Denver Broncos at St Louis Rams

On the first "Monday Night Football" game of the year, the world-champion Rams hosted the Broncos, who finished last year with a 6-10 season.  Many surprises came out of the game however and it turned out to be a much better matchup than anticipated.

Scoring Plays: 1st Quarter - DEN 8 yard TD run by QB Brian Griese after 56 yd drive STL 86 yard punt return for TD by Az-Zahir Hakim DEN   7        STL   7 2nd Quarter - DEN 32 yard field goal by Jason Elam STL TD run by Marshall Faulk DEN 25 yard TD pass from Brian Griese to Rod Smith STL 7 yard TD pass from Kurt Warner to Ricky Proehl DEN  17       STL   21 3rd Quarter - DEN 38 yard field goal by Jason Elam STL 72 yard TD pass from Kurt Warner to Marshall Faulk