The Rams knew they had to score points Sunday to hang with the explosive Saints. They knew they had to come out of their offensive shell to have any chance to hang with New Orleans.

And they did.

The Rams rallied from…

The Saints just kept moving the ball, with Drew Brees using all his targets. A 16-yard pass to tight end David Thomas moved New Orleans to the Rams 43.

Then came a 9-yard pass to Marques Colston, a 7-yard run by…

The good feelings barely lasted through halftime. On the opening kickoff of the second half, Saints return specialist Courtney Roby raced 97 yards untouched.

In just 11 seconds, the Saints moved ahead 21-14.

So the Rams offense remains under pressure to keep…

On a third-and-5 scenario at the Rams 9, Drew Brees completed a 6-yard pass to David Thomas to earn the first down.

Then Reggie Bush skipped through a huge hole on the next play to score easily. It took a little…

Coming back from his concussion, Rams return specialist Danny Amendola ran east and west instead of north and south with the opening kickoff. As a result, his team started their first drive on their 13-yard line.

After New Orleans helped the…

Isn’t anybody out their optimistic about this game?

Didn’t think so.

In this corner of cyberspace, I’d like to see the Rams take some shots down the field against the Saints. Certainly they want to run the ball as much as possible…

Matthew Stafford went over the top of cornerback Ron Bartell and connected with a 36-yard completion to the Rams 5.

Stafford ran the ball in himself, scrambling out of the pocket and into the end zone. Then the Lions needed to…

Steven Jackson got the Rams started in the second half by wading through multiple tacklers to gain a first down.

Then Daniel Fells wandered off the line of scrimmage for another motion penalty. Can’t blame the crowd noise for that one,…

The Lions stayed on the ground to start the quarter, feeding Aaron Brown for four yards When Matthew Stafford tried to go up top to tight end Brandon Pettigrew, Rams safety James Butler broke up the play with a huge…

The Lions opened the game by establishing running back Kevin Smith, who carried the ball on the first four plays of the game. He earned one first down, then back-up running back Maurice Morris earned another with his first carry.

A…