Week 1, 2025

played in Arizona, AZ

66 degrees, fair, calm

St. Louis Rams	3	3	14	6	-	26
Arizona Cardinals	0	0	14	0	-	14

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 STL - Lester Arnold 48 field goal
2Q: 02:19 STL - Lester Arnold 20 field goal
3Q: 09:42 ARI - Micah Schmidtke 7 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 05:45 STL - Drew Rollo 41 fumble return (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 05:39 STL - Marc Lesky 37 fumble return (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 02:56 ARI - Sam Sutton 4 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 07:13 STL - Daniel Taylor 3 pass from Billy Andrews (Colin Whiting run for conversion failed)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 04:32 STL - Lester Arnold 48 field goal
2Q: 02:19 STL - Lester Arnold 20 field goal
3Q: 09:42 ARI - Micah Schmidtke 7 run (Alonzo Long extra point)
3Q: 05:45 STL - Drew Rollo 41 fumble return (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 05:39 STL - Marc Lesky 37 fumble return (Lester Arnold extra point)
3Q: 02:56 ARI - Sam Sutton 4 pass from Micah Schmidtke (Alonzo Long extra point)
4Q: 07:13 STL - Daniel Taylor 3 pass from Billy Andrews (Colin Whiting run for conversion failed)

Team Statistics STL ARI
Record 1-0 0-1
First Downs 16 18
- by Rushing 5 3
- by Passing 11 15
- by Penalty 0 0
Total Net Yards 290 374
- Offensive Plays 63 63
- Yards per Play 4.60 5.94
Net Rushing Yards 100 67
- Rushing Attempts 27 20
- Yards per Rush 3.70 3.35
Net Passing Yards 190 307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 34 - 17 - 0 41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 202 321
- Sacks/Yards Lost 2/12 2/14
- Yards per Pass Play 5.28 7.14
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 3/3
3rd Down Conversions 5/14 5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.2 9.4
4th Down Conversions 0/1 1/1
Penalties/Yards 3/15 9/79
Punt Returns/Yards 2/20 1/19
Kick Returns/Yards 3/62 6/98
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 1/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 1/1 2/0
Avg. Drive Start OWN 27 OWN 25
Time of Possession 30:53 29:07

Team Statistics	STL	ARI
Record	1-0	0-1
First Downs	16	18
- by Rushing	5	3
- by Passing	11	15
- by Penalty	0	0
Total Net Yards	290	374
- Offensive Plays	63	63
- Yards per Play	4.60	5.94
Net Rushing Yards	100	67
- Rushing Attempts	27	20
- Yards per Rush	3.70	3.35
Net Passing Yards	190	307
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	34 - 17 - 0	41 - 22 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	202	321
- Sacks/Yards Lost	2/12	2/14
- Yards per Pass Play	5.28	7.14
Fumbles/Lost	1/0	3/3
3rd Down Conversions	5/14	5/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.2	9.4
4th Down Conversions	0/1	1/1
Penalties/Yards	3/15	9/79
Punt Returns/Yards	2/20	1/19
Kick Returns/Yards	3/62	6/98
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	1/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	2
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	1/1	2/0
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 27	OWN 25
Time of Possession	30:53	29:07

Drive Charts

St. Louis Rams
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	10:43	6:18	OWN 9	12	60	Field Goal
1	1:59	1:29	OWN 29	3	5	Punt
2	14:17	0:24	OWN 40	3	0	Punt
2	8:13	3:02	OWN 20	5	10	Punt
2	3:24	1:12	OWN 43	4	54	Field Goal
2	0:41	0:41	OWN 32	2	2	Half
3	15:00	1:07	OWN 17	3	0	Punt
3	9:34	2:17	OWN 41	3	-4	Punt
3	2:46	4:06	OWN 24	9	35	Downs
4	11:34	4:28	OWN 7	10	93	Touchdown
4	6:04	4:56	OWN 36	9	25	Punt

Arizona Cardinals
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	4:17	OWN 15	7	30	Punt
1	4:25	2:26	OWN 30	4	49	Fumble
1	0:30	1:13	OWN 35	3	-9	Punt
2	13:53	5:40	OWN 20	9	21	Punt
2	5:11	1:47	50	6	14	Missed FG
2	2:12	1:31	OWN 15	4	2	Punt
3	13:53	4:19	OWN 17	9	83	Touchdown
3	7:17	1:38	OWN 7	4	34	Fumble
3	5:29	2:43	OWN 26	5	74	Touchdown
4	13:40	2:06	OWN 41	4	9	Punt
4	7:06	1:02	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
4	1:08	1:08	OWN 20	6	14	Game

