Rams beat Lions 17-10 to end losing streak

Steven Jackson picked a great time for his first rushing touchdown of the season as he raced 25 yards into the end zone to put the Rams up 17-10 with 1 minute and 38 seconds left to play against the Detroit Lions. That turned out to be the difference as the Rams ended their 17 game losing streak, and head into the bye week at 1-7.

Steven Jackson was the difference today between these two bottom dwelling teams. The lack of talent and playmakers on these teams is quite noticeable. The Rams took advantage of their only playmaker as Jackson had 25 touches on the day and accounted for over 45% of the Rams total offensive yardage. Steven Jackson is now tied with Adrian Peterson for second with 784 rushing yards, 40 behind the Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson. The Rams benefited from a pass interference penalty on the Lions on their last drive and after that it was all Jackson, who rushed for the final 42 on the ground.

Their were plenty of negatives on the day for the Rams but for now I am going to just sit back and enjoy this one because it has been a long time since the Rams last won a regular season football game. With my glass half full goggles on, I will even point out that the Rams 17 point outburst on Sunday puts them only 1 point behind the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns for the least amount of points scored in the NFL.

Keenan Burton led the Rams in catches (5) and yardage (54) on Sunday. Donnie Avery was again a no show with only 1 catch for 15 yards. On defense Ron Bartell led the team with 6 tackles and Chris Long was credited with his first sack of the season. The Rams now can enjoy the next week off as they prepare to take on the 7-0 New Orleans Saints.

Minnesota Vikings Bury St. Louis Rams 38-10

Well it only took the Minnesota Vikings seven minutes to bury the St. Louis Rams Sunday at the Edward Jones Dome. I was not expecting much with the Rams facing the undefeated Vikings and that is about what I received, although some others will tell you how close it could have been. Here we are going to go with the truth. The defense which we keep hearing is playing well and getting better opened the game by letting the Vikings walk down the field 80 yards to take a 7-0 lead early. This is the defense we continue to get when we need a stop. The Rams actually opened on offense with a nice play action pass to the missing in action Randy McMichael who made his 11th catch of the season. Four plays later the Rams were on the Vikings 36, Kyle Boller dropped back to pass, was sacked and fumbled. Jared Allen picked up the fumble and ran 52 yards for a TD, and a 14-0 lead for the Vikings. Game Over.

You will hear the Rams put up 400 yards of offense, we held Adrian Peterson to 69 yards, we led in time of possession, if only we did not make any mistakes. Well I am tired of the too many mistakes. Bad teams make mistakes and this team is awful. Bottom line is the Rams lost 38-10. Next week the game starts 0-0 and the Jacksonville Jaguars who lost 41-0 today could care less how well you think you could have played. How much better are we playing? We lost 38-10 at home, we have lost 7 straight at home, and 15 straight overall, are we really playing better?

Early in the 3rd quarter with the Rams trailing 17-3, they pinned the Vikings deep on their own 10 yard line. If we can stop them we would have great field position and another shot to get back in a game. Did the defense step up? No, the Vikings drove 90 yards in only 7 plays to go up 24-3. I don't want to hear they played hard, they played until the end, the effort is there, who cares. Everyone on the field is a millionaire they should all be trying, giving 100%, fighting to the end, etc. Why is the other team scoring more and allowing less? We need to find the answer to that question not worry about telling us how a TD that makes the game 31-10 shows they are not quitting. Let's hope they are not quitting. Shouldn't we expect more?

Week 5 – Vikings @ Rams Matchup

Well normally I do my weekly analysis of the St. Louis Rams matchup. This week I am not going to bother to give you tons of information about the game against the Minnesota Vikings. I will simply say this is a complete miss-match. Sure Minnesota played an emotional game Monday Night against the Green Bay Packers, and their next two games are against the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers, but this is NOT a trap game. The Rams would be lucky to trap a mouse between them using all 53 players on the roster. Sure I watched Any Given Sunday and have seen many upsets in the NFL but this will not be one of them. Stating this by the way does not make me a bad fan but a realist and there is a difference. I will be there early, cheer for my team and hope for a victory but at the moment I give them zero percent chance of being in this game. Hopefully the Rams can thrill me with a win but how?

The Rams are last in points scored, and 30th in total yards and passing yards in the NFL. The Vikings 118 points scored, are third most in the NFL, while the Rams have only scored 26. Brett Favre alone has 8 TD passes. The Rams are still looking for their first rushing TD, while Adrian Peterson has racked up 5 already. Adrian Peterson has 92 touches on the year and look for him to have a great game against the Rams on Sunday.

It is simple, we lack skill, talent, and playmakers. In this game the Rams are facing a Vikings team that is loaded with playmakers. On offense the Vikings have all world QB Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Sidney Rice, Bernard Berrian, Percy Harvin, Chester Taylor & Visanthe Shiancoe. I can't even count the amount of bad matchups this causes for the Rams. The offensive line features great blocking on the left side by Steve Hutchinson and Bryant McKinnie. When the Rams go to run the ball they will face the wall of Pat and Kevin Williams inside. When the Rams go to pass they will need to find a way to block the NFC sack leader Jared Allen, and get the ball past one of the best cornerbacks in the league Antoine Winfield.

Hopefully the Rams front office will get a good look at a team that is loaded with playmakers, and see that they are needed to compete and win in the NFL. Nate Jones, Keenan Burton, Donnie Avery, and Danny Amendola are not the answer and an absolute joke that in week 5 of an NFL season they are the only receivers on the roster.


Prediction Vikings over the Rams 30-6

Adrian Peterson Nike commercial

The star of the first half of the Thursday Night Football game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans was the Adrian Peterson Nike commercial. Alter Ego posted it on YouTube. You can watch it below. It is sick!