2007 St. Louis Rams season

"at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay, Florida"
*Game time: Sunday September 23, 2007 - 1:00 p.m. EDT
*Game weather: 89°F (Sunny)
*Television announcers: (FOX) Sam Rosen, Tim Ryan, & Chris Myers
*Game attendance: 65,257

Trying to snap a two-game skid, the Rams flew to Raymond James Stadium for an intraconference duel with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. After a scoreless first quarter, Tampa Bay managed to strike first prior to halftime with kicker Matt Bryant getting a 27-yard field goal. After a scoreless third quarter, St. Louis got its only score of the game with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 25-yard field goal to begin the fourth quarter. Afterwards, the Buccaneers ended the game with RB Earnest Graham getting an 8-yard and a 28-yard TD run.

With the loss, the Rams fell to 0-3.

Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
*Game time: 1:00pm EST
*Game weather: 65°F (Sunny)
*Referee: Tony Corrente
*Game attendance: 71,175

Still looking for their first win of the year, the Rams flew to M&T Bank Stadium for a Week 6 interconference duel with the Baltimore Ravens. With Marc Bulger still out with injuries, QB Gus Frerotte was given the start. In the first quarter, St. Louis' struggles continued with Ravens kicker Matt Stover getting a 43-yard field goal for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, Baltimore increased its lead with Stover kicking a 42-yard field goal, along with RB Willis McGahee getting a 6-yard TD run.

In the third quarter, the Rams continued its struggles with Stover giving the Ravens a 23-yard field goal. Afterwards, St. Louis got ints only score of the game with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 32-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, Baltimore finished the game with Stover getting a 31-yard and a 36-yard field goal.

With yet another loss, the Rams fell to 0-6 for the first time since 1962. It would be the second time in franchise history that Rams began a season at 0-6.

During the loss, St. Louis committed 6 turnovers, with 5 of them being Frerotte interceptions.

Along with the Miami Dolphins, it marked the first time since 2000 (Bengals & Chargers) that two teams began a season at 0-6.

Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks

"at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"
*Game time: 1:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM CDT
*Game weather: 38°F (Light Rain)
*Television announcers: (FOX) Pat Summerall (play-by-play) & Brian Baldinger (color commentator)
*Game attendance: 65,143
*Referee: Larry Nemmers

Coming off their home win over the Falcons, the Rams flew to Paul Brown Stadium for a Week 14 interconference duel with the Cincinnati Bengals. With QB Marc Bulger out with a concussion and veteran back-up QB Gus Frerotte out with a shoulder injury, rookie QB Brock Berlin got his first NFL start.

In the first quarter, St. Louis trailed early as Bengals RB Rudi Johnson got a 1-yard TD run for the only score of the period. In the second quarter, the Rams continued to trail as kicker Shayne Graham gave Cincinnati a 27-yard field goal for the only score of the period.

In the third quarter, St. Louis got on the board as CB Fakhir Brown returned an interception 36 yards for a touchdown, yet the Bengals responded with Graham kicking a 38-yard and a 32-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Rams tried to comeback as kicker Jeff Wilkins managed to get a 50-yard field goal. However, Cincinnati sealed the win with Graham nailing a 46-yard field goal.

With the loss, St. Louis fell to 3-10.

This would also be the 5th time this year that the Rams were held to 10 or fewer points.

On a positive note, WR Torry Holt went over 1,000 receiving yards for the eighth-straight year.

Week 15: vs. Green Bay Packers

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