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I will have something to add at the end.
RAMS OFFENSE VS. COLTS DEFENSE
Bulger (1648 passing yards, 10 TD, 7 INT) entered Week 6 as the NFL leader in passing yards, and has three 300-yard outings in his first five games of the 2005 season. Bulger completed 26-of-40 passes for 336 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception against the Seahawks last week. Pro Bowl wideout Torry Holt (38 receptions, 568 yards, 4 TD), the NFL leader in receptions and receiving yards as Week 6 began, caught eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown in the defeat. The Rams are expected to once again be without starting receiver Isaac Bruce (9 receptions, 1 TD), who has been battling turf toe. With Bruce out, former backups Kevin Curtis (25 receptions, 2 TD) and Shaun McDonald (22 receptions) have stepped up. Curtis had five catches for 63 yards and a score in the Seattle loss, and McDonald added five grabs for 55 yards. Tight end Cameron Cleeland, who was signed last week when starter Roland Williams went down for the year with a knee injury, had one catch for two yards against Seattle. The Rams offensive line has given up a bloated 20 sacks through their first five games, including four last week. St. Louis was third in NFL passing offense (301.4 yards per game) entering Week 6.
Bulger will be working against an Indianapolis defense that ranks a healthy ninth in the league against the pass (187 yards per game), and has tallied a league-high 20 sacks through its first five games. The Colts' trio of cornerbacks Nick Harper (17 tackles), Jason David (13 tackles, 1 INT) and Marlin Jackson (13 tackles) held San Francisco wide receivers to a combined one catch last week, but will have their hands full against St. Louis. Safeties Bob Sanders (33 tackles, 1 INT) and Mike Doss (26 tackles, 1 INT) also figure to see a flurry of activity versus the Rams. Doss had a team-high- tying seven tackles against San Francisco. But the real concern for St. Louis will be finding a way to combat a furious Indy pass rush. The Colts had five sacks against San Francisco a week ago, including two for end Robert Mathis (24 tackles, 6 sacks) and one for All-Pro Dwight Freeney (14 tackles, 5 sacks). Mathis is tied for the NFL lead in sacks along with Tennessee's Kyle Vanden Bosch and the 49ers' Bryant Young.
The Rams have not shown great interest in establishing the run yet in 2005, but when they have gone to the ground as a change of pace, Steven Jackson (295 rushing yards, 17 receptions, 4 TD) has been mostly up to the task. Jackson carried 17 times for 77 yards and a touchdown in the Seattle loss, also catching six passes for 62 yards out of the backfield. Backup Marshall Faulk (93 rushing yards, 9 receptions, 1 TD) was active against the Seahawks but did not have a carry or a catch. The Rams were 23rd in the league in rushing offense (83.4 yards per game) as Week 6 began.
The Colts have done a solid job against the run this year, ranking 16th in NFL rushing defense (104.4 yards per game) entering Week 6. Linebackers Cato June (33 tackles, 3 INT), Gary Brackett (45 tackles, 2 INT) and David Thornton (28 tackles, 1 sack) have all made their share of plays, including June's 24-yard interception return for a touchdown against the 49ers last Sunday. June had two interceptions on the day, while Brackett had seven tackles in the triumph. Up front, tackle Larry Tripplett (16 tackles, 2 sacks) has been a force, and came up with five stops and a fumble recovery against San Francisco. Fellow tackle Montae Reagor (15 tackles, 3 sacks) had four tackles and his third sack of the season in the game.
