GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: ST LOUIS (0-6) at SEATTLE (3-3)

NFL: ST LOUIS (0-6) at SEATTLE (3-3)

<h3>Rams seeking first win against Seahawks</h3>



St Louis (0-6) at Seattle 3-3 Sunday 4:15 pm EDT


SEATTLE (Ticker) -- It was supposed to be a division showdown.It's turned into much less.


The St. Louis Rams look to break into the win column when theyvisit the Seattle Seahawks in an NFC West matchup Sunday.

The Rams are one of two winless teams in the league (Miami isthe other), a startling development for a team that was expectedto contend for the division crown.


Once know as "The Greatest Show on Turf," St. Louis has beenfeeble on both sides of the ball. The Rams have scored just 73points in six games, including a 31-point outburst in a loss toArizona.


In their other five losses, St. Louis has managed just 42 pointsand has been held to a touchdown or less three times as it hasmatched the worst start in franchise history, set in 1962, whenthe franchise was located in Los Angeles.


Sure, injuries to workhorse running back Steven Jackson (groin)and quarterback Marc Bulger (ribs) have hurt, but the Ramsstaggered to an 0-3 start with both players relatively healthy.

Bulger, after sitting out the past two games to let his ribsheal, said he expects to play this weekend. The Rams could usehim after watching backup Gus Frerotte throw five interceptionsin Sunday's 22-3 defeat to the Baltimore Ravens.


Jackson, who rushed for 1,528 yards and scored 16 touchdowns in2006, likely will miss his fourth straight game.


The Seahawks, meanwhile, have come crashing back to the pack inthe NFC West after consecutive drubbings at the hands of thePittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints.


Seattle won three of its first four games before being humbledat Pittsburgh, 21-0, on October 7.


Returning home against the winless New Orleans seemed to be theperfect tonic, but the Saints jumped out to a 21-0 lead andcoasted to victory.


An anemic running game has been the culprit behind the recentslump, with former All-Pro running back Shaun Alexander limitedto a combined 60 rushing yards in the two losses.


That forced quarterback Matt Hasselbeck to attempt 43 passes,completing 26 for 362 yards, two TDs and one interception.

The Seahawks have won the last four meetings, including a pairof two-point victories last season.

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

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ST LOUIS 0
SEATTLE 0 14:54 LEFT, 1ST QTR

STL BALL ON STL 30 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

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ST LOUIS 0
SEATTLE 0 13:37 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SEA BALL ON SEA 29 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL TD SEA
WILL HELLER 1 YD PASS FROM MATT HASSELBECK
(JOSH BROWN KICK)

ST LOUIS 0
SEATTLE 7 7:40 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

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ST LOUIS 0
SEATTLE 7 7:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR

STL BALL ON STL 24 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

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ST LOUIS 0
SEATTLE 7 5:59 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SEA BALL ON SEA 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

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ST LOUIS 0
SEATTLE 7 4:32 LEFT, 1ST QTR

STL BALL ON SEA 48 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL FG STL
JEFF WILKINS 31 YD

ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 7 1:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

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ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 7 1:01 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SEA BALL ON SEA 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ST LOUIS 3 3
SEATTLE 7 7 END, 1ST QTR

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: SEA - TD, WILL HELLER 1 YD PASS FROM MATT
HASSELBECK (JOSH BROWN KICK), 7:20.
Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards in 5:45.
Key plays: Hasselbeck 12-yard pass
to Burleson to Seattle 47;
Hasselbeck 15-yard pass to Weaver
to St Louis 27; Morris 14-yard run
to St Louis 13; Morris 3-yard run
on 3rd-and-1 to St Louis 1. SEATTLE
7-0
STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 31 YD, 13:58. Drive: 8
plays, 35 yards in 3:30. Key plays:
Bulger 31-yard pass to Bruce on
3rd-and-9 to Seattle 16; Leonard
12-yard run to Seattle 4. SEATTLE
7-3</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 7 10:23 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL FG SEA
JOSH BROWN 38 YD

ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 10:15 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 10:08 LEFT, 2ND QTR

STL BALL ON STL 32 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 9:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR

SEA BALL ON SEA 39 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 8:32 LEFT, 2ND QTR

STL BALL ON STL 13 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 6:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR

SEA BALL ON SEA 43 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 4:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR

STL BALL ON STL 28 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 2:16 LEFT, 2ND QTR

SEA BALL ON SEA 25 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 1ST HALF

ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10

SEA BALL ON SEA 25 YD LINE
2ND AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 3
SEATTLE 10 1:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR

STL BALL ON STL 13 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>