scrap plastic.
"We'd bring it in, melt it down, and sell it," McDaniels said.
Brian Daboll, currently the Miami Dolphins' offensive coordinator, helped get McDaniels out of plastics. Daboll had been on thatMichigan State staff in '99, was with New England in 2000, and helped hook McDaniels up with the Patriots.
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McDaniels interviewed with Belichick and Patriots executive Scott Pioli in February 2001. His first day on the job came later that monthat the NFL scouting combine. He split his time doing grunt work for Pioli in the front office and grunt work for Belichick and thecoaching staff.
"They put me in charge of breaking down all the film for the Patriots' defense to study," McDaniels said. "So I was breaking down theoffenses that we were playing. That was when I got to see St. Louis in depth that year because we played them in the regular season, thenwe also played them in the Super Bowl. It was kind of a neat deal because you got to see all the things Mike (Martz) was doing."
As stunning as the Patriots' Super Bowl victory was over the Rams, Martz said after the regular-season victory at Foxborough 2½ monthsearlier that the Patriots were good enough to reach the Super Bowl.
"I remember that game," McDaniels said. "We blitzed a ton. It was like 55 blitzes, and I don't think we got to Kurt (Warner) once. It wasclose — 24-17 or something like that. But we weren't quite good enough at that point. We were getting better."
(Actually, the Patriots did sack Warner once in a game where he threw 41 times for 401 yards and three touchdowns.)
Next came two years as a defensive assistant. "Those two years, where I was actually in the (meeting) room on the defense side, weretotally invaluable to me because I got to spent every day with Romeo Crennel, Eric Mangini, Rob Ryan, Pepper Johnson, and Bill."
In '04, Belichick switched him to quarterbacks coach, and in '05 after offensive coordinator Charlie Weis left to become head coach atNotre Dame, McDaniels began calling plays. At age 29. He wasn't officially given the title of offensive coordinator until the followingseason.
It was a meteoric rise up the coaching ranks, and one that didn't stop there. Following the 2008 season, he was hired as head coach of theDenver Broncos. At age 32. Maybe it was a case of too much too fast, because McDaniels crashed and burned in the Mile High City.
After a 6-0 start in '09, the Broncos lost 17 of their next 22 games. Little more than a week after it was discovered that the Broncos hadillegally taped a San Francisco walk-through practice prior to a game in London, McDaniels was fired with four games left in the 2010season. He wasn't unemployed long.
REVIVING AN OFFENSE
For McDaniels, Denver already seems a long way off. He likes being back in the Midwest, and seems relaxed entering his first season asRams offensive coordinator. He has a No. 1 overall draft pick at quarterback in Sam Bradford and a two-time Pro Bowl running back inSteven Jackson. But there are question marks in a revamped receiver corps, and the offensive line must show improvement.
The Rams drafted a tight end and two wide receivers; in free agency they signed a wide receiver, a right guard and a pair of backuprunning backs. But really, the team's biggest offseason acquisition was McDaniels.
"Bar none, he's one of the best coordinators in the business," said defensive tackle Justin Bannan, who came to the Rams via free agencyfrom Denver. "This guy knows football like no other. He knows the offensive side, and he knows the defensive side. He knows footballpretty much better than anyone I've ever seen, so as far as an offensive coordinator you're getting a guy that's a complete student of thegame. That knows the game, and knows how to attack weaknesses."
The Rams averaged only 18 points a game last season, tied for 26th in the league. To be a legitimate playoff team, they need anothertouchdown a game. Where does McDaniels find it?
"Whenever you go back and look at your team from the last year, there's always things that you see and you say, 'You know what, we'vegot to improve in these areas,' " McDaniels said. "There's usually a lot of 'em."
MISCONCEPTIONS
The challenge is identifying the best ways to improve in those areas, and hope that those improvements make you more efficient, moreexplosive, more productive. Which all sounds pretty basic. On the other hand, trying to pigeon-hole McDaniels' offensive philosophy istrickier. In fact, since he arrived in St. Louis a couple of misconceptions already have sprung up. Namely:
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Not really. During four seasons calling plays in New England and two years doing so as Denver's head coach, McDaniels had a tight endcatch more than 36 passes only once. In comparison, last year's top tight end in St. Louis (Daniel Fells, now with the Broncos) had 41catches.
As a unit, Rams tight ends caught 70 passes for 697 yards and seven TDs last season. In his six seasons calling plays, McDaniels' tight
end units topped 70 receptions only once, had more than 697 yards only twice, and combined for more than seven TDs only twice.
2.) McDaniels is all about the passing game.
Not necessarily. Although he's never had a 1,000-yard rusher in New England or Denver, the Patriots finished sixth in rushing offense in2008, 12th in '06, and 13th in '07. So in three of those six seasons, McDaniels-coached offenses finished in the top half of the league inrushing. They weren't far away from that in 2009, either, when the Broncos finished 18th.
So what is his offensive philosophy?
"First of all, I just want to win," he said. "That sounds simple, but sometimes I think that means we've got to do what's necessary thatweek against that team. Sometimes it may be asked of us to play faster and be no-huddle because that's the best thing for that game. Othertimes it may be run the ball a whole bunch — maybe more than normal because that's the best way to play 'em.
"The way that I would describe it is we want to try to use the people in our room to give ourselves the best chance to succeed. So if thetight ends warrant us throwing them the ball a whole bunch because they're that good in the passing game, then that's what we should do.
"And if we have a great running back — which I think we do here — then he deserves to touch the ball a certain number of times everyweek. If the quarterback plays better in the shotgun, then we'll be in the shotgun more. The receivers, if we're better out of a bunchformation than we are in a spread formation, then we should be in a bunch formation."
TAKING IT WEEK TO WEEK
So take the notion of being flexible using offensive personnel. Couple that with the idea of attacking specific weaknesses of the opposingdefense each week. And you have the two basic tenets of the McDaniels' system. In that sense, it's a week-to-week proposition
"Largely our concepts and our protections, and what runs we want to run, those will stay fairly the same," McDaniels said. "It's just howyou place your guys in the best position to succeed against that defense. That to me is what changes on a weekly basis.
"Our guys have been great in training camp because we've tried to simulate that a little bit. Each day has not been, all right, we're runningthe same things we did yesterday. It's been, here's the new stuff, let's learn it, let's go out and execute it well. We've tried to get them intothat frame of mind because that's kind of how we hope to play when we go from week to week."
The seeds of that approach were sewn with his father back in Canton.
"We were taught to be analytical and we were taught to understand what it is that defenses are trying to accomplish with that front andthat coverage and so forth," Thom McDaniels said. "Because everything has a weakness. Everything has a strength. And if we understandthe strength and understand the weakness, then we'll attempt to expose the weakness and to attack the weakness to the extent that we can.We'll manipulate the defense if that's possible."
Those two early years spent as a defensive assistant in New England were invaluable as well. "We were trying to figure out how to beatother team's offenses, and how our rules worked against certain people," McDaniels said. "When I did transfer over (to offense), a lot of that information has really shaped how I do things on offense."
Because of the lockout, McDaniels has had only five weeks to figure out what the Rams's offensive players can and can't do. And if yourplayers aren't good enough, there's nothing in the playbook that can help. And certainly nothing in the NFL Football Encyclopedia, either.
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Bradford steps into Year 2 ready to go to next levelBY BRYAN BURWELL
The making of an NFL quarterback is a fascinating process. A year ago at this time, the pro football world was awaiting confirmation thatSam Bradford was as good as advertised. He was the No.1 pick in the NFL Draft, and he was in the early stages of learning his craft.
Surrounded by teachers who were trying to teach him new techniques and an entirely new football language — not to mention dealingwith the scrutiny of teammates and legions of hard-bitten pro football wise guys who are not easily impressed — young Mr. Bradfordpassed with flying colors.
He was the NFL's offensive rookie of the year. He set an NFL rookie record for most consecutive passes thrown without an interception.He opened eyes and removed all doubt about his ability to hold up under the physical pounding at this level. Yet now we are on the vergeof his second season in the NFL as the Rams starting QB, and the same eyes are on him again.
Since we live in a "what have you done for me lately" world in pro sports, we have to pay close attention to these things.So consider this the Bradford Update 2011: The kid isn't a kid anymore, and he's dead set on getting better.
The throws are getting better. His command of Josh McDaniels' new offense is shockingly good and his willingness to assume leadershipof this team — his team — is now complete. And just in case you were wondering, he is not looking for modest, incrementalimprovement for the Rams.
He's convinced the Rams can win the Super Bowl.Not in the future, people. He's talking about right here, right now.When asked what his goals were for this season recently, Bradford didn't play coy.
"A trophy," he said with a glimmer in his eyes.
