GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: ST LOUIS (1-8) at SAN FRANCISCO (2-7)

NFL: ST LOUIS (1-8) at SAN FRANCISCO (2-7)

<h3>Rams go for two straight against skidding 49ers</h3>



St Louis (1-8) at San Francisco (2-7) Sunday 4:15 pm EST

SAN FRANCISCO (Ticker) -- Not many teams are going worsethan the St. Louis Rams. Their next opponent is one of them.

Coming off their first win of the season, the Rams look to makeit two straight victories against the reeling San Francisco49ers on Sunday.


The 49ers turned in a woeful performance in a 24-0 defeat to theSeattle Seahawks on Monday night - their seventh consecutivedefeat.


The final scored reflected the overall dominance of Seattle,which limited San Francisco to just six first downs overall andone in the first half.


Alex Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in 2005, was 11-of-23 forjust 102 yards as the 49ers went three-and-out on their firstfive possessions and never had the ball more than five playsuntil midway through the fourth quarter.


"We're all going to have to look inward to come out of this,"Smith said. "We have to fight our way out. There is absolutelyno question that I could have been better. Without a doubt, Iwas not good enough."


Neither were Smith's teammates. The 49ers had a chance to getback in the game, but running back Frank Gore was stuffed on a4th-and-1 at the Seahawks 1-yard line midway through the thirdquarter.


During their seven-game skid, San Francisco has registered just67 points. In nine games this season, the 49ers have scored asmany as many 20 points once - in the season opener vs. Arizona.

St. Louis broke out of its own malaise with a surprising 37-29victory over New Orleans, snapping the Saints' four-game winningstreak.


The Rams had scored seven points or fewer four times in droppingtheir first eight games, but the combination of the bye weekand the return of a healthy Steven Jackson appeared to revivetheir offense.


Jackson rushed for a touchdown and threw for one whilequarterback Marc Bulger added a pair of scoring passes as St.Louis built a commanding 34-7 lead.


"It's one win. We still have the record we have," Rams coachScott Linehan said. "It does give us confidence in that this isa second season for us, an eight-game season. We're focusing onthat and not what happened in the first eight even though theyall count."


In Week Two, San Francisco pulled out a 17-16 win at St. Louisdespite being outgained by a 2-to-1 margin and managing justeight first downs.

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 0
SAN FRANCISCO 0 14:55 LEFT, 1ST QTR

STL BALL ON STL 21 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL TD STL
TORRY HOLT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER
(JEFF WILKINS KICK)

ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 0 10:51 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 0 10:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 22 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 0 8:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR

STL BALL ON STL 9 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 0 6:19 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SFO BALL ON STL 18 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL FG SFO
JOE NEDNEY 28 YD

ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 3 4:21 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 3 4:16 LEFT, 1ST QTR

STL BALL ON STL 21 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 3 0:10 LEFT, 1ST QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: STL - TD, TORRY HOLT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC
BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 4:09.
Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards in 4:09.
Key plays: Bulger 9-yard pass to
Bennett on 3rd-and-7 to St. Louis
44; Jackson 37-yard run to San
Francisco 19; Bulger 15-yard pass
to Bruce to San Francisco 3. ST
LOUIS 7-0
SFO - FG, JOE NEDNEY 28 YD, 10:39. Drive: 4
plays, 8 yards in 1:58. Key plays:
Clements 41-yard punt return to St.
Louis 18. ST LOUIS 7-3</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 7
SAN FRANCISCO 3 14:46 LEFT, 2ND QTR

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

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL FG STL
JEFF WILKINS 49 YD

ST LOUIS 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 9:42 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 9:36 LEFT, 2ND QTR

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

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 7:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR

STL BALL ON STL 20 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 4:39 LEFT, 2ND QTR

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

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

STL BALL ON STL 31 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

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

STL BALL ON STL 35 YD LINE
2ND AND 6</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 0:28 LEFT, 2ND QTR

SFO BALL ON SFO 42 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL
ST LOUIS 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 0:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR

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

 

NFL: ST LOUIS at SAN FRANCISCO

<div class="pre">NFL HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ST LOUIS 7 3 10
SAN FRANCISCO 3 0 3 HALFTIME

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: STL - TD, TORRY HOLT 3 YD PASS FROM MARC
BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 4:09.
Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards in 4:09.
Key plays: Bulger 9-yard pass to
Bennett on 3rd-and-7 to St. Louis
44; Jackson 37-yard run to San
Francisco 19; Bulger 15-yard pass
to Bruce to San Francisco 3. ST
LOUIS 7-0
SFO - FG, JOE NEDNEY 28 YD, 10:39. Drive: 4
plays, 8 yards in 1:58. Key plays:
Clements 41-yard lateral of M Lewis
punt return to St Louis 18. ST
LOUIS 7-3
2ND QUARTER: STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 49 YD, 5:18. Drive: 10
plays, 37 yards in 5:04. Key plays:
Bulger 9-yard pass to Jackson to St
Louis 41; 5-yard encroachment
penalty on 49ers' Sopoaga to San
Francisco 45; Jackson 2-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to San Francisco 34. ST
LOUIS 10-3</div>