Cardinals vs. Rams Recap: Ryland Walk-Off FG Clears the Team Total

The Cardinals beat the Rams 18-16 on a 43-yard Chad Ryland field goal as time expired. Ryland scored all 18 Arizona points on six field goals, and the Cardinals came away with no touchdowns on five red zone trips. Los Angeles took its only lead of the second half with 47 seconds left, when Matthew Stafford hit Colby Parkinson for a 6-yard touchdown to make it 16-15. Arizona answered in five plays: a 21-yard Jacoby Brissett pass to Jalen Brooks plus a 15-yard roughness penalty moved the ball into range, and Ryland finished it. Two DARIMARKET plays cashed on this game.

What cashed

Trey McBride 7+ receptions (-158 DraftKings / -178 FanDuel): CASHED - Our read: McBride had 7+ catches in all 5 games this season and 8 of his last 10, with the main line at 7.5. Brissett was starting and RB Jeremiyah Love was out. - What happened: McBride caught 7 of his 9 targets for 53 yards, 0.5 over the line. It came down to the last one: his seventh catch was a 2-yard loss with 10:09 left in the fourth quarter. His longest was a 26-yarder in the first quarter. - Worth watching: 9 targets on 35 Brissett attempts is a steady share, and the alt line at 7+ was the difference here since the main 7.5 would not have cashed. With Brissett at quarterback, his catch count is the market we would keep checking.

ALT: Cardinals over 16.5 team total points (-190 DraftKings / -196 FanDuel): CASHED - Our read: Arizona's main team total was 19.5 in a 51.5-total game, and the Cardinals had scored 17+ in 4 of 5 this season and 8 of their last 10. - What happened: This was the last kick of the game. Arizona sat at 15 after Ryland's 27-yarder with 9:28 left, and the 43-yard winner as time expired took the Cardinals to 18 and over the line. Ryland was 6 of 6, with makes from 34, 30, 22, 38, 27 and 43 yards. - Worth watching: Arizona moved the ball, with 338 total yards and 34:52 of possession, but stalled inside the 20 every time. A team that settles for field goals like this can still clear a low alt total, but it leaves little room.

How the game played out

Neither team scored a touchdown until Blake Corum caught a 15-yard pass from Stafford in the second quarter; the two-point try failed. Arizona built a 15-9 lead on Ryland field goals, with two long drives of 15 and 14 plays in the second half. The Cardinals' defense forced a fumble on a Tyler Higbee catch in the fourth quarter and recovered it at the Arizona 25. Stafford threw both Rams touchdowns, and Puka Nacua led the Rams with 6 catches for 80 yards.

Trends to watch

• Arizona ran 35 times for 120 yards. Bam Knight had 80 yards on 15 carries, while Tyler Allgeier had 38 on 18, so the efficient runner is not the one with the most work.
• The Cardinals scored no touchdowns on five red zone trips. If that keeps up, kicker points and field goal props are worth a look in their games.
• Arizona did not allow a sack on Brissett's 35 pass attempts, and the short passing game to McBride stayed the base of the offense.

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