Things have gone from bad to worse for the Arizona Cardinals since their Week 6 win over the Los Angeles Rams. They traded away Jacoby Brissett and have now lost his replacement, Gardner Minshew, to an elbow injury. Plus, Michael Wilson is out for the year and Jeremiyah Love is on IR.

In their rematch with the Rams on Sunday, the Cardinals will start rookie quarterback Carson Beck. It'll be the first regular-season action of his career after being a third-round pick by Arizona in April.

Beck won two National Championships as a backup at Georgia before transferring to Miami, where he led the Hurricanes to the national title game last year but lost to Fernando Mendoza and Indiana. He went 37-6 as a starter in college, so he knows all about winning against top competition.

Needless to say, this won't be an easy debut for the rookie. He's facing a loaded Rams defense that just got Myles Garrett back last week, and he promptly recorded three sacks in his first game since Week 1. Aaron Donald will also be hunting him down, as will Byron Young and Josaiah Stewart.

Jaylen Watson is out for the year but the Rams could potentially have Trent McDuffie after he missed last week's game with a bad back.

Beck will go into this game without the Cardinals' top two receivers (Marvin Harrison Jr. and Wilson) and top running back (Love) at the start of the season, so he may have to lean heavily on star tight end Trey McBride.

In one preseason game, Beck completed 15 of 19 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions against the Panthers.