Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson celebrates after… The (obvious) player to look out for on the Arizona side is QB Carson Palmer; the veteran gunslinger boasts a 105.9 passer rating this year and has won many close games for the Cards with his big arm. “He doesn’t act like a rookie, he doesn’t look like a rookie”. Both bring a lot to the table, but neither has shown the ability to consistently grind out yards the way the former Titan and Jet did during the first 11 games of the season.
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Arizona outgained the Rams 524-212, ran 29 more plays and had 29 first downs compared to only nine by the Rams.
At the most critical point in the season, the Cardinals are playing their best football of the year. Andre Ellington has turf toe. They will be hugely disappointed to have missed out on the chance to sweep the series for the first time since 1991. So enter David Johnson. He said the same for newly signed CB Corey White, but that makes some sense. They then completed their comeback in the final quarter, scoring another 13 points with the Lions offense shut down and only able to score another three to leave the final score at 27-23.
-A win Sunday would give the Cardinals a 6-1 record away from University of Phoenix Stadium, tying the franchise record for road wins in a season. Baldwin had been put together a couple of strong performances before the win over Pittsburgh, catching 13 passes for 194 yards and a score in the prior two weeks.
Meanwhile, the Rams (4-8) couldn’t find much to boast about, save for a 35-yard field goal by placekicker Zach Hocker in the third quarter.
The Rams announced tickets distributed at a season-low 51,115, but the actual attendance was obviously much lower.
ABOUT THE RAMS (4-7): St. Louis will turn back to Nick Foles at quarterback and hope Keenum is well enough to serve as the backup on Sunday.
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“Case is still in the protocol”, said Coach Jeff Fisher. Having said that, he clearly had a larger role in the Patriots’ offense against the Broncos even before Gronkowski suffered his knee injury.
Arizona Cardinals rookie RB David Johnson should see an increased workload going forward. The Cardinals are 9-2, in command of the NFC West and likely to earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
It’ll help if the Cardinals – who finished with 524 total yards – can run like they did.
The St. Louis Rams will yet again be without defensive end Robert Quinn.
Earlier in the game, Jenkins was hit by Rams safety T.J. McDonald on a similar play and was evaluated for a concussion before returning to the game.
Arizona’s head coach Bruce Arians has held no punches when discussing how he feels about the Rams, the only team to have beaten Arizona in Arizona this year. Johnson and Hall of Famer Gale Sayers are the only rookies in National Football League history with four rushing TDs, four receiving TDs and a kickoff return TD….
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P Johnny Hekker had to kick off for the first time since high school when PK Zach Hocker, who was replacing injured Greg Zuerlein (hip), strained a quad in pregame warmups. Williams came in late but his 35-yard touchdown run highlighted his six carries (for 59 yards).
