2007 St . Louis Rams season The 2007 St . Louis Rams season was the 70th season for the team in the National Football League and their 13th in St . Louis , Missouri . This was the worst season for the Rams during their time in St . Louis up to this year , and their worst overall since 1991 , when the Rams were in Los Angeles , California . Offseason . Head coach Scott Linehan made several coaching changes . Al Roberts replaced Bob Ligashesky as the special teams coach . Mike Cox was given the position as the defensive quality control coach to replace Joe Baker who left to become the Denver Broncos ' linebacker s coach . Keith Murphy was named the offensive quality control coach to replace Randy Hanson who went to the Oakland Raiders . Murphy coached at the University of Washington with Linehan from 1996 - 1999 . On February 23 , 2007 , the Rams allocated five players to NFL Europa : Mike Brown and Josh Lay went to the Berlin Thunder ; and Jeremy Parquet , Tim Sandidge , and John David Washington went to the Hamburg Sea Devils . Free agency . On opening day of the free agency , the Rams traded a fifth round draft choice to the Detroit Lions for James Hall . On March 3 , 2007 , the Rams signed Drew Bennett to a six - year , $ 30 million deal . Unrestricted free agents Todd Steussie and Travis Minor resigned with the Rams each for a one year deal . The Rams acquired B . J . Sander in case the team lost Matt Turk . On March 8 , 2007 , the Rams signed Randy McMichael to a three - year contract and acquired Todd Johnson from the Chicago Bears who signed a four - year contract . On March 21 , 2007 , the Rams signed Randy McMichael to a three - year deal . On March 26 , 2007 , Marshall Faulk announced his retirement from the NFL . On April 18 , 2007 the Rams signed punter Donnie Jones to a five - year $ 5 . 59 million deal . The Rams also gave up a seventh round draft choice to the Miami Dolphins for Jones . Sander was released from the Rams two days later . On April 30 , 2007 , a day after the NFL Draft , the Rams added nineteen undrafted free agents to their roster . The most notable addition was Iowa quarterback Drew Tate . The Rams brought four wide receivers : North Carolina State ’ s Lamart Barrett , Wake Forest ’ s Nate Morton , Hofstra ’ s Shaine Smith and Texas State ’ s Markee White . They added Boise State fullback Brad Lau , Nevada running back Robert Hubbard , University of Pittsburgh tight end Steve Buches , University of Washington guard Stanley Daniels , and Massachusetts guard David Thompson ( offensive guard ) David Thompson to the Rams ' offense . They also added four defensive backs : Alabama free safety Jeffery Dukes , Kent State strong safety Andre Kirklan , Arkansas cornerback Darius Vinnett and Villanova cornerback Terrance Reaves . They added LSU defensive end Ryan Willis and Albany State defensive end Alton Pettway to the Rams ' defense . The Rams added Cincinnati kicker Kevin Lovell . NFL Draft . The 2007 NFL Draft began on April 28 , 2007 and with the thirteenth pick overall , the Rams selected Defensive End Adam Carriker from Nebraska . The Rams have said that Carriker would be moved to the Defensive Tackle position to help with the run defense . With the Rams second round pick they selected Fullback Brian Leonard out of Rutgers . His style of play is similar to that of Jim Taylor . On the second day of the draft the Rams selected Cornerback Jonathan Wade from Tennessee in the third round . With a 4 . 4 second 40 - yard dash , Wade will add some speed at the cornerback position . In the fifth round the Rams selected Center Dustin Fry out of Clemson . With Andy McCollum and Brett Romberg competing for the starting position at Center , Fry will likely be the third stringer at that position . Later in the fifth round the Rams selected Defensive Tackle Clifton Ryan from Michigan State . The Rams stated that he will be used as a Nose Tackle . In the sixth round the Rams selected Offensive Tackle Ken Shackleford from Georgia . Coach Linehan commented that he could develop into a starter over the next couple of years . The Rams had two compensatory picks and selected Arkansas Defensive Tackle Keith Jackson , son of former NFL Pro Bowl tight end Keith Jackson , and Wisconsin – Whitewater Wide Receiver Derek Stanley . The Rams traded their fourth - round selection ( 117th overall ) for the Detroit Lions two of their three fifth - round selections ( 139th and 154th overall ) . The Rams traded their seventh - round selection ( 225th overall ) to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for signing restricted free agent Donnie Jones . The Rams received two seventh - round picks ( 248th and 249th overall ) as compensatory selections . Week - by - week results . Week 1 : vs . Carolina Panthers . The Rams began their 2007 campaign at home against the Carolina Panthers . In the first quarter , St . Louis trailed early as Panthers QB Jake Delhomme completed a 10 - yard TD pass to WR Drew Carter . The Rams would tie the game with QB Marc Bulger completing a 3 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt . In the second quarter , St . Louis would take the lead with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 42 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the third quarter , Wiklins helped the Rams ' lead with a 28 - yard field goal . However , this was all wiped out as Delhomme completed a 68 - yard TD pass to WR Steve Smith . In the fourth quarter , Carolina took over for the remainder of the game as kicker John Kasay nailed a 34 - yard field goal , Delhomme and Carter hooked up with each other again on a 9 - yard TD pass , and Kasay finished the game with 32 - yard field goal . With the loss , St . Louis began its season at 0 - 1 . Week 2 : vs . San Francisco 49ers . Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Panthers , the Rams stayed at home for a Week 2 divisional duel against the San Francisco 49ers . In the first quarter , St . Louis got on the board first with QB Marc Bulger completing a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the 49ers tied the game up with RB Frank Gore getting a 1 - yard TD run . The Rams would respond with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 27 and a 29 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , San Francisco took the lead with Gore getting an amazing 43 - yard TD run for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , St . Louis retook the lead with Wilkins getting a 53 - yard field goal . However , when the Rams were on the receiving end of a kickoff , a muffed catch led to 49ers kicker Joe Nedney getting a 40 - yard field goal . With little time left in the game , Bulger got his team into position for a game - winning field goal . Unfortunately , Wilkins ' 56 - yard attempt fell about a yard short of the crossbar . With the loss , St . Louis fell to 0 - 2 . Week 3 : at Tampa Bay Buccaneers . 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 . Still searching for their first win of the year , the Rams flew to Texas Stadium for a Week 4 showdown with the Dallas Cowboys . After a scoreless first quarter , St . Louis trailed early as Cowboys RB Julius Jones got a 2 - yard TD run . Later in the period , the Rams would get their only score of the game as WR Dante Hall returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown . Afterwards , Dallas regained the lead with QB Tony Romo getting a 15 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , the Cowboys managed to put the game away with Romo hooking up with WR Patrick Crayton on a 59 - yard and a 37 - yard TD pass . Afterwards , the scoring ended with Romo ' s 17 - yard TD pass to TE Jason Witten . With no touchdowns in their last 30 offensive possessions to go with their fourth - straight loss , the Rams fell to 0 - 4 . Week 5 : vs . Arizona Cardinals . Still searching for their first win of the year , the Rams went home for a Week 5 divisional duel with the Arizona Cardinals . With QB Marc Bulger out with an injured rib cage , back - up QB Gus Frerotte got the start . In the first quarter , St . Louis took the early lead with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 46 - yard field goal . The Cardinals would tie the game with kicker Neil Rackers getting a 50 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Rams regained the lead with Frerotte completing a 16 - yard TD pass to WR Drew Bennett . However , Arizona tied the game with RB Edgerrin James fumbling at the 1 - yard line and OG Reggie Wells recovering the ball in the end zone . Afterwards , St . Louis regained the lead with Wilkins kicking a 35 - yard field goal . However , the Cardinals took the lead prior to halftime with QB Kurt Warner getting a 1 - yard TD run . In the third quarter , the Rams regained the lead with Frerotte completing an 11 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt . Afterwards , Arizona tied the game with Rackers nailing a 32 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , St . Louis continued its struggles with Cardinals CB Roderick Hood returning an interception 68 yards for a touchdown . The Rams would answer with Wilkins getting a 31 - yard field goal , but the Cardinals increased its lead with Warner completing a 7 - yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald . St . Louis tried to come back as Frerotte completed a 29 - yard TD pass to TE Randy McMichael , along with Frerotte ' s 2 - point conversion pass to Holt . Unfortunately , Arizona held on to win . With yet another loss , the Rams fell to 0 - 5 . Week 6 : at Baltimore Ravens . 