Steelers 41, Rams 24
The Rams tried to make nice with their fans Thursday night. They staged a wonderful halftime ceremony for Marshall Faulk, retiring his No. 28.
They gave away lots of gifts to “lucky” PSL holders. But if the Rams wanted to impress their fans in this holiday season, they should have actually WON A GAME.
But we suppose that is asking too much in this fiasco of a season. With thousands of their towel-waving fans cheering them on, the Steelers rolled over the Rams 41-24 at the Edward Jones Dome.
The Rams did muster some offense in this game, with both Marc Bulger and Gus Frerotte working the ball to Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt, Randy McMichael and even Drew Bennett. Running back Steven Jackson ran as hard as ever.
But one Bulger pass was intercepted for a touchdown (by Steelers cornerback Ike Taylor) and the Pittsburgh offense pounded the Rams defense into submission.
After top Steelers running back Willie Parker suffered a broken leg, Najeh Davenport ran through the Rams for 123 yards rushing and 44 yards receiving.
So the Rams fell to 3-12 with one game to play, at Arizona. They remained in line for the second overall pick in the NFL Draft, which is all that Rams fans have to look forward to at this point.



it is not surprising that this if the first and perhaps only comment on this blog following another embarassing loss. losing hurts. i was there to celebrate the retirement of faulk’s (one of the greatest players of all time)jersey. the exuberant steeler fans added a lot to create more or less of a play-off atmosphere for the game. i was pumped because winning this game for faulk would in a small way have made up for some of the sickening postgame nausea which has become associated with my trips to the dome. as fans, we get tired of hearing ourselves repeat the same refrains during difficult times; however the “the truth will set us free”.
linny is a loser and bulger is NOT a winner. our team is NOT a team. our offensive and defensive lines have been weak for years now. etc. etc. fakhir brown……a favorite of linny….simply stinks….and he is agruably the best we have got in the secondary…which does make atogwe look like a tremendous asset. there is a need for a complete overhaul of this organization.
merry christmas and happy new year!