WEEK 4 · FINAL
THE READ
Cardinals win the turnover battle and the game
Rams could not stop handing it over, and Cardinals made it count — 14-0. Geno Smith — 94 overall — was held to 46 passing yards, against an average of 218. On the ground: Cardinals 41, Rams 4. Rams are 0-4; Cardinals are 3-1.
The Wire · league beat
THE WIDER PICTURE
| Team | SRS | SOS | MARGIN | TO +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardinals | +9.4 | +0.0 | +9.4 | +4 |
| Rams | -7.6 | +10.7 | -18.2 | -8 |
SRS is how many points a side beats an
average team by once you account for who they played — beat a good
team by 3 and it counts for more than beating a bad one by 20.
SOS is how hard that schedule has been.
Full table.
Cardinals —
NFC #3 · division
· 4-1
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IN THE BOOTH
Ava Collins
Beat reporter
Matthew Stafford threw 4 interceptions and Los Angeles couldn't move the ball on the ground (4 yards), which meant the Rams had no way to stay in this game—Arizona's defense didn't have to do much but clean up the mistakes.
Jordan Hayes
The armchair coach
· replying
Los Angeles is in free fall at 0-4, and there's no hiding from it anymore: they can't run (4 yards), they can't protect their quarterback, and Stafford is hemorrhaging the football with 4 interceptions—that's not a bad game, that's a structural collapse that one team alone doesn't fix.
They only ever read the box score and this league's own numbers —
none of them has a source, and none of them can report anything that
did not happen.
THE STORY SO FAR
WHAT DECIDED IT
On the ground
Cardinals 41, Rams 4
Cardinals
Total yards
Cardinals 87, Rams 67
Cardinals
Through the air
Rams 63, Cardinals 46
Rams
Giveaways
Rams 4, Cardinals 1
Cardinals
THE ROOM
Final. The recap is below.
THE MATCHUP SCOUT
every number below is counted from the export or read off the roster — nothing is inferred about playcalling
LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Balanced
Pass 59% · Rush 41% · 31.0 scored, 21.6 allowed
10.6 yds/att
58.6% completions
7.0 yds/carry
341.8 yds/game
2.2 giveaways/game
8.3% sack rate
last 5: 4-1
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 62 · Aggressive
Balance 84
Ball security 38
Back usage 38%
QB runs 1.2/game
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.2 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 95
WR 82
TE 99
RB 86
OL 82
DL 86
LB 74
DB 82
Best: Trey McBride TE 99
Fastest: Jeremiyah Love HB 94 SPD
9 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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LEAGUE DATA
counted by Madden, and arithmetic on top of it
Pass-heavy
Pass 79% · Rush 21% · 12.8 scored, 31.0 allowed
5.7 yds/att
52.5% completions
7.0 yds/carry
150.5 yds/game
2.8 giveaways/game
3.6% sack rate
last 4: 0-4
SAPPHIRE METRICS
QB efficiency 18 · Turnover-prone
Balance 46
Ball security 23
Back usage 21%
Most exposed: ball security -- 2.8 giveaways a game
PERSONNEL
off the roster — unit averages, best starters only
QB 99
WR 92
TE 85
RB 80
OL 82
DL 88
LB 80
DB 87
Best: Myles Garrett REDG 99
Fastest: Blake Corum HB 93 SPD
8 at star dev or better
YOUR NOTEBOOK
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HOW THEY PLAY
the man, not the franchise — only weeks the record attributes to him, this season
Isaiah?
Cardinals · his last 5 games
Balanced
Gives it away
One back
Pass / run59% / 41%
Points for / against31.0 — 21.6
Margin+9.4
Giveaways a game2.2
Sacks taken8.3% of dropbacks
Lead backJeremiyah Love · 11.4/g
Top targetTrey McBride · 32%
QB carries1.2 a game
Counted from the weeks each man actually held his team — so a franchise that changed hands is not credited to whoever has it now. Nothing above is a playcall: the export does not carry those, and neither does this.
MATCHUP ADVANTAGES
unit averages against each other — inside three points is a push
Cardinals receivers vs Rams secondary
82 v 87
RAMS
Rams receivers vs Cardinals secondary
92 v 82
RAMS
Cardinals line vs Rams front
82 v 88
RAMS
Rams line vs Cardinals front
82 v 86
CARDINALS
Cardinals backs vs Rams run defence
86 v 85
EVEN
Rams backs vs Cardinals run defence
80 v 82
EVEN
Cardinals passer vs Rams secondary
95 v 87
CARDINALS
Rams passer vs Cardinals secondary
99 v 82
RAMS
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BOX SCORE
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| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geno Smith QB | 5/10 | 46 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 56.6 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | SCK | LNG | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Stafford QB | 7/14 | 63 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 22.9 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Tyler Allgeier HB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | BTK | YAC | LNG | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Corum HB | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey McBride TE | 2 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 11 |
| Michael Wilson WR | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeremiyah Love HB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Marvin Harrison Jr WR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | YAC | DRP | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ja'Lynn Polk WR | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 27 |
| Jalen Nailor WR | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Harold Fannin Jr TE | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| Blake Corum HB | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
CARDINALS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh Sweat REDG | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Jenkins DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Simon WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Johnson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Budda Baker SS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Melton CB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mack Wilson Sr MIKE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RAMS
| PLAYER | TKL | SCK | INT | PD | FF | CMP ALW | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omar Speights WILL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Landman MIKE | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikhai Hill-Green WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kobie Turner DT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamren Kinchens FS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Watson CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Bailey WILL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Curl SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zabien Brown CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
RECENT FORM
Cardinals
W
36–22 vs Seahawks
WK 3
W
28–13 vs Rams
WK 2
L
28–52 vs Packers
WK 1
Rams
L
21–41 vs Steelers
WK 3
L
13–28 vs Cardinals
WK 2
L
17–41 vs Ravens
WK 1
TEAM STATS
| Cardinals | Rams | |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | TOTAL YARDS | 67 |
| 46 | PASSING YARDS | 63 |
| 41 | RUSHING YARDS | 4 |
| 1 | SACKS ALLOWED | 1 |
| 1 | SACKS MADE | 1 |
| 1 | GIVEAWAYS | 4 |
| 4 | TAKEAWAYS | 1 |
Bold is the side that won that line. Giveaways come off a team's own offensive rows and takeaways off its own defensive rows — two separate payloads, so they need not tie out against each other.
ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD
2
CARDINALS
—
0
RAMS