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Cardinals Shock Rams With Last-Second 43‑Yard Field Goal

The walk-off kick exposes Los Angeles’s special-teams breakdowns, a disputed late penalty and a public complaint about usage that together ramp up pressure on coach Sean McVay.

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Overview

  • Arizona won 18-16 when kicker Chad Ryland drilled a 43-yard field goal as time expired, finishing 6-for-6 on the day and accounting for all of the Cardinals’ points on Sunday.
  • A 15-yard unnecessary roughness flag on Rams cornerback Josh Wallace moved Arizona into range for the winning kick and triggered strong fan and media criticism of the officiating.
  • Los Angeles lost newly acquired kicker Blake Grupe to a knee injury on a kickoff, forcing punter Ethan Evans to handle kicking duties and underscoring recurring special-teams problems.
  • Running back Kyren Williams publicly questioned his on-field usage after a season-low touch total, a comment that amplified visible player frustration and raised fresh questions about McVay’s rotations.
  • The loss dropped the Rams to 2-4, handed the Cardinals the NFC West tiebreaker, and leaves Los Angeles facing urgent choices on coaching, personnel and execution ahead of a road trip to Las Vegas.