The Arizona Cardinals received a career-best six field goals from Chad Ryland, including the game winner from 43 yards as time expired, to earn an 18-16 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Inglewood, Calif.
Jacoby Brissett completed 24 of 35 passes for 218 yards with an interception, while leading the Cardinals on a game-winning 40-yard scoring drive in the closing minute.
Bam Knight rushed for 80 yards on 15 carries for Arizona (2-4), which had 338 yards of total offense to 286 for the Rams. The Cardinals won for the second time this season in the Los Angeles area after a Week 1 road victory over the Chargers.
Matthew Stafford completed 25 of 33 passes for 222 yards and two touchdowns but struggled to get the Rams offense going against a blitzing Cardinals defense. Puka Nacua had six receptions for 80 yards for Los Angeles (2-4).
While Ryland was the star for the Cardinals, the Rams lost new kicker Blake Grupe in the first quarter when he injured his knee on a kickoff and did not return.
The Rams got on the scoreboard first with a 44-yard field goal from Grupe with 9:41 left in the first quarter. Grupe was signed after Harrison Mevis was released after missing two field goals in an overtime loss Monday to the Buffalo Bills.
On the ensuing kickoff, Grupe was injured making a tackle on Devin Duvernay and did not return.
The Cardinals pushed in front 6-3 on consecutive field goals from Ryland, including the second from 30 yards early in the second quarter.
The Rams went on a 12-play, 73-yard drive in the second quarter that ended on a 15-yard TD pass from Stafford to Blake Corum. But Stafford was sacked on a two-point conversion attempt as the Rams were left with a 9-6 lead.
Arizona tied the score 9-9 on a 22-yard field goal from Ryland late in the first half and went up 12-9 on a 38-yarder midway through the third quarter. Ryland made it 15-9 with 9:28 remaining after a 27-yard field goal.
The Rams went ahead 16-15 with 47 seconds remaining on a 6-yard TD reception from Colby Parkinson. Punter Ethan Evans made the extra point.
The key to the Cardinals’ game-winning drive was a 21-yard pass to Jalen Brooks and a 15-yard personal foul penalty on the Rams at the end of the play.
–Field Level Media
