Saints at Rams
THE STORY: The New Orleans Saints' 62 points in last week's blowout win over Indianapolis were six more points than the St. Louis Rams have scored all season. That's how big the offensive mismatch will be when the winless Rams host the Saints on Sunday. The Saints have won three of the past five meetings, including a 31-13 win last year in New Orleans and a 28-23 win in the last meeting in St. Louis in 2009.
TV: FOX, 1 p.m. ET. LINE: Saints -13.5, O/U 47.5
ABOUT THE SAINTS (5-2): New Orleans' offense was in rare form last week, as the Saints became only the third team in NFL history with 60 points, 200 rushing yards and 300 passing yards in the same game. QB Drew Brees passed for 325 yards, topping 300 for the sixth time in seven games this season. The win moved the Saints a game ahead of Tampa Bay for first place in the NFC South.
ABOUT THE RAMS (0-6): St. Louis' offensive woes aren't likely to improve with QB Sam Bradford likely to miss a second consecutive game with a high ankle sprain. That means A.J. Feeley is in line for his second straight start. Feeley passed for 196 yards last week in his first start since 2007. The defense wasn't any better in last week's 34-7 loss to Dallas, in which rookie DeMarco Murray rolled up a franchise-record 253 rushing yards.
EXTRA POINTS:
1. Brees has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 34 consecutive games, the third-longest streak in NFL history.
2. Brees has at least 20 completions in an NFL-record 27 consecutive games.
3. Rams RB Steven Jackson has 400 rushing yards and four touchdowns in four career starts against the Saints.