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01-09-2013, 07:13 PM
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THE REPUBLIC RAM-RAIDED! Skelton, Cards win again as they snatch one from St.Louis.  It wasn't pretty. For large parts of the game, Arizona looked like the team from the first two weeks of the season. But thanks to their first defensive touchdown of the year and a first NFL touchdown for Ryan Williams, they did enough to overcome a poor start and get their third win in a row. Arizona had played just one game on the road this season prior to this one, being outclassed by the New England Patriots in Foxborough back in week 2. There were some concerns that a relatively young team would struggle in hostile environments on the road, and if the first quarter was anything to go by, some of those fears were confirmed. After the Cards started the game by going three and out on their first possession, the Rams wasted no time in getting the crowd pumped up, with Sam Bradford racking up first downs almost at will, with Steven Jackson providing an ample run game. The Rams took an early lead when Bradford capped off the Rams' opening drive with a five yard pass to Austin Pettis giving the Rams a 7-0 lead which would soon become 10-0, after Garrett Hartley added a field goal just three minutes later, a score that would stay that way through the end of the first quarter. At 10-0 down, the Cards seemed like they were going to be on the wrong end of a rout. The offence had been a mess, failing to get a first down in the entire first quarter, thanks in no small part to Beanie Wells fumbling twice, despite them both being recovered by the Cardinals, and Early Doucet dropping two passes. John Skelton looked uncomfortable in the pocket and his opposite number Sam Bradford looked right at home despite being protected by a rather patched up offensive line. Bradford had also showed his ability to come through when needed, as the Rams were 4-4 on third down conversions in the first quarter. But football is a funny game, a fickle mistress all the same. John Skelton came out in the second quarter like a man reborn, first leading the Cards to a field goal, then hitting Larry Fitzgerald with a nine yard touchdown pass on his next drive. And just as the Cards seemed to be putting it together, the Rams seemed to be heading in the opposite direction. Sam Bradford wasn't finding his receivers, the Cardinals defensive unit was getting more pressure to the Rams quarterback, and the St.Louis run game stopped working as effectively as it had in the first quarter. The Cardinals had a great chance to take the lead before the half. Easily in field goal range, Skelton threw a pick over the middle, giving the rams possession. After the Rams were forced to punt almost instantly, Skelton had another chance with just second left, but he threw another pick, his third of the day. The picks didn't stop there, as after the half Skelton threw one more interception, with this one being a lot more costly. Whilst looking for Javarris James, St.Louis defensive back Janoris Jenkins undercut the route and found the ball at perfect height to snatch, before streaking down the sideline and breaking tackles from both Todd Heap and Larry Fitzgerald to return the interception all of sixty two yards for the touchdown, giving the Rams a 17-10 lead. But Arizona were prepared for a fight, an after a Jay Feely field goal to cut the deficit to four points, Rams quarterback threw a pick-six of his own to Arizona's Greg Toler. Toler took his second interception of the season fifty five yards to give the Cardinals their first lead of the game, at 20-17. And as we've seen this season, especially last week against the Dolphins, the Cardinals have developed a welcome ability to be able to strike in quick succession. On their next possession, the Cardinals started to use Ryan Williams interchangeably with fellow half-back Beanie Wells in an attempt to keep the Rams defence off balance and get more production from the ground game. It worked brilliantly, as Ryan Williams punched in a twenty yard touchdown run, his first NFL touchdown, to put the Cardinals 27-17 in the lead. In the fourth quarter, the Rams tacked on another field goal to get within touching distance. But Arizona have played brilliantly when leading in the past two weeks, and they did so again here. Beanie Wells continued to get first downs on the ground, eventually surpassing 100 yards, for his third 100 yards-plus game in a row. After punting the ball away with just under four minutes, the Rams offense wouldn't see it again, as the Cardinals ran down the clock to secure their third win in a row, 27-20.
