California Dreamin'

[Manning2Harrison]

Matchup Preview *|* October 21, 2018
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Arizona Cardinals (2-4, 0-2 Away)		Los Angeles Rams (4-2, 2-1 Home)
Injury Report RB David Johnson (foot) 4 weeks RG Jamon Brown (foot) 2 weeks SS Tyvon Branch (shoulder) 2 weeks LT Jared Veldheer (collarbone) 2 weeks NT Vita Vea (foot) 3 weeks Game Notes Week 7 brings the Rams a chance to avenge their first loss of the season as the Arizona Cardinals come to town. The Cards are struggling at 2-4 and dropping to 2-5 could bury their 2018 playoff hopes. But wounded animals are dangerous, and this team has already proven it can take down the Rams. Rams Stat Leaders Jared Goff- 163/243, 2,013 yds (335.5/g), 15 TD, 2 INT, 109.6 QBR Todd Gurley- 88-496, 5.6 ypc, 82.7/g, 4 TD Martellus Bennett- 33-419, 12.7/rec., 2 TD Alshon Jeffery- 22-450, 20.5/rec., 6 TD Alec Ogletree- 51 total TAK, 23 solo TAK T.J. McDonald- 23 solo TAK Ryan Anderson- 5 sacks Trumaine Johnson- 2 INT Cardinals Stat Leaders Carson Palmer- 131/207, 1,508 yds, 8 TD, 7 INT, 83.9 QBR Terrance West- 91-316, 3.5 ypc, 0 TD John Brown- 29-386 yds, 13.3/rec., 2 TD Deone Bucannon- 54 total TAK, 41 solo TAK Robert Nkemdiche - 6 sacks Tyrann Mathieu & Patrick Peterson- 2 INT

[Manning2Harrison]

Blanking Arizona

As the Arizona Cardinals learned, it’s hard to score points when your quarterback throws 5 interceptions. With Carson Palmer having one of the worst games of his career, it was relatively easy for the Los Angeles Rams’ defense to conclude a second consecutive game without having allowed the opponent to find the end zone. This time it resulted in the team recording its first shutout since 2014, when The Rams blanked the Raiders and the Redskins in Weeks 13 and 14. And it was fortunate that such defensive dominance came on a day when LA’s offense sputtered, if it can be said that an offense that scored 29 of the 31 points by which the Rams beat the scoreless Cardinals “sputtered”. The Arizona defense turned in an admirable effort despite Palmer literally throwing the game away. Todd Gurley was held to a mere 44 yards on 16 carries, and the sizzling Jared Goff was rendered merely average with an 84.5 rating as he threw for 250 yards and one touchdown, which was LA’s only red zone TD in six trips. In addition to pitching the shutout, the LA defense contributed to the scoring with Michael Brockers sacking Palmer for a safety.

The Rams now head into their bye week, after which they will be paid a visit by one of the top teams in the AFC, the Kansas City Chiefs.

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
Oct 21, 2018	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
Arizona Cardinals (2-5)	0	0	0	0	0
Los Angeles Rams (5-2)	6	12	3	10	31

Team Stats Comparison
	ARI	LAR
Total Offense	144	398
Rushing Yards	50	169
Passing Yards	94	229
First Downs	9	20
Punt Return Yards	15	61
Kick Return Yards	102	0
Total Yards	261	459
Turnovers	5	0
3rd Down Conversion	1-11	5-18
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-0
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/0/0	6/1/4
Penalties	7-72	1-10
Posession Time	23:48	36:12

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		ARI	LAR
7:00	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 24 FG	0	3
2:20	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 46 FG	0	6
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		ARI	LAR
6:36	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 46 FG	0	9
2:27	(LAR) Safety	0	11
0:03	(LAR) Tyler Higbee 18 pass from Jared Goff (G. Zuerlein kick)	0	18
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		ARI	LAR
9:02	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 25 FG	0	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		ARI	LAR
10:56	(LAR) Greg Zuerlein 22 FG	0	24
6:39	(LAR) Chase Edmonds 62 run (G. Zuerlein kick)	0	31