As in the tall, sterling silver Lombardi Trophy?
"Uh huh," he said, smiling even more. "Why else are we in this business?"
This came up a lot during the summer as Bradford sat with all the national football writers who came to camp ready to praise Bradfordand the Rams for last year's 7-9 season. And every time that happened, Bradford got angry. He told them he did not come to St. Louiswith the intent of being average. He came here for the same reason he went to Oklahoma. It's the same reason he used to give his bestchildhood friend the silent treatment when as 11-year-olds they were playing childhood games in the summer sun.
If they're keeping score, Bradford wants to win.
"That was my whole point in getting angry with those (reporters)," Bradford said. "Every time I was asked (if he was pleased with lastseason), I was thinking who in their right mind sets out to go 7-9? If you do that, that is so far from the right mind set that you're almostlike not even allowing yourself the chance to succeed. ... It's a joke really."
There is nothing in Bradford's competitive DNA that suggests he wants to do anything modestly on the field of play.
GROWING UP BRADFORD
"I hate to lose," Bradford says, almost embarrassed. "I reallllllly hate to lose."
He chuckles when he says this then drops his head in mock shame when asked how competitive he was growing up. "There were a lot of stories, lots of 'em," he says.
He recalls the time when he was 11 years old and he and his best friend would get dropped off at a local golf course. The day would startof innocently enough with a bucket of balls on the driving range and maybe a dip in the swimming pool. "But as soon as we got on thegolf course, right after the first or second hole, everything changed," Bradford says. "As soon as someone took a one-stroke lead, westopped being friends. For the next 17 holes, we didn't say a word to each other. It was just bearing down and trying to beat the other guy.
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"If you hit a good shot, I didn't expect to hear anything from him and he didn't expect to hear anything from me, because it wasn'tcoming," he says now. "I wanted to beat him and he wanted to beat me and it was just put your head down, make your shots and dowhatever you could to get in the other guy's head."
The little boys were grinding it out and even after the round was complete — win, lose or draw — the competitive fire did not extinguish
for an hour or so after they finished playing.
"We'd be sitting in the kitchen at my house and my mom would make us sandwiches for lunch and that's when we remembered we werefriends again," Bradford says. "It was bad. We wouldn't calm down until she handed us our lunch. And then a day later we were back at itagain. It really was bad."
Even now, a decade later, though, Bradford didn't really act like it was all that bad. In fact, as he tells the story, it sounds like this is acompetitive badge of honor, particularly when he explains that he can't really think of a circumstance growing up where he would cut afriend or family member a break on the field of play.
"Oh no," he laughs. "I would never let anyone win."
'HE'S OUR LEADER'
There were plenty of challenges for the rookie quarterback last year, but there are just as many for the second-year QB, too. There isanother new playbook to devour, another offensive coordinator to tutor him on the finer points of the job, another season full of expectations to fulfill. But the one thing that we have already learned about Bradford is this: the questions no longer revolve around if heis up to the task, only when he will blossom fully as one of those once-in-a-generation franchise quarterbacks who can lead a team tochampionship prosperity.
"You know it's crazy to think of him only in his second year," nine-year veteran offensive lineman Adam Goldberg said. "I don't eventhink of him as a young guy anymore. He's our leader and we do what he tells us to do. You know sometimes when you test things thatare not proven, like a rookie, you just keep putting more on their plate to see how they handle it? You start off small, then you keep onpiling more and more stuff on their plate."
Goldberg is one of those people who enjoys sizing people up. He carefully observed every subtle and not-so-subtle thing that Bradfordwas confronted with, and came away distinctly impressed. He was waiting to see if the burdens that were being piled on the kid wouldbuckle him even in the slightest way. "But with Sam," said Goldberg, "the more stuff you add, he seems to get more comfortable. It's likeyou're just giving him another tool in his tool belt."
The first challenge he faced for his sophomore season was the labor lockout that kept the players away from coaching and supervisedmini-camps and organized off-season team activities. That meant that there would be no intense instruction from coaches on McDaniels'new offensive system. But before the lockout began, Bradford received a playbook from McDaniels and on his own took a crash course inlearning every detail of the thick playbook.
TAKING CHARGE
As the lockout dragged on, the players got together for several unsupervised workouts. As the Rams players traveled around the countryconducting off-season workouts from St. Louis to Norman, from Houston to Phoenix, Bradford's teammates began to notice that the quietand reserved rookie had vanished. It was more than just his outspoken demeanor, though, that was different. It was his complete
command of his environment.
There were veterans and rookies at these lockout workouts with a new playbook and no coaches there to explain it to them. There were nocoaches around to make sure that these makeshift OTA's and mini-camps had the same sense of urgency that supervised workouts wouldhave provided.
They had no coaches, but they had Bradford, and that was more than enough.
"We knew that we were going in the right direction with Sam this summer," said Mardy Gilyard, the second-year wide receiver who wasrecently cut. "Sam was some of everybody. He went from being Coach Spags to Mickey D (McDaniels) to being (receivers coach Nolan)Cromwell. He was whoever we needed him to be. He took the tight ends to the side and 'Hey we need to run it this way.' He took our widereceivers aside and said 'Hey we need this (pattern) run here, and we need this (pattern) run there. We need you to break it off at this
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point, not this point. Do this, do that.' Sam knew exactly how he wanted everything run. And for all this (offensive system) being so brandnew, we were all looking at Sam like 'Damned man, you really know it.'"
And then Gilyard smiled like he had just discovered a wonderful secret, which of course he actually had.
"That's exactly what we need in our starting quarterback," Gilyard said. "You would have thought Sam has been in this league for 10years by the way he took control of everything."
THE GROWTH PROCESS
A year ago, he wouldn't have been able to do this. At least that's what Bradford thought. He did not want to be viewed as a cocky rookiewho came in with no pelts on the wall expecting people to follow him simply because he was the No.1 draft pick.
"I think there were a couple of times (last year) where I shied away or looked for someone else to say something just because I felt, youknow, who am I to say something?" Bradford admitted. "As the season went on, I probably felt like in the back of my head, yeah I couldhave said something. But at the same time I was still not trying to step on toes, and not be that guy where everyone looked at and said,'What do you know rookie?'"
That attitude was not only noticed, but appreciated by veterans like cornerback Ron Bartell. "You definitely appreciate somebody whocomes in humble, and willing to learn, willing to listen, especially with the amount of money these guys are being paid nowadays. So itwas refreshing to see that. But this football team is going to go as far as he takes us. It's his team. We all recognize that. He's the No.1overall pick. He did a lot of great things last year. This is his football team. We make no bones about that."
But based on the way he played as a rookie, I asked Bradford if he really thought anyone would have raised an eyebrow if he had spokenup more often.
"I don't know," he said.
This wasn't false modesty. It was the sensible, even-headed manner of a young man who was smart enough to know that leadership is notsomething you grab, it is something you earn.
"Looking back at the beginning of the year, I still had to prove myself," Bradford said. "Now by the end of the year, I did become morevocal. But for most of the time last year, I was still trying to figure out what I was doing. I didn't have time to worry what everyone elsewas doing. When we were watching film, I was still trying to figure out where I was going to go with the ball. I wasn't trying to harp onpeople about being a yard short or a yard deep on a pass route. I was just trying to figure out what the defense is doing and what am Igoing to do. This year I am more comfortable with everything, so I am able to do more than concentrate on my own situation."
THE COMPETITIVE FIRE
That comfort level with assuming the outspoken leadership role is one of the many things that immediately struck McDaniels as heobserved his young quarterback. "That's been really an exciting thing for me to see," says McDaniels. "He is a little bit more reserved incertain settings. But I think that's because he's paying great attention to all the little details and all the coaching points.
"But the other night for example (before the pre-season game) in Kansas City, we made one mistake in pregame. We were running our 7-on-7s and somebody was misaligned, and he grabbed the skill group right there and just lit into 'em, you know, in a positive way about,
'there's no room for that.' I think that he shows that fire and that intensity specifically on game day. And I think the more comfortable hegets in our offense this year with the guys he's playing with in the huddle, I think you'll see that on a more continual basis. It's there and heshows it. He has a great sense for the right timing for it, too."
There have been several revealing moments over the past year where Bradford has exhibited that competitive fire. There were two gameslast year where coach Steve Spagnuolo wanted to take Bradford out of the game, once when the head coach was trying to protect the kidfrom getting battered by the defense and once when the coach thought the kid wasn't playing well. Both times Bradford barked back atSpags and refused to come out.
It was not a rebellious move. It was a leadership move. Bradford believed that a bad message would be sent to his teammates if the coachever took him out of a game for any reason other than injury. He didn't care if he was getting beat up. So were his teammates. He didn'tcare if he was struggling. He would find a way to rebound and give his team its best chance to win.