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01-10-2013, 05:32 PM
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01-10-2013, 05:34 PM
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01-10-2013, 05:35 PM
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01-11-2013, 08:43 AM
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01-11-2013, 09:42 AM
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01-15-2013, 07:12 AM
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THE REPUBLIC PRIMETIME PLAYMAKER! Patrick Peterson's huge day sparks Cardinals fourth straight win  Patrick Peterson does a great impression of Deion Sanders. Right down to the dance. And the man known as "PP" showed off his electric return skills against the Buffalo Bills, as the Cardinals romped to their fourth successive win with a 43-16 triumph at the University Of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday. The Cards were on a roll coming in, and they were back in front of their home crowd. "It's our job to keep the train a-rolling" said Cardinals first-year head coach Rhys Withenshaw before the game. And keep it a-rolling they did. The Cards received possession first, and right from the get-go they looked more than ready. With the offense boosted by the return of this years first round draft pick Michael Floyd at wide receiver opposite Larry Fitzgerald, John Skelton was able to march his offense down the field. Aided as always by Beanie Wells, Arizona converted their first third down opportunities in a row. Skelton's knack of keeping drives alive was in full evidence, as the Cardinals signal-caller hit Larry Fitzgerald on the first two, before finding Michael Floyd on the next third down conversion to give the rookie wideout his first NFL reception, with an eleven yard pass. Though the drive stalled in the redzone, Jay Feely kicked the field goal to give the Cards the early lead. In stark contrast to Arizona's offense which seemed to be in full flow, Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Bills just couldn't get started. The run game wasn't working and Fizpatrick was almost laughably off target with some of his passes, ending the Bills opening drive by throwing an interception to A.J. Jefferson, having been sacked the play before. The ever impressive defense from the Cardinals forced the bills into a punt on their second possession, with Patrick Peterson waiting in the backfield. The Bills set up max protection, punting from within their own 20. Peterson fielded the ball eighty-three yards from the end zone. But, as was seen last year, Patrick Peterson is a danger from literally anywhere (cast your minds back to his game winning return against the Rams last year, which he fielded on his own one-yard line). This was no exception, as Peterson charged up the middle before sharply cutting to the left and getting to the outside, at which point it seemed a formality, as the cornerback streaked down the sideline for the score, making it 10-0 after the extra point. People will tell you lightning never strikes twice. Don't listen. Peterson wasn't done. Now in the second quarter, after another Jay Feely field goal had made it 13-0, the Bils found themselves punting again. The instruction was probably to put it out of bounds and avoid Peterson entirely. But as the punt sailed towards the sidelines, it was clear that it didn't have enough to go out of bounds. Peterson fielded it again, this time just a mere eighty-two yards between him an a score, offering one less yard than his previous effort. This time, Peterson cut to the inside, breaking a tackle and getting a timely block by Justin Bethel, running sideline to sideline before streaking in for his second punt return of the day. The Cardinals had a 20-0 lead, and they're we're yet to score an offensive touchdown. A rare bright spot for the Bills came on their next drive. Facing a third and twenty-four, a down that shouldn't be seen in the NFL, the Bills somehow managed not only to convert it, but turn it into a touchdown, when Ryan Fitzpatrick hit Brad Smith on a screen pass that worked perfectly, allowing him to get open and speed away for the score. But as quickly as the Bills struck, could the Cardinals strike back, with John Skelton driving his offense all the way to the Buffalo six yard line, before hitting Beanie Wells at the back of the end zone, with the running back tip-toeing to keep in bonds, showing more in common with a ballerina than an NFL player, to give Arizona a 27-7 lead at the half. The third quarter paled in significance to the others, with the teams exchanging a field goal each. Enough said about that one. If there was one passage of play to sum up the Bills day, it was the their first two drives of the fourth. They started the ball with the half, and started to move up the field. Slowly. Aided by two roughing the passer penalties, both on third downs. But eventually, they got one yard from the end zone. A real chance to, if not get back in the game, restore some pride at least. They called a run play, and lost a yard. They called the same play, the Cards went with the same blitz, and the Bills lost another yard. So a third and goal now three yards out. Surely it was time to go through the air. Nope. Same play, no gain, and the Bills had to settle for a field goal. On their next drive, now down 30-13, the Bills again started to click, in places, driving down the field before Fitzpatrick hit Fred Jackson for a touchdown. But then they called for the two-point conversion. And in a top-draw show of stubbornness, they called the same run play they had on their last drive. Anybody want to guess the result? No gain, two-point conversion failed, and all hope pretty much gone for the Bills, who's defense failed to stop Arizona adding another touchdown before this one was over, with John Skelton connecting with Larry Fitzgerald, aswell as another field goal to give the Cardinals a 43-16 win.
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