Rams vs. Cardinals Postgame Notes

Rams vs. Cardinals Postgame Notes
- The Rams beat the Cardinals, 33-0, and improved to 5-2.
- The last time the Rams shutout an opponent was against the Washington Redskins (12/7/14).
- Rams last shutout against an opponent in their division was at Atlanta (10/9/88), by a score of 33-0. (Atlanta was in the NFC West up until 2001).
- Tonight’s game marked the Rams’ third game of the 2017 season that they held an opponent under 250 yards. Last time they held a team under 200 yards was against San Francisco (11/1/15).
- The contest is only the fifth time in franchise history that they shutout the Cardinals. The last time the Rams shutout the Cardinals was on 9/30/79, a 21-0 Rams win.
- QB Jared Goff completed 22-of-37 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns (one rushing, one passing).
- Goff rushed nine yards for his second rushing touchdown of his career and first of the season.
- RB Todd Gurley notched his fourth 100-plus yard rushing game of the season. Gurley rushed 22 times for 106 yards and caught four passes for 51 yards.
- Gurley recorded his eighth touchdown of the season (five rushing, three receiving). Gurley has 24 career touchdowns.
- Rookie WR Cooper Kupp registered his third touchdown of the season on an 18-yard pass from Goff.
- S Lamarcus Joyner intercepted Palmer at the Arizona 47-yard line and returned it 29 yards to their 18-yard line to set-up the Rams’ first touchdown of the night on the following offensive snap.
- Joyner has two interceptions in 2017, which is a new personal-best.
- LB Mark Barron intercepted Cardinals QB Drew Stanton at the Arizona 38-yard line and returned it 10 yards. Barron has two interceptions this season and seven career.
- Marks the third game this season that the Rams defense has collected two interceptions.
- The Rams have three players this season with two interceptions (Robey-Coleman, Joyner and Barron) each have two.
- Joyner joins teammate Nickell Robey-Coleman as one-of-four players in the NFL with multiple 25+ yard interceptions returns. Nickel Robey-Coleman (25 yard INT return (9/21/17) & 31 yard INT return (10/15/17). Colts Malik Hooker (32 yard INT return (9/17/17) & 29 yard INT return (10/1/17). Lions Glover Quin: (25 yard INT return (9/10/17) & 37 yard INT return (9/24/17)
- *Joyner, Quin and Robey-Coleman are the only three players in the NFL with multiple 25+ yard INT returns and an INT return for a TD.
- DT Aaron Donald notched a sack on Cardinals QB Carson Palmer. Donald has 3.0 sacks this season.
- DE Ethan Westbrooks sacked Stanton for a 5-yard loss.
- According to press box statistics, Rookie S John Johnson and CB Trumaine Johnson split the team lead in tackles, each with five.
- WR Pharoh Cooper returned three punts for 30 yards.
- K Greg Zuerlein converted four-of-four field goals (23, 33, 53, 34).
- Zuerlein entered today’s game as the NFL’s leading scorer and he added 15 points to push his season total to 84 points.
- P Johnny Hekker punted two times for 119 yards. He placed two punts inside the 20-yard line and had a long of 65 yards.