# Rams fall to 2-4

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The Arizona Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Week 6 on October 18, dropping the Rams to 2-4. Arizona had lost four straight and gave up 45 points the week before. The discussion has moved to Stafford's 44.5 passer rating under pressure this season, with three interceptions against the blitz, and to a run game that ranks 24th in attempts despite two backs averaging almost five yards a carry. The Rams also lost their kicker early, forcing a two-point conversion on their first touchdown, and no longer run well on first down after leading the NFL in fewest yards to go on third down last season. They have four multiple-giveaway games in six weeks after three…

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## Segments

- [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-16, 1:17:48 to 1:24:15: **Frames the Cardinals line as a trap**. Puts the 2-3 Rams on Sicko Street ahead of the Cardinals game, framing a 12.5-point line as a trap and weighing the brutal first five opponents against a soft next five. Adds the kicker change: Mevis out, Blake Grupe in. New angle: The Rams replaced Harrison Mevis with Blake Grupe, who played five games with the Colts last year.
- [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-16, 6:31 to 9:57: **Lands on the kicking game**. Recaps the Monday night loss to San Francisco and lands on the kicking game: McVay told the post-game press conference he has to be better and will take a long look at special teams, and Harrison Mevis was cut afterward. New angle: Harrison Mevis was cut after the Monday night loss, days after McVay said he would take a long look at special teams.
- [The Athletic Football Show: A show about the NFL](https://boilpoints.com/u/theathleticfootballshowashowaboutthenfl), 2026-10-19, 19:19 to 34:22: **Retells the loss through Stafford's air yards**. Long segment on the Rams' 18-16 loss to Arizona, working through the shotgun-heavy offense, the third-and-one and fourth-and-eight play calls, and Stafford's 4.4 air yards per attempt. It retells the loss and the numbers already on the record, adding only a few fresh figures.
- [Nightcap](https://boilpoints.com/u/nightcap), 2026-10-19, 1:08:50 to 1:11:39: **Argues the Rams' super-team label means nothing**. Closes the show on the Rams' 2-4 start, arguing the super-team label means nothing once the game starts. Recaps the carry split and the 70-to-53 play gap, and stays inside the week's Rams coverage.
- [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-19, 1:12 to 3:57: **Recaps the weekend's upsets and McVay's clip**. Runs through the weekend's surprises - Auburn over Georgia, the Titans over the Colts, the Cardinals over the Rams - and plays McVay's post-game clip about unforced errors and the kickoff return. A recap that stays inside the Rams coverage already on the record.
- [The Dan Patrick Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanpatrickshow), 2026-10-19, 1:48 to 4:35: **Plays McVay blaming unforced errors**. Runs the Rams' home loss to Arizona through a biggest-surprise debate and plays McVay's postgame clip, where he blames unforced errors and the kickoff coverage that followed the kicker injury. The McVay sound is new to the record; the rest is recap. New angle: McVay said the Rams won't win a game until they stop beating themselves, citing unforced errors and a big kickoff return after losing the kicker.
- [The Rich Eisen Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thericheisenshow), 2026-10-19, 23:50 to 25:28: **Recaps the home loss against the Browns' record**. Recaps the Rams' 2-4 start and the home loss to Arizona, framing it against the Browns' 4-2 record. The SoFi stat is a retelling of a line already on the record, and the segment stays inside the week's coverage.
- [The Rich Eisen Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thericheisenshow), 2026-10-19, 30:23 to 32:11: **Recaps the 2-4 start and McVay's terse answers**. Recaps the Rams' 2-4 start and last place in the NFC West, then reads McVay's terse postgame answers about the team still figuring out its identity. Stays inside the loss to Arizona and its fallout.
- [The Rich Eisen Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thericheisenshow), 2026-10-19, 32:14 to 34:23: **Previews the Rams' next stretch and a 3-1 path**. Runs through the Rams' next stretch - the Raiders, then the winless Chargers - and argues they can still go 3-1 or 4-0. Mostly a power-ranking and survivor-pool conversation built on the 2-4 record already on the record.
- [The Right Time with Bomani Jones](https://boilpoints.com/u/therighttimewithbomanijones), 2026-10-19, 10:43 to 12:46: **Adds that both Cardinals wins came at SoFi**. Rundown banter that drops the Rams down the show after the Cardinals loss, then checks Arizona's record: both of their wins came at SoFi Stadium, more than the Rams and Chargers have there combined. New angle: Both of the Cardinals' wins this season came at SoFi Stadium, more than the Rams and Chargers have there combined.
