NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL ATLANTA 16 ST LOUIS 21 2:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR STL BALL ON STL 9 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF ATLANTA 16 ST LOUIS 21 STL BALL ON STL 11 YD LINE 3RD AND 8</div>
NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL ATLANTA 16 ST LOUIS 21 1:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR ATL BALL ON ATL 48 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 50 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK) ATLANTA 16 ST LOUIS 28 1:17 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL ATLANTA 16 ST LOUIS 28 1:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR ATL BALL ON ATL 36 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 0 0 3 13 16 ST LOUIS 14 7 0 7 28 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 1 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 5:20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards in 5:20. Key plays: Frerotte 7-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to St Louis 46; Jackson 7-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Atlanta 38; Frerotte 9-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-5 to Atlanta 24; Frerotte 23-yard pass to Holt to Atlanta 1. ST LOUIS 7-0 STL - TD, TORRY HOLT 31 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 11:22. Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards in 3:18. Key plays: Frerotte 38-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 39; Frerotte 24-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-4 to Atlanta 31. ST LOUIS 14-0 2ND QUARTER: STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 8 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 13:05. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 2:51. Key plays: Frerotte 37-yard pass to Jackson to Atlanta 30; Frerotte 19-yard pass to Holt to Atlanta 8; Frerotte 4-for-4 for 72 yards. ST LOUIS 21-0 3RD QUARTER: ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 41 YD, 6:36. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 3:19. Key plays: Norwood 36-yard run to St Louis 48; Harrington 12-yard pass to Horn on 3rd-and-8 to St Louis 34; Harrington 14-yard pass to White to St Louis 20. ST LOUIS 21-3 4TH QUARTER: ATL - TD, RODDY WHITE 15 YD PASS FROM CHRIS REDMAN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED), 3:12. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:12. Key plays: Redman 8-yard pass to Crumpler on 3rd-and-3 to Atlanta 35; Redman 20-yard pass to Horn to Atlanta 45; Norwood 35-yard run to St Louis 15. ST LOUIS 21-9 ATL - TD, MICHAEL JENKINS 5 YD PASS FROM CHRIS REDMAN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK), 7:43. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Redman 13-yard pass to Jenkins to Atlanta 41; Redman 15-yard pass to White to St Louis 44; 25-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 19; Redman 10-yard pass to Jenkins to St Louis 9. ST LOUIS 21-16 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 50 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 13:43. Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards in 0:14. Key plays: Atogwe 27-yard interception return to midfield. ST LOUIS 28-16 ATT: 62,051</div>
NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 0 0 3 13 16 ST LOUIS 14 7 0 7 28 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 5:20 STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 1 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards in 5:20. Key plays: Frerotte 7-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to St Louis 46; Jackson 7-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Atlanta 38; Frerotte 9-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-5 to Atlanta 24; Frerotte 23-yard pass to Holt to Atlanta 1. ST LOUIS 7-0. 11:22 STL - TD, TORRY HOLT 31 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards in 3:18. Key plays: Frerotte 38-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 39; Frerotte 24-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-4 to Atlanta 31. ST LOUIS 14-0. 2ND QUARTER: 13:05 STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 8 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 2:51. Key plays: Frerotte 37-yard pass to Jackson to Atlanta 30; Frerotte 19-yard pass to Holt to Atlanta 8; Frerotte 4-for-4 for 72 yards. ST LOUIS 21-0. 