Looking at the final score of the Rams’ 32-16 win over the Cardinals on Sunday, one would assume the L.A. offense was dominant. That wasn’t the case, however. Six points were scored by the defense, and special teams gave the offense short fields to work with.

In fact, L.A.’s special teams unit was outstanding in just about every phase, from kicking to the return game. They also blocked an extra point and a field goal, keeping four points off the board for Arizona.

Cardinals coach Bruce Arians believes penalties should have been called on both plays, however. He argues that the Rams went through the long snapper while his head was still down, which isn’t allowed in the NFL.

“While his head was down, there was contact on him,” Arians said on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “That’s a foul. I’m on the (NFL Competition) Committee, so I know it’s a foul. He’s a defenseless player.”

Tyrunn Walker and Michael Brockers were the two players who blocked the kicks, and although they didn’t line up directly over the center, they did crash down into him, which is a foul. The officials seem to have missed those two calls, which did have a slight impact on the game.

“Ron Torbert is a great referee. I had no problems with asking him anything. But it’s the after-the-fact things. You send the tapes in and it’s, ‘Yeah, that should have been called, that should have been called, that should have been called,’ but it’s not and you get very frustrated with it. To me, it’s just the inconsistency.”

Ultimately, there’s nothing the NFL can do to change the calls now, but Arians does seem to have a case.