KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) at ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-1) Saturday, August 18, 2012, Edward Jones Dome, 7 P.M
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2012 PRESEASON WEEK 2 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (1-0) AT ST. LOUIS RAMS (0-1) Saturday, August 18, 2012, Edward Jones Dome, 7 p.m. 2012 SCHEDULE RAMS, CHIEFS SQUARE OFF FOR GOVERNOR’S CUP PRESEASON The Governor’s Cup will be on the line at the Day Date Opponent Time TV Edward Jones Dome Saturday night as the St. Sun. 8/12 at Indianapolis L 38-3 Louis Rams resume their preseason series with the Sat. 8/18 Kansas City 7 p.m. KTVI cross-state rival Chiefs at 7 p.m. Sat. 8/25 at Dallas 7 p.m. KTVI Thurs. 8/30 Baltimore 7 p.m. KTVI The Rams currently have possession of the trophy REGULAR SEASON thanks to a 14-10 win at Arrowhead Stadium last Sun. 9/9 at Detroit Noon Fox August. Kansas City holds a 6-4 advantage in the Sun. 9/16 Washington 3:05 p.m. Fox regular season series, while the Rams are 13-8 Sun. 9/23 at Chicago Noon Fox against the Chiefs in the preseason. Sun. 9/30 Seattle Noon Fox Thurs. 10/4 Arizona 7:20 p.m. NFLN The Rams and Chiefs have faced each other 13 times in the preseason since the Rams moved to Sun. 10/14 at Miami Noon Fox RB Steven Jackson St. Louis in 1995. The two teams have met in 10 of Sun. 10/21 Green Bay Noon Fox the last 11 preseasons. Sun. 10/28 New England* Noon CBS Sun. 11/4 BYE After opening the preseason on the road in Indianapolis last week, the Rams Sun. 11/11 at San Francisco 3:15 p.m. Fox will play their first home game under Head Coach Jeff Fisher when they take the Sun. 11/18 N.Y. Jets Noon CBS field Saturday night. The team’s 10 draft picks will also make their Edward Jones Sun. 11/25 at Arizona 3:15 p.m. Fox Dome debuts Saturday night. Sun. 12/2 San Francisco Noon Fox Sun. 12/9 at Buffalo Noon Fox BROADCAST INFORMATION Sun. 12/16 Minnesota Noon Fox TELEVISION Sat. 12/23 at Tampa Bay Noon Fox RADIO Fox Sun. 12/30 at Seattle 3:15 p.m. Fox WXOS (101.1 FM) (KTVI, Ch. 2 in St. Louis) Play-by-Play: Andrew Siciliano Play-by-Play: Steve Savard Color Analysts: Marshall Faulk, Ross Color Analyst: D’Marco Farr Tucker Sideline Reporter: Tony Softli Sideline Reporter: Maurice Drummond THIS WEEK’S MEDIA AVAILABILITY Tuesday, August 14 Wednesday, August 15 Thursday, August 16 Friday, August 17 Saturday, August 18 Sunday, August 19 -Practice: 3:30 p.m. -Practice: 5:30 p.m. -Practice: 3:30 p.m. Chiefs Players Off -Coach Fisher available on -Coach Fisher available on -Coach Fisher available on No Practice at field after practice. field after practice field after practice Rams -Players available on field -Players available on field -Players available on field after practice after practice after practice Edward Jones Dome, 7 p.m. VISIT OUR MEDIA WEBSITE AT MEDIA.STLOUISRAMS.COM ARTIS TWYMAN - SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS CASEY PEARCE - MANAGER OF MEDIA INFORMATION [email protected] - 314-516-8759 [email protected] - 314-516-8765 JULIA FARON - MANAGER OF MEDIA RELATIONS [email protected] - 314-516-8766 2012 RAMS PROJECTED STARTERS OFFENSE DEFENSE WR Brandon Gibson – Caught 36 passes for 431 yards and a LDE Chris Long – Led the Rams with career-high 13.0 sacks in touchdown last season. 2011. Also added 15 pressures and 16 QB hits to go along with 33 tackles. Signed four-year contract extension in July. LT Rodger Saffold – Started first 25 games of his career before a pectoral injury ended his 2011 season after nine games. LDT Kendall Langford - Signed with Rams as a free agent in Was a 2010 All-Rookie selection. March. Played in 64 games with 55 starts with Miami. Collected eight career sacks and posted 141 career tackles (101 solo). LG Quinn Ojinnaka – Versatile lineman has started 50 games with Colts, Falcons and Patriots; spent 2011 training camp with RDT Michael Brockers – First-round draft pick was a Second- Rams. Team All-SEC selection at LSU. Started 15 games in two seasons and was credited with 79 tackles (34 solo), two sacks (16 yards), 11 C Scott Wells – Signed with Rams in March after eight sea- tackles for loss (33 yards) and fi ve quarterback pressures. sons with Packers. Named to Pro Bowl last season. Started 100 games with Green Bay from 2004-11. RDE Robert Quinn – Rams’ 2011 top draft choice had 5.0 sacks and 14 quarterback hits in 15 games. Was NFC Special Teams RG Harvey Dahl – Mauling road grater enters second season Player of the Week in Week 8 after blocking a punt that led to a TD with St. Louis. Started all 16 games last season, including 10 at RG and blocked or partially blocked three punts. and six at RT after injuries forced him to slide over. SLB Mario Haggan – Tenth-year pro has appeared in 121 RT Jason Smith – Former second-overall pick started 15 of games; spent four seasons in Denver after five with Buffalo; special the team’s 16 games at right tackle in 2010 before seeing his 2011 teams standout. season cut short by injury. MLB James Laurinaitis – Led the Rams in tackles for third time TE Lance Kendricks – Second round pick in 2011 had 28 in as many seasons with the club. Posted 142 stops. Has at least receptions for 352 yards as a rookie. 