3RD QUARTER: 6:36 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 41 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 3:19. Key plays: Norwood 36-yard run to St Louis 48; Harrington 12-yard pass to Horn on 3rd-and-8 to St Louis 34; Harrington 14-yard pass to White to St Louis 20. ST LOUIS 21-3. 4TH QUARTER: 3:12 ATL - TD, RODDY WHITE 15 YD PASS FROM CHRIS REDMAN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:12. Key plays: Redman 8-yard pass to Crumpler on 3rd-and-3 to Atlanta 35; Redman 20-yard pass to Horn to Atlanta 45; Norwood 35-yard run to St Louis 15. ST LOUIS 21-9. 7:43 ATL - TD, MICHAEL JENKINS 5 YD PASS FROM CHRIS REDMAN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK). Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Redman 13-yard pass to Jenkins to Atlanta 41; Redman 15-yard pass to White to St Louis 44; 25-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 19; Redman 10-yard pass to Jenkins to St Louis 9. ST LOUIS 21-16. 13:43 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 50 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards in 0:14. Key plays: Atogwe 27-yard interception return to midfield. ST LOUIS 28-16. ATLANTA - ST LOUIS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS ATLANTA ST LOUIS FIRST DOWNS 23 19 Rushing 5 5 Passing 17 13 Penalty 1 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-19-42% 4-12-33% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 435 409 Total offensive plays 80 62 Average gain per play 5.4 6.6 NET YARDS RUSHING 111 105 Rushing attempts 18 26 Average gain per rush 6.2 4.0 Tackles for loss-yards 2-5 3-7 NET YARDS PASSING 324 304 Times sacked: Number-Yards 4-32 1-7 Gross passing yards 356 311 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 58-33-2 35-23-2 Avg gain per pass play 5.2 8.4 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-2-0 5-1-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 7-44.1 8-45.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 38.7 44.3 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 73 33 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 5-38 2-6 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-76 4-86 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-35 2-27 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 8-55 5-46 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 0-0 TOUCHDOWNS 2 4 Rushing 0 1 Passing 2 3 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-2 4-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 4-4 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-1 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 2-2-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 2-2-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:55 29:05 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ATLANTA ST LOUIS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J NORWOOD 8 94 11.8 36 0 S JACKSON 20 96 4.8 50 1 W DUNN 10 17 1.7 6 0 A PITTMAN 4 11 2.8 6 0 G FREROTTE 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J HARRINGT 17-34-184 1 0 34 G FREROTTE 23-35-311 2 3 38 C REDMAN 16-24-172 1 2 21 Sacked-Yards Lost: J HARRINGT 3-23, Sacked-Yards Lost: G FREROTTE 1-7. C REDMAN 1-9. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R WHITE 10 146 14.6 34 1 T HOLT 6 135 22.5 38 1 A CRUMPLER 7 65 9.3 21 0 S JACKSON 4 71 17.8 37 0 M JENKINS 5 48 9.6 13 1 I BRUCE 4 31 7.8 10 1 J HORN 4 38 9.5 20 0 B LEONARD 3 23 7.7 11 0 J NORWOOD 3 21 7.0 9 0 D BENNETT 2 33 16.5 24 0 L ROBINSON 2 10 5.0 11 0 R MCMICHAE 2 10 5.0 9 1 W DUNN 1 23 23.0 23 0 D LOOKER 1 4 4.0 4 0 D BLAKELY 1 5 5.0 5 0 A PITTMAN 1 4 4.0 4 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L MILLOY 1 19 19.0 19 0 O ATOGWE 1 27 27.0 27 0 C CROCKER 1 16 16.0 16 0 F BROWN 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M KOENEN 7 309 44.1 2 3 55 D JONES 8 360 45.0 0 1 57 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A JENNINGS 5 38 7.6 13 0 B WILLIAMS 2 6 3.0 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J NORWOOD 3 66 22.0 32 0 B WILLIAMS 3 67 22.3 37 0 O MUGHELLI 1 10 10.0 10 0 J WADE 1 19 19.0 19 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- M ANDERSEN 1/1 1/1 J WILKINS 4/4 0/0 Dist.: 41 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ R WHITE 1 1 0 0-0 R BARTELL 0 0 1 0-1 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ D HALL 6 6 0 0-0 B CHILLAR 7 7 0 0-0 M BOLEY 6 6 0 0-0 C CHAVOUS 6 6 0 0-0 L MILLOY 5 5 0 0-0 O ATOGWE 6 6 0 0-0 K BROOKING 4 4 0 0-0 W WITHERSPOON 5 5 0 1-9 J BABINEAUX 4 4 0 0-0 F BROWN 5 5 0 0-0 J ABRAHAM 3 3 0 0-0 R BARTELL 5 5 0 0-0 D WILLIAMS 3 3 0 0-0 C DRAFT 4 4 0 1-8 C HOUSTON 3 3 0 0-0 T HILL 4 4 0 0-0 L SANDERS 2 2 0 0-0 V ADEYANJU 3 3 0 0-0 M STANLEY 2 2 0 0-0 L GLOVER 2 2 0 1-9 C CROCKER 2 2 0 0-0 A CARRIKER 2 2 0 1-6 C DAVIS 1 1 0 1-7 T JOHNSON 2 2 0 0-0 T ANDERSON 1 1 0 0-0 E MOORE 2 2 0 0-0 S NICHOLAS 1 1 0 0-0 J ANDERSON 1 1 0 0-0 Att: 62,051</div>
ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Gus Frerotte delivered his finestperformance in over two years, more than making up for theinjured Marc Bulger while leading the St. Louis Rams to theirfirst home win of the season. Frerotte tossed three first-half touchdown passes Sunday as theRams held on for a 28-16 triumph over the Atlanta Falcons. It was the third victory in the last four games for St. Louis(3-9), which got off to an 0-8 start due largely to a rash ofinjuries. The latest Ram bitten by the injury bug has been Bulger, whosuffered a concussion in last weekend's loss to the SeattleSeahawks and was forced to miss this contest. But Frerotte was brilliant early, passing for 230 yards in thefirst half while directing the Rams to a trio of touchdowndrives over the game's first 28 minutes. A 14-year veteran, Frerotte finished 23-of-35 for 311 yards andtwo interceptions. It was his highest single-game yardage totalsince November 13, 2005, when he passed for 360 yards againstthe New England Patriots as a member of the Miami Dolphins. Frerotte's favorite target was Torry Holt, who hauled in sixreceptions for 135 yards and a TD. Isaac Bruce and tight endRandy McMichael also had TD catches for the Rams, who have wontheir last five home games against the Falcons. Atlanta rallied from a 21-point halftime deficit and appearedprimed to take the lead with just under three minutes remaining. But Chris Redman's fourth-down pass to Joe Horn was batted downby cornerback Tye Hill at the St. Louis 5-yard line, endingAtlanta's potential go-ahead drive with 2:19 remaining. Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe intercepted Redman's poorly overthrownpass on Atlanta's ensuing possession and returned it tomidfield. Steven Jackson scored on a 50-yard run two plays later, givingSt. Louis a 28-16 lead and clinching the Rams' first win heresince a 37-31 triumph over the Washington Redskins on December24.
NFL: ATLANTA at ST LOUIS <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- ATLANTA 0 0 3 13 16 ST LOUIS 14 7 0 7 28 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 5:20 STL - TD, RANDY MCMICHAEL 1 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards in 5:20. Key plays: Frerotte 7-yard pass to Leonard on 3rd-and-1 to St Louis 46; Jackson 7-yard run on 3rd-and-1 to Atlanta 38; Frerotte 9-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-5 to Atlanta 24; Frerotte 23-yard pass to Holt to Atlanta 1. ST LOUIS 7-0. 11:22 STL - TD, TORRY HOLT 31 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards in 3:18. Key plays: Frerotte 38-yard pass to Holt to St Louis 39; Frerotte 24-yard pass to Bennett on 3rd-and-4 to Atlanta 31. ST LOUIS 14-0. 2ND QUARTER: 13:05 STL - TD, ISAAC BRUCE 8 YD PASS FROM GUS FREROTTE (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 2:51. Key plays: Frerotte 37-yard pass to Jackson to Atlanta 30; Frerotte 19-yard pass to Holt to Atlanta 8; Frerotte 4-for-4 for 72 yards. ST LOUIS 21-0. 3RD QUARTER: 6:36 ATL - FG, MORTEN ANDERSEN 41 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards in 3:19. Key plays: Norwood 36-yard run to St Louis 48; Harrington 12-yard pass to Horn on 3rd-and-8 to St Louis 34; Harrington 14-yard pass to White to St Louis 20. ST LOUIS 21-3. 4TH QUARTER: 3:12 ATL - TD, RODDY WHITE 15 YD PASS FROM CHRIS REDMAN (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:12. Key plays: Redman 8-yard pass to Crumpler on 3rd-and-3 to Atlanta 35; Redman 20-yard pass to Horn to Atlanta 45; Norwood 35-yard run to St Louis 15. ST LOUIS 21-9. 7:43 ATL - TD, MICHAEL JENKINS 5 YD PASS FROM CHRIS REDMAN (MORTEN ANDERSEN KICK). Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards in 2:15. Key plays: Redman 13-yard pass to Jenkins to Atlanta 41; Redman 15-yard pass to White to St Louis 44; 25-yard pass interference penalty on Rams' Brown to St Louis 19; Redman 10-yard pass to Jenkins to St Louis 9. ST LOUIS 21-16. 13:43 STL - TD, STEVEN JACKSON 50 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK). Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards in 0:14. Key plays: Atogwe 27-yard interception return to midfield. ST LOUIS 28-16. ATLANTA - ST LOUIS Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS ATLANTA ST LOUIS FIRST DOWNS 23 19 Rushing 5 5 Passing 17 13 Penalty 1 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-19-42% 4-12-33% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-2-0% 0-0-0% TOTAL NET YARDS 435 409 Total offensive plays 80 62 Average gain per play 5.4 6.6 NET YARDS RUSHING 111 105 Rushing attempts 18 26 Average gain per rush 6.2 4.0 Tackles for loss-yards 2-5 3-7 NET YARDS PASSING 324 304 Times sacked: Number-Yards 4-32 1-7 Gross passing yards 356 311 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 58-33-2 35-23-2 Avg gain per pass play 5.2 8.4 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-2-0 5-1-1 PUNTS: Number and Average 7-44.1 8-45.0 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 38.7 44.3 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 73 33 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 5-38 2-6 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 4-76 4-86 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 2-35 2-27 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 8-55 5-46 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-1 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 2 4 Rushing 0 1 Passing 2 3 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 1-2 4-4 Kicking: Made-Attempts 1-1 4-4 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-1 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 1-1 0-0 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 2-3-67% 2-2-100% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 2-2-100% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:55 29:05 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS ATLANTA ST LOUIS RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J NORWOOD 8 94 11.8 36 0 S JACKSON 20 96 4.8 50 1 W DUNN 10 17 1.7 6 0 A PITTMAN 4 11 2.8 6 0 G FREROTTE 2 -2 -1.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J HARRINGT 17-34-184 1 0 34 G FREROTTE 23-35-311 2 3 38 C REDMAN 16-24-172 1 2 21 Sacked-Yards Lost: J HARRINGT 3-23, Sacked-Yards Lost: G FREROTTE 1-7. C REDMAN 1-9. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- R WHITE 10 146 14.6 34 1 T HOLT 6 135 22.5 38 1 A CRUMPLER 7 65 9.3 21 0 S JACKSON 4 71 17.8 37 0 M JENKINS 5 48 9.6 13 1 I BRUCE 4 31 7.8 10 1 J HORN 4 38 9.5 20 0 B LEONARD 3 23 7.7 11 0 J NORWOOD 3 21 7.0 9 0 D BENNETT 2 33 16.5 24 0 L ROBINSON 2 10 5.0 11 0 R MCMICHAE 2 10 5.0 9 1 W DUNN 1 23 23.0 23 0 D LOOKER 1 4 4.0 4 0 D BLAKELY 1 5 5.0 5 0 A PITTMAN 1 4 4.0 4 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- L MILLOY 1 19 19.0 19 0 O ATOGWE 1 27 27.0 27 0 C CROCKER 1 16 16.0 16 0 F BROWN 1 0 0.0 0 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- M KOENEN 7 309 44.1 2 3 55 D JONES 8 360 45.0 0 1 57 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- A JENNINGS 5 38 7.6 13 0 B WILLIAMS 2 6 3.0 6 0 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J NORWOOD 3 66 22.0 32 0 B WILLIAMS 3 67 22.3 37 0 O MUGHELLI 1 10 10.0 10 0 J WADE 1 19 19.0 19 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- M ANDERSEN 1/1 1/1 J WILKINS 4/4 0/0 Dist.: 41 O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ R WHITE 1 1 0 0-0 B WILLIAMS 1 0 0 0-0 R BARTELL 0 0 1 0-1 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ D HALL 6 6 0 0-0 B CHILLAR 7 7 0 0-0 M BOLEY 6 6 0 0-0 C CHAVOUS 6 6 0 0-0 L MILLOY 5 5 0 0-0 O ATOGWE 6 6 0 0-0 K BROOKING 4 4 0 0-0 W WITHERSPOON 5 5 0 1-9 J BABINEAUX 4 4 0 0-0 F BROWN 5 5 0 0-0 J ABRAHAM 3 3 0 0-0 R BARTELL 5 5 0 0-0 D WILLIAMS 3 3 0 0-0 C DRAFT 4 4 0 1-8 C HOUSTON 3 3 0 0-0 T HILL 4 4 0 0-0 L SANDERS 2 2 0 0-0 V ADEYANJU 3 3 0 0-0 M STANLEY 2 2 0 0-0 L GLOVER 2 2 0 1-9 C CROCKER 2 2 0 0-0 A CARRIKER 2 2 0 1-6 C DAVIS 1 1 0 1-7 T JOHNSON 2 2 0 0-0 T ANDERSON 1 1 0 0-0 E MOORE 2 2 0 0-0 S NICHOLAS 1 1 0 0-0 J ANDERSON 1 1 0 0-0 Officials: Referee-Peter Morelli, Umpire-Darrell Jenkins, Head Linesman-George Hayward, Line Judge-Charles Stewart, Field Judge-Jim Saracino, Side Judge-Jeff Lamberth, Back Judge-Keith Ferguson. Att: 52,051 Time of Game: 3:16</div>
