The Rams couldn’t convert Jonathan Wade’s interception into seven points. Perhaps that slow-developing wideout screen pass to Steven Jackson wasn’t the best red-zone call.
But Josh Brown knocked home the go-ahead field goal, putting the Rams up 27-24 and forcing the…
Marc Bulger’s strike to Torry Holt up the left sideline gave the Rams a first down at the Atlanta 2.
And the Rams wasted no time converting the opportunity, with Steven Jackson getting around right tackle for his second touchdown of…
A fake end-around play suckered the Falcons, allowing Steven Jackson to catch a screen pass and rumble 36 yards with the ball.
Good execution on that play allowed the Rams to move back into scoring range.
Kenneth Darby picked up eight yards,…
A 17-yard Michael Turner run and Matt Ryan’s completion to Roddy White gained 22 yards more as the Falcons came out flying.
Turner ran for 10 more yards. Then he ran for eight more yards. See a trend here?
Then White broke…
Poor Jonathan Wade. The Rams cornerback shook off his back injury, got back in the game . . . and then got burned by Michael Jenkins for a 41-yard gain.
Matt Ryan’s pass was underthrown, but Wade was beaten so badly…
Cornerback Jason Craft was the right guy in the right spot, claiming a deflection interception early in the quarter. That turnover (and 16-yard return) set up the Rams at the Atlanta 47.
Craft, a nice midseason find, was filling in for…
A pass interference call on cornerback Jonathan Wade handed the Falcons a first down to start their next possession. But Wade’s secure open-field tackle on Michael Jenkins on a third-down completion forced the Falcons to punt.
This is a big opportunity…
The Rams started rookie John Greco at left guard, in place of the hobbled Jacob Bell, and veteran Adam Goldberg at right guard, in place of fan favorite Richie Incognito.
After winning the coin toss, the Rams elected to take the…
