Rams at Cardinals: Week 10 preview, odds and injuries

Week 10 · Sun, Nov 15 · State Farm Stadium4:05 PM ET

at4:05 PMET · CBSLAR -9.5 · O/U 39.5

At a glanceUpdated Nov 10, 2026, 7:08 PM ET

The Los Angeles Rams (5-4) visit the Arizona Cardinals (3-6) on Sun, Nov 15, 4:05 PM ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ (Week 10, 2026 season), on CBS. Betting line: LAR -9.5, over/under 39.5.

When and where is Rams vs Cardinals?

Sun, Nov 15, 4:05 PM ET at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, AZ. TV: CBS.

Who is favored in Rams vs Cardinals?

The line is LAR -9.5 with an over/under of 39.5 (DraftKings).

Who is injured for Rams vs Cardinals?

Rams: Puka Nacua (WR, doubtful, knee - mcl), Joe Cardona (LS, questionable, ankle), Steve Avila (G, questionable, hamstring) and Trent McDuffie (CB, questionable, back). Cardinals: Bam Knight (RB, questionable, concussion), Hjalte Froholdt (C, questionable, concussion), Jayden Williams (OT, questionable, knee), Jon Gaines II (G, questionable, ankle) and Roy Lopez (DT, questionable, toe).

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Pigskin Nightly, “Rams at Cardinals: Week 10 preview”, https://pigskinnightly.com/games/2026-11-15-lar-at-ari (updated 2026-11-11).

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Regular season through week 9 · rank out of 32

Where this game will be decided

1Rams defense against big plays vs Cardinals big-play offense
The Rams' defense against big plays ranks 10th in explosive-play rate (7.8% allowed, 548 plays faced) and faces a Cardinals big-play offense ranked 31st (5.8%, 600 plays).
31stARI offense21 spots apart10thLAR defense
2Rams red-zone defense vs Cardinals red-zone offense
The Rams' red-zone defense ranks 6th in red-zone touchdown rate (45% allowed, 29 trips faced) and faces a Cardinals red-zone offense ranked 30th (44%, 34 trips).
30thARI offense24 spots apart6thLAR defense
3Rams pass defense vs Cardinals dropback offense
The Rams' pass defense ranks 6th in EPA per dropback (-0.07 allowed, 331 dropbacks faced) and faces a Cardinals dropback offense ranked 24th (-0.02, 386 dropbacks).
24thARI offense18 spots apart6thLAR defense

When the Rams have the ballEdge LAR · +14 ranks

LAR dropback offenseEPA per dropbackARI pass defense

17th+0.06366 dropbacks

LAR +14

+0.25 allowed292 dropbacks faced31st

LAR run gameEPA per rushARI run defense

4th+0.01228 rushes

-0.14 allowed243 rushes faced7th

Dropbacks include sacks and scrambles; rushes are designed runs. What EPA measures.

When the Cardinals have the ballEdge LAR · +18 ranks

ARI dropback offenseEPA per dropbackLAR pass defense

24th-0.02386 dropbacks

LAR +18

-0.07 allowed331 dropbacks faced6th

ARI run gameEPA per rushLAR run defense

14th-0.06214 rushes

LAR +12

-0.18 allowed217 rushes faced2nd

Third downEdge LAR · +13 ranks

LAR third-down offensethird-down conversion rateARI third-down defense

10th42.6%108 third downs

LAR +12

43.0% allowed107 third downs faced22nd

ARI third-down offensethird-down conversion rateLAR third-down defense

16th39.0%136 third downs

LAR +13

32.5% allowed114 third downs faced3rd

Conversions are third-down snaps that gained a first down or scored.

Red zoneEdge LAR · +24 ranks

LAR red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateARI red-zone defense

4th67%36 trips

LAR +22

69% allowed32 trips faced26th

ARI red-zone offensered-zone touchdown rateLAR red-zone defense

30th44%34 trips

LAR +24

45% allowed29 trips faced6th

A trip is a drive with at least one snap inside the opponent's 20; the rate is trips that ended in an offensive touchdown. Small samples swing fast here.

Explosive playsEdge LAR · +21 ranks

LAR big-play offenseexplosive-play rateARI defense against big plays

24th8.1%594 plays

ARI +10

9.2% allowed535 plays faced14th

ARI big-play offenseexplosive-play rateLAR defense against big plays

31st5.8%600 plays

LAR +21

7.8% allowed548 plays faced10th

Completions of 20+ yards and runs of 10+, per snap. Definition.

Pressure & sacksEdge ARI · +14 ranks

LAR pass protectionsack rateARI pass rush

4th3.6% sacked366 dropbacks

LAR +11

6.5% of dropbacks292 dropbacks faced15th

ARI pass protectionsack rateLAR pass rush

15th6.0% sacked386 dropbacks

ARI +14

4.8% of dropbacks331 dropbacks faced29th

Sacks per dropback. The public play-by-play has no pressure charting, so this is the sack side of it only.

TurnoversEdge ARI · +11 ranks

LAR ball securityturnovers per gameARI takeaway defense

24th1.6 giveaways a game9 games

0.8 takeaways a game9 games30th

ARI ball securityturnovers per gameLAR takeaway defense

8th0.9 giveaways a game9 games

ARI +11

1.1 takeaways a game9 games19th

Interceptions and lost fumbles on offensive snaps, per game. Turnover rates are among the least stable numbers in football.

AbsencesLAR 1 · ARI 0 regulars out or doubtful

Rams4 listed

1 of them is a regular ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QTrent McDuffieCB97% defense · 6 wk
QSteve AvilaG91% offense · 9 wk
DPuka NacuaWR87% offense · 7 wk
QJoe CardonaLSno snaps

Cardinals5 listed

0 of them are regulars ruled out or doubtful (60%+ of their unit's snaps across 3+ weeks on the field).

QHjalte FroholdtC100% offense · 9 wk
QJon Gaines IIG90% offense · 6 wk
QJayden WilliamsOT48% offense · 8 wk
QRoy LopezDT45% defense · 9 wk
QBam KnightRB23% offense · 8 wk

Snap share is the average of the weeks each player was on the field this season. Full injury report ↓

Rest & travelSame rest · LAR travels 350 mi

AwayRams

7days since last game

350miles to get here

1time zones

Last: Sun wk 9 at WSH (W 20-13) · Landover · 27,408 mi flown this season

Normal week

Rest edgeEvensame restTravel gap 350 mi

HomeCardinals

7days since last game

0miles · home

0time zones

Last: Sun wk 9 at SEA (L 3-17) · Seattle · 10,871 mi flown this season

Normal week

League splits for these situations ↓

Sample: LAR 9 games, 594 offensive and 548 defensive plays · ARI 9 games, 600 offensive and 535 defensive plays. Rank 1 is the best offense or the best defense in each stat. Keys are the largest rank gaps (12+ spots) between an offense and the defense it faces, one per stat. Ranks are not schedule-adjusted.

Season to date · rank out of 32