100 tackles in each of his first three NFL seasons. Also had 3.0 sacks and two interceptions. WR Danny Amendola – Missed 15 games last season after suf- fering season-ending elbow injury in opener. In 2010, led the Rams WLB Jo-Lonn Dunbar – Led all Saints linebackers with 90 tackles with 85 receptions for 689 yards and tied for the team lead with in 2011; started 14 games last season; played four years in New three touchdown catches. Orleans. QB Sam Bradford – 2010 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year completed 191 passes for 2,164 yards in 10 games last season. LCB Cortland Finnegan – Signed with St. Louis during opening week of free agency after standout career in Tennessee. Former FB Brit Miller – Appeared in 12 games with two starts at full- Pro Bowler has 79 career starts. Career totals include 14 intercep- back last season and was a key contributor on special teams. tions, 2 forced fumbles, 2 fumble recoveries and 4 touchdowns. RB Steven Jackson – Three-time Pro Bowler rushed for 1,145 RCB Bradley Fletcher – Missed 12 games due to knee injury yards last season. Is leading rusher among active NFL running last season. Led Rams with 4 interceptions in 2010. Has 22 career backs and holds NFL’s longest active streak of consecutive 1,000- starts in three NFL seasons. yard seasons (7). SS Craig Dahl – Totaled 54 tackles on defense and tied for the KEY CONTRIBUTORS team lead with 14 special teams stops. TE Michael Hoomanawanui – Caught seven passes for 83 FS Quintin Mikell – Second among Rams with 100 tackles. yards before suffering a season-ending knee injury last season. Also had a sack, four forced fumbles and two interceptions. Veteran free agent joined St. Louis prior to 2011 after eight seasons WR Greg Salas – Caught 27 passes for 261 yards before suf- with Eagles. fering a season-ending leg injury that cut his rookie campaign short after six games. KEY CONTRIBUTORS WR Brian Quick – First of three second round picks by DE William Hayes – Played in 48 games with 12 starts for Rams caught 202 passes for 3,418 yards and 31 touchdowns at Titans over a four-year campaign. Collected 181 career tackles Appalachian State. Holds the school career-record for receptions (105 solo) and 8.0 sacks. and ranks fifth in Southern Conference history. S Darian Stewart – Third-year pro finished third among RB Isaiah Pead – Second round pick was First-Team All-Big Rams with 91 tackles in 2011. Led team with 10 passes defensed East and Big East Offensive Player of the Year in 2012. Ranks third and had 3.0 sacks and one interception. in Bearcats history with 3,288 rushing yards and 27 rushing touch- downs. CB Josh Gordy – Led the Rams with three interceptions last season. Posted 53 tackles and three passes defensed while start- WR Steve Smith – Led the NFC with 107 rec. in 2009. Career ing eight games. totals include 231 catches for 2,510 yards and 12 touchdowns. DT Trevor Laws – Joins Rams after four seasons with Eagles; TE Matthew Mulligan – Appeared in 34 career games with the notched a career-high 40 tackles to go along with 16 quarterback Jets & started 11 while playing for Rams Offensive Coordinator pressures in 2011. Brian Schottenheimer. PRESEASON WEEK 2: KANSAS CITY CHIEFS AT ST. LOUIS RAMS THE SERIES AT A GLANCE NOTABLE CONNECTIONS • Overall Preseason Season Series: Rams lead series, 13-8 Former Rams: • Overall Regular Season Series: Chiefs lead series, 6-4 • Chiefs CB Mikail Baker was drafted by the Rams in the seventh round in 2011. • Rams Regular Season Home Record vs. Chiefs: 1-4 • Chiefs Special Teams Coordinator Tom McMahon held the same position • Rams Regular Season Road Record vs. Chiefs: 3-2 with the Rams from 2009-11. • Current Streak: Chiefs, Five games (1997-present) • Chiefs Quality Control/Special Teams Coach Derius Swinton held the • Rams Longest Streak: Three games (1973-85) same position with the Rams from 2009-11. • Chiefs Longest Streak: Five games (1997-present) • Regular Season Point Total: Chiefs 243 - Rams 189 Former Chiefs: • Rams OT Barry Richardson spent the first four seasons of his career with • Most Points, Rams: 34, Chiefs 54-34 (2000) the Chiefs.