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Cardinals stun Rams 18-16 as Chad Ryland hits 43-yard walk-off field goal at SoFi

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Chad Ryland kicked six field goals, including a 43-yard walk-off as time expired, to lift the Arizona Cardinals past the Los Angeles Rams 18-16 in Week 6 at SoFi Stadium.

Why it matters

The Arizona Cardinals stunned the Los Angeles Rams 18-16 on Sunday (Oct. 18) at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, with kicker Chad Ryland drilling a 43-yard field goal as time expired for the club's second win of the season. Arizona never reached the end zone — all 18 points came from Ryland's six field goals.

Full report

The teams were tied 9-9 at halftime; Arizona scored the only points of the third quarter and stretched the lead to 15-9 midway through the fourth. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford found Colby Parkinson for a 6-yard touchdown with 47 seconds left to go up 16-15, but the Cardinals drove into range and Ryland's kick with three seconds remaining decided it before an announced crowd of 72,573.

Jacoby Brissett went 24-of-35 for 218 yards with an interception; Stafford finished 25-of-33 for 222 yards and two touchdowns, with Puka Nacua catching six passes for 80 yards. The Rams lost new kicker Blake Grupe to a knee injury early in the game on a kickoff tackle, forcing punter Ethan Evans to handle the extra point. Both teams fall to 2-4.

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