Kyler Murray, Matthew Stafford, Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams Are Matching Up For The Third Time This Season Because They Are Matching Up In The Wild Card Round Of The Playoffs In Los Angeles
Kyler Murray, Matthew Stafford, Arizona Cardinals , Los Angeles Rams matched up twice during the regular season!
Kyler Murray, Matthew Stafford Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams matched up once in Los Angeles California Once in Glendale Arizona!
Kyler Murray, Matthew Stafford, Arizona Cardinals , Los Angeles Rams split the regular season games!
Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals won the inaugural match up of the season in week 4 in Los Angeles by a score of 37-20!
Why?
Kyler Murray completed 24 of 32 passes for 268 yards, two touchdowns, 39 yards rushing – including a crucial 18-yard scamper on a third-and-long to preserve one scoring drive – was exquisite.
Defensively, the Cardinals made life hell for Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. He ended up with decent stats, with 280 yards passing and two touchdowns, but he was picked off by Byron Murphy early in the game to set up a touchdown drive and a later fumble by running back Sony Michel was turned into another score. The Cardinals held the league's leading receiver, Cooper Kupp, to five catches for 64 yards.
“according to an article by Darren Urben on arizona cardinals.com”
Matthew Stafford, Los Angeles Rams won the second match up in week 14 in Glendale Arizona 30-23!
In that game the Los Angeles Rams were missing six of 22 starters?
Not a problem for the Rams.
Playing without starting center Brian Allen, running back Darrell Henderson Jr., right tackle Rob Havenstein, cornerback Jalen Ramsey, tight end Tyler Higbee and cornerback Dont'e Deayon, the Rams overcame those absences with a strong complementary performance across all three phases for a pivotal 30-23 win over the Cardinals Monday night at State Farm Stadium.
Los Angeles (9-4, 2-2 NFC West) was helped by a sharp performance from its offense, a pair of takeaways by its defense leading directly to points and another reliable performance by kicker Matt Gay.
Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 23 of 30 pass attempts for 287 yards and three touchdowns, connecting with wide receivers Van Jefferson, Odell Beckham Jr. and Cooper Kupp on each of those scores. For Kupp, his performance (13 receptions, 123 yards, one touchdown) moved him past 5,000 career receiving yards, while Jefferson (two receptions, 58 yards in addition to touchdown) and Beckham (six catches, 77 yards in addition to touchdown) each caught their third touchdown in as many games.
Defensive lineman Aaron Donald paced L.A.'s defense with a dominant performance, finishing with five total tackles, three sacks, two QB hits and one pass breakup against Arizona (10-3, 4-1). Outside linebacker Leonard Floyd added a team-high 8 total tackles, plus one interception, one QB hit and two pass breakups, while linebacker Ernest Jonesnotched his second career interception and six total tackles.
Meanwhile, Gay made all three of his field goal attempts – including a season-long 55-yarder – and all three of his extra point attempts.
Here is the complete game recap:
Donald sacked Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray on the first play of the game, but a 13-yard run by running back James Conner and 14-yard catch by tight end Zach Ertz quickly made up for the six-yard loss and a false-start penalty. A 17-yard catch by wide receiver A.J. Green set up Arizona at the Los Angeles 35, but L.A. held it to a 53-yard field goal by kicker Matt Prater for an early 3-0 Arizona lead.
Meanwhile, the Rams quickly went 3-0 on their first offensive series, with the ensuing punt fair-caught by Cardinals wide receiver Rondale Moore at their own 33. The Cardinals reached the Rams 4-yard line, but Donald putting pressure on Murray and tipping his pass led to an interception at the goal line by Jones, who returned it 31 yards to the Rams own 32-yard line.
Los Angeles cashed in 10 plays later with a 2-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Beckham to take a 7-3 lead with 12:53 left in the second quarter, aided by tough running from Michel and several big catches by Kupp.
The Rams extended their lead to 10-3 midway through the second quarter on a season-long 55-yard field goal by Gay, but the Cardinals answered on the ensuing drive with a 1-yard touchdown run by Conner to tie the game 10-10. That score was set up by a 41-yard completion from Murray to wide receiver Christian Kirk.
However, Los Angeles answered with an explosive play of its own, using a 40-yard catch-and-run by Beckham to set up a 35-yard field goal by Gay that gave them back the lead 13-10 with 35 seconds until halftime.
Prater's 53-yard field goal with one second left at the end of the ensuing drive tied the game at 13 at halftime.
The Rams opened the second half with a 52-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Jefferson, then Floyd intercepted Murray and returned the pick 11-yards to the Cardinals 19 on the Cardinals ensuing possession. The Rams capitalized eight plays later with a 4-yard touchdown pass from Stafford to Kupp to take a 27-13 lead with 9:45 left in the third quarter.
“according to an article by Stu Jackson on the rams.com”
What will happen in the third match up of the season?
Will Kyler Murray, Arizona Cardinals Matthew Stafford , Los Angeles Rams advance to the Divisional Round Of The NFL Playoffs?
We will find out tonight because kickoff is set for 6:15pm if you’re in Arizona 5:15pm if you’re in Los Angeles California and 8:15pm if you’re on the East Coast from Sofi Stadium!