Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams
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Sunday 2026-10-18 · 16:05 ET·SoFi Stadium·LA -12.5 · O/U 52.5
Ball:
O: 3WR 1TE — published depth chart · snapshot 2026-10-12D: Base 3-4 D + nickel — published depth chart (lowest-snap LB sits)Ring = offense/defense snap % in last game played · stats thru Wk 5
Field
dome · matrixturf
Weather
indoors — n/a
Rest
ARI 7d · LA 6d
Referee
TBA — crews post late in the week
ARI form
1-4PF 108 · PA 162Home 0-2Away 1-2
QB Jacoby Brissett 21–49 as starter · last 10: 1–9 · since 2016
LA form
2-2PF 85 · PA 83Home 1-1Away 1-1
QB Matthew Stafford 122–120–1 as starter · playoffs 7–6 · last 10: 5–5 · since 2009
| ARI | Season efficiency | LA |
|---|---|---|
| -0.018 | Off EPA / play | 0.026 |
| 45.9 | Off success % | 47 |
| 4.3 | Off explosive % | 10.1 |
| 41.1 | 3rd-down conv % | 44 |
| 0.124 | Def EPA / play allowed | -0.122 |
| 44.1 | Def success % allowed | 39.3 |
QB record = games he actually started (1999–), regular season; playoffs broken out
Coaching Intel
ARI staff
HCMike LaFleurOCNathaniel Hackett0–1 vs ShulaDCNick Rallis
4th-down go 17.9% · PROE +1.1 · no-huddle 12.2%
LA staff
HCSean McVayOCNate ScheelhaaseDCChris Shula1–0 vs Hackett
4th-down go 23.2% · PROE -0.1 · no-huddle 8.3%
Head Coach vs Head Coach
These head coaches have never faced each other (1999–).
ARI offense vs LA defense
Nathaniel Hackett(OC)0–1Chris Shula(DC)Shula leads1 true OC-vs-DC game — his offense against this coach's defense
| Date ▾ | Offense | Defense | Off–Def | Off yds | Margin | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-22 | NYJ | LA | 9–19 | 321 | -10 | L |
LA offense vs ARI defense
Nate Scheelhaase(OC)vsNick Rallis(DC)first career meeting
result and margin read from the offense's side
Franchise Meetings involving a current head coach
| Date ▾ | Matchup | Score | Winner | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-04 | ARI @ LA | 20–37 | LA | Jonathan Gannon / Sean McVay |
| 2025-12-07 | LA @ ARI | 45–17 | LA | Sean McVay / Jonathan Gannon |
| 2024-12-28 | ARI @ LA | 9–13 | LA | Jonathan Gannon / Sean McVay |
| 2024-09-15 | LA @ ARI | 10–41 | ARI | Sean McVay / Jonathan Gannon |
| 2023-11-26 | LA @ ARI | 37–14 | LA | Sean McVay / Jonathan Gannon |
| 2023-10-15 | ARI @ LA | 9–26 | LA | Jonathan Gannon / Sean McVay |
games under departed-on-both-sides staffs are excluded