COLTS OFFENSE VS. RAMS DEFENSE
Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning (1123 passing yards, 7 TD, 4 INT) has not approached the MVP-type numbers he posted in 2004 through his first five games of this season, yet still enters Week 6 with a stellar 94.1 passer rating. Manning was an efficient 23-of-31 for 255 yards and a touchdown against the 49ers, but also threw a pair of interceptions in the win. On Monday, Manning will again look to his "Big 3" of receivers Marvin Harrison (26 receptions, 3 TD), Reggie Wayne (21 receptions, 1 TD), and Brandon Stokley (16 receptions), who have taken turns shining within the Colts' attack this year. Wayne and Stokley both had six catches against the 49ers last week, while the future Hall of Famer Harrison was limited to two grabs for 17 yards. Tight end Dallas Clark (10 receptions) has yet to emerge as the middle-of-the- field threat that his predecessor Marcus Pollard was, but did catch three passes for 36 yards against San Francisco. The first sack of the year against Manning came last week, when the 49ers' Andre Carter broke through to the signal-caller. The Colts are 14th in the league in passing offense (222.6 yards per game).
Seeking to slow Manning and the Indianapolis passing game will be a depleted Rams secondary that has been largely responsible for the team's rank of 28th in NFL passing defense (263.8 yards per game). The Rams allowed Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck - with his top two receivers out due to injury - to pass for 316 yards and a pair of touchdowns in St. Louis last week. Expected to start at free safety in place of the struggling Mike Hawthorne (25 tackles, 1 INT) is converted receiver Mike Furrey, who had nine tackles in a backup role last Sunday. The job of covering Harrison and Wayne will likely fall to Rams corners Travis Fisher (24 tackles) and DeJuan Groce (12 tackles, 1 INT), both of whom were quiet against St. Louis. The Rams pass rush came up with four sacks against Seattle, including two from reserve end Tyoka Jackson (5 tackles, 2 sacks on the year). Fellow end Leonard Little (19 tackles, 4 sacks) is the team's sack leader thus far in 2005, and the team has a healthy 14 sacks through five games.
Colts running back Edgerrin James (519 rushing yards, 15 receptions, 3 TD) continued a very consistent 2005 season last week, when he moved the chains to the tune of 105 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries against the Niners. James, who also had four catches for 42 yards out of the backfield, has rushed for no fewer than 88 yards in any of his first five games and is averaging 4.4 yards per rush. Backup running back Dominic Rhodes (28 rushing yards, 1 TD) returned from injury last week and carried five times for 18 yards and his first touchdown of the '05 campaign. Indy ranked 17th in the league in rushing offense (112.6 yards per game) heading into Sunday's slate of games.
The Rams' defensive strength in 2005 has been stopping the run, though Seattle's Shaun Alexander, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in last week's contest, met with little resistance against St. Louis. The linebacking corps of Pisa Tinoisamoa (26 tackles), Dexter Coakley (19 tackles) and Chris Claiborne (16 tackles) will have to tighten up a bit against Indianapolis. Up front, tackles Damione Lewis (6 tackles) and Ryan Pickett (16 tackles, 0.5 sacks) have played generally well this season, and combined for five stops in the Seattle loss. Little leads all St. Louis linemen with 19 tackles, and fellow end Anthony Hargrove (16 tackles, 1 sack) ranks second in that category. The Rams were 12th in NFL rushing defense (100.2 yards per game) entering Week 6.
*I have been loving this play all week.Yes,i love the over 51.5.Maybe it is more of a gut play or visions of the colts of last season,because this season they have played each of there 5 games to an under.While the Rams have gone over 4 of 5.The Colt defense is allowing only 5.8 ppg(are you sure this is the Colts) lol.They score 21.2 ppg.The Rams can score,averaging 25.6 ppg while giving up 29.6 ppg.Bulger is passing for 301.4 ypg.
So,let`s look for Payton to show off on Monday night football,you know like last season 4 touchdown passes in a game.And the Rams should feel at home on turf so i figure them to get some points also.I think this total will go up to maybe 53 just a guess.
Let`s go over 51.5,the ole shootout on monday night football.
BET ID=33387892
Straight Wager 10/16/05 21:52 ET
1100.00/1000.00 Result: Pending
Rams(StLouis)
Colts(Indianapolis) 10/17/05 (21:00 ET)
Over 51.5
I will have something to add at the end.
