WEEK 3
LOS ANGELES RAMS (1-1) @ ARIZONA CARDINALS (1-1)
DATE: Sunday (9/25/22)
STADIUM: State Farm Stadium
TIME: 4:25 PM ET
REFEREE: Adrian Hill
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Rams lead all-time series, 45-39-2
STREAKS Rams have won 9 of last 10
LAST GAME 12/13/21: Rams 30 at Cardinals 23
LAST GAME AT SITE 12/13/21
LOS ANGELES RAMS
LAST WEEK W 31-27 vs. Atlanta
COACH VS. OPP. Sean McVay: 10-1
PTS. FOR 20.5
OFFENSE 290.0
PASSING Matthew Stafford: 56-77-512-4-5-80.6
RUSHING Darrell Henderson: 23-94-4.1-1
RECEIVING Cooper Kupp: 24-236-9.8-3
PTS. AGAINST 29.0
DEFENSE 337.0
SACKS Bobby Wagner: 2
INTs Four tied: 1
TAKE/GIVE +1 (7/6)
PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 45.0 (32.0)
KICKING Matt Gay: 11 (5/5 PAT; 2/2 FG)
RAMS NOTES
• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD had 3 TDs vs. 2 INTs for 100.7 rating last week. Passed for 2,537 yards & 20 TDs vs. 11 INTs for 98.4 rating in 9 road starts last season. Has 942 pass yards (314 per game) & 8 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 120.9 rating in his past 3 starts at Az. & aims for his 4th in row at Az. with 2+ TDs vs. 0 INTs & 110+ rating.
• RB DARRELL HENDERSON had 11th-career rush TD last week. Had 116 scrimmage yards (89 rush, 27 rec.) in his last game vs. Az. (10/3/21). Has 8 TDs (5 rush, 3 rec.) in his past 9 on road.
• WR COOPER KUPP led team with 11 receptions for 108 yards & 2 rec. TDs last week. Has 5+ catches in 23 straight games, tied-2nd longest streak all-time. Had 79 receptions for 1,045 yards (116.1 per game) & 7 rec. TDs in 9 road games in 2021. Aims for his 10th in row on road with 5+ catches & 90+ rec. yards. Had 13 catches for 123 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. Aims for his 8th in row vs. Az. with 5+ catches.
• WR ALLEN ROBINSON had 1st rec. TD with LAR last week.
• TE TYLER HIGBEE had 7 catches for 71 yards last week, his 6th-career game with 7+ receptions. Had rec. TD in 2 of his past 3 at Az.
• DL AARON DONALD had 3 sacks in last meeting. Has 12 sacks in his past 6 at Az. & aims for his 7th in row at Az. with sack. Had 7.5 sacks & 13 TFL in 9 road games last season.
• LB BOBBY WAGNER aims for his 3rd in row with sack. Has 11+ tackles in 4 of his past 5 at Az. Aims for his 7th in row vs. Az. with 9+ tackles.
• LB LEONARD FLOYD had INT in last meeting & has sack in 2 of his past 3 vs. Az.
• DB JALEN RAMSEY had 16th-career INT last week. Aims for his 3rd in row on road with PD & 3rd in row vs. Az. with 2+ PD.
ARIZONA CARDINALS
LAST WEEK W 29-23 at Las Vegas (OT)
COACH VS. OPP. Kliff Kingsbury: 1-6
PTS. FOR 25.0
OFFENSE 347.5
PASSING Kyler Murray: 53-83-470-3-1-85.9
RUSHING Eno Benjamin: 12-59-4.9-0
RECEIVING Greg Dortch: 11-118-10.7-1
PTS. AGAINST 33.5
DEFENSE 406.0
SACKS J.J. Watt: 1
INTs —
TAKE/GIVE +1 (2/1)
PUNTING (NET) Andy Lee: 48.9 (40.9)
KICKING Matt Prater: 2 (2/2 PAT; 0/0 FG)
CARDINALS NOTES
• QB KYLER MURRAY passed for 277 yards & had 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT in Week 2. Totaled 444 yards (383 pass, 61 rush) in last meeting. Has 21 TDs (16 pass, 5 rush) vs. 4 INTs for 103.3 rating in his past 8 road starts.
• RB JAMES CONNER has 10 TDs (9 rush, 1 rec.) in 8 home games with Az. Had 4 rush TDs vs. LAR in 2 games last season & aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAR with 2 rush TDs. Aims for his 7th in row vs. NFC West with rush TD.
• TE ZACH ERTZ led team with 8 receptions & 75 rec. yards last week. Has 27 career games with 8+ receptions, 3rd-most among TEs all-time. Has 5+ catches in 6 of his past 7. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAR with 5+ catches.
• WR MARQUISE BROWN had 6 catches for 68 yards last week.
• WR GREG DORTCH had 55 rec. yards & 1st-career rec. TD in Week 2. Aims for his 3rd in row with 50+ rec. yards.
• DE J.J. WATT had 1st sack of season last week & has 103 career sacks, 5th-most among active players. Leads active players with 178 career TFL.
• CB BYRON MURPHY had 59-yard FR-TD in OT last week, his 2nd-career TD. Is only player with FR in each of 1st 2 games of season. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. LAR with PD.
• LB ZAVEN COLLINS had 8 tackles & 1st-career FF last week.
• LB ISAIAH SIMMONS had 6th-career FF in Week 2.
• S BUDDA BAKER has 12 tackles & TFL in 2 of his past 3 at home vs. LAR. Aims for his 3rd in row with 6+ tackles.
• S JALEN THOMPSON led team & tied his career high with 10 tackles & had PD last week, his 5th-career 10-tackle game. Aims for his 6th in row vs. LAR with 5+ tackles.
