In a battle of backup quarterbacks, Colt McCoy and the Arizona Cardinals bested John Wolford and the Los Angeles Rams, picking up a 27-17 win on the road Sunday afternoon.
McCoy had 238 passing yards and a touchdown, getting the ball out quickly, and James Conner had a pair of rushing touchdowns.
They got a strong defensive performance, forcing two turnovers, holding the Rams to 3-of-11 on third down and limiting star receiver Cooper Kupp to only three receptions for minus-1 yards before he exited the game with an ankle injury.
The Cardinals improve to 4-6 and move ahead of the Rams, who fall to 3-6, in the NFC West standings, and pick up their first division win of the year.
The recap of the game is below.
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The Cardinals were on defense to start the game.
The starting lineup was this:
Defensive line: Zach Allen, J.J. Watt, Leki Fotu
Linebacker: Markus Golden, Ben Niemann, Isaiah Simmons, Zaven Collins
Cornerback: Antonio Hamilton, Marco Wilson
Safety: Budda Baker, Jalen Thompson
The Cardinals give up a fourth-down play but hold the Rams to 1-for-3 on third down on the initial drive of the game. It is a long drive but takes nearly nine minutes of the game and the Rams go up 3-0 on a 36-yard field goal.
Cornerback Antonio Hamilton gets hurt on the drive. The Cardinals are already down a cornerback as Byron Murphy is inactive for the game.
The Cardinals have to put together an odd starting lineup on the offensive line with four starters out.
The lineup is Josh Jones at left tackle, Rashaad Coward at left guard, Billy Price at center, Lecitus Smith at right guard and Kelvin Beachum at right tackle.
Tight end Zach Ertz makes a third-down 12-yard catch for a first down but, after going down, grabs his left knee and has to leave the game.
He walks off the field on his own but is visibly emotional. The Cardinals could be down another player on offense.
The Cardinals respond to the Rams’ field goal with one of their own.
They open their drive with 11 straight passes, using a quick-passing game. Colt McCoy completes eight of them, A.J. Green has a key fourth-down catch and, after stalling, Tristan Vizcaino, starting in place of Matt Prater, hits a 36-yard field goal to tie the…
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