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Rams' Super Bowl-favorite season unravels as team drops to 2-4
October 19, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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The Los Angeles Rams, who entered the season as Super Bowl favorites, dropped to 2-4 with an 18-16 home loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.
- Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland made six field goals, including a 43-yarder as time expired, as Arizona won without scoring a touchdown.
- The Rams played without a fit kicker after Blake Grupe was injured in the first quarter, forcing punter Ethan Evans to convert an extra point.
- Coach Sean McVay said the Rams "won't win a game unless we figure out how not to beat ourselves."
- The Cardinals closed as 13.5-point underdogs, marking the season's biggest upset by point spread.


