Sam Bradford threw two touchdown passes and Steven Jackson played after missing most of the week with a strained groin and gained 70 yards on the ground as the St. Louis Rams beat up on the Seattle Seahawks for a 20-3. The Rams move to 2-2 on the season.
Bradford connected with Brandon Gibson on a 15 yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to make the score 7-0. The teams traded second half field goals in the second quarter with the Rams holding a 10-3 halftime lead. Kenneth Darby scored his second touchdown in consecutive weeks from 21 yards out. This time it came on a pass from Bradford. The play before, Jackson took a screen pass 49 yards. Josh Brown added a fourth quarter field goal.
The Rams outgained the Seahawks 349-257 yards.
Jackson passed Marshall Faulk for No. 2 on the Rams’ rushing list. He also had three catches for 54 yards. Bradford was 23 of 41 passes and got picked off once as the Rams ended a 10-game losing streak against Seattle and topped their win total from last year. St. Louis also won consecutive games for the first time since Weeks 5 and 6 of 2008 under interim head coach Jim Haslett.