- [The Right Time with Bomani Jones](https://boilpoints.com/u/therighttimewithbomanijones), 2026-10-19, 12:46 to 18:21: **Argues against the Stafford Hall consensus**. Argues against the sudden Stafford Hall of Fame consensus and against the idea he can lift this Rams team, then runs through the injuries to Donald, Garrett, Nacua and Adams and predicts Los Angeles misses the playoffs. Opinion and framing on top of the 2-4 start, with no new development.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-19, 15:00 to 20:37: **Argues the giveaways are the problem, not Stafford**. Argues the 2-4 start is a giveaway problem, not a Stafford problem: four multiple-giveaway games in six weeks after three all of last season, and a first-down run game that fell from second in the league to outside the top 10. Frames Garrett's return as the missing closer. New angle: The Rams have four multiple-giveaway games in six weeks after three all of last regular season.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-19, 26:11 to 30:42: **Pushes back on the special-teams explanation**. Pushes back on the special-teams explanation for the Rams' 2-4 start, arguing the real problem is first down: Los Angeles no longer runs the ball well on early downs, leaving Stafford in second and third and long. Frames it as a running-back-value argument and notes the Rams miss Myles Garrett as a closer. New angle: The Rams led the NFL in fewest yards to go on third down last season and no longer run well on first down.
- [The Dan Le Batard Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thedanlebatardshow), 2026-10-19, 4:09 to 9:07: **Picks the Rams as most stunning**. Kostos picks the Rams as the most stunning team in the league six weeks in, arguing last place in the NFC West is worse than the Chargers' 0-6. Retells the Arizona home loss and Stafford's drop from MVP form, all ground the Rams card already holds.
- [The Ryen Russillo Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/theryenrussilloshow), 2026-10-19, 3:27 to 19:26: **Breaks down Stafford's pressure splits on film**. Long film-room segment on the Rams' 2-4 start: the run game is still elite but the passing game has gone tight, with Stafford checking down to running backs and struggling against the blitz. Adds pressure and play-action splits and a schedule read, then argues the team is still dangerous. New angle: Stafford has a 44.5 passer rating under pressure this season, with three interceptions against the blitz.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-19, 17:49 to 26:19: **Works through the Rams' play calling and special teams**. Recaps the Rams' 16-point loss to Arizona and the 2-4 record, then works through McVay's play calling, Stafford's average play, the special teams and Myles Garrett's absence. It stays inside the ground already covered, adding only opinion on whether the stars are still sold out.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-19, 53:22 to 1:01:11: **Breaks down the pass-heavy offense and the 2-4 start**. Breaks down the Rams' 2-4 start after the Arizona loss: a pass-heavy offense despite two backs near five yards a carry, Arizona's pressure rate jumping to about 35 percent, and Stafford's efficiency numbers landing at league average. Adds a stat on how losing records after six weeks have never reached a Super Bowl. New angle: The Rams rank 24th in rushing attempts despite two backs averaging almost five yards a carry.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-19, 13:36 to 20:38: **Questions Garrett's fit in the Rams' 2-4 start**. Opens the Rams' 2-4 start after a home loss to Arizona, a team that had lost four straight. Works through Stafford's slow starts, the recurring receiver injuries and the kicker loss, and questions whether Myles Garrett fits a defense that will not be built around him. New angle: The Rams lost their kicker early in the game, forcing a two-point conversion on their first touchdown.
- [PTI](https://boilpoints.com/u/pti), 2026-10-20, 3:44 to 6:31: **Adds the combined 2-10 SoFi record**. Ranks the Rams' 2-4 start against the 0-6 Chargers and the 2-4 Cowboys, retelling the Arizona loss and the late roughing call. Stays inside the week's coverage, adding only the combined 2-10 SoFi record.
- [The Rich Eisen Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thericheisenshow), 2026-10-20, 24:06 to 27:43: **Explains the Rams' red-zone and pass-rush gaps**. Kurt Warner's answer on why the Rams are 2-4: no run-game physicality in the red zone and no pass rush to finish games. It is analysis of the same loss to Arizona, with no new development.
- [The Pat McAfee Show](https://boilpoints.com/u/thepatmcafeeshow), 2026-10-21, 40:52 to 43:29: **Recaps the Rams' 2-4 start and questions the calls**. Watt and Shipley react to the Rams sitting at 2-4 after the Cardinals upset, with Watt calling the record baffling given McVay's coaching and Shipley questioning a halfback screen on fourth and eight and a handoff to a third-string tight end on fourth and one. Reaction and recap, no new development.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-22, 36:02 to 41:58: **Casts the Rams game as a must-win**. Turns the 2-4 Rams into a must-win argument: favored by 4.5 in Las Vegas, last three games decided on the final play, and a loss to the Raiders would end their playoff hopes. Stays inside the record, leaning on the 2023 and 2024 slow starts and the still-unseen Myles Garrett.
- [First Things First](https://boilpoints.com/u/firstthingsfirst), 2026-10-22, 1:57:31 to 2:02:50: **Weighs whether a loss ends the Rams**. Revisits the Rams' 2-4 start ahead of the Raiders game, weighing whether a loss ends their playoff hopes. Leans on the 2023 and 2024 comebacks and the underlying pressure and red-zone numbers - a retelling that stays inside the week's Rams coverage.
- [The Herd with Colin Cowherd](https://boilpoints.com/u/theherdwithcolincowherd), 2026-10-23, 43:34 to 46:21: **Recaps the Rams' 2-4 slide and picks against them**. Picks the Rams-Raiders afternoon game, recapping the 2-4 record, the Adams and Nacua absences, the special teams and Stafford's average play. Stays inside the Rams-fall-to-2-4 read, adding only a pick against them.