Without RB Steven Jackson in the lineup, the Rams never had much of a chance in a 31-10 loss to the Cardinals.
In his third NFL start, Rams QB Keith Null threw three interceptions and led the team to only 238 total yards.
Howard Balzer of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat noticed that 30 of the 45 active Rams Sunday were sixth-round picks, seventh-round picks or undrafted.
A lack of other available cornerbacks wasn’t enough to get CB Jonathan Wade back on the field for the Rams.
Three Rams -- G Roger Allen, RB Chris Ogbonnaya and WR Cord Parks -- made their NFL debuts on Sunday.
Sunday’s victory gave the Cardinals their first 10-win season since 1976.
Cardinals WR Early Doucet caught his first NFL touchdown, then took a rough celebratory tackle from Larry Fitzgerald.
With the score 17-7 in the third quarter, Cardinals P Ben Graham forced a fumble on a punt return to set up a touchdown that put the game out of reach.
Cardinals S Adrian Wilson had a sack to make him the 10th player in NFL history with 20 career sacks and 20 career interceptions.
Doucet’s touchdown catch made Cardinals QB Kurt Warner the second man to throw 100 touchdowns with two different teams.
