Whenever the Los Angeles Rams have needed to get back on track, the Arizona Cardinals are always lingering on the schedule. After losing to the Carolina Panthers and needing to get back on track, a game against the Cardinals couldn’t come at a better time. Finding form against the Cardinals will be big for upcoming matchups against the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks. Here are five keys to victory against the Cardinals.

1. Be ready for a close game

The Rams are 3-3 in one-score games this season. That’s not a bad thing, but the Rams have been accustomed...

The Los Angeles Rams (9-3) will travel to Glendale in Week 14 to face the Arizona Cardinals (3-9) in an NFC West tilt. The Rams are coming off a Week 13 loss to the Carolina Panthers while the Cardinals lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to extend their losing streak to four games. It’s clear that both franchises are headed in opposite directions as Arizona has been unable to build anything during the Jonathan Gannon tenure. But, every NFC West matchup is physical and the Rams were exposed last week. Will they bounce back? Here is a breakdown of each...

Following a hamstring injury back in Week 7, the Los Angeles Rams placed wide receiver Tutu Atwell on injured reserve. However, Atwell was not placed on IR right away and the team waited until prior to Week 9 to actually do so. The injury was something that Atwell re-aggravated and it caused him to miss the next four games.

Atwell was slated to make his return in Week 13 against the Carolina Panthers via the team website and team reporter Stu Jackson. Despite being eligible to return and being activated into the 21-day practice window, Atwell was not brought up...

The Los Angeles Rams are coming off a tough loss, but have a chance to rebound against the slumping Arizona Cardinals this weekend. Arizona is already eliminated from playoff contention and can play spoiler in Week 14, but don’t count on them to come through when it matters, given their overall body of work this season.

Ahead of Sunday’s matchup, I spoke with Seth Cox from Revenge of the Birds to discuss the Cardinals’ inability to win close games, Kyler Murray’s future in Arizona and more.

**Q – Arizona is 2-7 in one-score games this season. What has been the...

The Dallas Cowboys were maybe the hottest team in the NFC behind the Chicago Bears going into Week 14, and they just lost a major game to the Detroit Lions who now (again) look like they have a real shot to make the playoffs, and overall, the NFC is the “Wild West”, and perhaps the NFL at large is as open as it’s ever been.

Only a couple/few teams are technically eliminated from playoff contention, and the 1-seed is still very much up for grabs, and the best team in the NFL? Very much up for debate. Who’s going to...

As we know, the Los Angeles Rams’ loss to the Panthers paved the way for the Chicago Bears to move into the NFC’s top spot. If both teams continue winning, it’s mathematically impossible for L.A. to clinch the top seed. However, the Rams are relying on Chicago to revert to their old ways, which is a possibility given their upcoming schedule.

The Bears are about to face a gauntlet in their final five games, with four teams currently in the playoff hunt, including three divisional opponents.

Up first is a trip to Lambeau Field to face the Packers and Micah...

The Los Angeles Rams defensive line has been good in moments this season, but they have lacked the consistency to be a dominant unit. This was supposed to be the team’s identity and, while they have talent, they’ve only produced at an above average rate.

Last season, the Rams defensive line was key down the stretch, especially in the playoffs. They finished inside the top-10 in pressure rate at 35.6 percent despite blitzing at a rate of just 23.7 percent. The Rams defense has had good games in 2025, but the overall consistency has been lacking. Their pressure rate of...

‘Tis the season for matchups with playoff implications. Week 14 of the NFL season (I can’t believe we have already finished 3 months) features at least six games where both teams are fighting for a playoff berth or jockeying for the division lead. The afternoon slate in particular will be one to watch in the NFC as the current #1 seed Chicago Bears travel to the Green Bay Packers. The winner will have sole possession of the NFC North. Meanwhile, with a Chicago loss, the Rams could easily reassert themselves as the NFC’s best. Here’s my prediction for how this...

The Los Angeles Rams are not down. They’re not out. The Rams just lost a game and it happens to every team in history to win the Super Bowl with the exception of one. But with the number one seed on the line, the Rams must be perfect over the final five games, knowing that not only are there five other teams in the NFC tied or within one game of L.A.’s 9-3 record, also two of those teams are in the NFC West.

What do you think the Rams need to do in the final 5 games to close...

Big time college football is a little beyond me, and the NFL (to me) is simpler, so I have no real point of reference when I read a mock draft saying that the Los Angeles Rams should add quarterback Dante Moore from Oregon. What are your thoughts? Enlighten me?

Which offensive weapons should the Rams be looking at?

Don’t stress about it too much, we’ve got plenty of time. We don’t even technically know where the Rams are picking yet.

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Sean McVay is giving the Los Angeles Rams the best performance of his career in 2025. It’s an effort worth consideration for the NFL’s coach of the year award, though this is usually a sign of doom for winners.

The Rams added new(ish) wrinkles with a frequent deployment of 13 and heavier personnel, a hybrid run game that utilizes both gap and zone concepts, sending pass catchers through the line to spring them open down the field, and fixing the team’s red zone woes by relying heavily on a match made in heaven between Matthew Stafford and Davante Adams.

McVay’s...

The Los Angeles Rams won’t have three key players at practice on Wednesday, including Davante Adams, but Sean McVay expects all of them to be good to go by Sunday’s game against the Arizona Cardinals. Adams, Poona Ford, and Darious Williams missed practice on Wednesday with various injuries listed on the report, while Kyren Williams, Kam Kinchens, and Omar Speights were limited.

McVay expects all 6 to play this week, per Stu Jackson.

Adams is dealing with a hamstring issue. Those can tend to linger for weeks, if not months, but if McVay says that Adams won’t miss any time...