setting up ARZ game (which was moved to Saturday)

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  • December 17, 2024 at 5:50 pm #154003
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    Jourdan Rodrigue@JourdanRodrigue
    The Rams’ Week 17 game against the Cardinals will be on Saturday Dec. 28 at 5 p.m. PT.
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    December 23, 2024 at 7:58 pm #154156
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    Rams Bros.@RamsBrothers
    The Rams are 6pt favorites vs. the Cardinals on Saturday night — the most points they have been favorited by all season.

    December 24, 2024 at 12:34 am #154162
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    December 24, 2024 at 1:45 pm #154173
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    Two starting Offensive Tackles are out for the Cards, this week. Paris Johnson and Jonah Williams.

    https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/injuries/_/name/ari/arizona-cardinals

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    When the Cardinals make the trip to Los Angeles, they’ll be without both starting offensive tackles.

    Coach Jonathan Gannon announced on Tuesday that right tackle Jonah Williams, who injured his knee against the Panthers, will be out, as is left tackle Paris Johnson Jr. for the second consecutive game.

    Gannon doesn’t usually announce injury designations this early in the week, however, he knew the bookend tackles would not be available for Saturday. With running back James Conner also nursing a knee injury, not having key contributors to the offensive line could make it a challenge to establish a run game against the Rams’ stout defensive front.

    With two games left on the schedule, Gannon did not rule out Williams and Johnson for the remainder of the season.

    Versatile tackle Kelvin Beachum filled in for Johnson (knee) last weekend and is now slated to make his 11th start of the season. Jackson Barton, an offensive tackle on the practice squad, had started against the Lions and stepped in place of Williams in Carolina. The Cardinals also have rookie offensive tackle Christian Jones on the roster.

    If Barton is to play again, he will have to be signed to the 53-man roster, since the Cardinals have used up his three practice squad elevations…”

    December 24, 2024 at 8:55 pm #154182
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    Arizona numbers.

    Offense:

    yards: 11th
    points: 14th
    ypa rushing: 2nd, but Conner might be out at RB and (as WV posts above) they have to replace both starting OTs
    ypa passing: 2nd

    yards per play last 3 games only: 9th

    Defense:

    yards: 20th
    points: 13th
    ypa rushing: 25th
    ypa passing: 20th
    pressure percentage: 27th

    yards per play last 3 games only: 30th

    December 25, 2024 at 4:46 pm #154198
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    Howard Balzer@HBalzer721
    Rookie T Christian Jones might be active for first time, but PS Ts Jackson Barton and Charlie Heck have playing experience.

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    Now, AZ is gonna feel like what we felt when we were missing our starting OL

    The first game, we were missing, Alaric Jackson, Steve Avila, and no Puka Nacua or Higbee.

    While Cooper Kupp got injured during the game too.

    December 26, 2024 at 8:07 am #154212
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    from https://theramswire.usatoday.com/lists/rams-cardinals-stats-facts-week-17-preview/

    Cardinals have 4th-worst third-down defense in NFL

    There’s a reason the Cardinals allow the most time of possession per drive, most plays per drive and second-most yards per drive. It’s because Arizona can’t get off the field on third down.

    The Cardinals rank 29th in third-down defense, allowing a conversion rate of 44.4% this season. The Rams are 23rd in third-down offense, so they haven’t exactly excelled, but they should have success on that critical down Saturday.
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    Both teams have tackling issues

    Neither the Rams nor the Cardinals are very good at getting ball-carriers on the ground. The Rams have missed 107 tackles this season, which is the sixth-most of any team. The Cardinals haven’t been much better, recording the ninth-most missed tackles (97).

    The Rams have improved in that area recently but it was a struggle early in the season. In Week 2 alone, the Rams missed 21 tackles against the Cardinals.
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    Cardinals have allowed 2nd-lowest pressure rate of any team

    Murray hasn’t been under heavy pressure this season so he can’t complain about the protection up front. According to Pro Football Reference, the Cardinals have allowed the second-lowest pressure rate in the league at only 15.6%. The Rams’ pass rush has been outstanding at times but they will really need to focus on getting to Murray and forcing him to make throws before he wants to.

    December 26, 2024 at 8:59 am #154213
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    zn wrote:

    The Cardinals rank 29th in third-down defense…The Rams are 23rd in third-down offense, so they haven’t exactly excelled, but they should have success on that critical down Saturday.

    In the last 3 games, Rams are 8th in 3rd down conversions on offense, not 23rd.

    Also in the last 3 games, ARZ is 11th in 3rd down defense, not 29th.

    Adding to this. In the last 3 games, ARZ is 30th in “NFL Team Opponent Yards per Rush Attempt.”

    December 26, 2024 at 12:49 pm #154216
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    The Cardinals, I believe, are about to experience the same thing that a sausage does on the occasion of a refinery fire.

    December 26, 2024 at 4:46 pm #154217
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    So if the Seahawks were to lose to the Bears (unlikely, i know) would that clinch it for the Rams? Or is it more complicated. Does the Winter Solstice come into play? Penguin migration patterns? Is the last tiebreaker the number of roughing penalties against the long-snapper?

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    December 26, 2024 at 5:26 pm #154219
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    wv wrote:

    So if the Seahawks were to lose to the Bears (unlikely, i know) would that clinch it for the Rams? Or is it more complicated. Does the Winter Solstice come into play? Penguin migration patterns? Is the last tiebreaker the number of roughing penalties against the long-snapper?

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    You have many questions.

    The answers you seek are on another plain of existence. By which I mean, in a different thread: https://theramshuddle.com/topic/nfc-playoff-standings/

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