Rams Help Patrick Peterson Make History

by Ryan Van Bibber on Nov 7, 2011 6:00 AM CST in 2011 NFL regular season

Once again, the St. Louis Rams were a part of history...the wrong side of it. The Rams lost the game in overtime, after yet another stalled offensive drive resulted in a 99-yard punt return touchdown that gave Arizona the win. Rookie Patrick Peterson put his name in the record books with that punt return touchdown.

This was just the second time in history that an NFL overtime game ended with punt-return touchdown, the last time it happened was in 1995. At 99 yards, Peterson's return tied for the longest play in overtime in NFL history.

It was the second-longest punt return in NFL history, the longest one being a 103-yarder from Robert Bailey, of the Rams, in 1994.

Peterson became the first player in NFL history with three punt-return touchdowns in his first eight games. He tied Devin Hester for the second-most punt-return TDs by a rookie, and it's the fourth-most for any player.

Here's the video of Peterson's return.

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Torrey Smith, Demarco Murray, Patrick Peterson

Wonder what record I’d break if I played the Rams 11 on 1. I’d probably rack up a single game sack record, or throw the longest TD pass……to no one

by DCRamFan on Nov 7, 2011 7:43 AM CST reply actions

lol

by Misterthescot on Nov 7, 2011 8:14 AM CST up reply actions

to make matters worse we're letting rookies set records against us

by diehardram87 on Nov 7, 2011 10:33 AM CST up reply actions

For a while

I figured the Rams had to break every bad record since they’d broken most of the good ones from the GSOT days. It was mildly amusing for a while, but now I’m beginning to wonder if it’s a real curse. I mean, no team can be this unlucky, can they?

THIS year's the year. I hope....

by thisguy on Nov 7, 2011 9:58 AM CST reply actions

the st. louis clippers...

if they decide to move back to L.A.? this should be there new name. theres no basketball anyways.

by Mark Jaramillo on Nov 7, 2011 11:20 AM CST reply actions

dont understand how a team like the buccaneers...

the laughing stock of the league, seems like decades ago, can turn there team around, but yet the rams just seem to fall further and further in the black hole. you see teams like the patriots, ravens, steelers, packers, giants, they all run exceptional francjises, but the rams seem to be stuck in mediocrity. when will it all end. for decades i feircly defended this team, my beloved rams getting ridiciuled, by radio shows, espn, and other fans, and at some point i ask myself…is it worth it? …..who knows…….

by Mark Jaramillo on Nov 7, 2011 11:29 AM CST reply actions

I remember Robert Bailey's play

In San Francisco. The ball rolled in the end-zone. Bailey kind scooped it up ‘stealthily’ and ran it back, taking everybody by surprise.
A funny, fluke play. But we still lost the game… I mean those were the 90s…

"For Better or for Worse; 'Till Death Do Us Part"

GO RAMS !!!

by Le Ram on Nov 7, 2011 1:19 PM CST reply actions