This wasn’t the shellacking that we expected from a team that still has a competent defense, but with the top two running backs out for the Arizona Cardinals, putting up 27 points on the St. Louis Rams will do. The Cardinals did have some struggles in the red zone, twice reaching field goal range and getting sacked out of points.
The story of the week was how would rookie third-round pick David Johnson react to being thrust into the starting role and the top back on the depth chart, and, could he hold on to the ball.