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Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post Dispatch writes that the New Orleans Saints are the third consecutive undefeated team to visit the Edward Jones Dome, but the Rams have had success after the bye week since moving to St.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Power Rankings : Preseason: 32. This week: 30. 2009 Schedule/Results Where they stand: The Rams are fourth in the NFC West with a 1-7 record.

Refreshed and relaxed after a four-day break for their bye week, the Rams returned to practice Monday.

While enduring the long wait for his first sack of the season, Chris Long swears he was not swamped with tips from his Hall of Fame father.

When the Rams' snapped their 17-game losing streak last Sunday in Detroit, it wasn't the only dubious streak to end that day at Ford Field.

Approaching a bye week that would allow him to very temporarily step back and take stock of a Rams team that didn't produce many positives at all the first half of the season, head coach Steve Spagnuolo was asked by the local media to assess the season's first half.

No question, the St. Louis Rams deserve to be 1-7. So far, they've proven only that they can beat another really bad team.

It finally happened: The 2009 St. Louis Rams ran into a team worse than them . It wasn't pretty but the Rams finally came through when it counted.

The bye week comes at an ideal time for the Rams - the halfway mark of the season for their new head coach, his new staff and a roster brimming with new players.

Rams rise to challenge Prodded by its offensive leader, team responds on final drive.

Donnie Avery knows the history. It wasn't that long ago that the St. Louis Rams had "The Greatest Show on Turf" with receivers Isaac Bruce, Torry Holt and Ricky Proehl.

The St. Louis Rams have used a couple of first-round picks on the defensive line, but 2007 fifth-rounder Clifton Ryan has become the stopper.

As the NFL enters the middle of the season, it is painfully obvious which teams are heading in the right direction, and which teams are not.

QUESTION: Many feel this Sundaya TMs game vs. Detroit is the Rams best chance of a victory this season.

When the New England Patriots beat the Tennessee Titans 59-0 in week six, it was a sight to behold.

ST. LOUIS a ' After being knocked to the canvas by a couple of Peyton Manning lightning bolts, the Rams picked themselves up, dusted themselves off, and hung in there a ' kind of a ' for nearly three quarters.

What is an NFL coach to tell his players when they lose a game 59-0? "Well, at least they didn't score 60," is one way of looking at it.

It's not easy to be a Jacksonville Jaguars fan this week. You're in a perpetually tough division.

The Rams had every reason to fear the worst when wide receiver Donnie Avery fell hard on his left hip and limped to the sideline early in the second quarter Sunday.

When he finally trudged from the trainer's room to his locker Sunday, Rams defensive end Leonard Little was a mess.