6B THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SPORTS
NFL
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24. 2005
Bruised Rams defeat Saints
BY R.B. FALLSTROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
ST. LOUIS — With so many key pieces missing, the St. Louis Rams went into survival mode. That was enough to beat the spiraling New Orleans Saints.
Steven Jackson scored on a pair of short runs for the Rams and Kevin Curtis got the go-ahead touchdown on a 5-yard reverse with 5:58 to go in a come-from-behind 28-17 victory Sunday.
Behind 36-year-old backup quarterback Jamie Martin — who was making only his fourth career start — St. Louis stopped a three-game losing streak and kept hope alive that it still be a factor if they ever get healthy. Mike Martz is in the hospital with an infection and the Rams' quarterback and two starting wide receivers were in street clothes because of injuries.
"Just somehow to be able to
get a win, that's huge with all those guys out," Martin said. "We need to just keep it going and hopefully get another one next week, and when they get back we'll be rolling."
The Rams (3-4) are at home against the Jaguars next week and then have a bye.
A pair of failed trick plays came back to haunt the Saints (2-5), who squandered a 14-point first-quarter lead and have lost three in a row. A quarterback sneak on a fake field goal on fourth-and-one was stuffed for no gain near the end of the third quarter and Donte' Stallworth's fumble on a fourth-quarter reverse led to the go-ahead score. The Rams also blocked a field goal attempt in the second quarter.
"We had chances to make plays and we just didn't step up and make enough plays," coach Jim Haslett said. "They made plays when they had to, that's
basically what it boiled down to."
Martin, subbing for the injured Marc Bulger, was ineffective most of the day. But he hit Curtis for a 42-yard gain to the 6 to set up the winning score, and then led the blocking on Curtis' clinching TD run after the wide receiver took a handoff from lackson.
"I did just enough," Martin said. "I'm not a lineman, I just tried to shield him and let Kevin do what he wanted to do."
Martin, who threw two crucial interceptions in a loss at Indianapolis on Monday after Bulger was hurt, was 18-for-29 for 198 yards with no interceptions against the Saints. The 36-year-old won for the first time in four career starts.
Mike Furrey's 67-yard interception return with 1:55 to go wrapped it up for the Rams (3-4), who are 1-1 in the last two games, both without Martz. The
coach was sidelined by a bacterial infection of a heart valve, and assistant head coach Joe Vitt has been running the show.
Bulger is out with a sprained shoulder and Torry Holt (knee) and Isaac Bruce (turf toe) also did not dress, robbing the Rams of considerable firepower.
Aaron Brooks threw touchdown passes on the Saints' first two drives. After that, the team without a home fizzled and its three-game winning streak in St. Louis came to an end.
Furrey's touchdown return came a play after a defensive holding call on third down gave the Saints a fresh set of downs at their own 42.
The Saints wanted to challenge the interception return but couldn't because they were out of timeouts and although the play ended with 1:55 left, it began with 2:10 to go and the NFL only takes over after the two-minute warning.
James A. Finlev/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New Orleans Saints' Earnie Conwell appears to have control of the football on a pass from quarterback Aaron Brooks with St. Louis Rams defensive back Jerome Carter defending during the second half of the game Sunday in St. Louis. The Rams' Mike Furrey picked up the football off Conwell while he was on his back and ran 67 yards for the touchdown. The Rams defeated the Saints 28-17.
Lackluster Wildcats need two wins to survive to postseason
BIG'12 FOOTBALL
BY STEVE BRISENDINE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MANHATTAN — Kansas State has stalled on the comeback trail.
Obviously, if you aren't winning, there's a sense of urgency."
A 4-1 start raised hopes of a quick recovery from last year's disappointing 4-7 finish, which broke a string of 11 straight postseason appearances.
But after going 0-2 since then, the Wildcats must win at least half their last four games — two of them against the Big 12 North co-leaders, Colorado and Mis-
souri — to avoid spending a second straight bowl season at home.
"Obviously, if you aren't winning, there's a sense of urgency," offensive tackle Jeromey Clary said Saturday, after Kansas State's second-half comeback
Jeromey Clary K-State offensive tackle
fell short in a 30-28 loss to Texas A&M.
The Wildcats (4-3, 1-3 Big 12) haven't gone bowlless in back-to-back seasons since 1991-92.
"We have our backs against the wall," linebacker Brandon Archer said. "We have to
come out fighting and get some wins."
The Wildcats have done that before — most notably in 2003, when they lost their first two conference games before ripping off a seven-game winning streak that included a 35-7 upset of then-No. 1 Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game.
Kansas State also salvaged a bowl bid in 2001 despite a fourgame midseason losing streak, and started the 2002 conference season 1-2 before winning its final five Big 12 games.
Those Wildcat teams had strong running attacks, though
— something this year's team hasn't had since the season started. Kansas State managed only 27 yards rushing against Texas A&M (5-2, 3-1), the third Big 12 team to hold the Wildcats fewer than 50 yards this year.
"We're still having trouble with the running game. That falls on the offensive line," said Clary, the only senior starter in the unit. "We have to pick it up."
though, for Kansas State to take into this weekend's home game against Colorado.
In his second start, Allan Ervidge threw for 357 yards — five short of the school record for freshmen — and three touchdowns.
There were bright spots,
"We threw the ball more, so he was more in command," coach Bill Snyder said. "There was less balance in the offense, because of falling behind and having to throw it a little bit more, but I thought he did a nice job with that."
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