For the first time since Week 5, the Los Angeles Rams scored at least 30 points as they rolled to a 38-28 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday afternoon. The game was much more lopsided than the score indicates, too, with L.A. nearly doubling up the Cardinals in total yards, 463 to 232.
The defense did its job despite allowing 28 points, 14 of which came on a busted coverage and a garbage-time touchdown. The group was led by Troy Hill, who had one of the best games of his career.
In fact, Pro Football Focus says it was the best game he’s ever had, giving him a career-high 91.3 overall grade for his performance against the Cardinals. That was the highest grade of any Rams player, and understandably so. He picked off one pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown, and also broke up another pass on third down.
Justin Hollins and Sebastian Joseph-Day also stood out with strong performances, as they were among the top players on defense. Take a look at some notable PFF grades for the Rams, courtesy of J.B. Long.
Notable @RamsNFL PFF grades from win at ARI:
Troy Hill 91.3*
Justin Hollins 87.0*
Sebastian Joseph-Day 86.6^
Austin Corbett 78.2
Jared Goff 78.0
Rob Havenstein 77.1
John Johnson 77.0*Career-high
^Consecutive games in high-80s
Note: 7 offensive & 6 defensive players graded 70+ pic.twitter.com/JmQ9ULVcWw— J.B. Long (@JB_Long) December 7, 2020
Statistically, Jared Goff had one of his best games of the season, completing 78.7% of his passes for 351 yards and scoring two total touchdowns. It was much better than the way he played against San Francisco last week, improving in every facet.
John Johnson and Austin Corbett continue to play at a high level for the Rams, too. Johnson is deserving of Pro Bowl honors, while Corbett was the highest-graded Rams player on offense in Week 13. Rob Havenstein’s grade is higher than we expected, though, after seeing some bad reps against Arizona’s edge defenders.
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