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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.

Gibson gets up to speed on offense Rams notebook New wideout appears ready to face the Lions.

Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch breaks down the Will Witherspoon trade from the Rams' and Eagles' perspectives.

The best news the St. Louis Rams received Monday was that the hip injury sustained by wide receiver Donnie Avery on Sunday in Jacksonville doesn't appear to be serious.

When it comes to interacting with the media, Rams rookie cornerback Bradley Fletcher may be the quietest player on the team, to the point of being shy.

Rams fans, Chris Long feels your pain. Although the former No. 2 overall draft pick has the most tackles - 18 - among the Rams' defensive linemen, Long has yet to record a sack after bagging four last year as a rookie.

Chris Long leads all St. Louis Rams defensive linemen in tackles with 18 this season, but there's one statistical category where the second-year defensive end is lacking.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo wasn't exaggerating when he said Chris Long 's contributions extend beyond the statistical shutout he suffered Sunday against the 49ers.

St. Louis Rams left tackle Alex Barron was benched in favor in John Greco in the second half of the team's 35-0 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.

There is bad football, and then there is bad football. Against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, the St.

49ers take over at Rams 22 ... Pashos still in ... Coffee finds nice hole, gains eight ... 2nd and 2: Norris plows ahead for five yards ... 1st and 10 from the 34: Coffee loses a yard ... 2nd and 11: Hill chased by Little, throws ball away ... 3rd and 11: Hill to Bruce on slant, but it gains only nine yards ... Terrible punt by Andy Lee, but it ...

Kyle Boller will make his first start at quarterback for the St. Louis Rams on Sunday as Marc Bulger rests his injured shoulder.

Coming off an 0-3 start with a road trip to San Francisco on Sunday, the Rams had to think they at least had a few days before anything else bad could happen.

ST. LOUIS a ' In a week in which the Rams already have lost three starters to injury, they lost a fourth Tuesday to suspension.

The weather is highly un-Seattle-like as the Rams prepare to kick off the regular season at sold-out Qwest Field.

Perhaps the most surprising Rams personnel move in the season opener against Seattle was a player who didn't suit up.

Some six months after the start of the offseason conditioning program, the St. Louis Rams have arrived at the cusp of their season-opener. A relatively light 90-minute practice wrapped up on-the-field preparations for Sunday's clash with the Seahawks in Seattle.

In terms of the Rams' woeful recent past, coach Steve Spagnuolo has wiped the slate clean.

In 1976, former University of Southern California football player Paul Salata decided that the last selection in the NFL draft should receive a special designation: "Mr. Irrelevant." Paraphrasing her father, Melanie Fitch, director of the "Irrelevant Week" festivities in Newport Beach, Calif., explained, "It's irrelevant that he's last, because ...

Life is changing dramatically for Jonathan Wade. He's gotten married, become a father and now is a starting cornerback for the Rams.