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Rewind · week 6, 2026

Arizona 18, the Rams 16: what nobody priced

We had the Rams at 71%. The market had the Rams by 12.5. Arizona won 18-16 at SoFi Stadium.

19 Oct 2026 · 3 min read
18-16Arizona win

We had the Rams at 71%. The market had the Rams by 12.5. Arizona won 18-16 at SoFi Stadium. We were wrong, and so was the market.

1-1Turnoversthe Rams vs Arizona
5/15Third downsArizona; the Rams 4/10
24/35Jacoby Brissett218 yds, 0 TD, 1 INT
-0.02EPA per playArizona; the Rams -0.16

How it swung

0%25%50%75%100%Q1Q2Q3Q4Q1 09:47: LA score (0-3)Q1 05:41: ARI score (3-3)Q2 14:55: ARI score (6-3)Q2 08:29: LA score (6-9)Q2 00:49: ARI score (9-9)Q3 06:29: ARI score (12-9)Q4 09:31: ARI score (15-9)Q4 00:52: LA score (15-15)Q4 00:47: LA score (15-16)Q4 00:03: ARI score (18-16)12345LA winning ↑ARI winning ↓
■ Rams ahead■ Cardinals ahead① biggest swings● scoring plays
The Rams' chance of winning, play by play. Every swing play and drive on the game page.

3. With 52 seconds left, Matthew Stafford found Colby Parkinson for a 5-yard touchdown, a 15-point swing in win probability towards the Rams.

4. With 47 seconds left, Jacoby Brissett found Jalen Brooks for 21 yards, plus 15 more for unnecessary roughness, a 24-point swing in win probability towards Arizona.

5. With 3 seconds left, Chad Ryland kicked a 43-yard field goal, a 40-point swing in win probability towards Arizona.

Who won the matchups

Trey McBride against the Rams: the Rams won it. McBride held to 53 yards on 9 targets, against his usual 75.

Puka Nacua against Arizona: Even. Nacua had 80 yards on 7 targets, close to his usual 108.

Matthew Stafford against Arizona: Arizona won it. Stafford managed -0.18 EPA a dropback, well below his usual +0.21.

What we missed, honestly

Nothing in the pre-game numbers pointed this way. Some games are just misses, and we grade those too.

Sources: nflverse play-by-play 2026; NFL injury report, week 6; our published pre-kickoff run 2026-10-18T09-12-36Z_automation. Every number here comes straight from our pipeline.