The Worksheet, a fantasy football overview by Rich Hribar, breaking down everything you need to know for the Week 14 Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals Monday Night Football game.
| LA Rams | Rank | @ | Arizona | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Spread | -3 | ||
| 24.5 | Implied Total | 27.5 | ||
| 28 | 5 | Points/Gm | 28.6 | 3 |
| 22.5 | 16 | Points All./Gm | 18.7 | 4 |
| 62.7 | 17 | Plays/Gm | 64.2 | 12 |
| 65.9 | 27 | Opp. Plays/Gm | 61.3 | 11 |
| 6.2 | 1 | Off. Yards/Play | 5.7 | 11 |
| 5.1 | 4 | Def. Yards/Play | 5.2 | 6 |
| 38.56% | 22 | Rush% | 48.31% | 2 |
| 61.44% | 11 | Pass% | 51.69% | 31 |
| 40.08% | 10 | Opp. Rush % | 39.59% | 9 |
| 59.92% | 23 | Opp. Pass % | 60.41% | 24 |
- The Cardinals (0.37) and Rams (0.32) are first and second in the NFL in expected points added per pass attempt.
- Matthew Stafford leads the league in first down/touchdown rate on non-first down pass attempts needing seven or more yards (38.9%) while Kyler Murray is third (36.8%).
- Murray (9.7 yards per attempt) and Stafford (9.2 Y/A) are first and third in yards per pass attempt on third down.
- Arizona is allowing a league-low 3.2 yards per passing play on third downs.
- The Rams are third in the league in passing rate inside of the red zone (61.5%) while Arizona is 30th (40.2%).
- Stafford has 1,661 passing yards on completions of 20 or more yards, second in the league.
- Arizona has allowed just two touchdowns from outside of the red zone, the fewest in the league.
Trust = spike production for that player
Quarterback
Kyler Murray (TRUST): Murray returned to action for the first time since Week 8 and paced the position in fantasy points (30.8) on just 15 pass attempts. Murray threw a pair of touchdowns and 8.2 yards per pass attempt, but he came back as runner, rushing 10 times for 59 yards and two scores. Murray had a season-high 17.9 rushing points after having 15.6 rushing points over his previous six games.
When these teams played in Week 4, Muray was the QB9 (22.6 points), connecting on 24-of-32 passes for 268 yards and a pair of scores while adding 39 yards rushing to his totals. The Rams have allowed back-to-back QB1 scoring weeks to Aaron Rodgers and Jimmy Garoppolo. They have only faced four quarterbacks this season that are QB1 fantasy scorers on a per game basis in Carson Wentz (17.6 points), Tom Brady (28.7 points), Murray (22.6 points), and Rodgers (26.3 points).
