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RAMS/CHIEFS Over 38 (Friday) ? I feel that the Rams may have a very productive first quarter in this game, as their stellar starting unit has shown absolutely nothing in the pre season up to this point. As talented as this team is, they probably don?t want to go into their season opener totally rusty, so look for them to put up 10 or 14 points in the first quarter alone. Warner, and even his backups for that matter, could attack a Kansas City secondary that lost starting safety Jerome Woods for the season last week with a broken leg. As bad as the Rams have looked, their 3 games so far have still averaged a total score of 43.7 points per game, which would be good enough to cash in on the Over here. The Chiefs always give it their all vs. their cross-state rivals, regardless if the game is in the pre season or regular season. Remember that it was the Chiefs that handed the Rams their first loss after an 8-0 start here a couple of seasons ago, putting up 45 points on what had been to that point a decent St. Louis defense. I think that the Priest Holmes and the other Kansas City running backs will have some success running the ball on a Rams? defense that has surrendered a poor 148 rushing yards per game so far on 5.0 yards per carry. This should lead to an improved performance by the Kansas City quarterbacks, as their ability to run the ball will open up some passing lanes as the Rams pinch up.

