Rams quarterback Marc Bulger isn't worried about whether or not he'll return to the team next season. He will miss at least three weeks with a fractured shin bone and could be out for the remainder of the season. "We've got six weeks to go in this season and whether I come back this season, we'll see," Bulger said. "We'll have plenty of time on the offseason to make those [other] decisions. I don't want to be a distraction in any way. We're thinking optimistic around here." He signed a six-year contract worth $65 million after the 2003 season.

Rams quarterback Marc Bulger will miss three to six weeks with a fractured left leg. He sustained the injury in Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. St. Louis will not place Bulger on the injured reserve.

Rams quarterback Marc Bulger will be evaluated after suffering a blow to the head during Sunday's loss to the Cardinals. He was injured on the team's final drive, apparently on a sack by Arizona's Darnell Dockett. Rams coach Steve Spagnuolo said Bulger got a "little bit dinged in the head. He took some whacks there at the end."

Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner left in the second quarter of Sunday's win over the Rams after taking a blow to the head. Warner finished the game with 203 yards and two touchdowns before he was replaced by Matt Leinart. It appeared Warner was hurt by St. Louis safety O.J. Atogwe's high hit on a blitz that drove the quarterback's head into the turf.

The Rams are sticking with Marc Bulger as their starting quarterback. St. Louis is off this weekend and will face New Orleans on Nov. 15. "I think Marc has done everything we needed him to do," coach Steve Spagnuolo said. "I've said this before; it's not one position on the side of the ball, it's everybody. "He has been a leader, he manages the game, gets the ball to 39 [running back Steven Jackson], and there are pieces that he is working through, too," Spagnuolo added. The Rams are 1-7, having earned their first win of the season last Sunday against the Lions.

Steven Jackson made sure he found former head coach Scott Linehan last Sunday at Ford Field. ?I just wished Coach Linehan the best in his future,? Jackson said. ?I just wanted to let him know that I really had no gripes. I really don?t dislike him. He did wonders for me during the holdout. ?A lot of people don?t know, when we were at a stalemate in conversation in the holdout, Coach Linehan is the person that really broke the ice. And I wanted to personally thank him and just let him know that I wish him the best in whatever he does.?

The Rams recorded their first win of the season with a 17-10 triumph over the Lions on Sunday. St. Louis running back Steven Jackson scored on a 25-yard run in the fourth quarter to give the team the victory. "As a rookie I said, 'That was an ugly win,' and I got chewed out," Jackson said. "I understand in the National Football League, there's no such thing as an ugly win."