49ERS VOICE: 49ers make just enough plays, hold off Seahawks

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RAMS VOICE: Week 5: Cardinals-Rams Preview

RAMS VOICE: Week 5: Cardinals-Rams Preview: CARDINALS VOICE: Week 5: Cardinals-Rams Preview : By JEFF MEZYDLO (STATS Senior Writer) | The Associated Press Based on their recent hist...

Week 5: Cardinals-Rams Preview

By JEFF MEZYDLO (STATS Senior Writer) | The Associated Press

Based on their recent history against the St. Louis Rams, it appears the Arizona Cardinals have a good chance to continue the team's best start in 38 years.

The Cardinals look to remain undefeated when they try for an eighth consecutive road win over the improved St. Louis Rams on Thursday night.

With three victories by four or fewer points, Arizona (4-0) joins Houston and Atlanta as the NFL's lone unbeaten teams.

"We are a good team,'' said coach Ken Whisenhunt, whose club's eight wins in 2011 came by seven or fewer points - four in overtime. "We play well together and our guys make plays.''

Off to its best start since Jim Hart quarterbacked the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-0 start in 1974, Arizona has won 11 of 13 - the best mark in the league during that span.

"There's no question chemistry is a big part of it,'' Whisenhunt said. "We started to develop that last year over that stretch and you could see it in training camp and the offseason. You never know what that's going to mean, but in some tough situations this year you've seen that come out. You've seen some guys believe in each other, work hard and to me that's what a team is all about.''

Whisenhunt hopes that belief and his team's collective confidence extends to the prime-time stage. Arizona has won 10 of 11 against the Rams (2-2), and seven straight at the Edward Jones Dome since a 17-10 loss there Sept. 12, 2004.

Arizona took both meetings last season after losing 19-6 at home to the Rams on Dec. 5, 2010.

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