That’s how much confidence I had in the Cardinals coming into this season. He has 16 career touchdown catches against the 49ers, the most ever by any player against San Francisco. Dropping to 1-4 would have made it almost impossible to make the playoffs.
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The Cards are 1-3 and will be without the services of quarterback Carson Palmer when they take the field in Santa Clara, California on Thursday night to face the 1-3 San Francisco 49ers.
That means quarterback Drew Stanton gets the starting nod on Thursday night. I had two crucial turnovers there that led to points for the Cardinals and that was the difference in the game right there.
“I don’t think you can sit back and worry about that rust”, Stanton said via espn.com following the Rams’ game.
Much like the Cardinals need the 2014 Drew Stanton on Thursday, they could really use the 2015 Tyrann Mathieu, as well. Chris Johnson played well, but a concern was his pass protection. He can catch and run as a receiver, he can break down defenses after a hand-off; he truly is the most versatile back in the league not named Le’Veon Bell. Here’s a little more information about the game, too, for those of you who refuse to embrace the future and watch live with us. Defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil’s unit played their part in a first half Punt-A-Thon, forcing several three-and-outs.
“We were a hungry team, a team that knows that we dug a hole for ourselves and we had to win this game”, coach Bruce Arians said.
With Floyd becoming unreliable, John Brown stepped up big time.
– It’s been noted that, of all the guys who have thrown touchdown passes to Fitzgerald, Stanton is not one. Fitzgerald smiled. “Funny, I drive down the street and I see people’s garages and they have the Cardinals flags out and I see some of those flags down now”, he said. Questions still remain over the 49ers quarterback selection as Blaine Gabbert continues to struggle, and Chip Kelly will be without Navorro Bowman after the linebacker tore his Achilles, ruling him out for the rest of the season. If that happens, then keep your eyes on the above players for your fantasy football teams.
The Arizona Cardinals (1-3) may not have a great start in comparison to last season as they faltered, 17-13, against the LA Rams last week.
“I’ve got to play better”.
San Francisco is also 1-3 on the season, their lone win came at home in the opening game of the season, 28-0, over the Los Angeles Rams.
The 49ers’ defense gave up at least 100 yards to an opposing running back for the fourth straight game.
According to oddsmakers from online sports book BetDSI, the 49ers are now 3.5-point home underdogs versus the Cardinals after Arizona opened as a 2.5-point favorite.
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus is eager to resume playing after serving a four-game suspension, and believes that he received the necessary counseling to address personal issues which prompted his latest National Football League disciplinary issues.
