The s beat the s on Sunday 18-16 on the highway, which was a breath of contemporary air for Cardinals followers. Certainly, they noticed a bump within the newest NFL energy rankings, proper?
In USA TODAY's s by Nate Davis, they jumped six spots. After their loss to the s made them fall all the best way to No. 29, they moved on as much as No. 23.
The wildest stat of a still-young NFL season? The Playing cards have extra wins (2) at SoFi Stadium than the Chargers and Rams … mixed.
It’s true. The Cardinals have two wins at SoFi Stadium and none anyplace else. And whereas we bought enthusiastic about their win over the Chargers in Week 1, that win doesn't look almost so nice contemplating the Chargers nonetheless haven't received a sport.
Will we find yourself saying the identical factor in regards to the Rams, who at the moment are 2-4 and look like teetering on catastrophe for a season during which they have been Tremendous Bowl favorites.
The offense went 0-for-5 within the purple zone, however six area targets have been sufficient as a result of the protection performed its greatest sport of the season, making stops from begin to end.
The query is whether or not they can try this in a number of weeks.
They’ll face the s at house in Week 7, a crew ranked fifth in these energy rankings.
Week 7 energy rankings and the NFC West
We noticed some modifications.
The San Francisco 49ers remained No. 1.
The s, after their loss to the Broncos on Thursday, fell from No. 3 to No. 6.
The Rams tumbled from No. 8 to No. 13 (regardless that they’re now a last-place crew of their division).
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