The third pick was Cooper again, for a touchdown.
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The team responded very well, dominating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40-7, winning their first game of the season.
Early predictions Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Arizona Cardinals for say that the Cardinals will go 1-1 during the match.
INJURIES: Injuries hit the Buccaneers hard. He scored two touchdowns for his team.
Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
Asked how Martin’s absence affected the game, Koetter said, “It takes out one of the best running backs in the league”. Mathieu is still trying to make his way back from a torn ACL, and everyone else not named Peterson is a liability in pass coverage. Cooper and rookie Brandon Williams were rotating in the first two quarters but after Cooper’s interception, Cooper would stay in the rest of the game.
Johnson, a former wideout, showed off his receiving skills, first with a 58-yard catch-and-run and then a 24-yard, over-the-shoulder grab down the left sideline in the third quarter. The fifth being a Jameis Winston fumble.
The Buccaneers suffered a beatdown on the road at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals in Week 2.
Like the Cardinals, the Buccaneers’ biggest weakness on defense also lies in the secondary.
Those three explosive touchdowns from the Bucs gave Tampa Bay 21 unanswered points.
Quinn also liked the way the team was attacking the ball against the Bucs.
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) jumps to make a reception against the Tampa Ba … Alterraun Verner may be the Bucs’ biggest liability at cornerback. The hope was, as with many other traded players, was that a fresh start would bring about better results. “(We) turned it over way, way, way too many times. But relegating your best weapon to just 16 carries seems a little bit ridiculous.
Who guessed Chris Johnson would score?
Bruce Arians said that they “liked him on film”, and that “Coop had a heck of a ball game”. Still, he averaged 16.5 yards per catch on his 33 grabs and had four games of averaging at least 18 yards a grab.
The Johnsons’ put together an incredible game. Carson Palmer wasn’t terrible but he started slow and the Cardinals defense allowed the Patriots to convert 10-of-16 third down attempts. Both offenses have plenty of dynamic players and this is a game where fantasy points are going to rack up quickly. He put up a 125.1 passer rating while Doug Martin was efficient on the ground and the Bucs defense was lead by Kwon Alexander who had a huge day with 15 solo tackles, 1 sack and two tackles for loss. However, the x-factor will probably come down to attitude. Buccaneers quarterback Winston was targeting his side of the field just as Patriots quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo did the week before.
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The Arizona Cardinals have found their second corner back and it is Marcus Cooper.
