PRO:
Surpassed 20,000 career passing yards in 81 games, becoming the fifth-fastest
quarterback in NFL history to reach 20,000 passing yards behind Dan Marino (74),
Kurt Warner (76), Peyton Manning (78) and Daunte Culpepper (80)…accomplished the
feat at San Francisco (11/16/08)…21,345 passing yards rank third all-time in
Rams history…62.6 completion percentage and 85.6 passer rating rank second in
team history…second in franchise history in completions (1,829) and third in
attempts (2,924)…117 touchdown passes rank fourth in Rams’ history…two-time Pro
Bowl selection (2003, 2007)…Pro Bowl MVP in 2003, throwing a Pro Bowl-record
four touchdown passes, and completing 12 of 21 passes for 152 yards…has 10
come-from-behind wins (including postseason) in career…with victory at Seattle
in NFC Wildcard Game (1/8/05), became the fourth Rams’ quarterback to win road
playoff game, joining Jim Everett (two), Vince Ferragamo (three), and Pat Haden
(one)...has produced 27 career regular season games of at least 300-yards
passing.
2008
SEASON: Played in 15 games with 15 starts…did not play in Week 4 vs.
Buffalo (9/28)…completed 251 of 440 passes for 2,720 yards with 11 touchdowns
and 13 interceptions…Week 8 at New England (10/26): Threw for
304 yards on 18 of 34 passing with one touchdown and one interception…27th
regular season 300-yard performance of his career…completed then career-long
69-yard touchdown pass to WR Donnie Avery in the second quarter…Week 9
vs. Arizona (11/2): Bettered previous career-long pass with an 80-yard
touchdown strike to WR Derek Stanley in the first quarter...Week 11 at
San Francisco (11/16): Threw for 295 yards to surpass 20,000 career
passing yards…accomplished the feat in 81 games becoming the fifth-fastest
quarterback to reach the milestone behind Dan Marino (74), Kurt Warner (76),
Peyton Manning (78) and Daunte Culpepper (80).
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 the Rams with 2,392
passing yards and 11 touchdowns…vs. San Francisco (9/16):
Produced 24th 300-yard passing game of career…completed 24 of 41 passes for 368
yards with one touchdown…vs. Cleveland (10/28): Completed 24 of
26 passes for 310 yards with one touchdown…posted 25th 300-yard passing game of
career…at New Orleans (11/11): Garnered NFC Offensive Player of
the Week honors…completed 27 of 33 passes for 302 yards…third 300-yard passing
performance of season and 26th of career…81.8 completion percentage established
a career-high…registered 100th-career touchdown pass on a 3-yard pass to WR Drew
Bennett in the early fourth quarter…vs. Pittsburgh (12/20):
Threw for three touchdowns…marked the most touchdowns thrown in one game by
Bulger since he threw four vs. Washington (12/24/06)…12-yard scoring 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…earned his
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 the NFL) in yards, tied for second in the NFC (tied for fourth in the
NFL) in touchdowns, third in the NFL in attempts, third in the NFC (eighth in
the NFL) in completion percentage, fourth in the NFC (ninth in the NFL) with
7.31 average gain and fourth in the NFC (seventh in the NFL) in passer
rating…vs. Denver (9/10): Completed 18 passes, surpassing the
1,000-completion mark…vs. Seattle (10/15): Had streak of 249
pass attempts without an interception, the sixth-longest streak in NFL history,
end when he was intercepted by LB Lofa Tatupu in the fourth quarter…finished
game with 360 yards passing and three touchdowns…vs. Kansas City
(11/5): Completed 31 of 42 pass attempts for 354 yards and one
touchdown…with performance, Bulger established a career-best six consecutive
games with a passer rating of 100.0 or better…at Carolina
(11/19): 142 passing yards allowed Bulger to pass Kurt Warner for third
all-time in Rams history for passing yards with 14,589 yards…vs. San
Francisco (11/26): Earned 10th career regular season come-from-behind
victory in the fourth quarter or overtime…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…vs. Arizona
(12/3): Topped 15,000 career passing yards…reached the 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…vs. Washington (12/24): Tied a career high with four
touchdown passes…established a career-high with a passer rating of
134.5…completed 25 of 38 passes for season-high 388 yards.
