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Arizona Cardinals (6-6) – Los Angeles Rams (8-4) : 28-38
There’s a new sheriff in NFC West: Los Angeles. Tonight, the division is led by Sean McVay and his men. And given this meeting at Glendale, they more than deserve it. From two sides of the field, they have proven their superiority. The defense led by non-standard players is as strong as ever.
And when it bends a bit, it’s the attack and Jared Goff (37/47, 351 yards and 1 TD) who take over. We felt a class of gap between Rams, who are gaining more and more confidence, and Cardinals who on the contrary seem to plunge into a negative spiral.
DeAndre Hopkins frustrated with Jalen Ramsey
However, it was Arizona who lit the first fuse. From his second pass, Kyler Murray (21/39, 173 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT) finds his tight end, Dan Arnold (2 receptions, 61 yards and 2 TDs) completely alone in the back of the field. 59-yard action that puts the Cardinals on the right track. We then think they are gone to race in the lead. It will not be.
What a start for the Cardinals! Kyler Murray finds a wide open Dan Arnold for a 59-yard TD
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Punt, punt, punt, punt, field goal missed. Here are the results of the five following drives which make it possible to gain respectively -4 yards, 6 yards, 0 yards, -1 yard and 45 yards. Kyler Murray cannot find the solution. He is harassed by Aaron Donald and the entire California defensive line. Worse, his favorite target, DeAndre Hopkins is perfectly contained by Jalen Ramsey with 0 yards in the first half. And even if the second period was a little better for him (8 receptions, 52 yards and 1 TD), we felt the receiver frustrated throughout the game.
To see the Cardinals score points again, we will have to wait until the last minutes of the third quarter. Except that in the meantime, the Rams did not expect them. Mute during the first fifteen minutes, Los Angeles concretizes its domination in the second quarter with two touchdowns.
Los Angeles confiscates the ball
A race by Cam Akers (21 races, 72 yards and 1 TD) over 9 yards and then a pass from Jared Goff to Tyler Higbee over 1 yard allow Sean McVay’s players to pass in front (7-14). Above all, they literally confiscate the ball from their opponent. It’s simple, in the first period they had possession for 22 minutes, for only 7 for the Cardinals.
Darrell Henderson up the middle! @DarrellH8 #RamsHouse
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As soon as they returned from the locker room, they scored three new points to take a 10-point lead (17-7). A gap that they will keep until the end of the meeting. Because every time the Cardinals get a little too close, the Rams respond to them. When Kyler Murray finally finds DeAndre Hopkins on 4 yards in the end-zone (14-17), Goff replies in stride (14-24). When Kenyan Drake (10 races, 49 yards and 1 TD) goes to lady after a 4-yard run (21-24), Darrell Henderson Jr imitates him three minutes later with a 38-yard ride (21-31).
Each blow is returned, until the final blow at the end of the match. In the fourth quarter, the Rams cause in quick succession a fumble and then an interception. Result, 7 more points and the match is folded (21-38). Dan Arnold’s second touchdown is only anecdotal (38-28) and Los Angeles leaves Arizona with a great victory in the pocket. Sean McVay is still undefeated against the Cardinals (7-0), above all, the Rams are back at the top of the NFC West. From now on, we will have to go and find them.
PICK-6! #RamsHouse
Troy Hill has a touchdown in back-to-back weeks ????
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