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Week 6 · Sunday, 18 October 2026 · 4:05 PM ET

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams

Final. ARI 18–16 LAR. The official gamebook is pending separately. Follow NFL scores

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Historical season profiles and statistical comparison

Where the profiles collide

  • LAR LAR pass rush (top-8 sacks) vs ARI protection (bottom-8 sacks allowed)sacks→sacksAllowed
  • LAR LAR QB hits (top-8) vs ARI protection (bottom-8 sacks allowed)qbHits→sacksAllowed
  • LAR LAR scoring (top-8) vs ARI points allowed (bottom-8)pointsFor→pointsAllowed

Arizona Cardinals · 2025 record 3-14

Wrong end of the spectrum on 3 of 5 key categories (points allowed, sacks, qb hits). The profile of a team that struggles.

  • #23Points scored355
  • #29Points allowed488
  • #29Sacksproxy · pressure rate30
  • #29QB hitsproxy · pressure rate71
  • #18Turnover margin-2

Los Angeles Rams · 2025 record 12-5

Right end of the spectrum on 4 of 5 key categories (points scored, sacks, qb hits, turnover margin). The profile of a team that goes far.

  • #1Points scored518
  • #10Points allowed346
  • #7Sacksproxy · pressure rate48
  • #3QB hitsproxy · pressure rate118
  • #4Turnover margin+13

Profiles 2025 · Slate from nflverse games.csv. An edge is printed ONLY where one club sits top-8 and the other bottom-8 on a paired axis from last season's profile — a measured spectrum gap, not a prediction. No edge = no line. Scores fill from the same file as games are played.

Game week, injuries and availability

Availability · depth behind

This week · one displacement plan

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Gameday reporting · ARI at LAR

2026-10-18 · 16:05 ET. Practice DNP does not establish gameday OUT.

ARI inactives: Awaiting official list; source checked. No scratches inferred. not_yet_available · Owner: ARI gameday reporting Observed 2026-10-25T23:17:16.759Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: ARI injury reporting

ARI reporting evidence

official_list_not_observed · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-10-25T23:17:16.759Z.

https://www.azcardinals.com/news/

https://www.azcardinals.com/team/injury-report/

https://www.azcardinals.com/news/cornerback-max-melton-inactive-for-game-against-broncos

LAR inactives: Awaiting official list; source checked. No scratches inferred. not_yet_available · Owner: LAR gameday reporting Observed 2026-10-25T23:11:42.187Z

Next report: Publication date and time not sourced. not_yet_available · Owner: LAR injury reporting

LAR reporting evidence

official_list_not_observed · next_publication_time_not_sourced. Checked: 2026-10-25T23:11:42.187Z.

https://www.therams.com/news/

https://www.therams.com/team/injury-report/

https://www.therams.com/news/trent-mcduffie-among-rams-inactives-for-week-7-2026-at-raiders

Game week · ARI at LAR

Final confirmed by ESPN scoreboard. The official gamebook is pending separately.

ARI desk · LAR desk · All week 6 games

  1. Injury report — observed 2026-10-15 / 2026-10-16ARI 12 row(s) · LAR 11 row(s). Budda Baker · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Jeremiyah Love · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Isaac Seumalo · 2026-10-15 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Josh Sweat · 2026-10-15 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Wydett Williams Jr. · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Andrew Wingard · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Kitan Crawford · 2026-10-16 · Practice: LP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Devin Duvernay · 2026-10-16 · Practice: LP · Game designation: unreported; Zaven Collins · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Blake Gillikin · 2026-10-16 · Practice: LP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Carson Beck · 2026-10-16 · Practice: LP · Game designation: unreported; Wydett Williams Jr. · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: OUT; Davis Allen · 2026-10-16 · Practice: LP · Game designation: unreported; Alex Bachman · 2026-10-16 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Nate Landman · 2026-10-16 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Colby Parkinson · 2026-10-16 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Omar Speights · 2026-10-16 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Josh Wallace · 2026-10-16 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Keagen Trost · 2026-10-16 · Practice: FP · Game designation: unreported; Kam Curl · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Trent McDuffie · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: QUESTIONABLE; Tyler Higbee · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreported; Byron Young · 2026-10-16 · Practice: DNP · Game designation: unreportedsourced · 2026-10-16 · Club injury reports
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  2. Inactives — 90 minutes before kickAwaiting official inactive lists. Both club sources have been checked; no scratches are inferred.not_yet_available · 2026-10-18T14:35:00-04:00 · Gameday reporting
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  3. Kick — ARI at LAR, 2026-10-18 16:05 ETFinal — ARI 18 · LAR 16 (ESPN scoreboard). The official gamebook is pending separately.sourced · 2026-10-18T16:05:00-04:00 · League schedule
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  4. Official gamebook — the NFL Game Summary after the gamethe score is on the slate; the book itself has not landednot_yet_available · 2026-10-18 · Official game summaries
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  5. Review — confirmed resultFinal — ARI 18 · LAR 16, confirmed by ESPN scoreboard. Official gamebook and further postgame analysis remain pending.sourced · 2026-11-05T11:14:20.693Z · Club review
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Review

ARI 18 · LAR 16 — Final (ESPN scoreboard); official gamebook pending

ESPN scoreboard · 2026-11-05T11:14:20.693Z