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Those were eye-opening moments that showed that Bradford was finding his leadership voice.
"When Sam talks it's not for just any reason," says receiver Danny Amendola. "It's because he has something to say. He's going to be oneof the great ones. He knows how to get it done."
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Competitive fires stoke Bradford and rebuilt RamsBY PETE PRISCO
Sitting in a chair inside an office at the St. Louis Rams' facility during a recent interview, Sam Bradford was about as cool as he looks onthe field. He was polite. He was courteous. He was thoughtful. But then I made the tactical error of bringing up the team's expectations
after the Rams' surprising 7-9 record in 2010, a season that saw Bradford, the top pick in the draft last year, show that he has the tools tobe a top-tier quarterback. The Rams were a game away from winning the NFC West after going 1-15 in 2009, so the natural assumption isthat it was a good year, including the surprise push for a playoff berth. Don't dare say that to Bradford.
"It bugs me when people like you say our expectations are higher now," Bradford said. "For most people, their expectations for this teamare middle of the road. That just bugs me. If guys in this building ever start to believe in people's expectations, than we are in trouble. Ourexpectations are way up there. If we don't get there, we should be mad. We should be pissed off. Last year, for example, we were a gamefrom the playoffs. And I heard more people say we had a good year. I'm like, 'Are you kidding me?' We didn't make the playoffs. Wedidn't win a playoff game. We didn't make the Super Bowl. You're telling us we had a great year?"
That's who Sam Bradford is as a competitor. He doesn't play anything or do anything to finish second.
"My expectations are for us to make the playoffs and win the Super Bowl," Bradford said. "If you don't think that way, you just settle.That's the worst thing in the world. If I came out and said last year that if we could just win four games it would have been awesome,that's terrible. Who wants to be 4-12? Why ever set expectations like that. It blows my mind."
It's that way wherever he competes. Take the ping-pong table. He is the best on the team. But receiver Danny Amendola beats him nowand then, and Amendola said it drives Bradford crazy.
"I let him know all about it," Amendola said. "He beats me more than I beat him, so I have to get on him when I do win. He doesn't likeit."
It's that drive and determination that helps feed this young team. If they see their second-year quarterback with that much drive, it has torub off.
"He wants to be the best at ping-pong, he wants to be the best at pool, he wants to be the best at everything," Rams linebacker JamesLaurinaitis said. "That's the way he is. When your quarterback is that way, guys look to that. That's what's so special about him.
"He wants to be the best quarterback. No matter how much money you give him. No matter how high the expectations, nothing willchange. His goal is being the best. He's very motivated. He's very competitive."
In his first season, Bradford threw for 3,512 yards and had 18 touchdown passes and 15 interceptions. It was an impressive rookie season,one that made Bradford look at times like he's been doing it for a long time.
That was on the outside. On the inside, it was a different story. "I was trying to figure out what went along with playing the position,"Bradford said. "Kind of doing it on the fly."
Bradford said early in his rookie season he would rarely get past the second read. By midseason, he was getting to third and fourth reads.That inability to go through his progressions led to what some said was too much checking down.
Bradford's yards-per-attempt average was 6.0 yards, which was lowest among starting quarterbacks -- except fellow rookie JimmyClausen of Carolina.
That led to the notion that Bradford wouldn't take chance throws. He doesn't like that perception. "I wouldn't say chance, I wouldn't sayrisky," Bradford said. "I feel as a second-year quarterback now it's a lot easier to go through my progressions. Last year, for the most part,especially early, I'm going to one and two and if it's not there I'm going to throw it away or check it down. Once you feel comfortable ingoing through the progressions that's where I guess what can appear to be riskier throws happen. They're really not. They're just takingwhat the defense gives you."
Bradford now has to learn a new offense for the second consecutive year. Just as he got settled into the offense run by Pat Shurmur, theBrowns hired Shurmur away to be their head coach. Josh McDaniels replaced him. McDaniels was fired as coach of the Denver Broncos,but he brings a reputation as a good offensive mind. The new offense will have more formations. It will have more throws down the field-- be more wide open.
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And Bradford loves learning a new system all over again. That's the competitor in him.
"Any quarterback would be crazy to tell you they wouldn't be excited to play with Josh," Bradford said. "The challenge of learninganother new offense is what makes it fun. It's not like it's something I've been doing for 12 years and it's repetitive and boring. I'm nottired of doing the same things every day. It's something new. Every day is a challenge. Every day I feel I am getting better. Every day out
there I am getting more confident."Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said the offense will be made up of 60 percent of what McDaniels brings and 40 percent of what Bradforddid well last season.
"I enjoy watching the interaction between Josh and Sam and seeing how intense Sam is at getting everything down perfect," Spagnuolosaid. "That's who he is. I can see that he is very determined and motivated to be perfect in this thing. That's the guy. He's motivated to runthis offense better than anybody who has run it."
In case anybody's wondering, a guy named Tom Brady ran the same offense. Bradford has a long way to get to that. But he's off to a goodstart. Just don't tell him that. There's so much more to do -- and this is one quarterback that doesn't seem as if he will ever be content withwhat he's already done.
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Rams' Laurinatis is a football fiendBY JIM THOMAS
Defensive end Chris Long already had a year under his belt in the NFL when the Rams selected Ohio State linebacker James Laurinaitisin the second-round of the 2009 draft.
So on a Rams roster that has seen massive turnover under general manager Billy Devaney and coach Steve Spagnuolo, he has insights onLaurinaitis like few others on the team.
For example: "He has this red sweater vest that he wears so he can look like Coach (Jim) Tressel," Long said. "One time I went over to hishouse unexpectedly. I opened the door and he was just sitting there in his red sweater vest. He was watching old Ohio State tape."
Or: "He's a prototypical linebacker. I think he would eat a football if he could. I think he would actually try to eat a football if he could."And: "It's football, football, football with him. Sometimes I come down here at 10 at night (to Rams Park) and have to pull him out of ameeting room. He's just watching film, and he's wearing his Ohio State sweat suit."
OK, only one of these statements by Long about Laurinaitis is false.
"I do not have a sweater vest, no," Laurinaitis said. "I will deny that."
As for eating a football, well, "I think he's right," Laurinaitis said. "If football was edible ... You know, it is a huge part of my makeup. I'mnot ashamed of that."
He has had this love of football for just about as long as he can remember. And once the season starts, there's little else in his life exceptfor his two rottweiler dogs and the occasional video game. Otherwise, as Long says, it's football, football, football.
Laurinaitis has loved the game for just about as long as he can remember. From his days playing little league football with his father -former famed pro wrestler James "The Animal" Laurinaitis - as his coach. To his time as Minnesota's "Defensive Mr. Football" atWayzata High in Plymouth, Minn.
And to his highly decorated tenure at Ohio State, where among other laurels he was an All-American and winner of the Butkus Award ascollege football's best linebacker.
The perfectionist
"I'm a perfectionist by nature," Laurinaitis said, which means he's never truly satisfied. "That's just how I've been raised. That's the waymy dad was. My dad told me a long time ago, the day you feel like you know everything or you're too good for everything, why don't you
just give it up? Because your motivation's going to go right downhill. It's kind of woven into me."
What better person then, to man the key middle linebacker - or MIKE - position in the Steve Spagnuolo defense in St. Louis?
"He's an elite guy on the work-ethic scope," Spagnuolo said. "He's a gym rat. You'd have to ask him, but I don't think there's any otherplace he'd like to be, or there can't be many other places he'd rather be, than over here working on his trade and his career. And he takes itreal serious, which is a good thing to have at that position."
It's not that the Rams, or any other NFL team for that matter, don't have a lot of players who take their craft seriously and put in the timeto study film, get treatment or whatever else it takes to get better.
But as the middle 'backer in the Spagnuolo system, Laurinaitis has to make all kinds of calls to get the front seven lined up before the ballis snapped.
And from the start of his rookie season in 2009, Laurinaitis accepted that challenge.
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"As the MIKE, you feel like you have to be the most prepared out of everybody," Laurinaitis said. "We have a lot of smart players on thisdefense, but if your MIKE 'backer is screwing up, then everybody else, they don't trust you to make checks when you really need to. Soyou have to be on point."
So he bought a laptop and had it rigged like the coaches' computers by Larry Clerico, who heads the Rams' video operations department.
In other words, loaded with film of that week's opponent, so Laurinaitis could take his work home with him.
On Tuesday night, the eve of the first practice day of the week, he studies the opponents' running plays and play-action stuff, becausethat's what the defense will practice against on Wednesday.
On Wednesday night, he looks at third-down plays, short-yardage, and goal-line stuff, because that's what the Rams practice against onThursday.