Arizona Cardinals PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Carson Palmer (17.0) 17/35 118 0 5 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Terrance West 15 43 2.9 0 Robert Hughes 1 7 7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Brandon Marshall 3 34 11.3 0 John Brown 3 31 10.3 0 DeSean Jackson 5 19 3.8 0 Jermaine Gresham 2 19 9.5 0 Jaron Brown 1 8 8.0 0 Terrance West 3 7 2.3 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Tyrann Mathieu 15 0 0 0 Calais Campbell 10 1 0 0 Chandler Jones 10 0 0 0 Deone Bucannon 9 0 0 0 Robert Nkemdiche 9 1 0 0 Patrick Peterson 9 0 0 0 Kevin Minter 8 0 0 0 Markus Golden 7 0 0 0 Gareon Conley 6 0 0 0 Brandon Williams 6 0 0 0 Tony Jefferson 4 0 0 0 D.J. Swearinger 3 0 0 0 Marcus Cooper 2 0 0 0 Corey Peters 2 1 0 0 Kareem Martin 1 0 0 0

Los Angeles Rams PASSING C/A YDS TD INT Jared Goff (84.5) 29/46 250 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD Chase Edmonds (R) 6 68 11.3 1 Samaje Perine 8 44 5.5 0 Todd Gurley 16 44 2.8 0 Anthony Firkser 4 10 2.5 0 C.J. Spiller 1 3 3.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD James Washington (R) 4 62 15.5 0 Billy Brown 4 49 12.3 0 Alshon Jeffery 4 39 9.8 0 Martellus Bennett 5 37 7.4 0 Anthony Firkser 3 19 6.3 0 Tyler Higbee 1 18 18.0 1 Todd Gurley 2 12 6.0 0 C.J. Spiller 2 9 4.5 0 Samaje Perine 2 4 2.0 0 Cordarrelle Patterson 1 4 4.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD Ryan Anderson 7 0 0 0 E.J. Gaines 6 0 0 0 Alec Ogletree 6 0 1 0 Trumaine Johnson 4 0 0 0 T.J. McDonald 4 0 0 0 Maurice Alexander 3 0 1 0 Brandon Chubb 3 0 0 0 Hootie Jones (R) 3 0 1 0 Lamarcus Joyner 3 0.5 1 0 Michael Brockers 2 1 0 0 Aaron Donald 2 0 0 0 Dominique Easley 2 0.5 0 0 Robert Quinn 2 1 1 0 Josh Forrest 1 0 0 0 Matt Longacre 1 0 0 0

The first of Carson Palmer’s five interceptions was thrown to Maurice Alexander.


Palmer is sacked by Robert Quinn.


Lamarcus Joyner picks off an errant Palmer throw.


Michael Brockers signals the result of his end zone sack of Palmer.


Tyler Higbee breaks the plane to give the Rams their only red zone touchdown in six tries.


Robert Quinn, in his 8th season, grabs his first career pick.


The scoring was capped by the first touchdown run of rookie Chase Edmonds’ career.

Highlight Reel (5:41):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKkVQPcebX8

[Manning2Harrison]

WEEK 7 SCOREBOARD

(Th) Eagles (5-1) 27, Redskins (2-4) 9
L. Fournette, PHI: 25-103
J. Stewart, PHI: 18-87
B. Graham, PHI: 3 sacks

Panthers (4-3) 35, Bengals (3-4) 14
B. Scarbrough, CAR: 20-84, TD
K. Ealy, CAR: 2 sacks

Chiefs (5-1) 35, Broncos (4-3) 28
J. Houston, KC: 2 sacks

Texans (4-3) 28, Colts (3-3) 21
J. Watt, HOU: 2 sacks

Steelers (5-2) 24, Buccaneers (4-3) 7

Bears (3-4) 34, Vikings (5-1) 21
J. Howard, CHI: 22-100, 3 TD
J. Allen, CHI: 2 sacks
A. Thielen, MIN: 6-103, TD

Browns (3-3) 42, Ravens (3-4) 7
J. Allen, CLE: 21/25, 244 yds, 3 TD, 146.9 QBR
J. Ross, CLE: 7-120
S. Darnold, BAL: 9/18, 55 yds, INT, 33.3 QBR

Jets (3-4) 41, Dolphins (1-6) 38
M. Trubisky, NYJ: 22/38, 326 yds, 4 TD, INT, 110.1 QBR
M. Forte, NYJ: 28-116, TD
R. Tannehill, MIA: 21/30, 274 yds, 2 TD, 120.6 QBR
J. Ajayi, MIA: 22-90
J. Thomas, MIA: 8-98, TD

Packers (6-1) 30, 49ers (1-6) 24 (OT)
J. Hill, GB: 24-123
R. Cobb, GB: 10-111, TD
N. Perry, GB: 2 sacks
C. Hyde, SF: 23-94, TD
C. Samuel, SF: 7-96, 2 TD
M. Garrett, SF: 2 sacks

