Rams 37, Saints 29

Rams 37, Saints 29

NEW ORLEANS - It had been a long time since the St. Louis Rams looked anything like the "greatest show on turf."

But Torry Holt and Isaac Bruce found the old magic, teaming with Marc Bulger to give perviously winless St. Louis a surprising victory over a New Orleans Saints squad that hadn't lost in a month.

Bulger finished with 302 yards and short touchdown passes to Bruce and Drew Bennett. Running back Steven Jackson, recovering from a back injury, rushed for a short touchdown and even threw a 2-yard halfback pass to Randy McMichael for a score.

It was a demoralizing loss for New Orleans, which could have climbed into a first-place tie in the NFC South with a win.

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NO-Bush 7 run (Mare kick)

StL-Jackson 1 run (Wilkins kick)

StL-McMichael 2 pass from Jackson (Wilkins kick)

StL-FG Wilkins 49

StL-FG Wilkins 21

StL-Bruce 9 pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick)

StL-Bennett 3 pass from Bulger (Wilkins kick)

NO-Miller 1 pass from Brees (Bush run)

NO-Stecker 2 run (pass failed)

StL-FG Wilkins 44

NO-Johnson 7 pass from Brees (Bush run) StLNO First downs 2622Total Net Yards 409308Rushes-yards 34-13311-43Passing 276265Punt Returns 0-01-8Kickoff Returns 2-458-233Interceptions Ret. 2-170-0Comp-Att-Int 28-34-025-36-2Sacked-Yards Lost 4-281-7Punts 2-44.53-43.0Fumbles-Lost 1-02-0Penalties-Yards 5-772-28Time of Possession 39:4220:18
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING-St. Louis, Jackson 22-76, Pittman 7-53, Leonard 2-6, Bulger 2-(minus 1), Bruce 1-(minus 1). New Orleans, Stecker 3-26, Bush 7-17, Brees 1-0.

PASSING-St. Louis, Bulger 27-33-0-302, Jackson 1-1-0-2. New Orleans, Brees 25-36-2-272.

RECEIVING-St. Louis, Holt 8-124, Jackson 5-24, Bruce 4-62, McMichael 4-41, Bennett 4-37, Leonard 2-16, Pittman 1-0. New Orleans, Colston 8-129, Bush 5-27, E.Johnson 3-38, Patten 3-37, Henderson 3-20, Moore 1-12, Stecker 1-8, Miller 1-1.