Rams 24, Bengals 21

Check my blog at NFL2009.Wordpress CINCINNATI -- The last thing that the St. Louis Ramswanted to see was Kyle Boller's helmet tumbling across the field. Boller played better Thursday night in his second game filling in for Marc Bulger, completing a flurry of short passes during a 24-21 victory over theCincinnati Bengals. He also had one moment of bravado that made the Rams shudder. He refused to duck. Boller got his helmet knocked off on a hit by linebacker Keith Rivers at the end of an 8-yard scramble, waiting too long to start his slide. Unfazed, Boller got to his feet, found his helmet and completed his next two passes, including a 3-yard shovel pass to running back Samkon Gado for a touchdown. "I could have slid a little earlier," said Boller, who was 14 of 20 for 96 yards. "It is what it is. My chin strap hit just above my eyes. It was a good scramble, but maybe if I can get down a little sooner, the coaches would like that." No kidding. "I w...