2005
SEASON: Finished first in the NFC (third in the NFL) in average gain
(8.00), first in the NFC (fourth in the NFL) in completion percentage
(66.9), and second in the NFC (fifth in the NFL) in passer rating
(94.4)…at Arizona (9/18): Completed 18 of 29 passes for 216
yards with one touchdown and one interception, surpassing the 10,000-yard career
passing mark…tied Hall of Famer Dan Marino for the second-fastest quarterback to
reach that mark…at New York Giants (10/2): Established
franchise records in attempts (62) and completions (40) for an NFL-leading 442
yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions…performance marked
franchise-record fourth 400-yard game.
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 the fifth-best single-season total in Rams’
history, tying Jim Everett’s 1988 season, despite missing nearly three full
games…third in the NFC in completions (fifth in the NFL), completion percentage
(sixth in the NFL), yards (sixth in the NFL), average gain (8.17, sixth in the
NFL), and fourth quarter passer rating (90.9, sixth in the NFL); fourth in the
NFC in passer rating (eighth in the NFL)…at Seattle (10/10):
Led the Rams to a historic 33-27 comeback victory, completing 24 of 42 passes
for 325 yards with three touchdowns and three interceptions, also added a 9-yard
touchdown run…on the Rams’ last four drives against the Seahawks, completed 10
of 16 pass attempts for 202 yards with three touchdowns, also leading the Rams
on a field goal drive…comeback was greatest comeback in franchise history, in
terms of points down (27-10) and time left (5:43)…at Green Bay
(11/29): Passed for 448 yards (most ever vs. Packers) on 35-of-53
passing with two touchdowns and one interception for a 97.1 passer
rating…vs. New York Jets (1/2/05): In regular season finale,
completed 29 of 39 passes for a 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 the Rams back from a 26-21 deficit with 5:06 left in the
game to a 32-29 overtime win…NFC Wild Card Playoff at Seattle
(1/8/05): Completed 18 of 32 passes for 313 yards with two touchdowns
and one interception for a 97.5 passer rating…led the Rams back from a 20-17
deficit with 8:07 left to win first career playoff game, 27-20…during comeback,
led the Rams on scoring drives on all three 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…NFC Divisional Playoff at
Atlanta (1/15/05): Completed 23 of 35 pass attempts for 299 yards with
two touchdowns and one interception for a 99.6 passer rating.
2003
SEASON: Led the Rams to the NFC West Championship, earning his first
Pro Bowl invitation…was second in the NFC and NFL in completions, third in the
NFC and fifth in the NFL in completion percentage, led the NFC and was third in
the NFL in passing yards, was third in the NFC and tied for sixth in the NFL in
average gain (7.34 yards), was sixth in the NFC in touchdown passes, third in
the the NFC and fourth in the NFL in third-down passer rating, and sixth in the
NFC in passer rating…led the Rams to pair of winning streaks (four and seven
games)…led the Rams to four come-from-behind victories…at Pittsburgh
(10/26): 22 of 37 performance for season-high 375 yards and one
touchdown in a return to his hometown…NFC Divisional Playoff vs.
Carolina (1/10/04): Completed 27 of 46 passes for 332 yards with three
interceptions...NFL Pro Bowl (2/8/04): Completed 12 of 21
passes for 152 yards with a Pro Bowl record four touchdowns and one
interception…earned MVP honors, the first Ram to earn the honor.
2002
SEASON: Earned Daniel F. Reeves Memorial Award for team MVP as voted on
by teammates…won first six NFL starts, with two comebacks…winning his 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…1,496 passing yards in
first five starts was the best in NFL history for a quarterback’s first five
starts, surpassing Cincinnati’s Jeff Blake in 1994…vs. Oakland
(10/13): Made first NFL start, completing 14 of 21 passes for 186
yards, three touchdowns, and one rushing touchdown…earned NFC Offensive Player
of the Week honors…vs. San Diego (11/10): Completed 36 of 48
passes for 453 yards (fourth-best total in Rams history) with four touchdowns
and no interceptions for a 131.7 passer rating (all then career-highs).
2001
SEASON: Inactive as the third quarterback for 16 regular season games
and all three postseason contests with the Rams.
2000
SEASON: Member of the Rams’ practice squad for one week…spent two weeks
on the Atlanta Falcons’ practice squad…spent training camp with New Orleans.