Arizona Cardinals vs St. Louis Rams Match Player Stats On Dec 11, 2014

Cardinals 12, Rams 6: Chandler Catanzaro kicked four field goals and Arizona's defense turned in a dominant outing to hold off host St. Louis.

Arizona survived despite losing quarterback Drew Stanton, who was 12-for-20 for 109 yards before being taken off on a cart with a right knee injury. Kerwynn Williams rushed for 75 yards on 15 attempts and Stepfan Taylor added 61 on 14 carries for the Cardinals (11-3), who tied the franchise record for wins in a season.

Shaun Hill finished 20-of-39 for 229 yards with an interception for the Rams (6-8), who were eliminated from playoff contention. St. Louis held Arizona to 274 total yards and did not allow a touchdown for a third straight game.

The Rams drove for a 24-yard field goal from Greg Zuerlein on their opening possession, but Tre Mason's fumble on the first play of their next series set up Catanzaro's 23-yard kick to tie it. Catanzaro added a 44-yard boot with 8:25 left in the half to send the Cardinals to the break with a 6-3 lead.

Arizona tacked on field goals of 51 and 46 yards from Catanzaro to extend the margin to 12-3 while the defense forced eight straight punts before Zuerlein's 19-yard kick pulled the Rams within a score with 6:07 to play. St. Louis drove past midfield with a chance to take the lead before Hill missed an open Stedman Bailey on third-and-3 and had his pass on fourth down batted down to give the ball back to Arizona.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona coach Bruce Arians said he did not know the extent of the injury to Stanton, who is scheduled for an MRI exam. ... The Cardinals had lost their previous 11 games played on Thursdays dating to 1948. … Arizona has recorded at least one takeaway in 11 of 14 games. … Arizona CB Patrick Peterson picked off Hill's desperate heave on the final play, giving him six career interceptions against St. Louis.