NFL Capsule: Rams at Bears

By The Associated Press

(AP) -- ST. LOUIS (1-1) At CHICAGO (1-1)

Sunday, 1 p.m., FOX

OPENING LINE - Bears by 8

RECORD VS. SPREAD - St. Louis 2-0; Chicago 1-1-0

SERIES RECORD - Bears lead 51-35-3

AP PRO32 RANKING - Rams No. 24; Bears No. 15

LAST MEETING - Bears beat Rams 17-9, Dec. 6, 2009

LAST WEEK - Rams beat Redskins 31-28; Bears lost to Packers 23-10

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - In first season under coach Jeff Fisher, St. Louis already one win away from last year's win total after beating Washington. ... Rams have scored 23 points or more in consecutive games for first time since 2006; were 7 of 12 on third downs last week. Also have four interceptions on season. ... Sam Bradford threw for 310 yards and three touchdowns vs. Redskins. Was sacked twice last week but wasn't hit much even though offensive line banged up, with one projected starter still at position (G Harvey Dahl). ... Danny Amendola had 160 yards receiving vs. Redskins while tying team with record 15 catches. Also became first player in league with 15 or more receptions and four or more punt returns in game. Leads NFL with 20 receptions, after missing 15 games last season with elbow injury. ... RB Steven Jackson, franchise's all-time leading rusher, sat out most of last three quarters last week after unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for spiking ball. Rams say he sat because of groin strain. ... CB Cortland Finnegan has interception in each of first two games as Ram, returning one for TD in opener against Detroit and setting up field goal last week with 16th career pick. Signed with St. Louis after spending six seasons in Tennessee - five under Fisher. ... Bears trying to shake off brutal loss in which Jay Cutler threw four interceptions, got sacked seven times and berated and bumped LT J'Marcus Webb on sideline. ... Bears tied for NFL lead with seven takeaways and tied for second in NFL with eight sacks - three by DT Henry Melton. ... With 66 TD passes as Bear, Cutler is fourth on club's all-time list and right behind Jim McMahon (67) and Billy Wade (68). Sid Luckman is leader with (137). Cutler also needs 241 yards passing to eclipse Wade (9,958) for fifth on Bears' list. ... DE Julius Peppers has two sacks. ... CB Tim Jennings has three interceptions. ... With 18 combined return TDs, Devin Hester needs one to tie Hall of Famer Deion Sanders' record. Hester has run back 12 punt returns, fiv e kickoff returns and one missed field goal return.

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Updated September 20, 2012