ST. LOUIS -- Forget about Sam Bradford and Steven Jackson. The St. Louis Rams true offensive star thus far is a rookie kicker from a Division II school. Greg Zuerlein made 21 consecutive field goals last fall at Missouri Western, and hes been a sure thing in the NFL, too. The rookie kicked four field goals, setting a club record with a 58-yarder and then topping it with a 60-yarder, and helped the Rams beat the Seattle Seahawks 19-13 on Sunday. Hes 12 for 12 on the year. "Right now, our kicker is the MVP of the season," Jackson said. "Pretty much, all weve got to do is get across the 50-yard line and were in his range." Coach Jeff Fisher began the year with a conservative approach, saying hed let Zuerlein air it out at the end of a half or game. Hes no longer concerned with the great field position the opposition would get should Zuerlein miss. "When the coach has confidence in you, it gives you more confidence in yourself," Zuerlein said. "I love it when they give me those chances." Zuerlein also was a perfect decoy on the biggest play of the day -- a fake field goal that turned into a 2-yard touchdown pass from punter Johnny Hekker to Danny Amendola. The score put the Rams (2-2) ahead 10-7 late in the first half. Amendola was pretending to jog off the field and stopped just shy of the sideline. He was all alone, and had to leap just a bit to snare a high spiral from Hekker, a former high school quarterback. "The play kind of took a while," Amendola said. "I was afraid they would see me, but they didnt see me. I was just trying to get as small as I could, so nobody sees me." Seahawks coaches upstairs noticed the trickery, but not quickly enough. Coach Pete Carroll was on the field trying in vain to get the officials attention right before the snap. "I dont know how far, but I was out there running at them," Carroll said. "I didnt do a good enough job of getting in their view, because I was calling timeout before the ball was snapped." The Rams won for just the second time in 15 meetings against the Seahawks, who had outscored them 70-26 the previous three games. The Seahawks (2-2) lost six days after beating Green Bay when a botched call by replacement officials on the final play gave them the winning touchdown. Regular officials were back this weekend. Marshawn Lynch led Seattle with 118 yards on 20 carries, including an 18-yard score on the games first possession. The Rams intercepted Russell Wilson three times, the clincher coming from Bradley Fletcher at the Rams 25 with a minute to go. Wilson had just one pick the first three games but Carroll was pretty happy with the rookies play, noting wide receiver Anthony McCoy slipped and fell on Fletchers interception. "I still think hes improving and getting more comfortable and all that," Carroll said. "Well see what it all means. I dont know yet." A week after sacking Aaron Rodgers eight times, the Seahawks got to Bradford twice. St. Louis is 2-0 at home, also beating the Redskins in Week 2. Attendance was announced as 53,193 but the 66,000-capacity Edward Jones Dome looked about half full with the Cardinals also playing across town in search of the second NL wild card. The Seahawks may have had an emotional letdown after their last-gasp 14-12 victory over the Packers, with Golden Tates disputed touchdown grab perhaps the play that hastened the regular referees return. Tate had one catch for 7 yards on Sunday. Carroll and Seahawks players didnt think there was an emotional letdown. "Definitely not, definitely not," wide receiver Sidney Rice said. "What we did out here today was a reflection on us. Its definitely on us." Referee Mike Carey tipped his cap to fans as he walked onto the field, and also shook hands with Carroll and wide receiver Braylon Edwards. The only moment the officials were really noticed was when umpire Chad Brown got some razzing from fans after he slipped and fell while getting into position before the Rams punted out of their end zone in the third quarter. Neither coach mentioned the officials, a sign that order had been restored. Bradford was 16 for 30 for 221 yards and an interception. Wilson completed his first seven passes for 78 yards before his first incompletion early in the second quarter. He finished 17 for 25 for 160 yards. NOTES: Rams backup DE Eugene Sims (head) was injured in the third quarter. Sims got his first sack of the season in the first half ... The Rams honoured MLB James Laurinaitis, their leading tackler each of his first three seasons, with a bobblehead doll giveaway. ... Rams first-rounder Michael Brockers made his NFL debut starting at DT. Jermelle Cudjo, who started the first three games, was inactive. ... 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The Mariners made the moves on Tuesday before their game against Toronto. Seattle was down two pitchers in the bullpen after trades Monday night that sent Steve Delabar to Toronto and Brandon League to the Los Angeles Dodgers.TORONTO -- There were no long faces as the Toronto Marlies reported for the first day of work in a season that began with as much excitement as it did uncertainty. Even the handful of players that were bound to be Maple Leafs rather than Marlies -- at least if there wasnt a NHL lockout -- had no trouble seeing the bright side of their situation. "Its going to get us ready," forward Nazem Kadri said Thursday. "Once something does get resolved, were going to be already in skating shape and mid-season form (and well) be able to step into that NHL training camp all ready to go." Kadri split time between the AHL and NHL the last two seasons and spent part of his summer working out under the watchful eye of Gary Roberts. It was done with the goal of playing out of the Air Canada Centre rather than Ricoh Coliseum this year, an aspiration that remains on hold because of the NHLs labour dispute. Goaltender Ben Scrivens and blue-liners Jake Gardiner and Korbinian Holzer were also expected to play for the Maple Leafs -- and might yet get to do so if a new collective bargaining agreement can be drafted. The possibility of only spending a short amount of time in the AHL is something Scrivens admits will be in the back of his mind, although he was quick to add that hes grateful for the opportunity to have somewhere to play during the lockout. "You cant help but acknowledge that (a promotion to the NHL is) a possibility, but I cant control anything like that," said Scrivens. "All Im going to go out and do is try and have a good start with the Marlies here. Well see where things end up." The Toronto players are hardly alone in their situation. Training camps around the AAHL opened Thursday with established NHLers, including Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Jordan Eberle reporting to Oklahoma City, Jeff Skinner suiting up in Charlotte and Adam Henrique joining Albany.dddddddddddd The presence of so many quality players and the extra attention being paid to North Americas top developmental league during the lockout has brought a noticeable buzz to the AHL. For the Marlies, that only added to the positive momentum they built during a running to the Calder Cup final in the spring. The team expects to start the season playing in front of sellout crowds that include key members of the Maple Leafs hockey operations staff, including general manager Brian Burke. Above all else, thats why Marlies coach Dallas Eakins isnt worried about seeing a letdown from the players who might otherwise have been in the NHL. "Youre being watched every night here," said Eakins. "There is not a night where one of my bosses are not upstairs watching these players and our guys know that. So if youre going to come in to camp unmotivated, Im going to drop you down to the bottom of the list, your ice time will be cut and it will be impossible for you to get a shot." Making a strong impression in the AHL will be more important than ever because NHL training camps will almost certainly be shortened once a new agreement is reached. Thats just another reason why players are viewing their chance to spend the lockout in the minors as an opportunity rather than a burden. "This is a developmental league, its a league to prepare you," said Kadri. "Being here for one more year or one month or two months or three months is really not going to hurt anybody." ' ' '