This weeks Thursday night game is another divisional battle. This time it's the NFC West and a battle between the Cardinals and the Rams. Both teams are doing better than I expected, with the Cards at 4-0 and the Rams at 2-2. When I look at the two teams from a statistical stand point, neither side look particularly good but as we all know, the only stats that matter, are the wins and losses.
The Cards are 4-0 but weren't great last week against the Dolphins. They eventually won the game in overtime but I don't rate the Dolphins very highly and if the Cards are going to hang onto their lead in the division, they can't afford to be going to overtime with teams like Miami. The Rams rank 11th in pass defense and 26th in run defense. The Cards offense are 25th in passing and 29th in rushing, so they may struggle to get points on the board. The Cards have a good defense but they could do with defensive tackle, Darnell Dockett getting over his hamstring injury and playing tonight.
The Rams are 2-2 and had a good win over divisional rivals, the Seattle Seahawks. I think there are a lot of similarities between the Seahawks and this Cards team. Both are very strong on defense but struggle a bit offensively. The Rams managed to beat the Seahawks on Sunday and I think this game will be quite similar. I think it will be a low scoring affair and will be won by less than a touchdown. The biggest thing for the Rams right now is making sure Steven Jackson gets on the field. He hasn't been at his best this year but he is still regarded as one of the Rams best players and his presence will lift the team.
Prediction - I think the Cards winning run ends in St Louis. The Rams to come out on top in a tough battle.
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