![]() On a second-and-7 play from the Arizona 4-yard line, Kyle Murray threw a 22-yard pass to A.J. While the game already started to get out of hand, things fell completely off the rails for Arizona midway through the second quarter. That type of effort isn't going to get you a win during a random game in Week 6 let alone in the opening round of the playoffs. Matthew Stafford was able to throw and rush for a touchdown on back-to-back drives that gave L.A. While the Arizona offense couldn't find its footing, the defense wasn't able to stop the bleeding much either. At the time of that pick-six, the Rams defense now has more yards of total offense (3) and points than the Cardinals offense (-1).įor the first half, the Cardinals had just 40 yards of offense and three first downs. That ball hung in the air and was eventually picked off by Los Angeles and returned for a touchdown that extended the Rams lead to 21. The first pick was unquestionably the worst of the two as the Cardinals were deep in their own end as Murray felt pressure and lofted the football to the right side of the field as he tried to avoid the safety. ![]() The Cardinals had a nightmarish start to his game where they had four-straight three-and-outs that had them in the negatives in terms of total yards of offense.Īfter those four punts, Kyler Murray had back-to-back drives that resulted in interceptions. All in all, it was a near-perfect night for the Rams QB. After finishing out the regular season with eight interceptions over his final four games, the biggest thing for Stafford was that he did not turn the ball over to give the Cardinals any free momentum. While he was stellar throughout, the Cardinals struggles did create some easy lifting for him as well as he went into the locker room at halftime with a three-score lead after throwing just nine passes. and then rush for a score on the second trip. He led back-to-back touchdown drives where he would complete a perfectly thrown corner pass to Odell Beckham Jr. Matthew Stafford was sharp as he marched to his first-ever playoff win. ![]() That led to four straight three-and-outs followed up by two turnovers by the defense that effectively put the game away by the middle of the second quarter. was able to completely shut down the Cardinals offense and allowed very few yards after the catch as Kyler Murray opened the game throwing the ball around the line of scrimmage. The biggest thing for the Rams was that they were able to play mistake-free football and capitalized on the Cardinals inability to get anything rolling throughout the evening. As a team, Arizona rushed for 60 yards on 3.3 yards per carry.įor a more detailed breakdown of how this playoff matchup unfolded, check out our takeaways below. On the Cardinals side, Kyler Murray completed just 19 of his 34 throws for 137 yards and two picks. were his two main targets as they combined for 115 yards receiving on nine total catches along with a touchdown scored apiece. Matthew Stafford finished his night completing 13 of his 17 passes for 202 yards and two touchdowns with a 154.5 passer rating. The second half didn't prove much better as the Rams opened up the third quarter with a 75-yard touchdown drive to go up 28-0 and truly put a hammer down on this game. When they weren't punting, Kyler Murray was throwing interceptions that helped the Rams build up a three-score lead at the break. It was a fundamental breakdown for Kliff Kingsbury's team right out of the gate as they barely were able to gain positive yardage throughout the first half. The Los Angeles Rams were able to advance to the divisional round after decimating the Arizona Cardinals for four quarters en-route to the 34-11 win. ![]() There were a number of blowouts over the course of Super Wild Card Weekend and Monday added another to that collection. ![]()
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