Game MVP: Micah Schmidtke, Arizona Cardinals

Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+
Colin Whiting	17	55	3.24	11	1
Bennie Fanwick	9	42	4.67	12	1
Billy Andrews	1	3	3.00	3	0

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
Craig Montague	15	40	2.67	7	0	0
Micah Schmidtke	3	28	9.33	11	2	1
Zach Horner	2	-1	-0.50	1	0	0

Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Billy Andrews	34	17	202	2/12	1	49	0	78.3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Micah Schmidtke	41	22	321	2/14	1	46	0	87.5

Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Kirk Ellison	4	10	70	17.50	30	48	0
WR Marc Lesky	3	4	8	2.67	0	6	0
WR Ricky Kiddoo	3	5	63	21.00	33	49	0
RB Daniel Taylor	2	2	6	3.00	0	3	1
RB Colin Whiting	2	3	25	12.50	0	15	0
TE Freddie Winters	1	2	16	16.00	0	16	0
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	6	6.00	0	6	0
WR Ty Jonas	1	5	8	8.00	1	8	0
TE Jason Granberry	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Bernie Garner	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Arizona	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Sam Sutton	12	20	161	13.42	58	26	1
WR Larry Stratton	6	10	84	14.00	23	22	0
TE Richard Cummins	4	5	76	19.00	20	46	0
WR Richard Porter	0	2	0	0.00	0	0	0
FB Alan McMurdo	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
WR Broderick Poole	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

St. Louis	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Arizona	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

St. Louis	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
Daniel Taylor	1	0	1	0
Drew Rollo	0	1	1	1
Marc Lesky	0	1	0	1
Freddie Winters	0	1	0	0
Jose Prescott	0	1	0	0
Allen Wooden	0	0	1	0

Arizona	Fumb	Force
Craig Montague	1	0
Larry Stratton	1	0
Jim McKnight	1	0
Otis Drexler	0	1

Punting Statistics

St. Louis	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Marcus Cesario	6	273	45.5	35.7	60	1

Arizona	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Artie Souza	6	292	48.7	42.0	59	2

Kicking Statistics

St. Louis	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Lester Arnold	2/2	1/1	0/0	48	2/2

Arizona	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Alonzo Long	0/1	0/1	0/1	0	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Kirk Ellison	2	20	10.0	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Larry Stratton	1	19	19.0	0

Kick Return Statistics

St. Louis	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Colin Whiting	3	62	20.7	0

Arizona	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Jim McKnight	4	65	16.3	0
Timothy Sweeney	2	33	16.5	0

Defensive Statistics

St. Louis	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	7	4	0.0	20	42
CB Robbie Williamson	5	1	0.0	4	22
S Allen Wooden	4	3	0.0	15	35
S Nolan Schwartz	4	1	0.0	6	26
DT Max Coles	3	0	1.0	10	14
DT Butch Burns	3	1	0.0	11	21
ILB Drew Rollo	3	0	0.0	17	25
DE Christian Stuart	3	0	0.0	14	30
S Casey Callens	2	1	0.0	11	28
CB Ross Bensen	2	0	0.0	17	37
DT Jorge Schultz	1	0	1.0	9	16
OLB Glenn Alston	1	0	0.0	11	18
ILB Robert Hoffman	1	0	0.0	10	17
DT Ty Allard	1	0	0.0	10	29
S Harry Basinger	1	0	0.0	9	22

Arizona	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
ILB Marty Hopper	6	3	0.0	22	31
CB Shane Rhodes	5	1	0.0	21	31
S Otis Drexler	4	2	0.0	19	26
CB Kent Keisel	4	1	0.0	16	27
S Roman Becker	4	0	0.0	20	27
OLB Richard Vendl	3	1	1.0	10	9
DE Winfred Welker	3	1	0.0	21	23
DE Howie Rhodes	2	0	1.0	12	16
DT Corwin Jeffries	2	3	0.0	16	22
CB Ernie Dumas	2	1	0.0	16	19
OLB Bo Lemons	2	1	0.0	17	29
ILB Clarence Moreno	2	0	0.0	10	7
S Byron Meador	2	0	0.0	11	14
DE Nolan Brennan	1	2	0.0	16	20
DT Antoine Thune	1	1	0.0	24	26
G Andrew Powell	1	0	---	---	---
S Norbert Toomer	1	0	0.0	9	12
DE Daniel McLellan	1	0	0.0	6	13
ILB Terrell Spencer	0	1	0.0	5	5

