* St. Louis vs. San Francisco
Sunday, September 17, 2006. 1:15 PM, PST.
Week 02
The Battle Of The Incompletes

And no, we're not referring to a glance at our college transcript. These two franchises are both struggling to get back off the ground. Our Niners have a head start with Coach Nolan II in his second year. The Rams have a new head coach and more players with proven talent. Both franchises have golden pants. Yet much like their current coaching change, our Niners have had the golden pants

With new Head Coach Scott Linehan coming in from Miami, the Rams will be in some state of disarray after the ouster of the Mad Mike Martz regime. They've still got more than enough functional parts on offense to knock out mid-level NFL teams. Steven Jackson has tons of breakout potential as their bruising running back, and the duo of Torry Holt and Issac Bruce are still a match-up annoyance for the 49ers' defensive secondary.

The Niners swept the series from the Rams last year, a feat they had no business accomplishing. Their game this Sunday looks to be haphazard and competitive.

By SFist Christopher Rogers for "American Football Spectacular," contributing

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