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St. Louis, MO - Marc Bulger was 22-of-34 for 247 yards and three touchdowns, as the St. Louis Rams defeated the Green Bay Packers, 34-24, at the Edward Jones Dome. St. Louis (4-2) has won three in a row.
Torry Holt caught a pair of touchdown passes for the Rams, while Isaac Bruce finished with nine receptions for 129 yards. Bruce became the 18th NFL player to reach the 10,000-yard mark in receiving.
Green Bay (3-4) was led by quarterback Brett Favre, who finished 23-of-32 for 268 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Ahman Green, who had rushed for over 100 yards in each of the previous three games, gained just 35 Sunday on 20 carries.
St. Louis suffered a pair of key injuries during the contest. Running back Lamar Gordon aggravated a left ankle injury in the first half and was taken for X-rays, while linebacker Tommy Polley left the game in the second quarter with a dislocated left elbow.
The Packers were able turn a Marques Anderson interception into three points, as Ryan Longwell booted a 33-yard field goal 4:52 into the contest after Anderson picked off a Bulger pass in St. Louis territory.
The Rams then scored 14 points in a span of 3:37 to take an 11 point lead. After recovering a fumble on a punt, St. Louis found the end zone for the first time of the contest.
Bulger connected with Holt on a 39-yard scoring strike to make it 7-3 with 7:24 left in the first stanza.
After St. Louis' defense forced the Packers to punt, Bulger completed two passes during a three-play, 47-yard series that ended with a three-yard scoring run by Arlen Harris.
Favre capped a three-play, 47-yard drive with a 21-yard touchdown pass to Green, cutting Green Bay's deficit to 14-10 just 1:37 into the second quarter. Al Harris intercepted a Bulger pass to help set up the Packers' score.
With 57 seconds remaining in the first half, Holt pulled in a nine-yard pass for a touchdown from Bulger to make it a 21-10 contest. The Rams gained possession when Green coughed up the ball on the St. Louis 29. Bulger was 4- of-6 during the 10-play, 71-yard drive.
Green Bay pulled to within four points of the Rams 3:04 into the third stanza. On a 1st-and-goal from the St. Louis 1, Favre spotted William Henderson all alone in the end zone for a touchdown. The Green Bay quarterback was 4-of-4 during the six-play, 71-yard series.
The Rams found the end zone with 4:11 to go in the third, as Dane Looker caught a 20-yard touchdown pass from Bulger on a 3rd-and-3 play to make it 28-17. The big play during the five-play, 71-yard drive was a 26-yard pass completion from Bulger to Bruce.
St. Louis kicker Jeff Wilkins booted a pair of field goals late in the fourth quarter, extending the Rams' advantage to 34-17 with less than three minutes to go in the contest.
The Packers' Najeh Davenport finished off the scoring with a 76-yard touchdown run down the left sideline with 1:48 left.
Game Notes
Harris scored the first touchdown of his career and ended with 85 yards rushing on 18 carries...Bulger threw two interceptions...Davenport had 74 yards rushing on five attempts...Green led the Packers with six catches for 62 yards...The teams have split the last four meetings...St. Louis visits the Pittsburgh Steelers next Sunday, while the Packers have a bye.