Pass Rush Statistics

St. Louis	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DT Jorge Schultz	1.0	0	1	0	16
DT Max Coles	1.0	0	0	0	14
DE Jose Prescott	0.0	1	3	2	36
DT Ty Allard	0.0	1	1	0	29
DE Christian Stuart	0.0	0	2	1	30
DT Butch Burns	0.0	0	1	0	21

Arizona	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DE Howie Rhodes	1.0	1	1	16
OLB Richard Vendl	1.0	0	0	9
DT Corwin Jeffries	0.0	0	2	22
DE Winfred Welker	0.0	0	2	23
DE Nolan Brennan	0.0	0	1	20

Pass Defense Statistics

St. Louis	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Randall Money	5	1	42
CB Robbie Williamson	4	0	22
S Nolan Schwartz	4	0	26
S Allen Wooden	3	0	35
S Casey Callens	2	0	28
CB Ross Bensen	1	2	37
ILB Drew Rollo	1	0	25
DT Ty Allard	1	0	29
S Harry Basinger	1	0	22
CB Roman Long	0	1	22

Arizona	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
CB Shane Rhodes	5	0	31
S Roman Becker	3	0	27
CB Kent Keisel	2	1	27
ILB Marty Hopper	2	1	31
ILB Clarence Moreno	2	1	7
S Otis Drexler	1	1	26
OLB Bo Lemons	1	1	29
OLB Richard Vendl	1	0	9
S Byron Meador	0	1	14

Blocking Statistics

St. Louis	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Amos Brock	2	6	26	0	35
Randy Quesnel	1	6	24	0	32
Kerry Birchall	1	5	18	0	22
Jesse O'Neill	1	3	14	0	19
Teddy Buchanan	1	3	22	0	29
Teddy Fulcher	1	2	20	0	27
Joseph Sampson	1	1	20	2	27

Arizona	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
Randall Middleton	2	6	20	0	43
Andrew Powell	0	4	20	1	43
Alan McMurdo	0	2	14	0	31
Todd Worley	0	2	17	0	31
Walt Buckner	0	1	17	0	35
Richard Cummins	0	1	15	0	22
Marc Grace	0	1	15	0	33
Sedrick Forbes	0	0	5	1	10

Special Teams Statistics

St. Louis	Tackles	STPlays
Daniel Taylor	2	23
Kerry Birchall	2	17
Bennie Fanwick	2	12
Robbie Williamson	1	16
Nolan Schwartz	0	20
Jason Granberry	0	17
Marc Lesky	0	13
Bernie Garner	0	13
Emmanuel Squires	0	13
Kirk Ellison	0	10
Glenn Alston	0	9
Lester Arnold	0	8
Joseph Sampson	0	8
Amos Brock	0	8
Jesse O'Neill	0	8
Jumbo Nathan	0	8
Lance Santana	0	8
Marcus Cesario	0	6
Robert Hoffman	0	5
Harry Basinger	0	5
Freddie Winters	0	4
Max Coles	0	4
Rodney Washington	0	4
Christian Stuart	0	3
Malcolm Beustring	0	3
Colin Whiting	0	3
Allen Wooden	0	2
Roman Long	0	2
Butch Sweeney	0	2
Casey Callens	0	2
Drew Rollo	0	1
Jose Prescott	0	1
Butch Burns	0	1
Jorge Schultz	0	1
Randall Money	0	1
Ricky Kiddoo	0	1
Ross Bensen	0	1
Ty Allard	0	1

