After a short week to prepare, the Minnesota Vikings were scheduled to take on the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday Night Football.
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The Arizona Cardinals are in the playoffs with a win while the Minnesota Vikings are seeking for a strong performance. Palmer has only thrown nine interceptions on the season while the Cardinals defense has forced 16, returning three for touchdowns.
Teddy Bridgewater, QB-His quality games have been few and far between, but he does so well when he has them that you have hope for his future. “…Yeah, it was one of my spin moves”.
The third time was a charm. Arizona is 8-4 with the over while Minnesota is 9-2-1 with the under this season.
Palmer even had a 6-foot-5, 331-pound receiver.
Chandler Catanzaro’s 47-yard field goal with 1:23 to go was the winning score as Arizona (11-2) won its seventh in a row.
Let’s take a look at game previews and predictions. He has now completed 60 percent or more of his passes in 11 consecutive games and he only has two games this season in which he threw multiple interceptions in a game. He finished 25-35 for 310 yards and two touchdowns.
It seemed pre-game to be a recipe for a one-sided defeat.
Led by cornerback Patrick Peterson and safety Tyrann Mathieu, expect Arizona’s defense to give Diggs similar attention on Thursday. It’s been a physical month for us.
After a 53-yard field goal by Vikings kicker Blair Walsh, Bridgewater, who was 25-of-36 for 335 yards, fired a seven-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace to tie the score at 20-20.
“I’m going to make sure I remember those words”, Bridgewater said. “We showed we’re capable of doing some great things”. “But good teams pull those out, and we did that”.
Kyle Rudolph, TE-In his last two games he’s been targeted 14 times but only produced 66 yards and no touchdowns. Palmer broke Kurt Warner’s franchise season record for touchdown passes with his 31st, but it wasn’t easy. “I thought we made some plays in the passing game, and I thought Adrian ran the ball physically”. “To break that record is a tremendous honor”.
After a fumble by the Vikings’ Jairus Wright after another promising drive, the Cardinals looked to tack onto their lead. The Cardinals had no turnovers. A loss by Seattle and Tampa Bay would go a long way to resting the conscious of Vikings fans – with a loss by Green Bay being a real bonus as it keeps a division title potentially alive. Later, Peterson lost the ball trying to pitch it on a reverse and Alex Okafor recovered for the Cardinals. The Packers are hosting the Dallas Cowboys this weekend, so a road win over Arizona would be huge for the Vikings.
Vikings DT Sharrif Floyd: Floyd is an emerging presence in his third season, but had to move to nose tackle with Joseph out last week and the entire defensive line suffered from the domino effect. Arizona surrendered one 34-yard run to Rams rookie Todd Gurley but otherwise held him to seven yards on his other eight carries.
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Adrian Peterson came out like a man possessed early Thursday night as he his 100th career touchdown giving the Vikings a 7-3 lead.
