Los Angeles Rams Vs. Arizona Cardinals: Final Injury Report Keeps Eyes On Defense

The Los Angeles Rams made it into London for their final practice today before taking on the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7, and we got the final injury report not long ago:

First, I wouldn’t sweat the “limited” participation for LT Andrew Whitworth. Rams Head Coach Sean McVay only singled out the two denoted with injured game statuses, so I wouldn’t be concerned with that change.

That being said, we’ve got gameday decisions coming for LB Mark Barron and S Cody Davis. For Barron, it’s if he can play. For Davis, it’s how to sort out the depth at safety which is an interesting calculus. Davis’ absence will likely lead to a starting pairing of DB Lamarcus Joyner and rookie S John Johnson, a pairing that has yet to take an NFL snap together. With S Maurice Alexander released 10 days ago and Joyner back in action for the first time in three weeks, it’s certainly likely to see some rotation back there. I’d guess it’s a decision between S Marqui Christian or DB Blake Countess.

It’s worth pointing out that we’re headed into the final game prior to the bye, and the Rams are improbably healthy yet again after being arguably the healthiest team in the NFL in 2016. So shout out to the Rams’ award-winning medical staff led by Head Athletic Trainer Reggie Scott, but also shout out to luck. Luck’s the best, yall.

Here’s the Cardinal’s final report:

Four out of the five listed as Questionable are on the defensive side of the ball, so we’ll have to see when the seven-man game inactive lists are released how many defenders the Cardinals go without.

As it stands, the Rams are heading into Week 7 very fortunate on the injury front.