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Rams Square Off Against Seahawks

Thursday, September 18, 2003

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This Week
The St. Louis Rams play the second of three consecutive games against NFC West rivals, as they travel to Seattle this week to take on the Seahawks in a first place showdown. Kickoff for the game on Sunday at Seahawks Stadium is scheduled for 3:05 p.m. (CT). This is the 10th meeting between the two teams, with the Rams holding a 6-3 edge.

Standings
Rams -- 2nd place (tied), NFC West. Seahawks -- 1st place, NFC West.

Rams Leaders
Offense -- Warner, 342 passing yards; Bulger, 2 passing TDs; Marshall Faulk, 85 rushing yards and 1 rushing TD; Isaac Bruce, 14 receptions and 183 receiving yards; Torry Holt, 2 receiving TDs. Defense -- Robert Thomas, 15 tackles; Leonard Little, 2 sacks; Travis Fisher, 1 interception.

Seahawks Leaders
Offense -- Matt Hasselbeck, 312 passing yards and 4 passing TDs; Shaun Alexander, 159 rushing yards and 2 rushing TDs; Darrell Jackson, 6 receptions, 186 receiving yards and 2 receiving TDs. Defense -- Anthony Simmons, 16 tackles; Chike Okeafor, 2 sacks; Reggie Tongue, 2 interceptions.

Rams Team Rank
Rushing Offense -- 64 yards per game (30th in NFL); Passing Offense -- 252.5 ypg (7th); Total Offense -- 316.5 ypg (17th). Rushing Defense -- 148.5 ypg (27th); Passing Defense -- 214.5 ypg (20th); Total Defense -- 363 ypg (24th).

Seahawks Team Rank
Rushing Offense -- 140.5 yards per game (8th); Passing Offense -- 156 ypg (26th); Total Offense -- 296.5 ypg (21st). Rushing Defense -- 94.5 ypg (15th); Passing Defense -- 228 ypg (23rd); Total Defense -- 322.5 ypg (21st).

Last Meeting
Dec. 22, 2002; Seahawks, 30-10. At Seattle, Hasselbeck completed 20 of 32 passes for 303 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions for the Seahawks, who surprisingly held the Rams to 17 rushing yards.

Streaks and Notes
Rams -- RB Faulk has 16,524 scrimmage yards and needs nine to pass Thurman Thomas for sixth all-time ... Faulk needs 33 receiving yards to pass Ronnie Harmon (6,076) for second-most all-time by a RB. ... WR Bruce has 9,663 receiving yards and needs 99 to pass Rams WR coach Henry Ellard for the most in club history. Seahawks -- Seattle is the only team in the NFL without a turnover and leads the league with a plus-10 takeaway/giveaway ratio ... QB Hasselbeck is seeking his sixth consecutive victory as a starter ... DT John Randle has 132 sacks and needs one to move past Leslie O'Neal and Lawrence Taylor (132.5) for sixth place on the career list.

Bruce Almighty
WR Isaac Bruce continued his ascent to the top of every Rams’ receiving chart last week against the San Francisco 49ers. He moved within 100 yards of passing his receivers coach, Henry Ellard, for most career receiving yards in franchise history, as he is now needs 99 yards to become the club’s all-time leader. Bruce is already the franchise leader in receptions (627) and receiving touchdowns (63).

Hawaii Five-O
LB Pisa Tinoisamoa, collected 14 tackles (nine solo) last week against the 49ers,
one of which was a tackle for loss, adding one pass defensed. Tinoisamoa has racked
up 21 tackles (15 solo) with two passes defensed, one QB pressure, and two tackles for loss.

Nebraska Nightmare
DE Grant Wistrom racked up seven tackles (four solo) last week against the San Francisco 49ers. Despite not ending up with a sack, Wistrom had a career-high seven QB pressures. For the season, the sixth-year defender out of Nebraska has tallied nine tackles (four solo) with nine QB pressures and one fumble recovery.