Arizona	Tackles	STPlays
Troy Frederick	2	16
Richard Cummins	1	15
Norbert Toomer	1	13
Van Clancy	1	7
Zach Horner	0	22
Shane Rhodes	0	19
Clarence Moreno	0	16
Timothy Sweeney	0	15
Alan McMurdo	0	13
Reggie Freeman	0	10
Terrell Spencer	0	9
Broderick Poole	0	8
Walt Buckner	0	7
Rufus Porter	0	7
Randall Middleton	0	7
Sedrick Forbes	0	7
Artie Souza	0	6
Larry Stratton	0	6
Daniel McLellan	0	6
Jim McKnight	0	6
Marty Hopper	0	5
Geoff Polston	0	5
Richard Vendl	0	5
Roman Becker	0	4
Winfred Welker	0	4
Marshall Ding	0	3
Antoine Thune	0	3
Craig Montague	0	3
Rufus McGarrity	0	3
Kent Keisel	0	2
Otis Drexler	0	2
Corwin Jeffries	0	2
Bo Lemons	0	2
Nolan Brennan	0	1
Richard Porter	0	1
Ernie Dumas	0	1
Alonzo Long	0	1
Howie Rhodes	0	1
Britt Hanson	0	1

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	7	17	2.4
Middle	15	62	4.1
Right	5	21	4.2
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	9	3.0
Middle	11	46	4.2
Right	6	12	2.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Billy Andrews	34	17	2	1	3	6	6	0	0

Arizona	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Micah Schmidtke	41	22	6	2	1	4	8	3	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	1	0	0	0.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	13	8	38	2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	9	164	10.9
Long (19+ Yds)	5	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	3	3	51	17.0
Short (0-8 Yds)	11	9	85	7.7
Medium (9-18 Yds)	16	9	139	8.7
Long (19+ Yds)	9	1	46	5.1

Detailed Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Kirk Ellison	10	4	1	70	1	26
WR Ricky Kiddoo	5	3	1	63	1	12
WR Ty Jonas	5	1	0	8	0	25
WR Marc Lesky	4	3	0	8	0	18
RB Colin Whiting	3	2	0	25	0	32
TE Freddie Winters	2	1	0	16	0	17
RB Daniel Taylor	2	2	0	6	0	7
RB Bennie Fanwick	1	1	0	6	0	4
TE Jason Granberry	1	0	0	0	0	16
WR Bernie Garner	1	0	1	0	0	1

Arizona	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Sam Sutton	20	12	0	161	3	41
WR Larry Stratton	10	6	1	84	2	40
TE Richard Cummins	5	4	0	76	1	22
WR Richard Porter	2	0	0	0	0	19
FB Alan McMurdo	1	0	0	0	0	31
WR Broderick Poole	1	0	0	0	0	5

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Billy Andrews	1	3	3.00	3.00
Bennie Fanwick	1	2	2.00	4.67
Colin Whiting	1	-2	-2.00	3.24

Arizona	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
Micah Schmidtke	1	7	7.00	9.33

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Billy Andrews	2	1	3	1.50	5.94

Arizona	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Micah Schmidtke	4	2	11	2.75	7.83

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB Daniel Taylor	1	1	3	3.00	3.00
WR Kirk Ellison	1	0	0	0.00	7.00

Arizona	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Sam Sutton	4	2	11	2.75	8.05

Third Down Rushing Statistics

St. Louis	Rushes	Conversions
Bennie Fanwick	2	2
Billy Andrews	1	0
Colin Whiting	1	0

Arizona	Rushes	Conversions
Micah Schmidtke	1	1

Third Down Passing Statistics

St. Louis	Att	Comp	Conversions
Billy Andrews	9	5	3

Arizona	Att	Comp	Conversions
Micah Schmidtke	11	6	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

St. Louis	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Marc Lesky	3	3	1
RB Colin Whiting	2	2	2
WR Kirk Ellison	1	0	0
WR Ricky Kiddoo	1	0	0
WR Ty Jonas	1	0	0
WR Bernie Garner	1	0	0

Arizona	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Sam Sutton	5	4	4
WR Larry Stratton	4	2	0
WR Richard Porter	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 40,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 11,600 (17,600)
End Zone 8,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine 4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats 7,100 (11,200)
Club Seats 7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes 1,300 (2,200)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	40,900 (63,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	11,600 (17,600)
End Zone	8,600 (12,700)
Mezzanine	4,800 (7,300)
Sideline Seats	7,100 (11,200)
Club Seats	7,500 (12,000)
Luxury Boxes	1,300 (2,200)