Chad Ryland kicked a 43-yard field goal as time expired and the Arizona Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Rams 18-16 at SoFi Stadium on Sunday. Jacoby Brissett led the Cardinals, though he threw one interception. Ryland made all six of his attempts, the last one settling a game with no touchdowns from Arizona and only two from the Rams.
Matthew Stafford threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns for Los Angeles, but a fourth-quarter field-goal drought let Arizona control the scoreboard until Stafford’s late scoring pass to Colby Parkinson briefly put the Rams ahead 16-15 with 47 seconds left. Jacoby Brissett and the Cardinals answered by setting up Ryland for the winning kick as the clock hit zero.
Key Moments: How The Cardinals Won It
The teams traded field goals to open the game: Blake Grupe hit from 44 yards for Los Angeles, and Ryland answered from 34 yards to tie it 3-3 in the first quarter. Ryland then put Arizona ahead with a 30-yard field goal to open the second quarter before Stafford found Blake Corum for a 15-yard touchdown, though the two-point conversion failed, making it 9-6 Rams. Ryland’s third field goal of the half, from 22 yards with 46 seconds left, tied the game at 9-9 going into the break.
Arizona controlled the third quarter with Ryland’s 38-yard field goal giving the Cardinals a 12-9 edge, the only points of the period. Ryland added a 27-yarder early in the fourth quarter to push the lead to 15-9. Stafford then led a Rams scoring drive, hitting Parkinson for a 6-yard touchdown with 47 seconds remaining to put Los Angeles up 16-15. The Cardinals drove into position for Ryland’s sixth and final field goal, a 43-yarder at the horn, that decided it.
Top Performers
Ryland finished 6 of 6 on field goals with a long of 43 yards, accounting for all 18 of Arizona’s points. Brissett completed 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards with one interception. Bam Knight led Cardinals rushers with 80 yards on 15 carries, and Trey McBride caught seven passes for 53 yards.
Stafford went 25 of 33 for 222 yards and two touchdowns for the Rams despite taking three sacks for 28 yards lost. Puka Nacua caught six passes for 80 yards, and Kyren Williams led Los Angeles on the ground with 50 yards on 10 carries. Linebacker Nate Landman paced the Rams defense with 10 tackles, while Arizona’s Mack Wilson Sr. led all players with nine tackles.
What It Means
Arizona improves to 2-4 and Los Angeles falls to 2-4, with both clubs sitting behind first-place San Francisco in the crowded NFC West. The Cardinals ran 70 plays for 338 yards (4.8 per play); the Rams ran 56 plays for 286 yards (5.1 per play). Arizona converted no red zone trips out of five attempts. The Rams converted two of four.
Arizona played without left tackle Paris Johnson and running back Jeremiyah Love.
What’s Next
Arizona hosts Detroit next week. The Rams face Jacksonville in Week 7.
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