ST. LOUIS (Ticker) -- Gus Frerotte delivered his finestperformance in over two years, more than making up for theinjured Marc Bulger while leading the St. Louis Rams to theirfirst home win of the season. Frerotte tossed three first-half touchdown passes Sunday as theRams held on for a 28-16 triumph over the Atlanta Falcons. It was the third victory in the last four games for St. Louis(3-9), which got off to an 0-8 start due largely to a rash ofinjuries. The latest Ram bitten by the injury bug has been Bulger, whosuffered a concussion in last weekend's loss to the SeattleSeahawks and was forced to miss this contest. Frerotte, who has struggled while filling in for Bulger thisseason, lost a costly fumble near the Seahawks' goal line at theend of last Sunday's 24-19 loss. But Frerotte was brilliant early in this contest, passing for230 yards in the first half while directing the Rams to a trioof touchdown drives over the game's first 28 minutes. "Quarterbacks will always take a lot of heat when things don'tgo well, and in last weeks's game, Gus accepted that," Ramscoach Scott Linehan said. "Being the stand-up competitor thathe is, I can respect that more than his right arm. By the wayGus came out and competed, he really gave us a spark." A 14-year veteran, Frerotte finished 23-of-35 for 311 yards andtwo interceptions. It was his highest single-game yardage totalsince November 13, 2005, when he passed for 360 yards againstthe New England Patriots as a member of the Miami Dolphins. "I think just getting a win feels so good," Frerotte said."After everything we've been through all year, it was really ateam win." Frerotte's favorite target was Torry Holt, who hauled in sixreceptions for 135 yards and a TD. Isaac Bruce and tight endRandy McMichael also had TD catches for the Rams, who have wontheir last five home games against the Falcons. Rams star running back Steven Jackson rushed for 96 yards,including a 50-yard TD run with less than two minutes remaining,and had four receptions for 71 yards. The 167 total yards were a season high for Jackson, who missedfour games earlier this season while nursing injuries to hisgroin and back. "I think it was just an all-out team win," Jackson said. "Westarted off fast and in the second half, once again, we kind ofstalled out. But this time, I think the offense really cametogether and put it on ourselves to finish the game." Atlanta scored 16 straight points to claw within 21-16 andappeared primed to take the lead with just under three minutesremaining. But Chris Redman's fourth-down pass to Joe Horn was batted downby cornerback Tye Hill at the St. Louis 5-yard line, endingAtlanta's potential go-ahead drive with 2:19 remaining. Safety Oshiomogho Atogwe intercepted Redman's poorly overthrownpass on Atlanta's ensuing possession and returned it tomidfield. Jackson raced up the left sideline on a 50-yard TD two playslater, giving St. Louis a 28-16 lead and clinching the Rams'first win here since a 37-31 triumph over the WashingtonRedskins on December 24. "It has been a long season for a number of reasons, and we haveto defend our home turf," Linehan said. "For me, I really feltthat as a home team the fans and the team really stepped up whenwe needed to." The Rams took the lead for good on the game's opening drive, asFrerotte capped an 11-play march with a 1-yard TD to McMichael. St. Louis went ahead, 14-0, on its next possession as Frerottefound Holt for a 31-yard TD to finish a six-play, 95-yard drive. The Rams pushed their lead to 21-0 on Frerotte's third TD of theday, an 8-yarder to Bruce with 1:55 remaining in the firsthalf. "Our line played great," Frerotte said. "I didn't get a lot ofpressure when I was throwing the ball." After managing just three points in the third quarter, theFalcons (3-9) rallied in the fourth quarter behind Redman, whoreplaced the erratic Joey Harrington. "We made the quarterback change in the fourth quarter because Ifelt like Joey was being ineffective," Falcons coach BobbyPetrino said. "Chris came in and threw the ball around, hithands, got us into a position where we had an opportunity to winthe game and then we just came up on the short end." Redman tossed a 15-yard TD to Roddy White with 11:46 remainingand found Michael Jenkins for a 5-yarder just 4 1/2 minuteslater to cut Atlanta's deficit to 21-16. Playing for just the second time this season, Redman finished16-of-24 for 172 yards - his highest single-game total sinceOctober 6, 2002. "It feels good to be able to get back out there," he said. "Ithas been a long time since I was in the game atmosphere. I hadto get some of the rust off, I guess. Unfortunately, we came upa bit short today." "Obviously, I wasn't happy," said Harrington, who went 17-for-34for 184 yards and an interception. "But I am part of thisteam. I was excited for Chris to get a chance to play, and heshowed that he is a good player."
