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Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo loves collecting defensive linemen - a habit he picked up as defensive coordinator with the New York Giants.

Judging whether to shut down a slightly injured player or to let him suit up and take the field is one of the more difficult tasks for an NFL head coach.

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

Any quarterback controversy surrounding the St. Louis Rams' Kyle Boller and Marc Bulger may have become a moot point when Boller exited the team's 38-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth quarter.

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.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando SAN FRANCISCO -- The Rams will be without injured top cornerback Ron Bartell for the first time this season.

The No. 75 jersey of NFL legend David "Deacon" Jones now hangs from the rafters of the Edward Jones Dome as a testament to playing with a relentless passion.

It turns out St. Louis Rams safety Anthony Smith was a bit premature when he "announced" earlier this week that he'd be on the field today against his former team, the Packers.

St. Louis Rams rookie right tackle Jason Smith will undergo an MRI today for a knee injury.

The Derek Stanley Project was well into its third year at Rams Park, offering great promise but generally thin results.

Pending the results of a couple of MRIs today, the Rams may have to rely on their offensive line depth to get through Game 3 against Green Bay.

The St. Louis Rams' Victor Adeyanju is 0 for 2 this season. Adeyanju, a fourth-year pro who led the team's defensive linemen in tackles last year, again is among the inactives.

Originally published September 20, 2009 at 10:21 a.m., updated September 20, 2009 at 11:22 a.m. LANDOVER, Md.

KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m. ET SURFACE: Grass TV: FOX SERIES: 30th meeting. The Redskins lead 20-8-1 . The most memorable recent game was last year when the lowly Rams ended the Redskins' four-game winning streak with the 19-17 shocker achieved largely because of poor plays by since-departed Redskins Pete Kendall and Leigh Torrence.

The St. Louis Rams paid for their penalties, especially a too-many-men-on-the-field infraction that negated a touchdown off a blocked field goal late in the first half, during a 28-0 season-opening loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

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

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

For a while Saturday, the Roach family was on pins and needles back in Abilene, Texas.

Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo is definitely NOT fooling around. He swept out two more 2006 NFL Draft failures Tuesday.

Klop's drops were just part of problem Rams notebook TE never lived up to his promise.