#10 Marc Bulger
| Position | QB |
| DOB | 4/5/77 |
| Height | 6-3 |
| Weight | 204 |
| College | West Virginia |
| NFL Exp. | 8 |
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TRANSACTIONS: • 7/27/07 – signed new six-year contract
with St. Louis. • 12/20/05 – placed on injured/reserve list. • 5/4/04 –
re-signed as a restricted free agent with St. Louis. • 6/25/03 – re-signed as
an exclusive rights free agent with St. Louis. • 1/12/01 – signed as a free
agent with St. Louis. • 12/1/01 – signed to the practice squad by
Atlanta. • 10/24/00 – signed to the practice squad by St. Louis. • 4/16/00 – selected by New Orleans in the sixth round
(168th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft.
PRO: 18,625 passing yards rank third
all-time in Rams history…63.5 completion percentage and 88.1 passer rating rank
second in team history…third in franchise history in completions (1,578) and
attempts (2,484)…106 touchdown passes rank fourth in Rams’ history…two-time Pro
Bowl selection (2007 & 2003)…Pro Bowl MVP in 2003, throwing Pro Bowl-record
four touchdown passes, and completed 12 of 21 passes for 152 yards…38-34 record
in games started…has 10 comefrom-behind
wins (including postseason) in career…with victory at Seattle in NFC Wildcard
Game on Jan. 8, 2005, became the fourth Rams’ quarterback to win
road playoff game, joining Jim Everett (two), Vince Ferragamo (three), and Pat
Haden (one)...26 career regular season games of at least 300-yards passing…made
Rams’ roster in 2001 after impressive preseason…signed by Rams 1/12/01…two weeks
on Falcons’ practice squad in 2000…also spent one week on Rams’ practice
squad…2000 training camp with New Orleans…originally selected by the Saints in
the sixth round (168th overall) of 2000 NFL Draft.
2007 SEASON: Started all 12 games that he
played…inactive for two contests and did not play in two others…limited due to injuries…led Rams with 2,392 passing
yards and 11 touchdowns. • 24th 300-yard passing game of career in Week 2 vs. San
Francisco 9/16…completed 24 of 41 passes for 368 yards with one
touchdown…368 yards were second-highest in NFL for Week 2. • Completed
24 of 26 passes for 310 yards with one touchdown in Week 8 vs. Cleveland
10/28…25th
300-yard passing game of career. • Garnered
NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for performance in Week 10 at New
Orleans 11/11…completed 19 of 24 passes for 302 yards…third 300-yard passing
performance of season and 26th of career…81.8 completion percentage established
career-high…completed longest pass of the season with 40-yard completion to
Torry Holt in third quarter…completion helped setup 21-yard field goal by Jeff
Wilkins to extend Rams’ lead to 20-7…registered 100thcareer touchdown pass on three-yard pass
to Drew Bennett in early fourth quarter. • Threw for three touchdowns in Week 16 vs. Pittsburgh
12/20…marked most touchdowns thrown in one game by Bulger since he threw four
vs. Washington 12/24/06…12-yard pass to Isaac Bruce in the second quarter moved
Bulger into fourth on Rams’ all-time career touchdown completions
list.