Thursday night, he's all over the red zone stuff, again, because that what goes on during Friday's practice.
"I like to stay a day ahead," he said. "Being in Year 3 now, I can kind of start to predict what calls we'll have in for base defenses beforewe even get the game plan stuff."
QB of the defense
When it comes to the mental aspect of the defense, and a total understanding of what is widely believed to be a complex scheme,Spagnuolo has seen the growth in Laurinaitis even though it's still early in his NFL career.
"He's getting to that point where he'll come over in the middle of the game and say, ‘Hey, they're doing this. They're saying this. Shouldwe go to that?'" Spagnuolo said. "He's thinking further ahead than you would as a player, because he knows. Part of it's him and I gettingused to each other. He kind of knows what I might want to do or might want to change, and that comes with - how many games have webeen together - 34 games? So he's getting to not quite a graduate school level, but he's in his senior year."
The results might not be showing up yet in the won-loss column, or even in the overall play of the defense. But Laurinaitis' impact on thedefense is tangible. Former longtime NFL coach Rick Venturi knows as much about linebacker play as just about anyone, and he sees itevery game from Laurinaitis.
"I think he's playing tremendous," said Venturi, now a radio show co-host and football analyst for WXOS (101.1 FM) in St. Louis. "It's alittle bit overshadowed by the lack of (team) success. I mean, he's checking the defense, he's getting guys in the right spot. He looks likehe's played for 10 years out there. He knows the system. His leadership presence - you can just feel it. I've coached defense all my life. Imean he's got it."
If you watch Laurinaitis before the snap, he looks almost like a quarterback at the line of scrimmage. He's barking out calls, making handsignals, getting players lined up.
Sometimes, just like a Peyton Manning, they are dummy calls, or false signals just to throw off the opposing offense. And sometimes,they are "double calls," similar to an audible or a "check-with me" call by a QB.
"There are so many different parts to our defense," Long said. "It's really a layered-type thing. And he's got to make all those calls, downto where we line up sometimes. A lot is asked of him, and I think he does a great job with it. We try to help him the best we can, but he
really does run the show."
A COLLISION SPORT
Now the mental part is very important to the ultimate success of the defense from play to play. But at the end of the day, it's a collisionsport, especially at the middle linebacker position.
"I don't know that our system functions very well if that person (middle linebacker) can't do the cerebral part of it," Spagnuolo said. "Butthe one thing I always talk to him about is don't let it become a - it's not a basketball game, it's not chess. It's still football. So once you get
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the mental part done before the ball is snapped, just remember that the game is a physical game and it's about hitting people. It's not aboutout-thinking them, so he's kind of adopted that."
Laurinaitis has taken those words to heart. In the offseason, he worked on improving his quickness and explosiveness. That has helped hisrange, making him more of a sideline-to-sideline player. His coverage skills never were bad, but they have improved from his rookie
season. And the physical part of his game is there, too.
"He's a downhill, physical player, who plays really hard," coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens said. "He is solid across theboard, run and pass. One of the premier linebackers. I think he's going to be in the Pro Bowl soon enough."
So even with the pre-eminent inside linebacker of this era coming to the Edward Jones Dome on Sunday, Ray Lewis of the Ravens, keepan eye on Laurinaitis of the Rams. He'll be the one wearing jersey No. 55 - not a red sweater vest.
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Burwell: Quinn offered hope in player's time of needBY BRYAN BURWELL
Nancy Butters doesn't know all that much about football, but she sure knows plenty about people. Butters is a social worker at DukeUniversity's Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, and you can learn a lot about people when you spend your working hours dealing
in the incomprehensible sadness and uncommon inspiration inside a hospital pediatric ward.This is where Butters first set eyes on a 19-year-old Robert Quinn sitting amidst a room full of kids his age and much younger. Some of the children in the room were laying in beds with IV needles in their arms. Many were frail and bald, barely clinging to life.
But there was nothing frail about Quinn. He was a well-muscled football player, not a terminal cancer patient. It was the fall of 2009, twoyears before the talented University of North Carolina pass rusher would become the first-round draft pick of the St. Louis Rams. Here hewas, two years removed from being told rather clinically that he had a tumor growing in his head and that soon he potentially could endup brain dead.
"The nurse told me that, then made this very dramatic walk out the room," Quinn remembered. "It was kind of like that Boobie Milesmoment (in the movie "Friday Night Lights") when they told him he would never play football again. I looked at my mom and just lostit."
But Quinn was one of those medical miracles Nancy Butters prays for every day. He was lucky because the doctors not only discoveredthat his tumor was benign, soon after an operation to shrink the tumor and reduce the swelling to his brain, Quinn was back playing sportsand on his way to becoming a scholarship athlete and a future NFL first-round draft pick.
And now here he was at the hospital — at her request by the way — trying to provide some inspiration for another young football playernamed Lavelle Sloan, who had recently learned that he too had a tumor lodged on his brain.
"It was the most amazing thing," Butters said. "Think about it for a moment. It can't be the easiest thing in the world for a kid that youngto have survived something like this like Robert had. And you could understand completely if the last thing he wanted to do would be togo into an environment where everyone around him was acting as a reminder of what he'd gotten through. It could have been the last thinghe wanted to see or do. But here he was walking right into this ward with kids taking (chemotherapy), and he handled it wonderfully."
Before you start questioning what sort of character the Rams may have drafted with the No. 14 selection in the first round, you mightwant to check in with Nancy Butters. You have heard the stories about the kid being permanently expelled from NCAA competition foraccepting "illegal benefits" from an unscrupulous South Florida jeweler, and maybe you're wondering if the Rams have brought some sortof unsavory scoundrel to Rams Park.
If you feel that way, ask Butters what she thinks. She can't stop finding fine things to say about Robert Quinn.
"I was sitting there watching him get drafted (Thursday) night and I can't tell you how good that made me feel," she. "I know all thethings that were said about him and the trouble he got in with the NCAA, but the Robert I know is a fine young man. ... If you know whatI know, you'd understand exactly why I feel this way."
A time of hope
So what does she know that you don't know?
This is not the sort of thing you will find on his football curriculum vitae. The story begins in May, 2009, in a small North Carolina townof Spring Lake when a 5-foot-5, 170-pound running back at Pine Forest High School near Fayetteville named Lavelle Sloan was rushed toCape Fear Valley Medical Center with blurred vision, severe headaches and vomiting. The 18-year-old Sloan underwent tests thatrevealed a golf ball-sized tumor growing on the right side of his brain.
One day later, he was at Duke undergoing exploratory surgery. When he came to hours later, Sloan sat in his hospital room with hisparents and listened as doctors and social workers tried to explain what was wrong. They called it a grade 4 glioblastoma, a malignantcancerous growth that is aggressive and difficult to eradicate. But when you are an 18-year-old kid with a lifetime of dreams floating inyour head and some stranger in a white coat starts such sobering conversations, surely all you can hear are the most frightening fragments.
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Tumor ...
Malignant ...
Cancer ...
Chemotherapy ...
They told him he would have to give up football, but Lavelle kept hoping, praying and believing that he would beat cancer and find hisway back onto the football field for his senior year. The treatments made him too weak to play, but one day in the fall of '09 he waswatching a UNC football game on television with his father, Randy McLaughlin, when they heard the commentators talking about RobertQuinn and how he had overcome his brain tumor and gotten back on the football field.
"He's been through what I have," Lavelle said at the time. "He gives me a lot of hope."
In October of 2007, early in his senior year at Fort Dorchester High in North Charleston, S.C., Quinn began waking up each morning withsevere headaches. The headaches got worse, and Quinn began acting strangely. "I noticed things were going on," his mother, Maria, said."The color of his eyes were changing, he was complaining of headaches. He was going to bed early, and that wasn't him. Then one nighthe went to bed at 9 o'clock on a Saturday and I knew something was wrong. But I just figured he was tired. But the next day he woke up,and something was really wrong."
The headaches were so severe that he collapsed in the bathroom, and his parents immediately took him to the hospital where theydiscovered a benign tumor on the right side of his brain just above his forehead. He underwent emergency surgery to reduce the size andremove fluid from around the tumor that was causing the swelling in his brain and causing the headaches.
Before the operation, that's when the nurse made the dramatic announcement on the severity of the tumor. "They told us he would neverplay sports again," Maria said. "I said that was up to God."
Her husband, James, a former world-class high hurdler in college, said the only thing he wanted to know about was "whether (the tumor)was cancerous or not. When it came back that it wasn't cancerous. I was relieved. Then, when they said he might not be able to play sportsagain, I was okay with that as long as my son was going to be alive. That was my biggest concern."
