I noticed that Florio assigned this wrap-up article to one of his underlings. This was his comment from earlier this week...
Florio’s take: The folks in London are getting a pretty good game, for a change. The Rams are inconsistent, and the Cardinals have gotten a boost from the arrival of Adrian Peterson.
Florio’s pick: Cardinals 23, Rams 20.
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Rams blow out Cardinals 33-0
Posted by Charean Williams on October 22, 2017
AP
The Rams added insult to the Cardinals’ injury to starting quarterback
Carson Palmer, shutting out Arizona 33-0. It marked the first time the Cardinals failed to score in a game since a 58-0 beat down by the Seahawks in 2012.
Palmer will miss at least eight weeks after he undergoes surgery on his broken left arm, coach Bruce Arians announced after the game.
“It’s a gut punch,” wide receiver
Larry Fitzgerald said, via Kent Somers of the
Arizona Republic.
The Cardinals were missing in action all day, even before losing Palmer in the second quarter.
The Rams outgained Arizona 425 yards to 193.
Jared Goff completed 22 of 37 passes for 235 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and
Todd Gurley had 22 carries for 106 yards and a touchdown.
Cardinals running back
Adrian Peterson rushed for only 21 yards on 11 carries, and
Drew Stanton, who replaced Palmer, went only 5-of-14 for 62 yards and an interception. Fitzgerald had three catches for 29 yards.
It was the Rams’ first shutout since they posted back-to-back shutouts over Oakland and Washington in 2014. Defensive tackle
Aaron Donald said, via Lindsey Thiry of the
Los Angeles Times, that new defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has brought a “confidence, swag” to the Rams.
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Rams actually look good, I did not realize how bad Fisher really was
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Total domination. Team looks good in all phases right now.
Rams 5-2 best start to a season since 2003.
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Time to hit the reset button for the Cards. Their core is old (Fitz, Carson, AP)…and they have drafted horribly since Steve Keim has been there
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Maybe the homers at the AZ Republic (newspaper) will stop hyping the Cards for the playoffs. Just stop it!
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You mean Dan Buckley? That guy is the biggest Cardinals cheerleader this side of actual Cardinals cheerleaders.
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I believe Pete Pricko would give him a run for the money there…
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But that Adrian Peterson…he’s reborn right? Saints blew it, right?
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Getting better week after week. Goff has to stop forcing balls into double, triple coverage. He needs to get with Sammy Watkins over the bye week. I like winning.
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If I could only post here, I would say “How about those Rams!”
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Bruce is toast
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Amazing how close this team was to another championship like 20 months ago. Time to hit the reset button.
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Arians the self proclaimed Football Maven, is way over his head. Cardinal coaching is a disgrace and he should be sacked.
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When you’ve lost your QB of course you’re going to rely on the run. Don’t blame AP for a lack of production. The team went one dimensional. Besides,
LA has one of the toughest run defenses in the league.
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71 point flip from the last time these teams played (Arizona 44, LA Rams 6).
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wartface wrote this morning:
AP makes the entire offense better because the play action opens up and the passing game is more effective.. The Rams are in trouble today. Palmer will get 4 touchdowns today.
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Adrian Peterson: 11 carries for 21 yards (less than 2.0 per touch);
Carson Palmer: A little over 50 percent completion rate with just 122 yards, a touchdown and a pick before leaving with as broken arm;
Final score: Rams 33, Cardinals 0.
My advice: Don’t quit your day job to become an NFL analyst just yet.