Rams’ Kyren Williams becomes 3rd Offensive Player of the Week vs. Cardinals

Kyren Williams, Ja’Marr Chase and Christian McCaffrey all earned offensive player of the week honors after playing the Cardinals.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 37-14 loss on Sunday to the Los Angeles Rams, they gave up more than 200 total yards and two touchdowns to running back Kyren Williams.

Williams’ performance was good enough to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors for Week 12. In the Rams’ win, he had 16 rushing attempts for 143 yards, averaging 8.9 yards per carry. He also caught a team-high six passes for 61 yards and two touchdowns for a total of 204 total yards from scrimmage.

It was his first game since going on injured reserve with an ankle injury. In his previous game, he rushed for 158 yards and a touchdown in Week 6, also against the Cardinals, but he was passed over for player of the week honors for Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff.

It is the third time this season a player was named conference offensive player of the week for a performance against the Cardinals.

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey won it after Week 4 after gaining 177 total yards from scrimmage with three touchdowns against Arizona.

That was followed up the next week by Cincinnati Bengals receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who won AFC honors after he caught 15 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-20 win over the Cardinals in Week 5.

Rams’ Kyren Williams leads Week 12 conference players of the week for play vs. Cardinals

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Rams’ Kyren Williams leads Week 12 conference players of the week for play vs. Cardinals

Williams had more than 200 total yards and scored two touchdowns for the Rams in a win over the Cardinals.

The NFL announced conference players of the week for Week 12 on Wednesday. It was no surprise that Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week.

In a 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals and in his first game off of injured reserve, Williams scored two touchdowns and gained 204 total yards from scrimmage. He had 16 rushing attempts for 143 yards, averaging 8.9 yards per carry, and added a team-high six receptions for 61 yards and both his touchdowns.

Check out all the Week 12 players of the week for both the NFC and AFC below.

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PODCAST: What went wrong for Cardinals vs. Rams?

Jess Root and Seth Cox break down and react to the Cardinals’ most recent loss on the latest edition of the podcast.

The Arizona Cardinals were blown out by the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. It was a bad showing from both sides of the ball in the 37-14 defeat.

Revenge of the Birds’ Seth Cox and I recorded the podcast a day earlier than normal and talk all about it. What exactly went wrong? We also discuss Kyler Murray’s play, a crazy conspiracy I heard, Marco Wilson’s benching and whether there was anything positive to take from the loss.

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Times and topics:

(1:00) What went wrong against the Rams?

(11:06) Kyler Murray’s play and a conspiracy??

(28:35) Marco Wilson’s benching

(37:13) Was there anything positive?

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Cardinals fall 2 spots in new power rankings following loss to Rams

The Cardinals enter Week 13 ranked 26th in Touchdown Wire’s new NFL power rankings.

The Arizona Cardinals suffered a 37-14 home blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday and looked bad in all phases of the game. Afte two weeks of rising in weekly NFL power rankings, they fell back entering Week 13.

Jarrett Bailey’s new Week 13 NFL power rankings for Touchdown Wire have the Cardinals falling two spots to No. 26 overall.

I really have no idea what the future holds for Arizona. Is Kyler Murray going to be there next year, or will the Cardinals start a rebuild of their own?

Murray didn’t play well against the Rams, but it probably would not have mattered with how badly the defense played.

Three of Arizona’s four best defensive linemen are on injured reserve, their best linebacker is on IR and they started three rookie cornerbacks on Sunday.

However, the Cardinals are already in a rebuild. The question is whether or not they blow up the quarterback position or not after this season.

It seems unlikely but if Murray and the offense keep looking like they did against the Rams, it must be a consideration.

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LB Jesse Luketa got help from fans to get to stadium after flat tire

Luketa had to get a ride with a family of Cardinals fans to the stadium on Sunday.

Arizona Cardinals linebacker Jesse Luketa played three snaps on defense and 25 on special teams in the team’s 37-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams. There were doubts about whether he would even make it to the stadium.

As he explained on Monday to reporters, Luketa left the team hotel reasonably early enough to make it to State Farm Stadium well before he needed to for the game.

He got a notification of a tire issue and thought he could get it to a gas station for some air but instead ended up having to pull over. He was 30 minutes away still.

Not knowing what else to do, he saw a family that appeared to be going to the stadium in Cardinals gear.

He flagged them down, told the father he was a player and needed a ride. The guy wasn’t sure but spoke with his wife and agreed to do it.

Luketa made it on time, took pictures with the family and kids and said he took care of their tickets to the Cardinals’ next home game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon said the team also got the family an A-Lot parking pass as well.

This is fantastic story for all involved. The family got to hang out with a Cardinals player and Luketa got help.

He apparently has had tire troubles frequently, saying he has had it happen “four or five times.”

This might have been the one positive thing to come out of the Cardinals’ game on Sunday.

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Cardinals Week 12 defensive snap counts and observations vs. Rams

Check out how the Cardinals split up their 67 defensive snaps on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals’ defense was on the field for 67 snaps in their 37-14 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. Three players were on the field for every snap.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below, we have the individual snap counts for everyone who got into the game on defense, grouped by position.

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Cardinals Week 12 offensive snap counts and observations vs. Rams

Check out how the Cardinals split up their 71 offensive snaps against the Rams on Sunday.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ Week 12 37-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams at home on Sunday, the offense was on the field for 71 snaps. Four players played every snap.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts for every player who got in the game on offense, grouped by position.

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CB Starling Thomas injured in Cardinals’ loss to Rams

He suffered an ankle injury and was not able to return in the Cardinals’ loss to the Rams on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals started three rookie cornerbacks on Sunday in their 37-14 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams. One of them got hurt.

Starling Thomas suffered an ankle injury and was unable to return. He was ruled out immediately, which suggests some level of severity.

He played 40 snaps on Sunday and finished with three tackles.

Gannon only mentioned Thomas’ injury postgame, saying they came out “pretty clean.”

However, there are some players to watch for as the first injury report of Week 13 comes out on Wednesday.

Running back James Conner barely played in the second half and did not play toward the end of the game. He played only 30 snaps of the team’s 71 and had seven rushing attempts.

Left guard Carter O’Donnell was replaced by Trystan Colon in the second half.

Rookie linebacker Owen Pappoe got his first four NFL snaps. It might have been just because of the blowout or it was Krys Barnes got hurt late.

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Rams 37, Cardinals 14: Takeaways in the blowout loss

There wasn’t much to like in the Cardinals’ loss to the Rams on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals struggled in Week 12 in a 37-14 home loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. They started well offensively but didn’t do much else good the rest of the game.

What did we learn?

Below are our takeaways from the game.

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Rams 37, Cardinals 14: Highlights from the Week 12 blowout loss

The highlights were most from the Rams, but check out the full highlights from the Cardinals’ loss on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals lost for the 10th time this season on Sunday. It wasn’t pretty. It was a 37-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

The Cardinals had a great first drive on offense but did little else after that.

Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford threw four touchdown passes. Running back Kyren Williams had more than 200 total yards from scrimmage and scored twice. Tight end Tyler Higbee scored twice after not scoring before this week.

For the Cardinals, Kyler Murray did throw a touchdown pass and rushed for a score for the third straight game, and safety Jalen Thompson had an interception for the second straight week.

Most of the highlights come from the Rams, but you can watch all of them below.

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