The 60-second read · Thursday, November 12, 2026

Cardinals host the Rams Sunday, and it is a rematch

The Cardinals are 3-6 and have won 2 of their last 5. They are on a 1-game losing streak. That has them 4th in the NFC West, 4.5 games behind the 49ers, and ESPN's standings list them as the No. 14 seed in the NFC right now, a wild-card spot.

Last time out, the Cardinals lost to the Seahawks 17-3 in Week 9, with Gardner Minshew II going 21 of 30 for 166 yards.

Next up: the Rams (5-4) come to State Farm Stadium, Sun, Nov 15 at 3:05 p.m. CT on CBS. The Cardinals won the first meeting 18-16 in Week 6. It is a division game, so it counts in the NFC West tiebreakers.

The betting line is LAR -9.5 with a total of 39.5 (Draft Kings) and ESPN's matchup predictor gives the Cardinals a 13 percent chance to win.

On the injury report: Gardner Minshew II (elbow), Hunter Long (knee), Michael Wilson (neck), and Zachary Carter (knee) are listed out or on injured reserve.

Written automatically from live ESPN data as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT.

Data note: scores, schedules, standings, injuries, lines, and ESPN's predictor come from ESPN's public APIs, as of Nov 12, 2026, 8:01 p.m. CT. Injury designations tagged as team reporting are cited supplements where ESPN's weekly report is missing or behind. Deadline and roster notes in previews and 60-second reads come from official announcements and cited reporting. Other written text is generated from the ESPN data and adds no numbers of its own.