2006 SEASON:
Started all 16 games at quarterback for the Rams and earned second career Pro
Bowl selection…finished season with 370 completions on 588 attempts (62.9
completion percentage) for a career-high 4,301 yards and 24 touchdowns with
eight interceptions…posted 92.9 passer rating…4,301 passing yards mark the
fourth-best single season passing performance in team history, and moved Bulger into third place on the
Rams’ all-time passing list…370 completions and 588 attempts were the most for a
single season in Rams history…1.4 interception percentage was best single-season
mark in team annals…Bulger finished second in the NFL in completions, second in
the NFC (third in NFL) in yards, tied for second in NFC (tied for fourth in NFL)
in touchdowns, third in the NFL in attempts, third in the NFC (eighth in NFL) in
completion percentage, fourth in NFC (ninth in NFL) with 7.31 average gain and
fourth in NFC (seventh in the NFL) in passer rating…passed for over 300
yards in eight games, giving him 23 career 300-yard passing games • Completed 18 passes vs. Denver 9/10, surpassing the
1,000-completion mark…finished season with 1,357 career completions. • Had streak of 249 pass attempts without an interception,
the sixth-longest streak in NFL history, end vs. Seattle 10/15, when he was
intercepted by linebacker Lofa Tatupu in the fourth quarter…finished game with
360 yards passing and three touchdowns, including career-long 67-yard touchdown pass to Torry Holt. • Completed 31 of 42 pass attempts
for 354 yards and one touchdown vs. Kansas City 11/5…with performance, Bulger
established a career-best six consecutive games with a passer rating of 100.0 or better. • 142 passing yards at Carolina 11/19 allowed
Bulger to pass Kurt Warner for third all-time in Rams history
for passing yards with 14,589 yards. • Earned 10th career regular season
come-from-behind victory in the fourth quarter or overtime vs. San Francisco
11/26…completed nine of nine pass attempts for 66 yards on final drive,
including a 5-yard touchdown to WR Kevin Curtis with 0:27 left in the game to
earn a 20-17 victory. • Topped 15,000 career passing
yards vs. Arizona 12/3…reached mark in 56 games, tying him with Hall of Fame
quarterback Dan Marino and former Ram Kurt Warner as the fastest quarterbacks to reach 15,000 career passing yards. • Tied a career high
with four touchdown passes vs. Washington 12/24 and established a careerhigh
with passer rating of 134.5…completed 25 of 38 passes for 388 yards, giving him
his 23rd career 300-yard passing game…388 passing yards marked Bulger’s season
high.
2005 SEASON: Finished first in NFC (third
in NFL) in average gain (8.00), first in NFC (fourth in NFL) in completion percentage (66.9), and second in NFC (fifth in
NFL) in passer rating (94.4). • Completed 18 of 29 passes for 216 yards with one touchdown
and one interception at Arizona 9/18, passing 10,000-yard career passing
mark…tied Hall of Famer Dan Marino for the secondfastest quarterback to reach that mark. • Completed 21 of 28 passes for 292 yards with
three touchdowns and one interception for a 128.9 passer
rating vs. Tennessee 9/25. • Established franchise records in attempts (62)
and completions (40) for NFL-leading 442 yards with two touchdowns and three
interceptions at New York Giants 10/2…performance marked franchise-record
fourth 400-yard game. • Completed six of eight attempts for 121
yards and one touchdown for a perfect 158.3 passer rating before suffering a shoulder
injury at Indianapolis 10/17…did not return to game. • Returned in Week 10 to complete 28 of 40 passes for 304
yards with one touchdown and one interception at Seattle 11/13. • Surpassed the 1,500
pass attempts mark vs. Arizona 11/20, qualifying him for NFL’s all-time passer
rating list...sixth in NFL history with 90.6 career passer rating…completed 19
of 24 attempts for 224 yards with two touchdowns before leaving the game with a
shoulder injury in the third quarter.
2004 SEASON: Earned Daniel F. Reeves
Memorial Award for Rams MVP as voted on by teammates…66.2 completion percentage
was second-highest single-season total in Rams’ history…3,964 yards was
fifth-best single-season total in Rams’ history, tying Jim Everett’s 1988
season, despite missing nearly three full games…third in NFC in completions
(fifth in NFL), completion percentage (sixth in NFL), yards (sixth in NFL),
average gain (8.17, sixth in NFL), and fourth quarter passer rating (90.9, sixth
in NFL); fourth in NFC in passer rating (eighth in NFL); sixth in NFC in third-down passer rating (89.1, 10th
in NFL); tied for sixth in NFC in touchdowns (tied for 12th in NFL). • Led Rams to a historic 33-27 comeback victory at Seattle
10/10, completing 24 of 42 passes for 325 yards with three touchdowns and three
interceptions, also rushing four times for 9 yards, with a 9-yard touchdown
run…on Rams’ last four drives against the Seahawks, completed 10 of 16 pass
attempts for 202 yards with three touchdowns, also leading the Rams on field
goal drive…comeback was greatest comeback in franchise history, in terms of
points down (27-10) and time left (5:43). • Passed for
448 yards (most ever vs. Packers) on 35-of-53 passing with two touchdowns and
one interception for
97.1 passer rating at Green Bay 11/29. • Completed three of first four attempts vs. San Francisco
12/5 before leaving game with shoulder injury…injury forced him to miss next two games (at Carolina 12/12
and at Arizona 12/19) • Returned
to lineup vs. Philadelphia 12/27 to complete 20 of 27 passes for 225 yards with
one touchdown for a 110.9 passer
rating. • In regular
season finale vs. New York Jets 1/2/05, completed 29 of 39 passes for
season-high 450 yards (Rams’ record third career 400-yard game) with three
touchdowns and two interceptions for season-high 116.4 passer rating to lead
Rams back from 26-21 deficit with 5:06 left in the game to a
32-29 overtime win. • Completed 18 of 32 passes for 313 yards with two
touchdowns and one interception for a 97.5 passer rating in NFC Wildcard Game at
Seattle 1/8/05…led Rams back from 20-17 deficit with 8:07 left to win first
career playoff game, 27-20…during comeback, led Rams on scoring drives on all
three Rams’ second half possessions, two field goal drives and game-winning
touchdown drive, going nine-for-13 for 126 yards with one
touchdown and no interceptions. • Completed 23 of 35 pass attempts for 299
yards with two touchdowns and one interception for a 99.6 passer rating at
Atlanta 1/15/05 in NFC Divisional Playoff Game.
