UNDISPUTED | Shannon "aghast" Rams Get First Taste of Adversity, Falling to Cardinals 37-20

The Los Angeles Rams dropped their first game of the season, falling to the Arizona Cardinals in an NFC West showdown.
In the first three games to begin the NFL season, the Los Angeles Rams hadn’t faced much adversity. What the Rams game-planned during the week in preparation for game days, for the most part, they were able to convert accordingly.

However, that wasn't the case in Week 4 when the Arizona Cardinals came into SoFi Stadium and handed the Rams their first loss of the season by the score of 37-20.

For the first time on the year, the Rams encountered their back being up against the wall early on. L.A. had played all of their first three games with leads for the greater part of the contest with the exception of one series in Indianapolis. Therefore, this was unfamiliar territory for the 2021 new-look Rams squad.

Entering halftime, the Rams trailed the Cardinals 24-13, being visibly outplayed after the first two quarters by Arizona. While the Rams have yet to lose a game when leading after two quarters under Sean McVay, his head coaching record when trailing at halftime was 5-15 before this matchup – a stat that didn't play favorably into the Rams chances of rallying back after an early deficient.

The Rams scored four times – two touchdowns and two field goals – with just seven points scored in the second half.

With 12:05 remaining in the fourth quarter, the Rams tried a 4th and goal attempt to put the game within two scores but Stafford's pass to tight end Tyler Higbee came up short, giving Arizona the ball back up 21 points which put the game on ice.

Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp had been the best quarterback to wide receiver duo in the first three weeks as Kupp entered Week 4 leading all pass-catchers in receptions, yards and touchdowns. But against the Arizona secondary, the Rams dynamic duo struggled to muster up that same chemistry they've shown in recent games.

Stafford wasn’t nearly as efficient as he's been in games prior. He finished the day 26 of 41 for 280 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Meanwhile, Kupp logged five catches for 64 yards, his quietest game of the young season.

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