Seahawks (4-2) 28, Raiders (2-4) 17

Rams (5-2) 31, Cardinals (2-5) 0
C. Palmer, ARI: 5 INT

Cowboys (4-2) 35, Giants (0-6) 10
D. Prescott, DAL: 24/36, 333 yds, 4 TD, INT, 121.6 QBR
D. Bryant, DAL: 6-123, 2 TD
S. Lee, DAL: 2 INT
E. Manning, NYG: 19/41, 202 yds, 2 INT, 41.0 QBR

Saints (2-4) 25, Falcons (4-3) 18

(M) Patriots (6-1) 41, Lions (2-3) 26
T. Brady, NE: 33/48, 388 yds, 3 TD, 2 INT, 96.5 QBR
R. Gronkowski, NE: 9-103, TD
M. Floyd, NE: 6-123
R. Switzer, DET: 7-112, TD
E. Ansah, DET: 2 sacks

[Manning2Harrison]

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

THE FAB 5, WEEK 7

1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (6-1)

2. GREEN BAY PACKERS (6-1)

3. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-1)

4. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (5-1)

5. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5-1)


Leaderboards

Passing Yards: Jared Goff, LA- 2,263
Passing TD’s: Aaron Rodgers, GB- 21
QB Rating: Alex Smith, KC- 124.0
INT Thrown: C. Palmer, ARI- 12
Rushing Yards: Leonard Fournette, PHI- 704
Rushing TD’s: Lance Dunbar, ATL & Matt Forte, NYJ- 7
Receptions: Randall Cobb, GB- 49
Receiving Yards: Curtis Samuel, SF- 633
Receiving Yards/Game: Allen Robinson, JAX- 100.6
Receiving TD’s: Davante Adams, KC & Randall Cobb, KC- 8
Total Tackles: Blake Martinez, GB- 70
Solo Tackles: Reuben Foster, MIA- 57
Sacks: Khalil Mack, OAK- 11
Interceptions: Malcolm Butler, NE & Vernon Hargreaves, TB- 5


Do The Browns Finally Have Their Man?

Since recovering from the injury that caused him to miss an opening day NFL debut, Cleveland Browns rookie QB Josh Allen has established a passer rating 137.0, 13 points higher than league leader Alex Smith. Whether that number will be so lofty after he has enough attempts to qualify for the leaderboard remains to be seen, but it’s still a very promising start for a franchise that has suffered through a stupefying succession of flops under center.

Watson To Start For Cards vs. Panthers

Is Arizona’s Deshaun Watson era about to begin, or is Carson Palmer just getting a disciplinary sit-down? It’s not clear yet, and may depend on how Watson fares in his start at Carolina this Sunday. While the absence of David Johnson has hurt the Cardinals, it’s also been true that Palmer, who leads the league in picks thrown after tossing 5 to the Rams, has had difficulty adjusting to life without Larry Fitzgerald. In 7 games, Arizona has scored fewer than 20 points five times. With his Cards foundering at 2-5 and likely headed for retirement after this season, Bruce Arians really doesn’t have anything to lose in taking Watson for a test drive. In limited action as rookie (39 attempts), Watson completed 58% of his passes for 254 yard, 4 TD, and one INT for a rating of 101.8.

Darnold Injury Forces Ravens Back To Flacco

John Harbaugh’s decision to suffer through the growing pains of a rookie quarterback made Joe Flacco the most overpaid backup in NFL history, but in the wake of a torn quad suffered by 2017 Heisman Trophy winner Sam Darnold, Flacco will resume actually working for his bloated paycheck. Darnold’s injury is expected to cost him almost half of his rookie season, but he’ll now have the opportunity to review what has to date been an uneven rookie campaign. In his 7 starts, Darnold has compiled an 82.3 passer rating while completing 136 out of 223 throws (60%) for 1,637 yards (234 per game) for 8 TD’s and 7 INT. Flacco’s 2017 rating was 76.4.

Kelce Cleared

Alex Smith and the Kansas City Chiefs are getting tight end Travis Kelce back after a two-game absence that included KC’s only loss of the season thus far. While Kelce was away, no. 2 tight end Demetrius Harris caught only 3 passes for 30 yards.



