What we learned in Cardinals’ 31-24 loss to the Rams

There was a lot of good and plenty of bad, but the Cardinals played much better than in previous games against the Rams.

Cardinals were bad with third-down defense

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If there was a defensive stat that was what caused the Cardinals to lose, it was their play on third down. The Rams converted on 11-of-18 third-down attempts. They just couldn’t get off the field.

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