The Rams (3-5) and Cardinals (3-6) have both lost four of their last five games.
Greg Beacham Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Aaron Donald and the Rams are only eight games removed from their Super Bowl victory. The Cardinals are just nine games removed from an 11-win season and a playoff appearance.
The Rams are two games under .500 for the first time in coach Sean McVay's career after losing four of their last five games. The Cardinals have also lost four of five, and coach Kliff Kingsbury doesn't exactly have the same ironclad job security as McVay. The Cardinals' woes are more balanced between an ineffective defense and an underachieving offense. Arizona has allowed at least 31 points in three straight games and must face Los Angeles without injured leading tackler Budda Baker, while the offense is struggling to find a groove in which Kyler Murray can orchestrate the dominant performances of early last season.
Arizona has a 4-11 record, including the playoffs, since starting last season with a 10-2 mark. Kingsbury is 27-30-1 over his four seasons, and the Cardinals brass has seen little return on its high-profile investments since early last season. Collins risingArizona linebacker Zaven Collins has grown into the impact player the franchise expected when it drafted him with the No. 16 overall pick in 2021. Collins is second on the team with 61 tackles, and he had a 30-yard interception return for a touchdown in last week's loss to Seattle.
"You've got to prepare for their system," Morris said."Colt McCoy is his backup. Very similar skill set. Obviously, Kyler is extremely fast and explosive and all those things, but they'll do some of the same things in the game plan. I know Colt well from Washington. He's a very good backup. ... Hopefully you don't have to prepare for the 42-yard run that can absolutely explode on if Colt goes out there. Hopefully it's more like a 10-yard run.
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