Cardinals vs Rams

Final · Week 18 · Sun Jan 4 · 4:25 PM ET · SoFi Stadium

Arizona CardinalsCardinals3-14

FinalJan 4, 2026

Los Angeles RamsRams12-5

TVFox

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

ARI+800

LAR−1350

Spread

ARI +14.5−115

LAR −14.5−105

Total O/U

Over 49.5−112

Under 49.5−108

Spread: Rams −14.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 49.5 (57 points).

Recap

The Los Angeles Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals 37-20 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Jan 4, 2026 to move to 12-5.

The Rams won the turnover battle 2-0. They scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter.

Score by quarter

Arizona Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
ARI	3	3	14	0	20
LAR	3	13	7	14	37

Scoring plays

First Quarter

LARField Goal · 11:07Harrison Mevis 34 Yd Field Goal0-3
ARIField Goal · 3:26Chad Ryland 45 Yd Field Goal3-3

Second Quarter

LARField Goal · 11:45Harrison Mevis 42 Yd Field Goal3-6
ARIField Goal · 9:35Chad Ryland 56 Yd Field Goal6-6
LARTouchdown · 1:22Puka Nacua 2 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)6-13
LARField Goal · 0:00Harrison Mevis 40 Yd Field Goal6-16

Third Quarter

ARITouchdown · 10:38Michael Wilson 43 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)13-16
ARITouchdown · 3:51Josiah Deguara 7 Yd pass from Jacoby Brissett (Chad Ryland Kick)20-16
LARTouchdown · 0:42Colby Parkinson 21 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)20-23

Fourth Quarter

LARTouchdown · 10:39Tyler Higbee 22 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)20-30
LARTouchdown · 4:15Colby Parkinson 1 Yd pass from Matthew Stafford (Harrison Mevis Kick)20-37

Team stats

ARILAR

1st Downs: 17; 25
Total Yards: 317; 395
Passing: 238; 252
Rushing: 79; 143
3rd down efficiency: 4-11; 9-16
Turnovers: 2; 0
Possession: 27:49; 32:11

Top performers

Arizona CardinalsLos Angeles Rams

Passing

Jacoby Brissett22/31, 243 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT

Matthew Stafford25/40, 259 YDS, 4 TD

Rushing

Emari Demercado2 CAR, 29 YDS

Kyren Williams12 CAR, 60 YDS

Receiving

Michael Wilson5 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD

Tyler Higbee5 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Josh Sweat1

Desjuan Johnson2

Tackles

Jalen Thompson10

Jaylen McCollough7

Player stats

Cardinals · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Jacoby Brissett	22/31	243	7.8	2	1	6-33	42.9	101.9
Matt Haack	1/1	28	28.0	0	0	0-0	--	118.8

Cardinals · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Emari Demercado	2	29	14.5	18
Jacoby Brissett	3	19	6.3	15
Michael Carter	7	18	2.6	5
Corey Kiner	3	13	4.3	6

Cardinals · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Michael Wilson	5	99	19.8	1	43	8
Trey McBride	7	65	9.3	0	29	8
Emari Demercado	1	28	28.0	0	28	1
Elijah Higgins	3	28	9.3	0	11	3
Michael Carter	3	21	7.0	0	11	3
Josiah Deguara	2	15	7.5	1	8	2
Corey Kiner	2	15	7.5	0	11	3

Cardinals · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jacoby Brissett	1	1	0

Cardinals · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	QB HTS
Jalen Thompson	10	7	0	0
Budda Baker	9	7	2	0
Cody Simon	8	5	0	0
Denzel Burke	6	5	0	0
Akeem Davis-Gaither	5	2	0	0
Darius Robinson	4	2	1	1
Zachary Carter	3	1	0	0
Dante Stills	3	1	0	0

Cardinals · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Steven Sims	3	49	16.3	21	0

Cardinals · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Steven Sims	2	27	13.5	18	0

Cardinals · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chad Ryland	2/2	100.0	56	2/2	8

Cardinals · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Matt Haack	2	109	54.5	0	1	57

Rams · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	SACKS	QBR	RTG
Matthew Stafford	25/40	259	6.5	4	0	1-7	85.5	114.5

Rams · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kyren Williams	12	60	5.0	22
Blake Corum	13	59	4.5	21
Puka Nacua	2	24	12.0	13
Matthew Stafford	1	3	3.0	3
Jimmy Garoppolo	3	-3	-1.0	-1

Rams · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG	TGTS
Tyler Higbee	5	91	18.2	1	22	6
Puka Nacua	10	76	7.6	1	17	11
Colby Parkinson	4	36	9.0	2	21	7
Kyren Williams	3	21	7.0	0	9	5
Tutu Atwell	1	19	19.0	0	19	3
Blake Corum	1	10	10.0	0	10	1
Xavier Smith	1	6	6.0	0	6	2
Davis Allen	0	0	0.0	0	0	1
Konata Mumpfield	0	0	0.0	0	0	1

Rams · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kobie Turner	0	0	1

Rams · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HTS
Jaylen McCollough	7	5	0	0	0	0
Kamren Kinchens	6	4	0	0	0	0
Omar Speights	5	4	0	0	0	0
Kam Curl	5	2	0	0	1	0
Desjuan Johnson	3	3	2	2	0	4
Jared Verse	3	3	1	1	0	2
Nate Landman	3	2	0	0	0	0
Roger McCreary	3	2	0	0	0	0

Rams · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ahkello Witherspoon	1	0	0

Rams · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ronnie Rivers	4	107	26.8	28	0
Xavier Smith	1	27	27.0	27	0

Rams · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Xavier Smith	1	9	9.0	9	0

Rams · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Harrison Mevis	3/3	100.0	42	4/4	13

Rams · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan Evans	2	117	58.5	0	0	64

Game info

VenueSoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA

Attendance72,004

OfficialsReferee: Carl Cheffers · Back Judge: Greg Meyer · Side Judge: Eugene Hall · Field Judge: Nathan Jones

TVFox · national

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