2003 SEASON: Led
Rams to NFC West Championship, earning first Pro Bowl invitation…was second
in NFC and NFL in completions, third in NFC and fifth in NFL in completion
percentage, led NFC and was third in NFL in passing yards, was third in NFC
and tied for sixth in NFL in average gain (7.34 yards), was sixth in NFC
in touchdown passes, third in NFC and fourth in NFL in third-down passer
rating, and sixth in NFC in passer
rating…led Rams to pair of winning streaks (four and seven games)…had four
300-yard passing games, including 22 of 37 performance for season-high 375 yards
and one touchdown in homecoming at
Pittsburgh 10/26…led Rams to four come-from-behind victories. • Completed 27 of 46 passes
for 332 yards with three interceptions in NFC Divisional Playoff Game vs. Carolina 1/10/04. • Completed 12 of 21 passes for 152
yards with a Pro Bowl record four touchdowns and one interception in Pro Bowl
2/8/04, earning MVP honors, first Ram to earn such honor.
2002 SEASON: Had impressive year as he saw
first NFL action…earned Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award for team MVP as voted on
by teammates…won first six NFL starts, with two comebacks…winning first six NFL
starts tied him for fourth with Kurt Warner (1999) and Mike Kruczek (1976) for most consecutive wins to start a
career since 1970. •
Made first NFL start vs. Oakland 10/13, completing 14 of 21 passes for 186
yards, three touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown…earned NFC Offensive Player
of the Week honors for performance against previously
undefeated Raiders. • Had historic game vs. San Diego 11/10 in completing 36 of
48 passes for 453 yards (fourthbest total in Rams history) with four touchdowns
and no interceptions for 131.7 passer rating (all
career-highs). • 1,496 passing yards in first five starts was best in NFL
history for QB’s first five starts, surpassing Cincinnati’s Jeff Blake in
1994. • Suffered hand injury against Chicago 11/18 that
forced him to sit out next three games before returning to action vs. Arizona
12/15, completing 24 of 40 passes for 319 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions •
Completed only pass attempt of game for 11 yards at Seattle 12/22 before leaving
game with neck and back injuries, forcing him to miss season finale.
2001 SEASON: Did not see action with
Rams.
2000 SEASON: On Rams’ practice squad for
one week…two weeks on Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad…training camp with New Orleans.
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• Holds 25 passing records
at West Virginia...school career leader with 8,153 passing yards. • Had nine
300-yard passing games and 23 200-yard passing games. • Second team All-Big
East as junior…started every game, setting school season-records for pass
completion percentage (65.4%), touchdown passes (31), pass attempts (419), pass
completions (274), yards passing (3,607), total offensive plays (452), and yards
in total offense (3,515). • Earned starting quarterback job in sophomore
season. • Appeared in six games as a backup during redshirt freshman
season. • Redshirted as true freshman. • Sports management major.
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• Born Marc Robert Bulger in Pittsburgh, Pa. •
Attended Central Catholic High in Pittsburgh, the same high school as Hall of
Fame quarterback Dan Marino. • Member of the National Honor Society. •
Selected to play in Pennsylvania Big 33 Classic after passing for 1,662 yards as
senior. • Also played basketball and baseball. • Member of West Virginia
Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll. • Father, James, played quarterback
for Notre Dame (1970-71). • Established Marc Bulger Foundation in 2007 to
assist men and women in the armed services. •
Resides in Kirkwood, Mo.
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