Final
Jackson enjoys another big game to lead Rams
Dec 31, 2006 - 10:25 PM MINNEAPOLIS (Ticker) -- Steven Jackson put an exclamation point on his huge season.Jackson rushed for three touchdowns and caught another score to lead the St. Louis Rams to a 41-21 rout of the Minnesota Vikings in the season finale for both teams.
Eliminated from playoff contention after the New York Giants won at Washington on Saturday night, the Rams (8-8) garnered a .500 finish under first-year coach Scott Linehan by closing with a three-game winning streak.
"It was a good way to end the season," Jackson said. "We caught stride a little bit too late, but this is something we definitely can build off of."
Jackson was a major reason for the Rams' late-season success as he finished with eight touchdowns in the final three games to give him a total of 17 on the campaign.
On Sunday, Jackson scored on runs of four, two and 59 yards to go along with a 10-yard touchdown reception. His TD catch with 1:15 left in the first half gave the Rams a 27-7 bulge.
Jackson rushed for 142 yards on 25 attempts against the NFL's top-ranked run defense and had two catches for 24 yards. He finished the season with 1,528 rushing yards and 90 catches for 806 yards.
"I was hoping for 1,600 yards rushing and a 2,000-yard season overall," Jackson said. "I accomplished a lot of things, 1,600 yards was a goal of mine, I didn't get there, but it's nothing to be down about. You shoot for the moon and you never know what happens."
"He's a Pro-Bowl running back, he's big, he's got speed, quickness, he's good," Vikings linebacker Napoleon Harris said.
It was a disappointing finish for the Vikings (6-10), who lost eight of their final 10 games under first-year coach Brad Childress.
"Disappointed in that game," Childress said. "Fourteen points off turnovers. It's tough to put your defense on a half field."
Making his second career start, Vikings rookie Tarvaris Jackson passed for a touchdown and rushed for a score. He also threw two interceptions, one of which was returned 38 yards for a TD by safety Ronald Bartell less than two minutes into the contest.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
ST LOUIS 10 14 10 7 41
MINNESOTA 7 0 0 14 21 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: STL - TD, RON BARTELL 38 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 1:22.
ST LOUIS 7-0
STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 42 YD, 8:16. Drive: 11
plays, 52 yards in 5:13. Key plays:
Jackson 18-yard run to
Dec 31 4:10 PM
TD MIN TRAVIS TAYLOR 3 YD PASS FROM TARVARIS JACKSON (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 4:02 PM
TD MIN TRAVIS TAYLOR 3 YD PASS FROM TARVARIS JACKSON (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 4:02 PM
TD MIN TRAVIS TAYLOR 3 YD PASS FROM TARVARIS JACKSON (RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 4:02 PM- NFL
TD MIN
TRAVIS TAYLOR 3 YD PASS FROM TARVARIS JACKSON
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
ST LOUIS 41
MINNESOTA 21 2:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 4:02 PM - NFL
TD MIN
CHESTER TAYLOR 1 YD RUN
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
ST LOUIS 41
MINNESOTA 14 9:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 3:47 PM - NFL
TD STL
STEVEN JACKSON 59 YD RUN
(JEFF WILKINS KICK)
ST LOUIS 41
MINNESOTA 7 11:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 3:41 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ST LOUIS 10 14 10 34
MINNESOTA 7 0 0 7 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: STL - TD, RON BARTELL 38 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 1:22.
ST LOUIS 7-0
STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 42 YD, 8:16. Drive: 11
plays, 52 yards in 5:13. Key plays:
Jackson 18-yard
Dec 31 3:31 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 3 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Bulger 11-yard pass to Holt to Minnesota 43; Bulger 8-yard pass to Curtis on 3rd-and-7 to Minnesota 32; Bulger 26-yard pass to Walker to Minnesota 11.
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 3:20 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 3 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Bulger 11-yard pass to Holt to Minnesota 43; Bulger 8-yard pass to Curtis on 3rd-and-7 to Minnesota 32; Bulger 26-yard pass to Walker to Minnesota 11.
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 3:20 PM- NFL
TD STL
STEVEN JACKSON 3 YD RUN
(JEFF WILKINS KICK)
ST LOUIS 34
MINNESOTA 7 4:16 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 3:15 PM
FG STL JEFF WILKINS 53 YD
Bulger 16-yard pass to Bruce on 3rd-and-8 to Minnesota 39.
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:57 PM- NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ST LOUIS 10 14 24
MINNESOTA 7 0 7 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: STL - TD, RON BARTELL 38 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 1:22.
ST LOUIS 7-0
STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 42 YD, 8:16. Drive: 11
plays, 52 yards in 5:13. Key plays:
Jackson 18-yard run
Dec 31 2:33 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 10 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Jackson 13-yard run to St Louis 34; Bulger 31-yard pass to Curtis on 3rd-and-9 to Minnesota 34; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-10 to Minnesota 9
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:31 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 10 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Jackson 13-yard run to St Louis 34; Bulger 31-yard pass to Curtis on 3rd-and-9 to Minnesota 34; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-10 to Minnesota 9
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:31 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 10 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Jackson 13-yard run to St Louis 34; Bulger 31-yard pass to Curtis on 3rd-and-9 to Minnesota 34; Bulger 12-yard pass to Holt on 3rd-and-10 to Minnesota 9
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:31 PM- NFL
TD STL
STEVEN JACKSON 10 YD PASS FROM MARC BULGER
(JEFF WILKINS KICK)
ST LOUIS 24
MINNESOTA 7 1:15 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:28 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 4 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Bartell 9-yard interception return to St Louis 47; Bulger 14-yard pass to Bruce to Minnesota 39; Bulger 13-yard pass to Holt to Minnesota 24; Bulger 18-yard pass to Holt to Minnesota 6.
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:19 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON 4 YD RUN (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Bartell 9-yard interception return to St Louis 47; Bulger 14-yard pass to Bruce to Minnesota 39; Bulger 13-yard pass to Holt to Minnesota 24; Bulger 18-yard pass to Holt to Minnesota 6.
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:19 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON RECOVERED BLOCKED PUNT IN END ZONE (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:08 PM
TD STL STEVEN JACKSON RECOVERED BLOCKED PUNT IN END ZONE (JEFF WILKINS KICK)
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:08 PM- NFL
TD STL
STEVEN JACKSON RECOVERED BLOCKED PUNT IN END ZONE
(JEFF WILKINS KICK)
ST LOUIS 17
MINNESOTA 7 8:12 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 2:08 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ST LOUIS 10 10
MINNESOTA 7 7 END, 1ST QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: STL - TD, RON BARTELL 38 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (JEFF WILKINS KICK), 1:22.
ST LOUIS 7-0
STL - FG, JEFF WILKINS 42 YD, 8:16. Drive: 11
plays, 52 yards in 5:13. Key plays:
Jackson 18-yard
Dec 31 1:45 PM - NFL
TD MIN
TARVARIS JACKSON 1 YD RUN
(RYAN LONGWELL KICK)
ST LOUIS 10
MINNESOTA 7 2:04 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 1:36 PM - NFL
TD STL
RON BARTELL 38 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(JEFF WILKINS KICK)
ST LOUIS 7
MINNESOTA 0 13:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Rams vs. VikingsDec 31 1:05 PM
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