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Excerpt taken from Sportsnetwork.com Article for reading purposes only so pick your poison either way it’s your call Folks:
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
The Cardinals are 7-0 at home this season, the most wins for the franchise as the host in a single season since 1925 when Chicago was its home. Simple math makes them a far more pedestrian 3-3 on the road where they have lost two straight so maybe they will try to pretend that the Gateway to the West is still where their heart is.
The problem here is that Arizona's offense has been struggling mightily since Palmer went down in the first matchup with the Rams and St. Louis possesses the hottest defense in the game.
"We are really focused in well right now and I thought it was huge to get two wins in a row," said Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis. "We have to challenge ourselves really hard the next three days in preparation for Arizona on Thursday night. We have to lock it in, and keep this thing going. There's definitely momentum right now, and we just have to keep fighting and keep stacking wins."
The Cardinals have managed just four offensive touchdowns in four games since Palmer tore his ACL trying to avoid a sack by Rams safety Mark Barron in the fourth quarter of November's contest. St. Louis' stop unit, meanwhile, has allowed only 34 points while going 3-1 since falling to Arizona and will be attempting to become the first team to put up three straight goose eggs since the legendary Steel Curtain with Pittsburgh did so in 1976.
Granted the Rams' two shutouts didn't come against offensive juggernauts -- the Raiders and Redskins -- but any time you can pile up the zeros in an era where just about everything is skewed toward offense, it's impressive.
"I want to see it again," a selfish Fisher said. "We need to keep playing, keep preparing the way we are."
In the past two weeks the St. Louis stop unit is allowing just 225 yards per game and it has been doing everything pretty well. For instance the Rams gave up a Cards' season-low 28 rushing yards on 22 carries last month and have been giving up under 60 yards a game on the ground over the past six games.
The pass rush, fueled by Quinn, has found the QB 13 times over the prior two games.
"Guys are playing lights-out right now," said Quinn, who now has 10 1/2 sacks on the season. "Hopefully, we just keep it going."
The biggest test for the Rams D could be Larry Fitzgerald, who generally turns it up a notch in division games. The future Hall of Fame receiver enters this week's matchup with 358 receptions for 4,697 receiving yards with 38 touchdowns against the NFC West since entering the league in 2004, the most of any player against his own division during that span.
Against St. Louis, Fitzgerald has 131 receptions and 16 touchdowns, the most against any opponent in his career. In his past three meetings against the Rams, Fitzgerald has 29 catches for 288 yards and three touchdowns.
"You have to love the NFL schedule," said Fitzgerald. "You want a tough game against a great football team. St. Louis again played a really good game and those guys are rolling right now. It's always tough to play there, but we're going to be ready for the occasion."
Hill, meanwhile, has at least steadied things on offense for the Rams over the last month since replacing the wet-behind-the-ears Davis. The veteran Hill has completed 62.0 percent of his passes with six TDs and two INTs since Davis was benched for his performance against the Cards.
Rookie running back Tre Mason leads all NFC rookies with 628 rushing yards and has 363 scrimmage yards (315 rushing, 48 receiving) and four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) in his past three games at home.
Hill is sure to be wary of Peterson, who has five career interceptions against the Rams and headlines a powerful unit that is allowing under 17 points a game over the last six weeks.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
It's hard to imagine either offense putting up big numbers against the opposing defenses here. The X-factor could be Mason, who has been tearing it up recently on the fast track at Edward Jones Dome. That's enough to give the slight edge to the Rams in what shapes up as a 50-50 game.
"(The Rams) are playing as good a football as anybody now," Arizona defensive lineman Calais Campbell said. "It's a division game. They know us, guys you've played against multiple times. It's going to be a good football game.
Excerpt taken from Sportsnetwork.com Article for reading purposes only so pick your poison either way it’s your call Folks:
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
The Cardinals are 7-0 at home this season, the most wins for the franchise as the host in a single season since 1925 when Chicago was its home. Simple math makes them a far more pedestrian 3-3 on the road where they have lost two straight so maybe they will try to pretend that the Gateway to the West is still where their heart is.
The problem here is that Arizona's offense has been struggling mightily since Palmer went down in the first matchup with the Rams and St. Louis possesses the hottest defense in the game.
"We are really focused in well right now and I thought it was huge to get two wins in a row," said Rams linebacker James Laurinaitis. "We have to challenge ourselves really hard the next three days in preparation for Arizona on Thursday night. We have to lock it in, and keep this thing going. There's definitely momentum right now, and we just have to keep fighting and keep stacking wins."
The Cardinals have managed just four offensive touchdowns in four games since Palmer tore his ACL trying to avoid a sack by Rams safety Mark Barron in the fourth quarter of November's contest. St. Louis' stop unit, meanwhile, has allowed only 34 points while going 3-1 since falling to Arizona and will be attempting to become the first team to put up three straight goose eggs since the legendary Steel Curtain with Pittsburgh did so in 1976.
Granted the Rams' two shutouts didn't come against offensive juggernauts -- the Raiders and Redskins -- but any time you can pile up the zeros in an era where just about everything is skewed toward offense, it's impressive.
"I want to see it again," a selfish Fisher said. "We need to keep playing, keep preparing the way we are."
In the past two weeks the St. Louis stop unit is allowing just 225 yards per game and it has been doing everything pretty well. For instance the Rams gave up a Cards' season-low 28 rushing yards on 22 carries last month and have been giving up under 60 yards a game on the ground over the past six games.
The pass rush, fueled by Quinn, has found the QB 13 times over the prior two games.
"Guys are playing lights-out right now," said Quinn, who now has 10 1/2 sacks on the season. "Hopefully, we just keep it going."
The biggest test for the Rams D could be Larry Fitzgerald, who generally turns it up a notch in division games. The future Hall of Fame receiver enters this week's matchup with 358 receptions for 4,697 receiving yards with 38 touchdowns against the NFC West since entering the league in 2004, the most of any player against his own division during that span.
Against St. Louis, Fitzgerald has 131 receptions and 16 touchdowns, the most against any opponent in his career. In his past three meetings against the Rams, Fitzgerald has 29 catches for 288 yards and three touchdowns.
"You have to love the NFL schedule," said Fitzgerald. "You want a tough game against a great football team. St. Louis again played a really good game and those guys are rolling right now. It's always tough to play there, but we're going to be ready for the occasion."
Hill, meanwhile, has at least steadied things on offense for the Rams over the last month since replacing the wet-behind-the-ears Davis. The veteran Hill has completed 62.0 percent of his passes with six TDs and two INTs since Davis was benched for his performance against the Cards.
Rookie running back Tre Mason leads all NFC rookies with 628 rushing yards and has 363 scrimmage yards (315 rushing, 48 receiving) and four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) in his past three games at home.
Hill is sure to be wary of Peterson, who has five career interceptions against the Rams and headlines a powerful unit that is allowing under 17 points a game over the last six weeks.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
It's hard to imagine either offense putting up big numbers against the opposing defenses here. The X-factor could be Mason, who has been tearing it up recently on the fast track at Edward Jones Dome. That's enough to give the slight edge to the Rams in what shapes up as a 50-50 game.
"(The Rams) are playing as good a football as anybody now," Arizona defensive lineman Calais Campbell said. "It's a division game. They know us, guys you've played against multiple times. It's going to be a good football game.
Thanks Mr Copy and Paste We can all find this crap anywhere or watch the dumb pre game shows , you can't even put out a simply sentence on your own
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