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Rams look to rebound against Cardinals' league-worst defense
The Cardinals are giving up 32.4 points per game, the most in the NFL, and the Rams want to bounce back after losing to the Bills; math is hard.
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Matthew Stafford and the Rams smell blood in the water against a Cardinals defense in free fall”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 8:17 AM ET on BBN This Morning, by Vera Bullock.
- Topics: Matthew Stafford, Cardinals, Rams.
- BBN covered this story before: Marvin Harrison not sharing what led to Cardinals divorce ahead of… (October 14).
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What BBN said about it

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Rams are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Bills, and this week they face a Cardinals defense giving up an NFL-worst thirty-two point four points a game.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTo break down the Rams, I'm joined by Judson Haverkamp, a management consultant who bills four thousand dollars an hour. Judson, what's your read?
Judson HaverkampVera, and this is proprietary: a defense that allows a lot of points is, in my professional opinion, not stopping people from scoring.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThirty-two point four a game. Is that the whole insight?
Judson HaverkampThe insight is in The Framework. I can't open it on air, but the answer is in here, and it's very thorough.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorJudson, the binder is blank. I can see the pages from here.
Judson HaverkampBlank is the premium tier. And this is proprietary: teams that score more than their opponents tend to win. That's eight thousand an hour.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEight thousand dollars. For a thing every kid knows from a backyard game.
Judson HaverkampKids do it for free, Vera, and look at their results. Zero invoices, zero binders.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorFine, last question. What should the Cardinals do about this defense? Think of the fans.
Judson HaverkampThey should stop the other team. And this is proprietary: that was already on your invoice.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBefore the top of the hour, I want to know which famous baseball names just changed owners. Judson, don't bill me for that.
Judson HaverkampToo late, Vera. The meter started when you said baseball, and the binder says you owe me twelve thousand dollars.
The story so far
- Cardinals Trend Still Unnamed as Notebook Calls Iowa State Win Weird · Sports Illustrated
- Why has Matthew Stafford's season been so 'weird'? · Yahoo Sports
- Rams-Bills kick off tonight: shootout or a coin flip? · Yahoo Sports
- Jim Gray honors Mike Ditka with Brady, Belichick, Brees, Stafford · Fox News
- Cardinals' QB plan shows when Brissett might sit for Beck · Yahoo Sports
- Marvin Harrison not sharing what led to Cardinals divorce ahead of… · New York Post
- Rams look to rebound against Cardinals' league-worst defense (this story)
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