Recap: Good, not great, enough to beat Cardinals

Week 13: Cardinals (3-8) at Rams (5-6) Dec 5, 2010 3:15 CST 19 6 NFL.com: Recap | Play by Play | Video In their first matchup this season, the Rams defense mostly held the Cardinals offense in check. However, for one five-play drive (all runs) that ended in six points, we simply forgot how to tackle. Tim Hightower and Larod Stevens-Howling ran roughshod, covering 75 yards in four carries, as our men in blue reeled. In this game’s first quarter, two Tim Hightower runs accounted for 52 yards, and set up the Cardinals for two field goals on their first two drives. As the Rams offense sputtered and coughed, Rams fans felt a cold feeling in the pit of their stomachs. Could we really be on the verge of giving this game away? But from there on out, the Rams defense clamped down hard on the desert birds. After giving up 109 yards in the game’s first two drives, Fred Robbins and company allowed only 115 more the rest of the way. As the Rams offense finally ground into gear ...