Pictures from an exhibition game: Rams top the Patriots on Bradford's big night

by Ryan Van Bibber on Aug 27, 2010 8:01 AM CDT in 2010 St. Louis Rams preseason

The St. Louis Rams made a statement in their win over the New England Patriots. It may have been merely a preseason game, but for a long-suffering franchise that so desperately needed some visible signs of a turnaround it was a gift.

Credit rookie QB Sam Bradford. The first overall pick played like a seasoned veteran, for the most part, ending the night after the first half going 15 of 22 with 189 yards and 2 TDs. With Steven Jackson in the game for the opening drive, the Rams looked as close to unstoppable as they have in years.

The night wasn't all smiles though as WR Donnie Avery suffered a nasty knee injury that could very well keep him on the sidelines for significant time. Keep your fingers crossed.

Click on the photo above for lots more from the Rams 36-35 win over the Patriots. Read the full recap of the Rams win right here.

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It's Nice

After two weeks of making excuses for Bradford, it’s just great to be able to see this performance and enjoy it. Excuses aside, we needed to actually see something from him to feed the optimism. Now we have, and the next step is to see it in a real game.

by Spielman on Aug 27, 2010 9:15 AM CDT reply actions

those of us making excuses were justified

The limiting factors in previous weeks were real. People need to have have patience.

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by gomer7 on Aug 27, 2010 10:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Hope Avery is Ok.

Good game guys. I like what I saw out of Bradford. Good luck on your season.

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by SlotMachinePlayer on Aug 27, 2010 10:02 AM CDT reply actions

Headline in the New England Examiner...

Rams 36, Patriots 35: Sluggish Patriots knocked around by lowly Rams

by Da Rams! on Aug 27, 2010 10:07 AM CDT reply actions

I wonder how much the

franchise is worth today? I bet it’s more than yesterday;)

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by Toddius on Aug 27, 2010 10:12 AM CDT reply actions

actually

im really glad the pats kept brady in thier that long and alot of the 1st team defense. that made are back ups get a real challenge and they did exceedingly well.

by keeperskillz24 on Aug 27, 2010 12:56 PM CDT reply actions

Agreed especially the 2nd string O-line.

by dbcouver on Aug 27, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions

The only thing that sucked about last night other then Avery’s injury is those god awful ugly white pants, they need to go back to the old dark bottoms when they are the visiting team

If practice makes perfect....
Yet nobodies perfect.....
Then why practice ???

by peteyweestro on Aug 27, 2010 8:49 PM CDT reply actions