When: Monday, 8, WLS-Ch. 7.
Line: Colts by 13 1/2.
Series: Colts lead 21-17-2.
Last meeting: Rams 42-17 in St. Louis on Dec. 30, 2001.
Week 5: Rams lost to Seahawks 37-31. Colts beat 49ers 28-3.
Rankings: Rams offense ranked 2nd in NFL (23rd rushing, 3rd passing); Colts offense 15th (17th rushing, 14th passing). Rams defense 26th overall (12th vs. run, 28th vs. pass); Colts 7th (16th vs. run, 9th vs. pass).
Rams update: With Mike Martz (heart) out, Joe Vitt makes his debut as interim head coach. … After Week 5, WR Torry Holt led the NFL with 38 catches, 568 yards.
Colts update: Only undefeated team; last 6-0 start was in 1958. … Colts have AFC’s best `D’ inside their 20, allowing just 2 TDs and 5 FGs in 9 trips. … RB Marshall Faulk (12,080 rushing yards) needs 41 yards to pass Franco Harris for 10th place.
Terry Bannon’s pick: Colts 34, Rams 17
