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ST. LOUIS (2-5) at SAN FRANCISCO (4-3)Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE — 49ers by 9 1/2RECORD VS. SPREAD — St. Louis 3-4-0, San Francisco 2-4-1SERIES RECORD — 49ers lead 65-62-3LAST MEETING — 49ers beat Rams 31-17, Oct. 13LAST WEEK — Rams lost to Chiefs 34-7; 49ers had bye, lost to Denver 42-17 on Oct. 19AP PRO32 RANKING — Rams No. 26, 49ers No. 11RAMS OFFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (20), PASS (19).RAMS Defence — OVERALL (20), RUSH (31), PASS (11).49ERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (11), RUSH (10), PASS (20).49ERS Defence — OVERALL (2), RUSH (4), PASS (8).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — These teams just played in Monday night game Oct. 13, when Rams squandered early 14-point lead. ... 49ers have won three of last five meetings. ... Rams make debut in new Levis Stadium; 49ers coming off bye week in which most of the roster got healthy. ... St. Louis has scored four times on opening drive, most in NFL. ... Rams DE Robert Quinn has three sacks in last two games, including two sacks and forced fumble in loss to K.C. He had 19 sacks last season. ... Rams QB Austin Davis was sacked five times by 49ers in first matchup. ... Rams TE Lance Kendricks has touchdowns in each of last three games. Looks to become first Rams player with TD catch in four straight games since Torry Holt in 2006. ... In last meeting, 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick wasnt sacked, and threw for 343 yards and three touchdowns, putting 49ers comeback into high gear on 80-yard strike to Brandon Lloyd. ... 49ers RB Frank Gores 1,229 yards rushing vs. St. Louis are most by any player against Rams in NFL history. ... WR Anquan Boldin needs four receptions against Rams to become 17th player in NFL history to reach 900 catches. ... 49ers LB Ahmad Brooks had two sacks of Davis in first meeting, while LB Dan Skuta had pair of sacks and forced fumble. ... CB Dontae Johnson had first career interception and touchdown with pick and 20-yard TD return earlier this month.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Harry Carson Giants Jersey . -- The Oakland Raiders added a veteran presence to their young receiving group by signing free agent James Jones to a three-year contract Monday. Deandre Baker Womens Jersey . This week, topics cover the World Series champion Red Sox, John Farrell and what to look forward to this off-season. http://www.giantsrookiestore.com/Giants-Michael-Strahan-Jersey/ . The 49ers announced the deal Tuesday. San Francisco selected Lloyd in the fourth round of the 2003 draft. Odell Beckham Jr Giants Jersey . -- Alex Anthopoulos spoke volumes with what he didnt say on right-hander Ervin Santana. Odell Beckham Jr Youth Jersey . Yup, he definitely needed this one. Craig homered twice and had three RBIs Wednesday night to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Craig went 4 for 5 and Yadier Molina added three hits for the Cardinals, who salvaged the final game of a three-game set in hopes of staying within shouting distance of front-running Milwaukee in the NL Central.LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Jay Cutlers time away proved shorter than the Chicago Bears originally expected. After missing one game, the quarterback will return Sunday to face the Detroit Lions at Soldier Field following a groin tear suffered Oct. 20. Team officials originally expected Cutler to be out four weeks and then be assessed week to week, but doctors cleared Cutler to play Thursday and he practiced without a problem. "As soon as I got hurt, I felt like Id be back quicker than they thought," Cutler said. "I kind of had that mindset." Coach Marc Trestman saw no reason to believe the team is pushing its starter back onto the field too soon. "He had an excellent practice," Trestman said. "He moved around. We worked the entire game plan today: our movements, climbing the pocket, throwing the football, down the field, short throws, everything. He did everything today." Cutler does not view his quick return as a gamble. He credited the use of an Athletic Rehabilitation and Performance machine (ARP), a device that helps heal soft tissue, with his rapid recovery. "If I wasnt back to 100 per cent, or if they had any doubts, I wouldnt have been able to practice today," he said. "That was the stipulation." The Bears had a bye after their 45-41 loss to Washington, which provided some extra time for Cutler to recover. He suffered the injury with 10 minutes left in the first half of the Washington game on a sack, and backup Josh McCown completed the contest, then played all of Monday nights 27-20 win at Green Bay. Cutler is slated to become a free agent after this season, but called his contract status no factor in coming back so soon. "I havent worried about my contract," he said. "I havent worried about it, period. That stuff takes care oof itself somehow some way.dddddddddddd "So my biggest thing was just helping Josh last week to make sure, even though I knew he would be ready, to make sure I could help him in anyway, and then get back as soon as possible so I could help those guys." McCown completed 36 of 61 for 476 yards and did not turn the ball over as Cutlers replacement. He had a passer rating of 100.2. Cutler has completed 146 of 225 for 1,658 yards and 12 touchdowns with seven interceptions. He has a passer rating of 91.7. McCown said he had no problem returning to the sidelines after playing so well. "Jay got hurt and I served my team by playing and doing what I could to help us win a ballgame, and then play effective football when I was in there," McCown said. "When hes healthy, he comes back and hes the starter and thats how it goes. Thats how we operate." McCown said he will take no snaps with the first team this week at practice, as is normal with backup quarterbacks with the Bears and many NFL teams. Trestman said he wasnt sure yet if he will have third quarterback Jordan Palmer active as a precaution Sunday. Cutlers worst game of the season came facing Detroit and a Lions pass rush spearheaded by Ndamukong Suh at Ford Field on Sept. 29. The Bears lost 40-32 and Cutler turned the ball over three times, including two interceptions and a lost fumble that resulted in a touchdown. "Weve just got to do a good job up front and weve got to be able to have the ability to move the quarterback around and get away from the rush, and well try to do that, as well," Trestman said. "Overall, weve got to play a cleaner game. We gave the defence the ball in our territory too many times, four times, one on special teams and three times offensively. We gave up a touchdown." ' ' '