Boller tries to rally the Rams, but they fade late against the Packers

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ST. LOUIS -- Backup quarterback Kyle Boller rallied the St. Louis Rams for a while, but Aaron Rodgers rallied the Green Bay Packers at crunch time.

Rodgers was involved in two fourth-quarter touchdowns -- running 4-yards for one score and throwing a 10-yard pass to fullback John Kuhn for another -- as the Packers used a late surge to dispatch the Rams 36-17 Sunday.

"I was disappointed in the result, I was not disappointed in the effort,'' Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "I thought right into the end of the third quarter, it was about how we had to play the game.''

The Rams (0-3) now have lost 13 straight games going back to last season.

It's the longest losing streak in the NFL after the Detroit Lions beat the Washington Redskins 19-14 to snap their 19-game losing streak.

"Stuff that happened last year happened last year,'' Rams cornerback Ron Bartell said. "I don't care about last year. It's tough being 0-3 regardless of the streak.''

Rams starting quarterback Marc Bulger suffered a shoulder in the second quarter. He'll undergo an MRI today to determine the extent of the injury.

Enter Boller with the Rams trailing 16-0.

Boller led the Rams on two long touchdown drives in the second quarter as they cut the Packers' advantage to 23-14.

"He made some plays happen when there was nothing there, and he kind of rallied the troops when we need it,'' Rams running back Steven Jackson said.

For more on this story, see the Monday Belleville News-Democrat.

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