Rams’ 34-11 NFC wild-card playoff victory over Cardinals by the numbers

Breaking down the notable numbers behind the Rams’ 34-11 NFC wild-card playoff victory over the Arizona Cardinals at SoFi Stadium on Monday — scoring and statistics.

-3

Yards of offense in the first quarter for the Cardinals to become the fourth team in last 20 seasons with negative yards in the first quarter of a playoff game (Chiefs in 2018; 49ers in 2012; Giants in 2007).

1.5

Yards per play in the first half for the Cardinals’ offense. Arizona had 27 yards rushing and 13 passing in the half. The Rams averaged 5.6 yards per play in the half for 180 yards.

0-128

Record of teams that trailed by 21 or more points at halftime since 2015, including the playoffs.

10-2

Rams’ record against the Arizona Cardinals since 2017. All of those games have been decided by seven or more points.

1-6

Cardinals’ record when they’ve allowed 24 or more points this season. They were 10-1 when allowing fewer than 24.

5

Consecutive games with a sack for Von Miller, who was shut out in his first four games with the Rams. He finished with six tackles against Arizona, with three for lost yardage.

3

Yards on David Long’s interception return for a touchdown for the Rams, the shortest in a playoff game in NFL history.

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Summary

Arizona 0 0 8 3 — 11
RAMS 7 14 7 6 — 34

RAMS — Beckham 4 pass from Stafford (Gay kick), 3:50. Drive: 10 plays, 52 yards, 6:05. Key plays: Stafford 17 pass to Beckham, Stafford 1 run on 3rd-and-1, Stafford 22 pass to Higbee. RAMS 7, Arizona 0.

RAMS — Stafford 1 run (Gay kick), 11:58. Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 5:17. Key plays: C.Akers 15 run, Stafford 14 pass to Higbee, Stafford 31 pass to Beckham on 3rd-and-2. RAMS 14, Arizona 0.

RAMS — Long 3 interception return (Gay kick), 7:59. RAMS 21, Arizona 0.

RAMS — Kupp 7 pass from Stafford (Gay kick), 10:36. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:24. Key plays: Stafford 10 pass to Higbee on 3rd-and-3, Beckham 40 pass to C.Akers. RAMS 28, Arizona 0.

Arizona — Conner 2 run (Wesley pass from K.Murray), 4:11. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25. Key plays: K.Murray 11 pass to Moore, Edmonds 4 run on 3rd-and-8, K.Murray 7 run on 4th-and-4, K.Murray 23 pass to Kirk. RAMS 28, Arizona 8.

RAMS — Field goal Gay 37, 14:55. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:16. Key plays: Powell kick return to RAMS 31, Stafford 41 pass to Jefferson, Stafford 10 run. RAMS 31, Arizona 8.

Arizona — Field goal Prater 55, 10:13. Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 4:42. Key plays: K.Murray 13 pass to Benjamin, K.Murray 12 pass to Ertz. RAMS 31, Arizona 11.

RAMS — Field goal Gay 46, 4:21. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:50. Key plays: Stafford 29 pass to Kupp on 3rd-and-3, Stafford 16 pass to Kupp, Stafford 6 run on 3rd-and-9. RAMS 34, Arizona 11.

RUSHING: ARIZONA, Edmonds 8-28, Conner 4-19, Benjamin 4-8, K.Murray 2-6. RAMS, Michel 13-58, C.Akers 17-55, Stafford 6-22, Funk 2-5.

PASSING: ARIZONA, K.Murray 19-34-2-137. RAMS, Stafford 13-17-0-202, Beckham 1-1-0-40.

RECEIVING: ARIZONA, Kirk 6-51, Moore 5-32, Ertz 3-21, Benjamin 2-26, Daniels 2-2, Conner 1-5. RAMS, Kupp 5-61, Beckham 4-54, Higbee 3-46, Jefferson 1-41, C.Akers 1-40.

PUNT RETURNS: ARIZONA, Kirk 1-0. RAMS, Powell 2-19.

KICKOFF RETURNS: ARIZONA, Moore 1-15. RAMS, Powell 2-28.

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TACKLES-ASSISTS-SACKS: ARIZONA, J.Thompson 6-6-0, C.Jones 6-3-0, Murphy 4-1-0, Vallejo 3-4-0, Hicks 2-6-0, Baker 2-2-0, Golden 2-1-1, Peterson 2-1-0, D.Thompson 2-1-0, Peters 2-0-0, Allen 1-3-0, Watt 1-2-0, Simmons 1-1-0, Daniels 1-0-0, Kennard 1-0-0, Lawrence 1-0-0, Collins 0-1-0, Fotu 0-1-0, Wilson 0-1-0. RAMS, Miller 6-0-1, Burgess 4-1-0, Ramsey 4-0-0, Robinson 3-4-0, D.Williams 3-2-0, Floyd 2-1-0, Deayon 2-0-0, Gaines 1-3-.5, Reeder 1-2-0, Hoecht 1-1-0, Howard 1-1-0, Long 1-0-0, Scott 1-0-0, Donald 0-1-.5.

INTERCEPTIONS: ARIZONA, None. RAMS, Long 1-3, Copeland 1-0.

FIELD GOALS MISSED: None.

Officials — Referee Clay Martin, Ump Fred Bryan, HL Jerod Phillips, LJ Maia Chaka, FJ James Coleman, SJ Joe Larrew, BJ Greg Wilson, Replay Brian Matoren.