Week 21 QB projections • STL Stats
QB Kellen Clemens, St. Louis Rams
HT: 6-2, WT: 218, Born: 6-6-1983, College: Oregon, Drafted: Round 2
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Stats and Week 21 Projection
| WK | OPP | RES | CMP | ATT | PYD | Y/A | PTD | INT | RSH | YD | Y/R | TD | FPT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEASON TOTAL | 48 | 91 | 546 | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 37 | 6.2 | 1 | 45 | ||
Week 21 Injury Status and Other News
No official injury reports have been released yet
Week 21 Matchup Info
The St. Louis Rams have a bye this week.
Game Summaries
Week 15 vs CIN - Considering Kellen Clemens was a member of the Houston Texans two weeks ago, he played fairly well for the St. Louis Rams against a stout Bengals defense. Most of his completions came on slants and quick outs as the Rams appeared focused on protecting the ball as opposed to looking for long strikes. Clemens seemed well in sync with his receivers but simply couldn't sustain many drives. Most of the Rams' offensive success came between the twenties and despite throwing no interceptions, Clemens couldn't help his team break through to score until it was too late. Clemens best throw came on a late fourth quarter touchdown throw after the game had already gotten out of hand. On the play, Clemens threw a high, arcing 25 yard pass off of his back foot to find a streaking Danario Alexander in the left corner of the endzone. The pass was in to double coverage but was well thrown to a position where only Alexander could come down with the ball. Otherwise, Clemens was a solid passer for the Rams but often settled for the easiest pass to the most open man. The Bengals defense seemed well prepared for the Rams mid-range and deep routes, thus limited Clemens ability to create big plays.Week 16 at PIT - Clemens has been in the league since 2006 and has never been able to find a steady job or break through for a long-term starting role. He also just signed with St. Louis a few weeks ago. His play in this game confirmed both of those things. He wasn't incredibly accurate. This was highlighted early by a Brandon Lloyd catch that was reversed. It was ruled that the ball had hit the ground. The play was a quick slant that demanded a somewhat low throw, but it shouldn't have been close enough to the ground to cause an incompletion. He also had two or three passes that were close calls and nearly intercepted. One thing that merits some praise for Clemens is that he completed a few balls with rushers in his face and as he was getting hit. For a guy who struggled and was under duress all day, he did keep stepping into his throws (and the hits that were coming shortly after them).
Week 17 vs SF - It wasn't pretty, but Clemens did everything he could to help the Rams play spoiler to division rival San Francisco, but he wasn't able to finish the comeback after his ankle was rolled up when he was taken down late in the 4th quarter. The game began much better than it ended for Clemens, as he took the Rams right down the field on their first possession, capping it with an 18-yard TD run when the pass protection broke down. Clemens showed his mobility, breaking free from the collapsing pocket and making a couple of nifty moves near the goal line to dive in for the score and give the Rams an early 7-0 lead. Over the next 3 quarters, though, the game would slowly get away from the Rams, as they would trail by 3 TDs late in the 4th quarter. In the face of a top-flight defense, though, Clemens did a respectable job of game management, keeping the Rams within striking distance late in the game, only making one critical error--an interception thrown from inside his own end zone, leading to a 49ers' TD that would prove deadly to the Rams' upset hopes. However devastating that turnover and the resulting TD may have been, it did not deter the Rams and QB Clemens. In fact, it seemed to re-energize them. Trailing 34-13 with 6:30 to play in the game and the 14th Rams' loss seemingly a foregone conclusion, Clemens came alive and nearly brought the Rams all the way back; first throwing a long TD pass to WR Brandon Lloyd and then setting up a RB Cadillac Williams rushing TD with a pass interference penalty on another deep throw to the end zone to Lloyd. Facing 2nd and 10 from the 49er 33 yard line, though, Clemens would be sacked by LB NaVorro Bowman, injuring his right ankle and forcing him to watch the rest of the game from the sideline.