PREVIEW | Tonight's game

ST. LOUIS (9-3) at CLEVELAND (4-8)
When: 9 p.m.
TV/radio: WYTV (33), WEWS (5), WTAE (4), WKBN-AM (570), WNCD-FM (93.3), WBBW-AM (1240).
Series history: Browns lead 10-9. Last meeting: Rams beat Browns 34-3 on Oct. 21, 1999, at St. Louis.
Last week: Rams beat Vikings 48-17. Browns lost to Seahawks 34-7.
Rankings: Rams -- Offense (overall 5, rush 29, pass 2); Defense (overall 16, rush 23, pass 10); Browns -- Offense (overall 29, rush 30, pass 21); Defense (overall 7, rush 20, pass 5).
Key matchup: Rams QB Marc Bulger vs. Browns' pass defense. Bulger, 15-3 as starter, leads Rams' passing game that averages 261.7 yards per game. Browns, however, have allowed just 178.8 yards passing per game and have not allowed a receiver to catch 10 passes in 60 games -- longest current streak in NFL. Browns have also had sack in eight straight games.
Streaks, stats and notes: Rams can clinch playoff berth with win and Saints loss or tie, or with tie, Saints loss and Packers loss or tie. ... Cleveland will host first Monday night game since returning to NFL in 1999. ... Rams RB Marshall Faulk has 127 career TDs and needs four to tie Cris Carter for fourth all-time. ... Browns' defense is NFL's third best in red zone, having allowed 11 TDs in 33 trips. ... Rams WR Torry Holt is on pace for 1,849 yards receiving, which would top Jerry Rice's single-season NFL record of 1,848.
-- Associated Press