The cardinals of Arizona reach disaster status in the last battle

The question is: will the Cardinals continue to self-repair with veteran quarterback Sam Bradford under center or with first-round pick rookie Josh Rosen? It's fair to wonder how much the Arizona offense has been so successful so far with Bradford, who has only amassed 17 of his 27 passes for a mere 90 yards on Sunday.

His longest run was a 15-yard 15-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald, which would aggravate a thigh problem he has experienced in recent days and missed the entire fourth quarter.

Coach Steve Wilks had to know that questions about Rosen would come. Bradford was not able to move the attack with a kick in eight quarters of the game. Rosen, at least, would provide some excitement and conviction that he can do what Bradford did not try or was not able to do, namely to throw the ball in the hope of making great games.

"We have to evaluate everything, and when you look at the situation in all three phases, that's what we're going to do," said coach Steve Wilks. "I'm not going to sit here and draw conclusions right after the game. We will go back and evaluate the film, watch the staff … and propose the best game plan.

So, maybe a Rosen could take over this Sunday when the Cardinals will host the Chicago Bears?

"Again, I'm not going to sit here and say right after the game what we're going to do from a staff point of view," Wilks said. "But I will say this: everyone will be evaluated."

As the Cardinals begin intense psychotherapy with each other, the Rams seem ready to laugh until a second consecutive NFC West Division title. On 10 occasions, Goff hit five different receivers for 15-yard gains or more, including four for Brandin Cooks. One of these connections was 57 yards.

The cooks caught seven passes for 159 yards, Robert Woods six for 81 and Cooper for six in 63. The Cardinals' main catcher was Fitzgerald, who caught three balls for 28 yards.

"There will always be things you can improve, even in a good game," Fitzgerald said. "But the inability to support the engines, not being able to do the basic things we are working on, is frustrating. We played a pretty good football team today. The Rams, they will be at the heart of the playoffs as they were last year. They are just a good ball club.

"When you do not run, things like that happen sometimes. You play against good teams, or you play against anyone, you just have to do a lot better to run, complete, catch, open, block, the whole gamut.

It's like that Sunday. There was not a single thing in violation that continued to derail the cardinals. It was everything.

"I wish there is one thing I can tell you that if we had this problem, it would be instantly better," Bradford said. "There is a lot to improve for us and it needs to start now. It is two weeks in a row where we have dropped the defense and I think we all understand that we have to play better. "

The Arizona match, which totaled just 54 yards (including 48 by David Johnson), must clearly improve.

The same is true for the defense, which allowed 432 total yards and four touchdowns, and special team coverage, allowing JoJo Natson to return six pots for 133 yards and a kickoff for 22. yards. Natson's 60-yard stint return in the second quarter allowed the Rams to reach their second touchdown and third momentum in the first half and a 19-0 lead.

"Our concern is not one guy, it's 10 guys," said Gurley, who finished with 73 yards in the scrum. "… Thanks to JoJo for its input and output."

While Rams 'defensive tackle Aaron Donald was delighted that the Rams' "scary" defense was still improving, Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson is wondering where the Arizona defense will go from here.

"It's a hard pill to swallow," he said. "But we have to find a way to not only win your matches head-to-head, but to find a way to win after every game. We are obviously not leaving the field during the third runs. We give up too many great games. … We can not give up so many points.

"No matter where the special teams can give us or the offense can put us, our job is to keep the teams out of the end zone."

On Sunday, the Cardinals have experienced widespread disaster.