“I’m not too happy about that”.
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Marcus Cooper, acquired for a conditional draft pick in a trade with Kansas City on September 2, had two interceptions, returning the second 60 yards for a score.
Let’s be clear: Cards QB Carson Palmer made some outstanding throws Sunday, including this bomb to Jaron Brown in the final minute of the first half, en route to surpassing Joe Montana for 16th place in career National Football League passing yards. And then our defense gave up six explosive plays – six plays by the Cardinals accounted for 209 yards.
Jefferson matched his career high with 11 tackles. There were mistakes made across the board by the Cardinals and the Patriots may have helped other teams expose a few holes in Arizona’s schemes, particularly on offense.
“It’s great to get any type of win, ” Arizona’s Larry Fitzgerald said, “but especially one in decisive fashion like that”. To put it simply, there were a lot of “guys” on Sunday. We could have taken him out but he wanted to finish. “What you do on the field in practice comes up on Sunday”, Shorts said. Carson Palmer was able to complete 24 of 37 passes for a total of 271 yards.
(2) Limit passes out of the backfield – David Johnson, as well as his collective counterpart Doug Martin and Charles Sims are all talented receivers. He had seven carries for 23 yards before exiting for good. Last year, the chemistry seemed to be better, although Jackson had just one 100-yard receiving game. Nobody on offense got one.
Carson Palmer was excellent for Arizona, throwing for 308 yards and three touchdowns, with no turnovers. Evans finished with six catches for 70 yards.
A loss to Winston and the Bucs could put a serious crimp into the Cardinals’ title hopes after they almost got their a year ago, going 13-3 during the regular season and advancing to the NFC Championship before getting flattened by the Carolina Panthers. Coach Bruce Arians thought Peterson played “extremely well”, but lamented a second interception he dropped preceding the Tampa Bay score. Has Mr. Robot’s second season been a let down?
Cooper replaced struggling rookie Brandon Williams early in the game, and based on what happened Sunday, that arrangement may be permanent. The coach said he’d know more after MRI exams, slated today. I’d just like to see Palmer be a bit more consistent for a full 60 minutes going forward. “I am just here to do”. The last time the Cardinal signal-caller notched three scores or more in a half was in 2009 when he was with the Oakland Raiders.
Winston couldn’t get anything ignited and the Bucs had to punt.
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Justin Bethel came flying down the field on the Cardinals’ second punt of the game and lit up return man Adam Humphries after a one-yard return, Bethel’s helmet flying off and Bethel emotionally jumping up and celebrating. Winston was sacked less than two times a game last season, and by most observations, the line’s gotten better and more athletic. “. All those interceptions were on me”.
