The (1-4) Arizona Cardinals are on the road against the (2-3) Los Angeles Rams. The Cardinals came into this game with the 27th ranked defense. Giving up 27.2 points per game.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Rams came into this game with the fifth ranked passing attack in the NFL. Los Angeles passed for 270 yards per game in their first five games.
On paper this was tailored made for the Rams to have a big offensive game. Good thing the game is not played on paper.
Arizona kept constant pressure on Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford.
ready or not, here he comes 😈@KyzirWhite8 x #BirdGang pic.twitter.com/6Um6SOJVst
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 15, 2023
see ya in the backfield 😉@Vicdimukeje x #BirdGang pic.twitter.com/OKpV3jeN8m
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 15, 2023
Stafford went 8/15 for 134 yards as the Rams were forced to punt on three of their first four drives. On the offensive end the Cardinals didn’t exactly light up the scoreboard.
They scored nine points and three of those points came after a special teams turnover by the Rams.
yeah, we'll take that 🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/0Hoq5g59FA
— Arizona Cardinals (@AZCardinals) October 15, 2023
Cardinals quarterback Joshua Dobbs went 10/17 for 76 yards. Arizona was able to gain some yards on the ground as Dobbs ran for 38 yards and Keontay Ingram had 36 yards on nine carries.
The Rams offense showed some life right before the end the of the half.
LAUNCHED TO KUPP 🚀@CooperKupp | 📺 @NFLonFOX pic.twitter.com/Fa8Cp0KvKK
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) October 15, 2023
This led to another field goal for the Rams. The Cardinals were up at halftime, 9-6. Stafford passed for 134 yards in the half and 101 of those yards were to Cooper Kupp.
