The offense didn’t do much after QB Kurt Warner left with a head injury, but the Cardinals were still able to secure a 21-13 victory.
Warner was 15 for 19 for 203 yards and two touchdowns before handing the Cardinals offense over to QB Matt Leinart.
Cardinals running backs Tim Hightower and Beanie Wells combined for 184 yards rushing, including a 50-yard burst from Hightower.
Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt was happy with the way his defense responded after a Wells fumble gave the Rams the ball on the 25 in the first quarter.
Scott Bordow of the East Valley Tribune thinks that Leinart’s performance makes it clear how much the Cardinals rely on Warner.
Rams RB Steven Jackson ran for 116 yards, his fourth straight game with more than 100 yards, and passed 1,000 yards for a franchise-record fifth straight year.
The Rams’ final drive took a blow when T Adam Goldberg was flagged for a personal foul.
Rams DE Chris Long got his third sack in as many games, but he and the rest of the defensive line didn’t have a good game overall.
Bernie Miklasz of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch finds it hard to understand why it took 30 minutes for the Rams to find the necessary competitive fire.
Rams WR Brandon Gibson had five catches, giving him 12 over the last two games.
Weird. A thread on a Ram game without the usual testimonials about how much everyone loves the coaching staff. Did someone miss a memo ?
Notice how chicken @#&* florio did not write any article on the cards win? It’s killing him. He has his other guys write it up now when the cards win. However, next loss the cards have, florio will be writing it up before the game is finished. What an absolute little weasel.