But Robert was devastated to hear he would never play sports again. He was an undefeated heavyweight state wrestling champion andwas receiving countless football scholarship offers, and he couldn't fathom a life without sports.
"I cried like a baby when they told me that," Robert said. "But a few months later, I was back on the mat and winning the state wrestlingtitle again."
Lavelle Sloan heard that part of the story, and he knew he had to meet Quinn. Nancy Butters remembers the conversation she had withhim about his new favorite sports hero, and she decided to see if she could get the two kids together.
"But Nancy told me not to tell Lavelle because she wasn't sure it was going to happen," Sloan's mom, Marilyn, recalled.
"To be honest with you, I was just hoping he'd send us a jersey or an autographed picture," Butters said. "But here comes Robert. Heshowed up, and it just immediately lifted Lavelle's spirits."
The first time they met was when North Carolina played Miami in Chapel Hill on Nov. 14, 2009. Sloan and his family were invited totheir first-ever college football game, and during warm-ups he was allowed on the field. Quinn came across the field and brought a few of his teammates with him, and they all gave Lavelle hugs and encouragement. Then, Quinn promised they would meet again.
Two weeks later, when Sloan came to Duke for his intravenous chemotherapy treatments, Quinn came to the hospital to visit.
"I don't know to this day what they talked about in that room, but whatever it was, it lifted Lavelle's spirits," his mother said.
"It was just guy stuff," Quinn said. "We talked football. We talked about life. We talked about the tumor. I told him he was going to makeit through. I told him the doctor told me I was supposed to be brain dead, so I'm living testimony that it can happen. I didn't want to go inthere and tell him something negative no matter how serious his condition was. I wanted to give him hope. I had to give him hope,because at times like that, that's all you have to cling to."
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Aggressive Tumor
By Christmas, things were not going well. Lavelle was losing more weight and getting weaker. He could not take Quinn up on aninvitation to visit the team as Quinn and the Tar Heels prepared for a bowl game against Pittsburgh. The first round of chemotherapywasn't working, and the cancerous tumor was getting more aggressive and doctors were changing him to a physically and emotionally
draining 21-day cycle of oral chemo.Just before Christmas, Robert sent Lavelle a color photograph of Quinn in action, bursting around the edge of some hapless offensivelineman. Across the bottom of the photo was Quinn's autograph and a short message.
"He wrote, "Keep your head up,'" Marilyn Sloan said. "The day that photograph arrived, Lavelle saw it and for the first time in weeks, hegot up out of the bed. He was strong and energized. It was such a wonderful thing."
And then there was a long sigh.
"Unfortunately, it didn't last long enough," she said.
On April 14, 2010, Lavelle Sloan died peacefully in his mother's home in Spring Lake, just a week shy of a special graduation ceremonyhis high school had planned for him. On the day he passed away, Robert Quinn said someone sent him a text message to inform him of Sloan's death.
"I remember looking at my phone and I just broke down in tears," Quinn said. "I just kept thinking about what his mother was goingthrough."
A week later, officials from his high school presented Marilyn Sloan with her son's diploma and his football jersey. She buried him in his jersey. "He kept working, and he was trying to make it to graduation," Marilyn Sloan said. "It was his dream to go to Wake Forest."
One year later, on the day after the first round of the 2011 NFL draft, Marilyn Sloan was in her car listening to the radio and they weretalking about Robert Quinn being drafted into the NFL, and she just started to smile.
"It made me think of Lavelle and all the kind things Robert did for him," she said.
Nancy Butters felt the same way as she watched the draft on TV.
"Meeting Robert was the highlight of the last 12 months of Lavelle's life," Butters said. "If you saw what he did with Lavelle and howmuch time he spent with him and how much he cared for Lavelle when he really didn't have to, you would understand why I feel the wayI do. To me Robert was an angel."
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Chris Long leads under-the radar Rams defenseBY JIM CORBETT
Pressure has long been third-year St. Louis Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo's hallmark from Super Bowl XLII-winning defensive schemerwith the New York Giants to ramping up a seventh-ranked Rams pass rush.
With veteran players joining the defensive unit, fourth-year Ram Chris Long looks to increase his sacks. "This could be a breakout yearfor Chris," coach Steve Spagnuolo says.
Pressure has always been an unspoken companion in fourth-year Rams defensive end Chris Long's life. Except now, the second overallpick in 2008 is bringing heat after long ago vowing never to surrender to expectations to live up to father Howie Long's Hall of Fameresume.
Long enjoyed an under-the-radar, 8½-sack 2010 breakout, a strong indication the 6-3, 276-pound left defensive end is on his way tocreating his own pro football name.
Second-year quarterback Sam Bradford is the face of the 2011 Rams. Yet how far the Rams go depends on how well Bradford iscomplemented by an improving defense.
Former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan won a Super Bowl in 2007 under Spagnuolo and knows exactly how importantLong will be to proving the Rams are for real.
"It is a defensive-end system," the Fox analyst said. "The way Spags has set it up, Chris is in the right position to have a big, big season.Last year was an unsung year for Chris. He was more reactive, less mechanical. They added some veteran defensive guys who have madeplays and been veteran leaders. This could be a breakout year for Chris."
Four of those free-agent upgrades include new starters in former Eagles safety Quintin Mikell, strongside linebacker Brady Poppinga,weak-side linebacker Ben Leber and defensive tackle Justin Bannan.
In tandem with counterpart end James Hall, Long combined for 19 of the Rams' 43 sacks last season.
Further, Long tied for ninth with Seattle's Chris Clemons in combined quarterback hurries and knockdowns with 36. He'll get some helpon the other side with first-round rookie speed rusher Robert Quinn figuring to spell the 34-year-old Hall at times.
Next up? Long hopes to crack the double-digit sack barrier.
"I felt like I was getting there a lot last season," Long said. "Certainly, it's frustrating to get there a lot and not get the sack numbers. Butyou just have to keep coming at the quarterback, staying positive, knowing you affected the quarterback.
"That's all part of playing good team defense, not being selfish — just trying to get pressure."
Spagnuolo's defense is built in the relentless pressure image preached by late Philadelphia Eagles coordinator Jim Johnson. Spags startedin 1999 coaching the Eagles secondary.
"I'm hoping Chris has the same performance as last year, if not better," Spagnuolo said.
"Obviously, we've always put huge value on that particular end position. We've always done that in this system. I learned that years back with Jim Johnson and Andy Reid.
"We've got some guys now we hope can keep doing that. Chris is one of them."
A run defense that sprung cut-back leaks Aug. 20 against the Tennessee Titans tightened up in a Week 3 preseason showing againstKansas City.
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Long figures to see less of the incessant holding by offensive linemen give the interior line additions of Bannan and former IndianapolisColt defensive tackle Daniel Muir plus former Green Bay Packer Poppinga and former Minnesota Viking Leber upgrading the unit's twooutside linebacker spots.
"In an offseason where there were a lot of big-name free-agent acquisitions across the league, we went with guys that maybe not as manypeople know as well, but they're great football players," Long said.
"They're going to be integral parts of this scheme and also they come from places where they're accustomed to winning. Both Poppingaand (cornerback) Al Harris came from the Packers, who just got a Super Bowl ring.
"Q' Mikell just came from Philly, where they're accustomed to winning every year.
"We've acquired guys who know how to win and set that standard of excellence."
A 12th-ranked scoring defense figures to be stingier.
"It's fun to play in this defense," middle linebacker James Laurinaitis said. "It's a very exotic scheme with a lot of pressures.
"But just because we went from 1-15 to 7-9 and almost making the playoffs last year doesn't guarantee we'll be better."We have to stay hungry to get there."
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Gibson is an early standout among Rams receiversBY BILL COATS
With 12 wide receivers on hand for Rams training camp and probably no more than six spots available on the regular-season roster, thecompetition promises to be intense.
Bring it on, says third-year pro Brandon Gibson.
"You've got to like the competition; it's what's best for the team," Gibson. Besides, he added, "There's nothing you can do about it. Just goout there and play every day."
Over the first four days of camp, Gibson has kicked off a strong bid for a job. He's been working mostly with the first-team offense,which, Gibson pointed out, doesn't mean much this early.
"I don't want to get too excited in this process," he said. "I'm just going to try to stay level."
Despite a couple of missteps during Tuesday's 2½-hour practice in stifling heat, Gibson has been cobbling together a strong showing.
"Everything he's done, he's done it a hundred miles an hour," coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "He's almost to the point where he's wornhimself out a little bit. But I know one thing: The quarterback has a lot of confidence in him."
Gibson was one of the beneficiaries of the arrival of No. 1 overall draft pick Sam Bradford, who threw for 3,512 yards last year and wasnamed Associated Press offensive rookie of the year.
