Recap: Jeff Wilkins bailed out a shaky offense, accounting for all the scoring in an 18-10 opening victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. In the process, he became the first Ram to score 1,000 points as he connected on 6 of 7 field goals.

Meanwhile Denver has a full fledged QB controversy starting up as Plummer, who was 13-for-26 for 138 yards with 3 interceptions and a fumble, expects Broncos fans will be clamoring for first-round pick Jay Cutler.

"I'm sure they will," Plummer said. "They've been calling for him since he got drafted."

The Broncos' defense kept it from becoming a blowout, holding the Rams to only six points off three consecutive takeaways in the first half. St. Louis ran 23 straight plays in Denver territory at one point, but the offense kept stalling and Wilkins kept kicking. It turned out to be enough as the Rams defense made the Broncos look like a pop warner team much of the time.

The Broncos' lone highlight came in the second quarter when coach Mike Shanahan, trailing 12-0 and frustrated by a lack of production, elected to go on fourth-and-1 from the Denver 31. Mike Bell got 2 yards and the Broncos ended with an 11-play drive capped by Bell's 1-yard run with 26 seconds to go in the half.

Gamebook:

	Broncos	Rams
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	17	16
By Rushing	9	6
By Passing	7	9
By Penalty	1	1
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY	5-12-42%	3-15-20%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY	1-1-100%	0-0-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS	259	320
Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)	55	65
Average gain per offensive play	4.7	4.9
NET YARDS RUSHING	161	125
Total Rushing Plays	25	28
Average gain per rushing play	6.4	4.5
Tackles for a loss-number and yards	1-1	7-13
NET YARDS PASSING	98	195
Times thrown - yards lost attempting to pass	4-40	3-22
Gross yards passing	138	217
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED	26-13-3	34-18-0
Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)	3.3	5.3
KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks	3-2-1	7-5-3
PUNTS Number and Average	4-42.5	3-50.0
Had Blocked	0	0
FGs - PATs Had Blocked	0-0	0-0
Net Punting Average	37.5	42.3
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)	3	51
No. and Yards Punt Returns	1-3	1-0
No. and Yards Kickoff Returns	4-78	2-51
No. and Yards Interception Returns	0-0	3-51
PENALTIES Number and Yards	4-30	10-94
FUMBLES Number and Lost	2-2	0-0
TOUCHDOWNS	1	0
Rushing	1	0
Passing	0	0
EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts	1-1	0-0
Kicking Made-Attempts	1-1	0-0
FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts	1-1	6-7
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY	1-1-100%	0-5-0%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY	1-1-100%	0-4-0%
SAFETIES	0	0
FINAL SCORE	10	18
TIME OF POSSESSION	27:11	32:49