After spending
week 9 on a bye, the Rams return to action this week as they host the New
Orleans Saints at the Edward Jones Dome on Sunday. Since 1995, the Rams
are 9-5 in games following a bye week and have won two consecutive games
following bye weeks.
The last meeting
between the Rams and Saints came in Week 10 of 2007 after the Rams had a
bye week in Week 9 of the season. The Rams, 0-8 at the time, defeated the
Saints 37-29. In that game, QB Marc Bulger completed 81.8 percent of his
passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns. RB Steven Jackson added a rushing
touchdown and threw a touchdown pass, the first of his career, to TE Randy
McMichael.
The Rams lead the
all-time series with the Saints, 38-30 (38-29 in the regular season). The
series dates to 1967 and the teams played twice a year during the regular
season from 1970-2002. The Rams and Saints were division foes in the NFC
West after the AFLNFL merger in 1970 until 2002 when conference
re-alignment moved the Saints to the NFC South.
Last week, the
Saints defeated the Carolina Panthers, 30-20, while the Rams enter this
week’s game after a victory in their last game, a 17-10 victory over the
Detroit Lions in Week 8. The Rams were led by Jackson’s season-high 166
total yards, including a season- high 149 yards rushing. Jackson provided
the decisive score as he rushed 25 yards for a touchdown with 1:38
left.
HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCHUPS
Passing
M. Bulger Rams 956
yards
Rushing
S. Jackson Rams 784
yards
Receiving
D. Avery Rams 286 yards
Passing
D, Brees Saints 2336
yards
Rushing
P. Thomas Saints 455
yards
Receiving
M.
Colston Saints 596 yards
THE SERIES AT A GLANCE
• Overall
Regular Season Series: Rams lead series, 38-29 • Overall Postseason
Series: Saints lead 1-0 • Rams Regular Season Home Record vs. Saints:
19-15 • Rams Regular Season Road Record vs. Saints: 19-14 • Current
Streak: Rams, two games (2005-present) • Rams Longest Streak: Five
games, two times (1975-77, 1983-85) • Saints Longest Streak: Seven
games (1990-93) • Regular Season Point Total: Rams 1,512 - Saints
1,339 • Most Points, Rams: 45, two times, Rams 45-28 (1971), Rams 45-31
(1980) • Most Points, Saints: 40, Saints 40-21 (1989) • Most Points,
both teams: 76, Rams 45-31 (1980) • Fewest Points, Rams: 0, Saints 6-0
(1986) • Fewest Points, Saints: 0, Rams 24-0 (1974) • Fewest Points,
both teams: 6, Saints 6-0 (1986)
A
RAMS WIN WOULD...
• Give the
Rams a 2-7 record in the 2009 season. • Give the Rams a 146-141-7
record in the month of November. • Give the Rams a 61-55 regular season
home record since moving to St. Louis in 1995. • Improve the Rams
all-time record vs. the Saints to 39-30. • Give the Rams a 12-7 record
vs. New Orleans (including postseason) since the Rams moved to St.
Louis in 1995. • Give Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo his second career
victory as a head coach. • Give the Rams franchise 505 regular
season victories.
RAMS AFTER THE BYE
The Rams return to
action this week against the New Orleans Saints after spending Week 9
on a bye. Since moving to St. Louis in 1995, the Rams are 9-5 in games
following a bye week.
The Rams have won
their last two games following a bye (2007-08), including a 37-29
victory at New Orleans in Week 10 of 2007 (11/11/07). From 1998-2003,
the Rams won six consecutive games following bye weeks before dropping
three in a row from 2004-06.
KTVI, FOX 2 is once again “The
Home of the Rams” in 2007. On Monday evenings at 6:30 p.m., check
out Rams Weekly where Fox 2 Sports Director Martin Kilcoyne goes one on
one with head coach Scott Linehan and a Rams’ player.
Prior to each game, Kilcoyne
will be joined by the St. Louis Post Dispatch’s Bryan Burwell, FOX 2’s Rob
Desir and FOX 2’s Maurice Drummond for Rams Gameday pregame show, bringing
viewers in-depth analysis, player profiles and the latest inside scoop on
every Rams game.
101
ESPN
The 2009-2010 broadcast team
for Rams Radio is as follows:
Rams Radio
Pre-Game Show: Host: Randy Karraker Analyst: Coach Jim
Hanifan Reporter: Brian Stull Gameday Insider: Jim Thomas
Studio Host: Tom Casey Segment Contributors: Bernie Miklasz, Bryan
Burwell, Pat Parris, D’Marco Farr and Steve Savard Executive
Producer: Chris “Hoss” Neupert
Rams Radio
In-Game Coverage: Play by Play: Steve Savard Color
Analyst: D’Marco Farr In-Game Reporter: Brian Stull Studio Host:
Tom Casey Executive Producer: Chris “Hoss” Neupert
Rams Radio
Post-Game Show: Hosts: Steve Savard and Brent Stover
Analysts: D’Marco Farr and Coach Jim Hanifan Locker Room
Interviews: Brian Stull Studio Host: Tom Casey Executive Producer:
Chris “Hoss” Neupert
All of the Rams game day shows
and coverage, along with the weekly Rams programs will be executed under
the watchful eye of Executive Producer Chris Neupert. Studio Producer
duties will vary by program and schedule, rotating between 101 ESPN
Producers Ben Boyd, Todd Wise and Chris Gardner. Steve Bear will be the
In-Game Spotter, and engineering responsibilities will be handled by Dodie
Rahlman, Craig Rutledge, Marshall Rice, Bob Hoffman and Ken Cunetto.
Along with the Rams
game day coverage and pre-and post-game shows, 101 ESPN will broadcast
“Rams Rush Hour Shows” weeknights from 7:00 until 8:00 pm. As part of
“Rams Rush Hour Shows,” Coach Steve Spagnuolo and General Manager Billy
Devaney are expected to do weekly
shows.
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