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 its 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 . Still trying to get their first win of the year , the Rams flew to Qwest Field for a Week 7 divisional duel with the Seattle Seahawks . In the first quarter , St . Louis trailed early as Seahawks QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Will Heller . The Rams would reply with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 31 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , the Seahawks increased its lead with kicker Josh Brown getting a 38 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the third quarter , Seattle flew further into the lead with WR Nate Burleson returning the half ' s opening kickoff 91 yards for a touchdown . St . Louis would answer with Wilkins kicking a 29 - yard field goal , yet the Seahawks continued its domination with Brown kicking a 48 - yard and a 45 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Seattle sealed the win with Brown getting a 43 - yard field goal , while Hasselbeck and Heller hooked up with each other again on an 11 - yard TD pass . With the loss , the Rams fell to 0 - 7 for the first time in franchise history . Week 8 : vs . Cleveland Browns . Still trying to get their first win of the year , the Rams came home for their Week 8 interconference duel with the Cleveland Browns . In the first quarter , RB Steven Jackson ( in his first game back from a groin injury ) helped St . Louis off to an early start with a 2 - yard TD run . Afterwards , the Rams added on to their score with QB Marc Bulger completing a 1 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt . The Browns would get on the board with kicker Phil Dawson getting a 35 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , St . Louis ' struggles continued as Cleveland took the lead with QB Derek Anderson completing a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Braylon Edwards and a 21 - yard TD pass to TE Kellen Winslow . The Rams ' remaining response of the half was kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 40 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , St . Louis continued to strain itself as Anderson and Edwards hooked up again to give the Browns a 5 - yard TD pass . The Rams tried to come back as Wilkins kicked a 46 - yard field goal . Unfortunately , St . Louis once again fell as Dawson nailed a 45 - yard field goal for Cleveland . With the loss , not only did the Rams enter their bye week at 0 - 8 , but they became the first team since the 2001 Detroit Lions to begin a season 0 - 8 after finishing the previous season at . 500 or better . Week 10 : at New Orleans Saints . Coming off their bye week , the winless Rams headed into New Orleans to face the streaking Saints , who ' d won four straight games headed into the game . It looked much the same on the Saints opening drive that culminated in a 7 - yard burst by Reggie Bush to give the Saints an early 7 - 0 lead . However , Stephen Jackson answered with a 1 - yard run of his own to tie the game toward the end of the 1st quarter . Midway through the 2nd quarter , Randy McMichael gave the Rams a 14 - 7 lead on a 2 - yard pass from Jackson . Jeff Wilkins made it a two - score game with a 49 - yard field goal three minutes later . The Rams went to the locker room leading 17 - 7 . In the 2nd half , Wilkins kicked his 2nd field goal of the game , a 21 - yard attempt , to increase the Rams lead to 13 . Toward the end of the 3rd , Isaac Bruce caught a 9 - yard pass by Marc Bulger to make it a 27 - 7 lead , and put the Rams in position for their first victory of 2007 . Drew Bennett added to the St . Louis lead by catching a three yard pass by Bulger to give Bulger his second touchdown of the game , and to give St . Louis a surprising 34 - 7 lead . Drew Brees and Billy Miller hooked up for a 1 - yard pass with 11 : 36 left to cut the lead to 34 - 13 . The Saints then converted a two - point conversion on a Reggie Bush run , to make it 34 - 15 . Aaron Stecker then scored on a two - yard run with 4 : 42 remaining to cut it to 34 - 21 . This time , however , they failed on the two - point conversion . With 1 : 55 left , a Wilkins field goal made it 37 - 21 , and , despite another New Orleans touchdown with 37 seconds left , the Rams held on for their first victory of 2007 , a 37 - 29 win over the Saints . With the win , the Rams improved to 1 - 8 . Week 11 : at San Francisco 49ers . Coming off their first win of the year against the Saints , the Rams flew to Bill Walsh Field at Monster Park for a Week 11 NFC West rematch with the throwback - clad San Francisco 49ers . In the first quarter , St . Louis drew first blood as QB Marc Bulger completed a 3 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt . The 49ers responded with kicker Joe Nedney getting a 28 - yard TD field goal . In the second quarter , the Rams increased their lead with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 49 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . After a scoreless third quarter , St . Louis continued its domination as Wilkins kicked a 35 - yard field goal . San Francisco tried to come back as Nedney nailed a 38 - yard and a 46 - yard field goal , yet St . Louis managed to hold a late drive to seal the victory . With the win , not only did the Rams improve to 2 - 8 , but they also became the sixth NFL franchise to reach 500 overall wins . WR Isaac Bruce ended this game with 13 , 795 career receiving yards ( 6th All - Time ) . Week 12 : vs . Seattle Seahawks . Coming off their divisional road win over the 49ers , the Rams went home for a Week 12 NFC West rematch with the Seattle Seahawks . In the first quarter , St . Louis got off to a fast start as rookie NT Adam Carriker tackled Seahawks RB Maurice Morris