The 6-foot, 210-pound Gibson, a sixth-round draft pick out of Washington State, nearly boosted his totals significantly from his rookieyear, when he was acquired in a trade from Philadelphia just over a month into the season.
Gibson had 53 catches, an increase of 19 from 2009, and piled up 620 yards after getting 348 the year before. He was second among theRams to Danny Amendola in receptions and yards.
Still, Gibson wasn't celebrating his individual accomplishments. The 16-6 season-ending loss at Seattle, which deprived the Rams of aplayoff spot, "left a bad taste in my mouth," Gibson said. "I want to get another shot at winning the NFC West."
To close in on that goal, the Rams will have to exploit the offense brought by new coordinator Josh McDaniels. He was head coach inDenver in 2009 and part of 2010, and before that served as offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick in New England.
McDaniels' system is "intricate, it's detailed, it's complex," Gibson said. "It's going to be great. You saw last year with Denver and inyears past with the Patriots, it can be very explosive."
It also relies heavily on multi-wideout sets, something that naturally pleases Gibson. "But I think in any offense there's opportunities," hesaid. "You've just got to make the most of them."
And that's the plan, as he heads into year two with Bradford.
"That was one of my goals, to pick up where I left off last year," Gibson said. "So hopefully we can continue to get better and better."
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Former Packer Harris has something to proveBY JIM THOMAS
When you're trying to improve your game, why not study the best? So it was that Rams cornerback Ron Bartell spent an entire summer acouple of years ago watching tape of Green Bay's savvy corner tandem of Al Harris and Charles Woodson.
Suffice to say when the Rams signed Harris to one-year deal a few days ago, no one at Rams Park was happier than Bartell, with thepossible exception of coach Steve Spagnuolo.
"I think it was a great pickup," Bartell said. "I've been picking Al's brain since he got here."
Bartell is entering his seventh season in the NFL and has 88 games and 64 starts on his résumé, so he's far from a wide-eyed rookie. Hisrespect for Harris is telling.
"Just to have the privilege and the honor of playing with Al Harris is huge," Bartell said. "I mean, he's been in this league 15 years atcornerback. I'm not sure many guys have done that."
For the better part of a decade, Harris was a familiar sight in the Green Bay secondary: intense, ultra-competitive, jamming receivers atthe line of scrimmage, breaking up passes, with his trademark dreadlocks flapping in the breeze. He was the quintessential in-your-facecornerback.
But Harris suffered a severe left knee injury in 2009 during a late November game against San Francisco. He missed the rest of thatseason, began the 2010 campaign on the physically unable to perform list, then was cut by the Packers last Nov. 8.
Thus ended a 7½-season run that included 102 starts.
Harris finished the 2010 season appearing in three games with Miami, but the Packers thought so much of Harris that they gave him aSuper Bowl ring following their 31-25 triumph over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV.
"Those are my guys," Harris said. "Spent a lot of time there. Played a lot of snaps there. Lot of consecutive snaps there. So it is what it is."
At age 36, and with all those games and seasons under his belt, why does the two-time Pro Bowler still want to play?
"I love the game, man," Harris said. "I've still got something to prove. I'm here to help win. Spags is a great guy. I remember him fromback in Philly. Diggs is here. I'm just trying to help build something."
Rams linebacker Na'il Diggs was a teammate of Harris' for three seasons in Green Bay. Spagnuolo's tenure in Philadelphia overlappedwith Harris for four seasons (1999 through 2002).
Originally a sixth-round draft pick by Tampa Bay in 1997, Harris was claimed off waivers by the Eagles in 1998 and played for themuntil a trade in 2003 to Green Bay.
"We were in the same meeting room in Philadelphia," Harris said. "Spags has the same mentality as Jim (Johnson), bless his heart. Justthis defense, I was raised in this defense. This is the defense that I came up under."
The late Jim Johnson solidified his reputation as of one of the NFL's great defensive coordinators with the Eagles before his death in2009.
Even at his advanced football age, Harris said other teams showed interest in signing him this summer, but his mind was set on the Ramsfrom the outset because of Spagnuolo and because of the defense.
"Spags hasn't changed at all," Harris said. "He's one of the good guys."
One reason Harris still wants to play is that he doesn't want to end his career off an injury.
"You can never leave when you're hurt," Harris said. "You always leave when you're strong."
As he enters training camp with the Rams, Harris says the knee feels good and he welcomes the challenge of trying to help build a team.
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"I've been in this situation before, not so much coming off the injury, but to help build," Harris said. "We weren't always the best teams inPhilly, and we weren't always the best teams in Green Bay. .. . So you help build by working, and the things that were passed on to me Ican pass on to the younger guys."
Like all other newly signed veterans around the league, Harris can't practice until the collective bargaining agreement is officiallyapproved.
But even in the handful of practices so far in camp, he has made his presence felt working with the other cornerbacks.
Bartell and Bradley Fletcher are the Rams' starting cornerbacks, and that won't change. But Harris might help on the field in the team'snickel and dime packages. And with all his experience and his willingness to share that knowledge, his role might best be described asplayer-coach.
"I think he's a great influence on the rest of the guys in that group, because he's been through it," Spagnuolo said. "He's been doing it along time. We put a lot of value on press corners, and Al has done that for a long time. So hopefully, by osmosis here, some guys willlearn something and he'll play some good football, too."
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Kendricks making quick impact for RamsBy R.B. FALLSTROM
While the St. Louis Rams wait for top pick Robert Quinn to recover from a knee injury, their second-rounder is fitting in nicely.
Tight end Lance Kendricks has been working with the first unit.The former Wisconsin star said coming out of a complicated system in college has helped him pick up new offensive coordinator JoshMcDaniels' playbook pretty quickly. He has both size and speed at 6 feet 2 and 240 pounds and with a 4.49 40-yard dash time, so couldstretch defenses from the middle of the field.
"I'm kind of used to the terminology and lingo. They're kind of the same, so I try to take the similarities and apply them," McDanielssaid.
The Rams' top pass-catching tight end last season, Daniel Fells, signed with the Broncos. Quarterback Sam Bradford's favorite target thissummer was Billy Bajema, given both are from Oklahoma City, but Bajema is more of a blocking tight end with only 14 receptions lastseason.
Kendricks has the potential to be both, and more. Already in training camp, he's also lined up at fullback and in the slot.
"Kind of like I did in college. I'm used to that, which is good," Kendricks said. "I'm picking up the offense a lot better than I thought Iwould."
Not acting much like a rookie, either.
"I'm trying not to get nervous or anything, just get out there and act like it's college all over again and just be calm," Kendricks said."That's how you do it."
Bradford has been impressed with Kendrick's energy level and his physical play.
"I think he's probably taken more reps than anyone in our offense," Bradford said. "It seems like every time I look out there he's in there."
Coach Steve Spagnuolo said earlier in the week that Quinn, a defensive end from North Carolina who was the 14th pick of the draft, couldbe on the field soon. Quinn injured the right knee earlier this summer.
"I think the knee's coming around, there's a little bit of conditioning we've got left to do," Spagnuolo said after practice Tuesday night."He's chomping at the bit to go, but we're kind of pulling him back now."
Before training camp, McDaniels said he might have to scale back things at the start and ease players into an offense they've never runbecause of the lockout. The lack of two-a-days is another reason.
"I think we've got to try to force them to learn, and they want to learn," McDaniels said. "We'll push and see how quickly they can learnand pick it up, and if we need to halt things a little bit then we'll do it."
McDaniels didn't think training camp would necessarily be a lot more difficult for young players.
"I think that they'll learn what we want to do here and hopefully pick it up quickly," McDaniels said. "To me, they're all new, so I've gotthat advantage in terms of looking at them with a fresh set of eyes, seeing what they can do and hopefully putting them in a great positionto succeed."
Kendricks' college numbers weren't eye-popping, just 62 catches for 914 yards and six touchdowns as an occasional threat at a schoolthat's a lot bigger on the run. Wisconsin averaged 221 yards rushing last season, but Kendricks had back-to-back 100-yard games as asenior against Arizona State and Austin Peay.
Perhaps the biggest challenge thus far for Kendricks has been the heat and humidity. The temperature was in triple digits for the first full-pad workout Monday.
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"If I had to say anything about it, it would have to be perseverance," Kendricks said. "You've got to come out here with your mind rightand ready to go. Definitely an eye-opener."
Cornerback Ron Bartell sprained his left ankle covering rookie wide receiver Greg Salas, but walked to the trainer's room and after X-raysSpagnuolo characterized the injury as mild.
Players are getting the day off Wednesday, a planned break in the schedule to avoid further soft-tissue injuries. Bradford had a long work day planned.
"My day off? Film and study," Bradford said. "I've got to try to stay ahead."