Week 6 Injury Report

Chiefs RG Laurent Duvernay-Tardiff - PCL, 7 w
Falcons CB Robert Alford - wrist, 7 w
Falcons WR Taylor Gabriel - elbow, 3 w
Patriots RB LeGarrette Blount - elbow, 5 w
Ravens QB Sam Darnold - quad, 7 w
Ravens WR Kamar Aiken - elbow, 5 w
Redskins FS Andre Hal - thumb, 4 w
Saints RB Bilal Powell - quad, 4 w

Transactions

Ravens sign QB Seth Russell from practice squad
Ravens release RB Jeremy McNichols (sign to practice squad)

Cardinals re-sign OLB Alex Okafor (3 years)
Bears re-sign DT Eddie Goldman (4 years)
Bears re-sign ILB Jerrell Freeman (2 years)
Bengals re-sign CB Darqueze Dennard (3 years)
Bengals re-sign T Cedric Ogbuehi (3 years)
Bills re-sign DE Bjoern Werner (2 years)
Broncos re-sign NT Darius Kilgo (3 years)
Browns re-sign DY Xavier Cooper (3 years)
Browns re-sign P Britton Colquitt (1 years)
Buccaneers re-sign MLB Kwon Alexander (5 years)
Buccaneers re-sign QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (1 year)
Buccaneers re-sign DT Clinton McDonald (1 year)
Chiefs re-sign RB Charcandrick West (2 years)
Colts re-sign FS Clayton Geathers (3 years)
Colts re-sign DE Henry Anderson (3 years)
Cowboys re-sign CB Captain Munnerlyn (1 year)
Dolphins re-sign T Ulrick John (3 years)
Eagles re-sign CB Jaylen Watkins (4 years)
Falcons re-sign CB Brian Poole (3 years)
Giants re-sign RB Orleans Darkwa (2 years)
Jaguars re-sign WR Rashad Greene (3 years)
Jaguars re-sign RB Denard Robinson (2 years)
Jets re-sign OLB Josh Martin (2 years)
Lions re-sign WR Golden Tate (4 years)
Lions re-sign RB Ameer Abdullah (5 years)
Packers re-sign FB Aaron Ripkowski (3 years)
Panthers re-sign OLB David Mayo (4 years)
Panthers re-sign RT Darryl Williams (3 years)
Patriots re-sign P Ryan Allen (4 years)
Raiders re-sign RT Austin Howard (2 years)
Ravens re-sign ILB David Harris (1 year)
Saints re-sign QB Drew Brees (1 year)
Saints re-sign CB P.J. Williams (4 years)
Saints re-sign TE Josh Hill (4 years)
Seahawks re-sign FB Marcel Reece (1 year)
Snowhawks re-sign SS Dexter McCoil (2 years)
Steelers re-sign OLB Travis Feeney (4 years)
Titans re-sign TE Delanie Walker (3 years)
Vikings re-sign WR Adam Thielen (4 years)

[Manning2Harrison]

WEEK 8 SCOREBOARD (Rams bye week)

(Th) Dolphins (2-6) 35, Colts (3-4) 12
R. Tannehill, MIA: 21/28, 195 yds, 5 TD, 133.1 QBR
K. Stills, MIA: 7-77, 2 TD
J. Thomas, MIA: 6-61, 2 TD
A. Luck, IND: 23/38, 259 yds, 80.9 QBR

Cardinals (3-5) 42, Panthers (4-4) 31
D. Watson, ARI: 22/28, 240 yds, 2 TD, 126.1 QBR
D. Jackson, ARI: 4-75, 2 TD
C. Newton, CAR: 29/40, 347 yds, 2 TD, 115.3 QBR

Bears (4-4) 44, Bills (2-5) 26
T. Taylor, CHI: 20/28, 262 yds, 3 TD, 136.3 QBR
C. Kirk, CHI: 6-105, TD
K. White, CHI: 6-75, TD
D. Kizer, BUF: 24/37, 323 yds, 3 TD, INT, 108.2 QBR
M. Goodwin, BUF: 8-110, TD

Titans (4-3) 31, Jaguars (1-6) 13
M. Mariota, TEN: 22/29, 223 yds, 2 TD, 120.3 QBR

Giants (1-6) 23, Eagles (5-2) 20 (OT)
E. Manning, NYG: 16/24, 257 yds, 102.2 QBR
O, Beckham Jr., NYG: 5-103
C. Wentz, PHI: 29/47, 314 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT, 61.8 QBR
B. Cooks, PHI: 11-154
J. Smith-Schuster, PHI: 10-91
F. Cox, PHI: 3 sacks
R. Ayers Jr., PHI: 2 sacks
B. Graham, PHI: 2 sacks

