2022 NFL power rankings, Week 9: 49ers roll, Bengals rolled
32. . 3-5. Previous: . Arizona Cardinals. 21. team
Dating back to 1991 and including the postseason, the Cardinals had dropped 10 straight road games vs. the Vikings entering Sunday. Kliff Kingsbury’s club had some extra time to prepare for their clash with the Vikings.
It was an up-and-down day for Kyler Murray. He threw for 326 yards and three scores and led the club with 36 yards on the ground. But he was sacked four times and his two interceptions were part of three Arizona turnovers.
51. . 3-4. Previous: . Los Angeles Rams. 20. team
The defending Super Bowl champions returned to action after some time off and faced the 49ers for the second time this season. Late in the first quarter, Matthew Stafford took it in from the one-yard line to give the Rams a 7-0 lead.
And later, he found Cooper Kupp for a 16-yard score and Sean McVay’s owned a seven-point advantage in the second quarter. But the Rams gave up the final 24 points of the game and gained a mere 223 yards in the loss.
Previous: . Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 19. team. 48. . 3-5
Todd Bowles’ team didn’t have a lot of time to dwell on last week’s loss at Carolina as they hosted the Ravens on Thursday night. And in what has been a recent trend, the Buccaneers’ defense struggled in the second half after another shaky performance by Tampa Bay and the Tampa attack.
Todd Bowles’ team allowed 297 total yards – 204 on the ground – and 24 points as the reigning NFC South champions dropped their fifth game in six outings.