RAMS OFFENSE VS. COLTS DEFENSE
Bulger (1648 passing yards, 10 TD, 7 INT) entered Week 6 as the NFL leader in passing yards, and has three 300-yard outings in his first five games of the 2005 season. Bulger completed 26-of-40 passes for 336 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception against the Seahawks last week. Pro Bowl wideout Torry Holt (38 receptions, 568 yards, 4 TD), the NFL leader in receptions and receiving yards as Week 6 began, caught eight passes for 126 yards and a touchdown in the defeat. The Rams are expected to once again be without starting receiver Isaac Bruce (9 receptions, 1 TD), who has been battling turf toe. With Bruce out, former backups Kevin Curtis (25 receptions, 2 TD) and Shaun McDonald (22 receptions) have stepped up. Curtis had five catches for 63 yards and a score in the Seattle loss, and McDonald added five grabs for 55 yards. Tight end Cameron Cleeland, who was signed last week when starter Roland Williams went down for the year with a knee injury, had one catch for two yards against Seattle. The Rams offensive line has given up a bloated 20 sacks through their first five games, including four last week. St. Louis was third in NFL passing offense (301.4 yards per game) entering Week 6.
Bulger will be working against an Indianapolis defense that ranks a healthy ninth in the league against the pass (187 yards per game), and has tallied a league-high 20 sacks through its first five games. The Colts' trio of cornerbacks Nick Harper (17 tackles), Jason David (13 tackles, 1 INT) and Marlin Jackson (13 tackles) held San Francisco wide receivers to a combined one catch last week, but will have their hands full against St. Louis. Safeties Bob Sanders (33 tackles, 1 INT) and Mike Doss (26 tackles, 1 INT) also figure to see a flurry of activity versus the Rams. Doss had a team-high- tying seven tackles against San Francisco. But the real concern for St. Louis will be finding a way to combat a furious Indy pass rush. The Colts had five sacks against San Francisco a week ago, including two for end Robert Mathis (24 tackles, 6 sacks) and one for All-Pro Dwight Freeney (14 tackles, 5 sacks). Mathis is tied for the NFL lead in sacks along with Tennessee's Kyle Vanden Bosch and the 49ers' Bryant Young.
The Rams have not shown great interest in establishing the run yet in 2005, but when they have gone to the ground as a change of pace, Steven Jackson (295 rushing yards, 17 receptions, 4 TD) has been mostly up to the task. Jackson carried 17 times for 77 yards and a touchdown in the Seattle loss, also catching six passes for 62 yards out of the backfield. Backup Marshall Faulk (93 rushing yards, 9 receptions, 1 TD) was active against the Seahawks but did not have a carry or a catch. The Rams were 23rd in the league in rushing offense (83.4 yards per game) as Week 6 began.
The Colts have done a solid job against the run this year, ranking 16th in NFL rushing defense (104.4 yards per game) entering Week 6. Linebackers Cato June (33 tackles, 3 INT), Gary Brackett (45 tackles, 2 INT) and David Thornton (28 tackles, 1 sack) have all made their share of plays, including June's 24-yard interception return for a touchdown against the 49ers last Sunday. June had two interceptions on the day, while Brackett had seven tackles in the triumph. Up front, tackle Larry Tripplett (16 tackles, 2 sacks) has been a force, and came up with five stops and a fumble recovery against San Francisco. Fellow tackle Montae Reagor (15 tackles, 3 sacks) had four tackles and his third sack of the season in the game.
