INGLEWOOD, Calif. – The Rams (12-5) defeated the Cardinals 37-20 on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
The victory clinched the No. 5 seed in the NFC for Los Angeles, which means it will travel to face the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte for next week’s Wild Card round of the playoffs. It also marked head coach Sean McVay and general manager Les Snead’s 100th win (across regular season and postseason) as a head coach-general manager duo, becoming the 15th such duo to reach the 100-win mark (third among active duos).
Quarterback Matthew Stafford completed 25 of 40 pass attempts for 259 passing yards and four touchdowns in the win, passing Dan Marino for seventh on the NFL’s all-time career passing touchdowns list, and also Matt Ryan for sixth on the NFL’s all-time career completions list with his performance. He also became the third player in NFL history with multiple TD passes in 15 games in a season, joining Pro Football Hall-of-Famers Peyton Manning (2013 with Denver) and Dan Marino (1984 with Miami).
Returning from injury, tight end Tyler Higbee posted five receptions for a team-high 91 receiving yards and one touchdown; tight end Colby Parkinson (four receptions for 36 yards and two touchdowns) and wide receiver Puka Nacua (10 catches for 76 yards and one touchdown) accounted for the rest of Stafford’s touchdowns.
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A sack-fumble caused by outside linebacker Josaiah Stewart was recovered by defensive end Kobie Turner on the opening drive, but the Rams were forced to settle for a 34-yard field goal by kicker Harrison Mevis on the ensuing possession for an early 3-0 lead.