St. Louis Rams vs. Arizona Cardinals – The St. Louis Rams (3-2, 3-0 home) beat the Arizona Cardinals (4-1, 1-1 away) 17-3 on Thursday Night Football, as Sam Bradford’s arm completed seven passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns.
Steven Jackson rushed for 76 yards on 18 carries, and receiver Chris Givens was able to reel in one catch for 51 yards and a score.
The real story in the Rams win was the team’s defense. Courtland Finnegan recorded 10 tackles and a sack, James Laurinatis made 10 tackles, and William Hayes recovered a fumble. As a unit, the defense sacked Arizona quarterback Kevin Kolb nine times.
Wide receiver Danny Amendola was unable to finish the game, as he sustained an injury. Ramblin’ Fan will keep you up to date on his health as additional details become available.
St. Louis will go on a ten-day vacation before traveling to Miami to take on the Dolphins at Sun Life Stadium on Oct. 14.
Brandon Folsom covers high school sports for MLive.com, sports lifestyle for AlternateUni.com and college football for SaturdayBlitz.com. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, National Football Foundation and U.S. Basketball Writers Association.
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