Tavon Austin

Rams coach Jeff Fisher to anyone questioning team's effort: 'They can kiss my ass'

Published Nov. 29, 2015 7:09 p.m. ET

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The Rams switched quarterbacks again, but nothing else changed.

And now head coach Jeff Fisher is being asked if his team has quit. Needless to say, he wasn't thrilled with that line of questioning after Nick Foles threw three interceptions and St. Louis dropped its fourth straight game on Sunday, 31-7 to the Cincinnati Bengals.

"Anyone implies that it's an effort then they issue can kiss my ass. There is no effort problem with this team," Fisher told reporters after the game. "That's what happens when you lose four in a row. People say it is effort.

"It's not an effort issue. It's execution"

The Rams (4-7) are last in the league in passing yards, one of the main reasons for their slump. They switched quarterbacks last week, but Case Keenum got a head injury during a 16-13 loss in Baltimore and was limited in practice.

Foles, who started the first nine games, returned. The most costly of his three interceptions came when he avoided the rush and floated a pass that Hall picked off and returned 19 yards for a touchdown.

St. Louis has scored 13 or fewer points in each of the last three games.

"Everyone is feeling emotional right now," said Foles, who was 30 of 46 for 228 yards. "I'm feeling emotional right now. It's tough."

Fisher got his team through a week that included receiver Stedman Bailey getting shot on Tuesday in Florida. He remains hospitalized following surgery.

Fisher intended to stay with Keenum if he was healthy, but the quarterback didn't have a full practice last week and wasn't cleared to play on Sunday. Foles has seven touchdowns and nine interceptions this season.

The Rams' best play came when running back Todd Gurley took a snap in the wildcat formation in the second quarter. He handed off to Tavon Austin, who ran for 60 yards -- more than the Rams had managed in all to that point. Austin's 5-yard run finished the drive.

Austin had a team-high 63 yards on four runs. He also caught six passes for 33 yards. Gurley was limited to 19 yards on nine carries, with the Bengals focused on stopping the run game.

There was more self-destruction by the Rams. A penalty for running into the punter extended Cincinnati's 14-play drive to a field goal in the second quarter.

"We have everything we need," linebacker Akeem Ayers said. "We need less mistakes."

--The Associated Press contributed to this report

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