St. Louis Rams vs Arizona Cardinals Match Player Stats On Dec 08, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Dec 8, 2013

Cardinals 30, Rams 10: Carson Palmer went 27-for-32 for 269 yards and a touchdown as host Arizona kept its wild-card hopes alive by taking out St. Louis.

Larry Fitzgerald caught 12 passes for 96 yards and a score for the Cardinals (8-5), who stayed within a game of San Francisco in the wild-card race. Karlos Dansby ran an interception back for a score and John Abraham sacked Kellen Clemens in the end zone for a safety to lead the Arizona defense.

Clemens struggled to 181 yards on 16-of-27 passing and threw two interceptions as the Rams (5-8) dropped their second straight game. Zac Stacy ran for a touchdown but was limited to 25 yards on 14 carries.

The Cardinals jumped on top when Rashard Mendenhall capped the opening drive with a 3-yard TD run. The Rams responded with a 44-yard field goal by Greg Zuerlein but Palmer found Fitzgerald with a 7-yard scoring pass with 50 seconds left in the half to send Arizona into the break with a 14-3 cushion.

St. Louis got the ball to start the second half but Dansby picked off Clemens on the second play and ran it back 23 yards for a TD. Abrahamกฏs safety 5 1/2 minutes later made it 23-3 before the Rams finally found the end zone on Stacyกฏs 1-yard burst to open the fourth quarter.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona RB Andre Ellington tacked on a 6-yard TD run to put the game away with 1:55 left and finished with 46 yards on 11 carries. กญ The Rams were penalized 11 times for 90 yards after getting called for 11 infractions for 105 yards last week. กญ Palmer has 12 touchdowns and four interceptions over the last six games.