Steelers (6-2) 27, Saints (2-5) 17
B. Roethlisberger, PIT: 23/34, 309 yds, 2 TD, 115.9 QBR
D. Brees, NO: 26/48, 289 yds, INT, 63.6 QBR
M. Thomas, NO: 6-116

Browns (4-3) 34, Bengals (3-5) 21
I. Crowell, CLE: 24-93, TD
G. Bernard, CIN: 14-127, TD

Raiders (3-4) 31, Snowhawks (3-4) 27
D. Carr, OAK: 21/25, 199 yds, 2 TD, 126.5 QBR
J. Rosen, POR: 27/42, 386 yds, TD, 2 INT, 82.0 QBR

Redskins (3-4) 31, Texans (4-4) 17
K. Cousins, WAS: 19/26, 302 yds, 2 TD, 149.8 QBR
J. Reed, WAS: 5-113, TD
M. Rudolph, HOU: 22/32, 210 yds, TD, 3 INT, 58.0 QBR
L. Miller, HOU: 13-130, TD

Vikings (6-1) 31, Seahawks (4-3) 28
T. Bridgewater, MIN: 19/30, 238 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT, 82.3 QBR
A. Peterson, MIN: 27-115
S. Diggs, MIN: 8-139
R. Wilson, SEA: 24/35, 299 yds, 4 TD, INT, 121.0 QBR
J. Charles, SEA: 17-80; 3-105, TD

49ers (2-6) 31, Lions (2-5) 24
K. Hogan, SF: 22/36, 279 yds, 2 TD, 103.8 QBR
C. Hyde, SF: 21-90
A. Abdullah, DET: 15-99, TD

Chiefs (6-1) 31, Patriots (6-2) 28
A. Smith, KC: 25/31, 337 yds, 2 TD, 133.4 QBR
S. Ware, KC: 24-97, TD
T. Kelce, KC: 10-144, TD
T. Brady, NE: 29/45, 342 yds, 2 TD, 2 INT, 83.7
R. Gronkowski, NE: 7-108, 2 TD

(M) Cowboys (5-2) 42, Packers (6-2) 20
C. McCoy, DAL: 22/30, 342 yds, 4 TD, INT, 136.3 QBR
E. Elliott, DAL: 23-86, 2 TD
A. Rodgers, GB: 19/36, 202 yds, TD, 78.7 QBR

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NFL Standings - Updated: Oct 29, 2018
NFC EAST	W	L	T
DALLAS	5	2	0
PHILADELPHIA	5	2	0
WASHINGTON	3	4	0
NEW YORK GIANTS	1	6	0
NFC NORTH	W	L	T
MINNESOTA	6	1	0
GREEN BAY	6	2	0
CHICAGO	4	4	0
DETROIT	2	5	0
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T
TAMPA BAY	4	3	0
ATLANTA	4	3	0
CAROLINA	4	4	0
NEW ORLEANS	2	5	0
NFC WEST	W	L	T
LOS ANGELES	5	2	0
SEATTLE	4	3	0
ARIZONA	3	5	0
SAN FRANCISCO	2	6	0
AFC EAST	W	L	T
NEW ENGLAND	6	2	0
NEW YORK JETS	3	4	0
BUFFALO	2	5	0
MIAMI	2	6	0
AFC NORTH	W	L	T
PITTSBURGH	6	2	0
CLEVELAND	4	3	0
BALTIMORE	3	4	0
CINCINNATI	3	5	0
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T
TENNESSEE	4	3	0
HOUSTON	4	4	0
INDIANAPOLIS	3	4	0
JACKSONVILLE	1	6	0
AFC WEST	W	L	T
KANSAS CITY	6	1	0
DENVER	4	3	0
OAKLAND	3	4	0
PORTLAND	3	4	0

[Knickerbocker91]

At least the Giants managed to beat the Iggles, but 1-6...ugh. 7 sacks too, looks like things are still true to life with our weak O-Line.

Good luck keeping up the momentum LA's got in the first half of the season. The NFC has still got some tough competition all around this season.

[Manning2Harrison]

Quote: Originally Posted by Knickerbocker91

At least the Giants managed to beat the Iggles, but 1-6...ugh. 7 sacks too, looks like things are still true to life with our weak O-Line. Good luck keeping up the momentum LA's got in the first half of the season. The NFC has still got some tough competition all around this season.

Our season is about to get tougher, when you consider that we've only played one team with a winning record. KC is next and later the rest of the AFC West, plus all of the NFC North except Detroit, and a Week 17 game with Philly.