ATLANTA (7-2) At ST. LOUIS (4-5)
Sunday, 4:15 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Falcons by 3
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Falcons 5-4; Rams 7-2
SERIES RECORD – Rams lead 47-25-2
LAST MEETING – Falcons beat Rams 31-27, Dec. 28, 2008
LAST WEEK – Falcons beat Ravens 26-21, Rams lost to 49ers 20-17 OT
FALCONS OFFENSE – OVERALL (8), RUSH (8), PASS (12)
FALCONS DEFENSE – OVERALL (17), RUSH (7), PASS (23T)
RAMS OFFENSE – OVERALL (25), RUSH (18), PASS (24)
RAMS DEFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (6), PASS (18)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Falcons have won three in row, driving 80 yards in final 1:05 last week to beat Ravens, and their 7-2 record is tied for best in NFL. … Falcons 6-0 in domed stadiums this yea , five of them at home, and 20-6 in domes last three seasons is second-best in NFL. … Rams have won four in row at home since ending 15-game home losing streak in Week 3 against Washington. St. Louis last won five in row at home in 2003. … Rams allowing 12.6 points at home, best in NFL. … Falcons QB Matt Ryan has 16 TD passes, seven to WR Roddy White, and has five INTs – tied for fewest in NFC. … White leads NFL with 70 receptions and first in NFC with 934 yards receiving, and had 12 receptions for 138 yards last week. … Falcons were 12 of 20 on third down last week, including 5 of 6 in fourth quarter. … DE John Abraham had two sacks last week. … CB Brent Grimes had INT for second straight game. … Rookie QB Sam Bradford has thrown 138 passes without an interception last four games, nine shy of passing Chris Miller (1994-95) for third on the franchise list. … DE Chris Long has four consecutive games with a sack but is two behind team leader DE James Hall, who has 7 1/2 sacks. … Punter Donnie Jones had 10 punts last week for 43.7-yard average, with no return yardage and three downed inside 20. … Rams had five sacks last week and total 28, tied for first in NFL.
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