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Rams wasted little time getting Justin BannanBY JIM THOMAS
The moment free agency opened in 2010, Justin Bannan's phone rang. It was Steve Spagnuolo on the line. The Rams head coach wantedBannan — then a Baltimore Raven — to come to St. Louis as an unrestricted free agent.
"Yeah, right at midnight he called me and we just had a good talk," Bannan said. "That was pretty cool. I didn't expect that."
Bannan ended up signing with the Denver Broncos, but like a spurned suitor, Spagnuolo wouldn't take no for an answer. When the 2011free agency period finally opened two weeks ago, Spagnuolo and the Rams went out early and hard once again after Bannan, a defensivetackle.
This time, the Rams got their man with Bannan signing a three-year contract worth $8.5 million. Back on the market as a salary capcasualty after just one season in Denver, several teams showed interest in Bannan. So why the Rams?
"The fact that they wanted me," Bannan said. "They really went out of their way to let me know that, and to me that goes a long way. Inmy view, you want to go where you're wanted. The coaches did a great job of reaching out to me early in the week (following the end of the lockout), and getting this thing going."
Bannan hadn't forgotten that phone call from Spagnuolo a year earlier, either.
"I knew that I was on their radar screen before I went to Denver," Bannan said. "I think having Coach (Josh) McDaniels come over andprobably vouch for me was also a plus."
McDaniels, the Rams' offensive coordinator, was Denver's head coach a year ago.
It's clear Spagnuolo must have seen something he liked on tape of Bannan, or he wouldn't have gone after him two years in a row.
"I guess so," Bannan said, laughing. "Hopefully, I don't disappointment him. It's nice to have the coach look out for you like that."
When it came to restocking the shelf at defensive tackle, the Rams didn't stop with Bannan. The team subsequently signed free agentDaniel Muir of Indianapolis, and a few days later, re-signed Gary Gibson.
"We're always looking for big guys," Spagnuolo said. "We've said all along, we're wanting to build this thing from the inside out, and bigmen were important."
The newcomers, Bannan and Muir, look the part. Bannan is 6-3, 310 pounds, and Muir is 6-2, 312.
Bannan, 32, is regarded as a no-nonsense, blue-collar type, but he's more than just a try-hard, high-motor guy. He's got some athleticismand has a quick first step off the ball which helps him get penetration on run defense.
"I would describe myself as a consistent football player in the NFL," Bannan said. "I pride myself on being a professional. I take my jobvery seriously. You don't have to tell me to do something twice.
"I think I play as hard as I can, play-in, play-out. And I'm not a selfish player. I'll sell out for the defense, to help the d-line out or the
linebackers out. You're going to see a guy that loves the game of football and goes out and gives it everything he has."
Like Bannan, Muir is a run stopper by trade, although Muir insists he can get to the passer.
"I didn't get an opportunity to pass-rush at Indianapolis, so I think here they'll be surprised to see that I can pass-rush with my size," Muirsaid with a playful smile.
So you're a better pass rusher than given credit for?
"Something like that," Muir said.
Spagnuolo seemed genuinely amused when those comments were relayed to him.
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"I'm going to trust him on that, that he's underrated (as a pass rusher)," Spagnuolo said. "We'll see how it goes."
But Muir, 27, knows he was brought here to stop the run. St. Louis finished 17th in run defense a year ago, after finishing 27th in 2009and 29th in '08. Spagnuolo obviously wants to do even better, even with last year's improvement.
"You've got to go out there and stop the run first," Muir said. "That's the most important thing."Muir says it's emphasized more in the Rams' scheme than it was with the Colts.
"It's a lot different," Muir said. "I wouldn't say that Indy's not concerned with stopping the run, but here, it's keyed to stopping the run firstand foremost."
Muir said the Colts didn't show much interest in re-signing him. He said he talked some to Denver and "a little bit" to Seattle. The Rams,obviously, liked him a lot, to the point where they wondered: "Are we missing something? Why aren't more people after this guy?"
"I've always been the underdog," Muir said. "It's always been that way for me. Coming up from high school, college, pros — everything. Icame in as a rookie free agent; I've always had to work for what I wanted. ... Hey, the Rams saw my film, that's what's important."
In Bannan, Muir, Gibson, and Fred Robbins, the Rams now have four players on their roster who were primary starters for their respectiveteams last season. Throw in returning squad members Darell Scott and Jermelle Cudjo, and there is plenty of competition at defensivetackle in camp.
"There's lots of competition, and I think that's how they wanted to set this thing up," said Bannan, who missed practice Wednesday aftertweaking his triceps muscle. "What's cool is everybody on the defensive line — it's a great group of guys.
"All I can do is go out there and bust my butt as hard as I can every day and try and get better."
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Mikell a big hit with RamsBY JIM THOMAS
Quintin Mikell grew up in Eugene, Ore., and dreamed of playing in the Pacific 10 Conference, specifically for his hometown OregonDucks. But he wasn't recruited by any Pac-10 schools.
Instead he starred at Boise State, earning conference defensive player of the year once and sharing those laurels another year. But he wentundrafted.
In the NFL, he didn't become a full-time starter until his fifth season with the Philadelphia Eagles.
So this is a player who has had to prove himself every step of the way. Nothing has been simply handed to him on the football field. Tosay he plays with a chip on his shoulder because of that may be overstatement, but there's no doubt he is driven.
"Obviously, it makes you look at the whole game completely different," Mikell said. "When you have to work for everything you get, itmakes you appreciate what you have. And it also makes you realize that if I don't keep working, there's going to be somebody else that'sgoing to outwork me."
As a result, Mikell says playing football — particularly at the NFL level — is a gift, not a birthright. And he approaches it as such.
His eight-year run with Philadelphia ended this offseason. Mikell turns 31 on Sept. 16, and the Eagles have a distaste for 30-somethings,so they didn't try to re-sign him in free agency.
"The writing was on the wall, so to speak," Mikell said. "I kind of had a feeling."
But for once in his football life, Mikell didn't have to wait his turn, prove his worth, lower his sights or swallow his pride. The Rams cameafter Mikell immediately once the lockout ended, and came after him hard. On July 26, the first day teams could negotiate with freeagents, Mikell agreed to a four-year, $27 million contract with St. Louis. The first two years, which total $14 million, are guaranteed. Infinancial terms, it's the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award for Mikell. But it also symbolizes his journey in football.
"Me and my wife had talked about it," Mikell said. "It was very emotional, because it was a long, hard road. It's not over yet. But itdefinitely was a lot of heartache, a lot of ups and downs, going down that road.
"Feeling like you should be playing, and dealing with a whole bunch of different things. To finally feel appreciated was probably thebiggest thing. I'm not saying I wasn't appreciated in Philly, but to feel like I was wanted once I hit the open market, it was just perfect."
The Rams needed a safety to replace Oshiomogho Atogwe, and Mikell had a history with coach Steve Spagnuolo in Philadelphia.
"He's grown and matured from when I had him as a rookie (in 2003)," Spagnuolo said. "He was just a young puppy, his head wasspinning all over the place. He didn't even know what direction he was going in. But he went fast. That's what he did. Even when he was arookie."
Mikell earned his spurs as a special teams player, twice being named the Eagles' special teams MVP. For most of those early years inPhilly, Mikell bided his time at safety, backing up Pro Bowlers Brian Dawkins and Michael Lewis. As a young player, Mikell looked upto Dawkins in particular, watching everything he did.
"Playing behind Mike and Brian for those years, I think helped him," Spagnuolo said. "Sometimes you get in this league and you getthrown into the fire too soon, and kinda get knocked back. But he was lucky in that he had time to grow."
More time than he wanted. But in 2007, the year Spagnuolo went to the New York Giants as defensive coordinator, Lewis signed withSan Francisco in free agency, opening up a starting job for Mikell in Philadelphia. Mikell made his mark almost immediately, earningsecond-team All-Pro honors in 2008 and 2010 and making the Pro Bowl in 2009.
When the lockout finally ended, and the free agency period began at the end of July, the first phone call Mikell got was from Spagnuolo.Suffice it to say, Spagnuolo didn't have to give Mikell the hard sell.
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"Once Spags called me, I was like, 'Yeah, let's go, ' " Mikell said. "I was very excited. Because I know the defense, I know what he bringsto the table, I love the way that he coaches. It'd be nice to help a program, an organization like the Rams, kinda get back to where theyused to be."
Mikell, 5-10, 203, can play both the free and strong safety positions and is a sure tackler. The Spagnuolo system seems to blur the
distinction between the two positions anyway. But in effect, Mikell is replacing Atogwe, who not only was one of the most productiveplayers on defense, but one of the more popular and well-respected ones in the locker room.