in Seattle ' s end zone for a safety , while RB Steven Jackson got a 53 - yard TD run . The Seahawks immediately answered as CB Josh Wilson returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown . Afterwards , the Rams went back to work as QB Gus Frerotte completed a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce . In the second quarter , St . Louis improved its lead with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 23 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Seattle drew closer as kicker Josh Brown nailed a 33 - yard field goal , while QB Matt Hasselbeck completed a 9 - yard TD pass to WR Deion Branch . In the fourth quarter , the Seahawks took the lead as RB Leonard Weaver got a 5 - yard TD run . Near the end of the game , St . Louis managed to get into position to score from the Seahawks ' 5 - yard line . However , on four - straight down the Rams were kept out and Seattle managed to get the win . With their sixth - straight loss to the Seahawks , the Rams fell to 2 - 9 . QB Marc Bulger ( 3 / 5 for 32 yards and 1 interception ) left the game in the 1st quarter with a concussion and didn ' t make a return . Week 13 : vs . Atlanta Falcons . Hoping to rebound from their divisional home loss to the Seahawks , the Rams stayed at home for a Week 13 intraconference duel with the Atlanta Falcons . With QB Marc Bulger out with a concussion , veteran back - up QB Gus Frerotte got the start . In the first quarter , St . Louis drew first blood as Frerotte completed a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Randy McMichael and a 31 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt . In the second quarter , the Rams increased their lead with Frerotte completing an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce for the only score of the period . In the third quarter , the Falcons got on the board with kicker Morten Andersen nailing a 41 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the fourth quarter , Atlanta drew close with QB Chris Redman completing a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Roddy White and a 5 - yard TD to WR Michael Jenkins . Afterwards , St . Louis pulled away with RB Steven Jackson getting a 50 - yard TD run . With the win , the Rams improved to 3 - 9 . For Isaac Bruce , he ended this game with 13 , 911 career receiving yards , surpassing Cris Carter for 5th All - Time . Week 14 : at Cincinnati Bengals . 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 come back 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 . Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Bengals , the Rams went home for a Week 15 duel with the Green Bay Packers . In the first quarter , St . Louis trailed early as Packers RB Ryan Grant completed a 1 - yard TD run . Afterwards , the Rams tied the game with QB Marc Bulger completing a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Torry Holt . In the second quarter , St . Louis trailed again as QB Brett Favre completed a 4 - yard TD pass to TE Donald Lee . The Rams would tie again as RB Steven Jackson getting a 46 - yard TD run . Green Bay would end the half with kicker Mason Crosby getting a 44 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , St . Louis began to trail big as Crosby kicked a 50 - yard field goal , along with Favre completing a 44 - yard TD pass to WR Greg Jennings . In the fourth quarter , the Packers sealed the win as Crosby nailed a 25 - yard and a 46 - yard field goal . With the loss , the Rams fell to 3 - 11 . Week 16 : vs . Pittsburgh Steelers . Trying to snap a two - game skid , the Rams stayed at home for a Week 16 Thursday night interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers . In the first quarter , St . Louis trailed early as Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger completed a 17 - yard TD pass to WR Nate Washington . Afterwards , the Rams would tie the game as QB Marc Bulger completed a 12 - yard TD pass to RB Steven Jackson . In the second quarter , Pittsburgh responded with kicker Jeff Reed getting a 21 - yard field goal . Afterwards , St . Louis took the lead with Bulger completing a 12 - yard TD pass to WR Isaac Bruce . However , the Steelers retook the lead with Roethlisberger completing a 33 - yard TD pass to Washington and a 12 - yard TD pass to RB Najeh Davenport . The Rams would end the half with kicker Jeff Wilkins getting a 52 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Pittsburgh increased their lead with Davenport getting a 1 - yard TD run . St . Louis would reply with Bulger completing a 23 - yard TD pass to WR Drew Bennett . However , in the fourth quarter , the Steelers sealed the win with Reed nailing a 29 - yard field goal and CB Ike Taylor returning an interception 51 yards for a touchdown . With their third - straight loss , the Rams fell to 3 - 12 . During halftime , former Rams RB Marshall Faulk ' s # 28 jersey was retired . Also , Isaac Bruce improved to third on the all - time receiving yards list with 14 , 012 career yards , behind Jerry Rice & Tim Brown . Week 17 : at Arizona Cardinals . With the loss , the Rams finished the season at 3 - 13 .