Nobody saw a 41-10 complete domination coming from the Arizona Cardinals in their Week 2 victory over the Los Angeles Rams.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Kyler Murray played like a top quarterback in the league, completing 17-of-21 passes for 266 yards and three touchdowns and rushing five times for 59 yards. He became the first quarterback this season to achieve a perfect passer rating.
The Cardinals (1-1) had 237 rushing yards as a team, as James Conner had 21 carries for 122 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. caught four passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns, all in the first quarter, after he only had one catch for four yards last week. Trey McBride reeled in six receptions for 67 yards and scored a touchdown by recovering a Conner fumble in the end zone.
Arizona outgained Los Angeles 489-245 in total yards, scoring a touchdown on each of its first three drives while not letting the Rams pick up a single first down during this span.
The Cardinals’ defense had 12 tackles for loss as a team and five sacks, three of which were by Dennis Gardeck, who had four tackles for loss total and forced the only turnover of the game for Los Angeles with a strip sack on Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter. Budda Baker led the defense with eight tackles, including two tackles for loss.
Among all NFL teams, the Cardinals are now notably second in points per game (34.5), tied for fourth in rushing yards (355), first in tackles for loss (17) and third in sacks (7).
Here’s where the Cardinals find themselves in different NFL power rankings after Week 2:
- NFL.com: 22 (up 3 spots)
- ESPN: 19 (up 7 spots)
- Bleacher Report: 18 (up 7 spots)
- Fox Sports: 19 (up 5 spots)
- CBS Sports: 21 (up 6 spots)
- NBC Sports: 22 (up 4 spots)
- Sports Illustrated: 15 (up 9 spots)
- Yahoo!: 22 (up 4 spots)
Arizona will have yet another big test this Sunday when it takes on the Detroit Lions (1-1), who are a top-5 team in most of these power rankings.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