COLTS OFFENSE VS. RAMS DEFENSE
Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning (1123 passing yards, 7 TD, 4 INT) has not approached the MVP-type numbers he posted in 2004 through his first five games of this season, yet still enters Week 6 with a stellar 94.1 passer rating. Manning was an efficient 23-of-31 for 255 yards and a touchdown against the 49ers, but also threw a pair of interceptions in the win. On Monday, Manning will again look to his "Big 3" of receivers Marvin Harrison (26 receptions, 3 TD), Reggie Wayne (21 receptions, 1 TD), and Brandon Stokley (16 receptions), who have taken turns shining within the Colts' attack this year. Wayne and Stokley both had six catches against the 49ers last week, while the future Hall of Famer Harrison was limited to two grabs for 17 yards. Tight end Dallas Clark (10 receptions) has yet to emerge as the middle-of-the- field threat that his predecessor Marcus Pollard was, but did catch three passes for 36 yards against San Francisco. The first sack of the year against Manning came last week, when the 49ers' Andre Carter broke through to the signal-caller. The Colts are 14th in the league in passing offense (222.6 yards per game).
Seeking to slow Manning and the Indianapolis passing game will be a depleted Rams secondary that has been largely responsible for the team's rank of 28th in NFL passing defense (263.8 yards per game). The Rams allowed Seattle's Matt Hasselbeck - with his top two receivers out due to injury - to pass for 316 yards and a pair of touchdowns in St. Louis last week. Expected to start at free safety in place of the struggling Mike Hawthorne (25 tackles, 1 INT) is converted receiver Mike Furrey, who had nine tackles in a backup role last Sunday. The job of covering Harrison and Wayne will likely fall to Rams corners Travis Fisher (24 tackles) and DeJuan Groce (12 tackles, 1 INT), both of whom were quiet against St. Louis. The Rams pass rush came up with four sacks against Seattle, including two from reserve end Tyoka Jackson (5 tackles, 2 sacks on the year). Fellow end Leonard Little (19 tackles, 4 sacks) is the team's sack leader thus far in 2005, and the team has a healthy 14 sacks through five games.
Colts running back Edgerrin James (519 rushing yards, 15 receptions, 3 TD) continued a very consistent 2005 season last week, when he moved the chains to the tune of 105 yards and a touchdown on 21 carries against the Niners. James, who also had four catches for 42 yards out of the backfield, has rushed for no fewer than 88 yards in any of his first five games and is averaging 4.4 yards per rush. Backup running back Dominic Rhodes (28 rushing yards, 1 TD) returned from injury last week and carried five times for 18 yards and his first touchdown of the '05 campaign. Indy ranked 17th in the league in rushing offense (112.6 yards per game) heading into Sunday's slate of games.
The Rams' defensive strength in 2005 has been stopping the run, though Seattle's Shaun Alexander, who rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns on 25 carries in last week's contest, met with little resistance against St. Louis. The linebacking corps of Pisa Tinoisamoa (26 tackles), Dexter Coakley (19 tackles) and Chris Claiborne (16 tackles) will have to tighten up a bit against Indianapolis. Up front, tackles Damione Lewis (6 tackles) and Ryan Pickett (16 tackles, 0.5 sacks) have played generally well this season, and combined for five stops in the Seattle loss. Little leads all St. Louis linemen with 19 tackles, and fellow end Anthony Hargrove (16 tackles, 1 sack) ranks second in that category. The Rams were 12th in NFL rushing defense (100.2 yards per game) entering Week 6.
*I have been loving this play all week.Yes,i love the over 51.5.Maybe it is more of a gut play or visions of the colts of last season,because this season they have played each of there 5 games to an under.While the Rams have gone over 4 of 5.The Colt defense is allowing only 5.8 ppg(are you sure this is the Colts) lol.They score 21.2 ppg.The Rams can score,averaging 25.6 ppg while giving up 29.6 ppg.Bulger is passing for 301.4 ypg.
So,let`s look for Payton to show off on Monday night football,you know like last season 4 touchdown passes in a game.And the Rams should feel at home on turf so i figure them to get some points also.I think this total will go up to maybe 53 just a guess.
Let`s go over 51.5,the ole shootout on monday night football.
BET ID=33387892
Straight Wager 10/16/05 21:52 ET
1100.00/1000.00 Result: Pending
Rams(StLouis)
Colts(Indianapolis) 10/17/05 (21:00 ET)
Over 51.5
