Add Teddy Bridgewater to the list. “You can’t duplicate those in life”, Freeney said.
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Said quarterback Carson Palmer, “When I saw the schedule come out way back whenever that was, I really liked the way it set up, being nearly 36 (years old)”. No one was able to get open against Arizona’s excellent secondary, and Bridgewater held on to the ball a little too long, stepping up into the pocket without realizing Dwight Freeney had shaken his man and was coming up from behind.
“It’s amusing because I spun three times on that series”, he said.
The third time was a charm.
Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians worked under Moore as a quarterbacks coach in 1998-2000 when the two were in Indianapolis with the great Peyton Manning.
The Cardinals’ goal is at least a No. 2 seed in the NFC West, which would mean a first-round bye.
Palmer even had a 6-foot-5, 331-pound receiver. He has now gone four consecutive weeks without a 100-yard game and five straight games without a touchdown.
BRIDGEWATER’S BIG NIGHT: The fumble aside, Bridgewater had one of the best games of his young career.
Sadly, this moral victory will still be a check in the loss column for the young Minnesota Vikings squad, but I think the fans and experts around the league learned a lot about the heart and toughness of this team in the process.
It seemed pre-game to be a recipe for a one-sided defeat.
Recently, Thursday night has become more well-known for the unusual combination of colored uniforms than good football.
“Said Peterson: “[The play-calling] was just diverse – good plays. It’s been a physical month for us.
The Vikings (8-5) will next face the Chicago Bears on December 20. “We didn’t have any timeouts, couldn’t afford to get tackled inbounds. We had a great game plan”.
Could this be the “click” for the Minnesota offense that we’ve been hoping to see? According to ESPN’s Field Yates, the sack earned Freeney a $200,000 incentive bonus from his contract – granted after his forth sack of the season.
Palmer has nine multi-touchdown games and eight 300-yard games this season. Palmer finshed the day completing 25 out of 35 passes for 310 yards and 2 touchdowns. Minnesota is depleted by injuries with their top 3 defensive players shelved for the game and several rookies were forced into starting gigs. “To break that record is a tremendous honor”. Against the Vikings, Minnesota had cut the lead to seven when the Cardinals went three-and-out, failing to pick up a first down on third-and-1. The Cardinals had no turnovers.
Arizona clinches a postseason berth with a narrow victory.
It came on a reverse when Peterson tried to pitch the ball.
PETERSON’S NIGHT: Peterson said earlier this week that the Vikings were “outplayed and outcoached” in the blowout loss to Seattle.
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The Vikings handed the ball to Adrian Peterson four times on their first drive of the game, gaining 38 yards on the initial attempts of the running back who stewed about the game plan against the Seahawks. He had 23 carries for 69 yards – 31 after Minnesota’s opening drive.
