Cardinals @ Rams: Can't See the Past If You Don't Look Back

The Cardinals got dismantled by the Lions. No real way to say it so it goes down better, they got walloped. The Lions led 31-7 early in the 3^rd quarter, and while Arizona had some scoring drives, the Lions would just answer with another score. This game was at its closest when it was 7-7 in the early first quarter. The Cardinals had no answer on defense, which makes sense as they have a bottom third defense in the league. And as we already mentioned, the offense could not catch up to what the Lions were doing. It’s great that Brissett threw for 300+ yards and 3 TDs, but none of that really matters when you’re down by 3 scores. The Cardinals are sliding down at a bad time as they head to LA.

         The Rams are sick after that loss to the Bills on Monday night. I know this because that’s what Sean McVay said in his postgame presser. This was a fantastic game. A true QB matchup if you will where both QBs were essentially putting the teams on their back like Darren Sharper. The craziest thing was that the Rams played great defense, especially in OT. They forced James Cook’s second fumble of the game at an essential time. Unfortunately, when the Rams set up their 48-yard FG, the kick was blocked. The Rams’ special teams have been one of the worst in the league over the last few years, so that was an area of emphasis in this game. Sometimes, you shine a light on a problem, and it gets bigger. That would be the epitome of what happened to LA. Harrison Mevis was subsequently released the next day, though I don’t think it was all his fault. That is this business and this is the NFL. Look for the Rams to take out that frustration on Arizona this week.