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Rams 45, Cardinals 17: Observations from their offensive performance

The Arizona Cardinals lost on Sunday in embarrassing fashion, a 45-17 drubbing from the Los Angeles Rams in front of the home fans at State Farm Stadium. They started playing well on offense, scoring 10 points in their first three drives, but then things fell apart as they didn’t score again until it was 45-10. The Cardinals gained 314 yards of offense on 61 plays. They had only 17 first downs. They went 4-for-12 on third down. What did we see from the offense against the Rams?Michael Wilson a monster againIn three games over the last month when Marvin Harrison Jr. has been out, Wilson has been producing like a star. On Sunday, he had 11 catches for 142 yards and two scores. He is up to 61 receptions for 712 yards and three scores on the season, but his three games as the No. 1 option at receiver have totaled 36 receptions for 445 yards. Of course, all three games have been losses, so he had been putting up numbers in bad games for the team. They’re not even trying to run the ballThe Cardinals totaled 51 rushing yards on the afternoon against a Rams unit that has struggled to stop the run. There were only 10 run plays to the running backs. 22 of the Cardinals’ 51 yards came from quarterback Jacoby Brissett scrambling. McBride ties recordWith five catches, McBride tied Travis Kelce’s league record of 15 consecutive games with at least five receptions by a tight end. It took a a cheap one late in the game to get there, but there isn’t anything wrong with that. More volume numbers for BrissettJacoby Brissett had another game with over 250 passing yards (271) and with two touchdown passes. Of course, he is now 1-7 in eight games and in the five games since he was named the starter (even if Kyler Murray had not been hurt), the Cardinals are 0-5 with a minus-75 point differential. He is out there operating the offense with volume numbers but no efficiency. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire’s Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts..oembed-frame {width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;border:0;}This article originally appeared on Cards Wire: Rams 45, Cardinals 17: Observations from their offensive performance

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