No one was closer to Atogwe than Rams cornerback Ron Bartell. But even Bartell already gives Mikell a stamp of approval.
"I don't think there'll be that big of a dropoff — if any," Bartell said. " 'Q,' he brings a totally different style. He's physical. You can playhim deep. He's very versatile. Honestly, I think he's one of the more underrated safeties in the NFL. Great locker room guy. He's been apleasure to work with so far."
Although the basics of the Rams' defensive scheme are the same as what Mikell learned in Philadelphia, it has evolved since then. He'spicking things up quickly, but Mikell said the scheme has more differences than he expected.
Nonetheless, he says: "I felt like I was molded for this defense. I can move around. I can cover. I can let the corners play. I can play man-to-man. I can coach. So I can do a lot of different things. I think I'm just a rounded player for it."
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Sims-Walker feels blessed to be with RamsBY JIM THOMAS
Two hours-plus wasn't enough practice for Mike Sims-Walker. He stayed after 'school" Monday, catching passes from Sam Bradford atRams Park.
"It's critical right now, man," Sims-Walker said. "We're a little bit over a week away from the real deal. We've got to buckle down. . .. Idon't think me and Sam are where we want to be, especially with the timing thing. We've still got some work to do."
As a newly signed veteran, Sims-Walker had to wait until the collective bargaining agreement was approved Aug. 4 before he couldpractice with his new team. And then he missed a couple of days after tweaking his groin in the preseason opener against Indianapolis.
Time is running out for the veteran wide receiver to get tuned up for the regular season, and as fate would have it, Thursday's final tuneupis in Jacksonville, where Sims-Walker spent his first four NFL seasons.
"It's definitely bittersweet," he said. "I still have that, I don't call it a chip, I call it a crack. I have a crack on my shoulder. A chip is not bigenough for what I got right now."
The chip, make that crack, on Sims-Walker's shoulder is because the Jaguars showed no interest in re-signing him. Of course, playing hisold team would have been more meaningful in the regular season.
"Yeah, definitely," Sims-Walker said. "I looked at the schedule when I signed, and I saw it wrong. I thought it was the first game of theregular season. I was excited."
Nope, merely the preseason finale, meaning Sims-Walker and the Rams' starting offense will play only about a quarter. The Jaguars mayhave seen enough after four seasons, but once the free agency period began at the end of July, the receiver-needy Rams jumped on Sims-Walker quickly.
"We've always liked him," general manager Billy Devaney said. "He was nicked a little bit last year with an ankle (injury) that hamperedhim. He tried to play through it, but you could see that he wasn't 100 percent. The guy scored 14 touchdowns over the last two years, sohe's got some ability. That's what we were looking for — a bigger guy that can run a little bit."
Count running back Steven Jackson among those excited to see Sims-Walker in St. Louis.
"I had a chance to see Mike up close and personal when we played Jacksonville a couple years ago," Jackson said. "He's a dynamicplayer, and he brings not only competition but credibility with being a starter in this league. He had a chance to work personally withTorry Holt for a year down in Jacksonville. He understands the art of running routes and getting open."
Sims-Walker said Holt, the longtime Ram, was a mentor and a father figure during their 2009 season together in Jacksonville.
"I called Torry up as soon as I agreed (to terms)," Sims-Walker said.
What did Holt tell him about St. Louis?
"He said it's home of the wide receivers," Sims-Walker said. "That was the first thing he said."
Sims-Walker didn't arrive as a total stranger to the Rams. He has known Jackson for a while. And he spent part of the offseason trainingwith fellow wideout Donnie Avery in Houston. "We did a lot of speed work on the track in Houston," Sims-Walker said.
The Rams may be excited to have Sims-Walker, but the feeling is mutual — and then some.
"They don't know how excited I am to be here," he said. "This is a blessing. I call it the perfect situation. I wouldn't want to be nowhereelse."
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"Sam Bradford. Josh McDaniels. The wide receiver corps that we do have," Sims-Walker said. "Very underrated. I promise you. Veryunderrated. I train with some of the best receivers in the game. I've seen a lot, I've studied a lot of the best receivers in the game. Trust me,these guys are right there. We've just got to get it together, go out here and grind every day, compete with each other, and we'll be fine."
Jacksonville was more of a run-oriented team during Sims-Walker's tenure there. In 2010, the Jaguars were one of only four teams in the
NFL that ran the ball more than it passed.
"Here, we spread it around a lot more," Sims-Walker said. "It's a receiver's dream with Josh McDaniels at the helm at OC. He throws theball. That's all he stresses is putting stress on the defense."
When drafted in the third round of the 2007 draft out of Central Florida, he was known simply as Mike Walker. But he changed his nameto Sims-Walker after his father — Michael Sims — died of colon cancer Dec. 6, 2008.
"That was very devastating for me because my dad was like my everything," Sims-Walker said.
He started the Mike-Sims Walker Foundation in 2010, with the dual purpose of educating people on the prevention of colon cancer andproviding support for those affected by the illness.
Maybe it's mere coincidence, but Sims-Walker's career took off after the name change. He missed his entire rookie season with a kneeinjury. Knee problems plagued him again in '08, when he played in nine games and caught 16 passes as Mike Walker.
But as Sims-Walker in 2009, he broke out with 63 catches for 869 yards and seven TDs. Slowed by a nagging ankle injury last season, hefinished with 43 catches for 562 yards and seven TDs.
"I think when I'm healthy I'm one of the best guys to play this game," he said.
With a fresh start in St. Louis, he'll try to show that this season.
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Williams is solid in Jackson's absenceBY BILL COATS
Since his high school days back in Attalla, Ala., Carnell Williams has been known as Cadillac because of his smooth running style. Still,if you referred to him as a Chevy now, Williams wouldn't be insulted.
"You know, a Chevy is not bad," he said, laughing. "A Chevy is a dependable car."
When the Rams called on him Sunday after running back Steven Jackson left early with a thigh injury, Williams proved to be dependable.And then some.
"That's not easy, to come in early in a game like that when Jack does down and (Williams is) asked to play as many snaps as he did,"quarterback Sam Bradford said. "But I thought he did a great job. He ran hard, he had a great presence in the huddle, and I think the guysreally kind of fed off him when he did come in there."
The 5-foot-11, 204-pound Williams, signed in early August as a free agent, piled up 91 yards on 19 carries in the Rams' 31-13 loss toPhiladelphia. Another free-agent pickup at running back, Jerious Norwood, added 10 yards on three carries as the Rams rushed for 154yards.
Williams totaled 140 yards of offense, tacking on 49 receiving yards on six catches. Overall, the Rams advanced 5.6 yards every timeWilliams touched the ball.
"It's good to have a good backup; we sleep a little bit easier," guard Jacob Bell said. "Your second-string guy is a starter in the league andyou can count on him. That's really big."
Williams, the No. 5 overall pick in the 2005 draft, started 67 games during six seasons with Tampa Bay. He lost his first-team job torookie LeGarrette Blunt last season, and the Buccaneers deemed him expendable.
Their loss was the Rams' gain, coach Steve Spagnuolo noted.
"Good move by Billy (Devaney, general manager) and his staff," Spagnuolo said. "Cadillac has been great since he got in here from thestandpoint of being a team player and knowing his role and knowing what he had to do. He stepped right in there, and we didn't skip abeat."
Jackson raced 47 yards for a touchdown on the first snap of the first possession of the season for the Rams. He left after carrying for 9yards on the opening play of the next series.
Williams, 29, was ready to go when Jackson couldn't.
"Obviously any time you lose Jack it's frustrating, because he is a great player and his presence on the field changes things in thedefense," Bradford said. "But to know that we've got two guys behind him that can come in and keep the level of play very high, it's reallyreassuring as a quarterback to know that."
Williams recalled the advice he receiving during training camp.
"I can remember Coach just came to me one day and said, 'Cadillac, just stay ready. Because in this game of football, you just never knowwhat could happen. Your snaps could go from 10 to 50, '" Williams said. "So mentally, I just stayed ready."
Bradford pointed out that the Rams didn't trim back their offensive approach with Jackson out. "We didn't alter anything. We kept ourgame plan the same," Bradford said.
Williams accounted for 45 yards — 17 rushing, 28 receiving — on a seven-play, 63-yard drive that culminated in a 23-yard Josh Brownfield goal late in the third period and cut the Philly lead to 24-13.
"It was just good to go out there and get some action," Williams said. "But just not getting the 'W' ... your individual stats really don'tmatter."
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After six generally productive seasons with the Bucs, Williams has proved his value in the NFL. Still, he'd like to re-emphasize hisviability.
"I feel like I have a lot of football left in me," he said. "I do want to establish myself as a guy who can get the job done. Every time I getmy chance, I'm out there doing my best. But that's just me."