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RAMS TRAVEL TO DALLAS TO TAKE ON COWBOYS

Date: September 30, 2007 | Kickoff: Noon, CT | Site: Texas Stadium (65,529) – Irving, Texas

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The Rams are on the road for the second consecutive week as the team travels to Irving, Texas to face the Dallas Cowboys at Texas Stadium. The Cowboys are one of five undefeated teams in the NFL.

The game will feature three of the most productive wide receivers in NFL history. Rams’ wide receivers Isaac Bruce and Torry Holt will face off against the Cowboys' Terrell Owens. All three players rank in the top 25 for most career receptions and in the top 20 for most career receving yards. Bruce’s 901 receptions rank seventh in NFL history and Holt’s 730 receptions rank 25th. Owens’ 817 receptions rank 17th. Bruce ranks seventh in all-time receiving yards with 13,555 yards. Owens’ 12,044 receiving yards rank 14th and Holt ranks 20th with 10,885 receiving yards.

The Rams lead the all-time series versus the Cowboys, 14-13. The series dates to 1960 when the Rams defeated the Cowboys in Dallas, 38-13. The Rams won the last meeting versus the Cowboys on Jan. 1, 2006, defeating Dallas, 20-10, at Texas Stadium.

Tale of the Tape

2007 Regular Season
St. Louis
Dallas
Record 0-3 3-0
Divisional Standings 4th 1st
Points Per Game 10.7 38.7
Total Off. (NFL rank) 291.7 (25) 420.3 (2) 
Rush Off. (NFL rank) 91.0 (21) 146.3 (5) 
Pass Off. (NFL rank) 200.7 (20) 274.0 (5)
Points Allowed 22.7  21.7
Total Def. (NFL rank) 298.3 (7) 337.0 (21)
Rush Def. (NFL rank) 152.3 (28) 86.7 (8)
Pass Def. (NFL rank) 146.0 (3) 250.3 (23)
Time of Possession Avg. 30:09  32:47
Sacks Made/Yards 5/40 6/50
Punt Return Avg. (NFL rank) 3.8 (28) 11.0 (10t)
Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Avg.) 20.8 (28)  19.8 (30)
Punt Coverage (NFL rank) 11.3 (24) 8.5 (18)
Kickoff Coverage (NFL rank) 22.3 (12) 22.1 (11)
Punts/Avg. 12/45.8 10/43.7
Interceptions By/Yards 0/0  8/135

Head to Head

T. Holt

vs.

 

T. Owens

M. Bulger

vs.

 

T. Romo

18
Receptions
16
210
Receiving Yards
329
2
Touchdowns
3
63
Pass Attempts
51
109
Pass Completions 
88
651
Passing Yards
860

WHAT TO LOOK FOR THIS WEEK

• WR Isaac Bruce (79) needs two receiving touchdowns to pass Art Powell for 17th place on the NFL’s alltime touchdown receptions list.

• WR Isaac Bruce (13,692) needs 121 yards to pass Rams wide receivers coach Henry Ellard for 20th place on the NFL's all-time scrimmage yards list.

• QB Marc Bulger (96) needs three touchdown passes to pass Bob Waterfield for fifth place on the Rams' all-time career touchdown completions list.

• K Jeff Wilkins (348) extending his streak of consecutive PAT, the second longest streak in NFL history.

• WR Torry Holt (10,822) 34 yards to pass Gary Clark for 20th place on the NFL's all-time receiving yards list.

• RB Steven Jackson (3,480) needs 14 rushing yards to pass Dan Towler (3,493) for fifth place on the Rams' all-time rushing list.

A WIN OVER THE COWBOYS WOULD:

• Give the Rams a 1-3 record in the 2007 season.

• Give Rams’ coach Scott Linehan a 1-0 career record against Dallas.

• Improve the Rams’ all-time record vs. Dallas to 15-13.

• Give the Rams’ franchise 499 regular season victories.