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NFL · Week 6

Sun, Oct 18 · 4:05 PM ET

ARIArizona Cardinals1-4 · Regular season

LALos Angeles Rams2-3 · Regular season

Model win prob.LA 80%

Model: our NFL team ratings (the playoff-picture engine), home edge included. Not betting odds.

Numbers to know

1LA has won 4 of the last 5 meetings (regular season + playoffs since 2015).
2ARI has lost its last 4 games (this season).
3ARI has been outscored by opponents by 10.8 points per game over its last 5 (21.6–32.4).

ARI recent form

Last 5 games (this season)

L10/11vs DET21–45
L10/4@ NYG24–36
L9/27@ SF30–36
L9/20vs SEA7–31
W9/13@ LAC26–14

LA recent form

Last 5 games (this season)

L10/12vs BUF34–37
W10/4@ PHI24–20
L9/27@ DEN26–30
W9/21vs NYG28–6
L9/10vs SF7–27

Key players

ARI

Jacoby Brissett

208.3 pass yds/g · 8 pass TD

4 games · weeks 2–5, 2026 · 17.0 PPR pts/g

Puka Nacua

26 rec · 131.5 rec yds/g · 2 TD

2 games · weeks 2–5, 2026 · 32.7 PPR pts/g

NFL: the team's top skill player by PPR fantasy points per game over its last 4 games (must have played the latest one).

Head to head

ARI 1 – 4 LA · last 5

Meetings regular season + playoffs since 2015.

1/4/26ARI 20 @ LA 37
12/7/25LA 45 @ ARI 17
12/28/24ARI 9 @ LA 13
9/15/24LA 10 @ ARI 41
11/26/23LA 37 @ ARI 14

All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.