We won!

[RugbyMuffin]

Yay!



3-0 for the 1st time since I have been alive, currently 1st in the in NFC West.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Yay!



3-0 for the 1st time since I have been alive.

 

[DemsMyBoys]

Why, yes. Yes we did win.

And did we hear the words "smash mouth defense" on the telecast?

Why, yes. I believe we did.



This team is awesome.

 

[Buckybird]

Are you guys sure? 1974 is a longggg time...I feel like I'm living the dream of 2008 again Lol

 

[az1965]

And what a way to win!!!!!!

 

[A fan who cares]

Next stop 4-0! Don't lose your heads until we win the SB Cardinals!

 

[Darkside]

Unbelievable start to this season. Just unbelievable.

 

[Cardiac]

Not only did we go 3 & 0 but we did it beating a 2 & 0 team who had both the O & D ranked in the top 10 in the league.

But the best part was that we didn't have to sweat this one out.

How much FUN is this Defense to watch.

 

[arthurracoon]

 

[A fan who cares]

Not only did we go 3 & 0 but we did it beating a 2 & 0 team who had both the O & D ranked in the top 10 in the league.

But the best part was that we didn't have to sweat this one out.

How much FUN is this Defense to watch.

I was reading about how some Eagle fans where bragging about how their team was number 1 in both O and D in terms of yardage.

Luckily yardage doesn't reflect the final score

 

[az1965]

Arizona Cardinals 3-0 after routing Philadelphia Eagles

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• By Dan Hanzus
• Around the League Writer
• Published: Sept. 23, 2012 at 07:46 p.m.
• Updated: Sept. 23, 2012 at 09:00 p.m.

Are the Arizona Cardinals the most surprising team in football?
You certainly can make a strong case. Ken Whisenhunt's team dominated the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in a 27-6 win, moving to 3-0 on the season. It's the Cardinals' first 3-0 start since 1974.

The game's most important play was representative of the entire afternoon. It came on the last play of the first half, with the Eagles down 17-0 and 1 measly yard from the Cardinals' end zone.

Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes blitzed around the back end and crushed Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, forcing a fumble. The ball was scooped up by Arizona's James Sanders, who took it back 93 yards for the score. A 14-point swing. Drive safely, folks.

The Cardinals plain beat up the Eagles, specifically the quarterback. Late in the game, Fox put up a graphic indicating Vick had been hit 20 times. Twenty times! Naturally, Vick was tossed to the ground for unlucky No. 21 on the next play.

This is a very good Cardinals defense, delivering a big-time performance without the services of injured safety Adrian Wilson. When Kevin Kolb shows up to play -- as he did Sunday -- the Cardinals are tough to beat.

Follow Dan Hanzus on Twitter @danhanzus.

 

[CardLogic]

The game's most important play was representative of the entire afternoon. It came on the last play of the first half, with the Eagles down 17-0 and 1 measly yard from the Cardinals' end zone.

Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes blitzed around the back end and crushed Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, forcing a fumble. The ball was scooped up by Arizona's James Sanders, who took it back 93 yards for the score. A 14-point swing. Drive safely, folks.

That was a great moment, but the most important play was one prior to that, when Rhodes stopped Jackson at the 1 yard line...

Great game by Rhodes, perhaps the NFL's most underrated safety!

 

[A fan who cares]

That was a great moment, but the most important play was one prior to that, when Rhodes stopped Jackson at the 1 yard line...

Great game by Rhodes, perhaps the NFL's most underrated safety!

Kerry Rhodes >>>>>> Antrel Rolle

 

[Darkside]

Arizona Cardinals 3-0 after routing Philadelphia Eagles

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• By Dan Hanzus
• Around the League Writer
• Published: Sept. 23, 2012 at 07:46 p.m.
• Updated: Sept. 23, 2012 at 09:00 p.m.

Are the Arizona Cardinals the most surprising team in football?
You certainly can make a strong case. Ken Whisenhunt's team dominated the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in a 27-6 win, moving to 3-0 on the season. It's the Cardinals' first 3-0 start since 1974.

The game's most important play was representative of the entire afternoon. It came on the last play of the first half, with the Eagles down 17-0 and 1 measly yard from the Cardinals' end zone.

Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes blitzed around the back end and crushed Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, forcing a fumble. The ball was scooped up by Arizona's James Sanders, who took it back 93 yards for the score. A 14-point swing. Drive safely, folks.

The Cardinals plain beat up the Eagles, specifically the quarterback. Late in the game, Fox put up a graphic indicating Vick had been hit 20 times. Twenty times! Naturally, Vick was tossed to the ground for unlucky No. 21 on the next play.

This is a very good Cardinals defense, delivering a big-time performance without the services of injured safety Adrian Wilson. When Kevin Kolb shows up to play -- as he did Sunday -- the Cardinals are tough to beat.

Follow Dan Hanzus on Twitter @danhanzus.

Getting hit 20 times and sacked 5, on 37 passes is insane.

 

[az1965]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest
Revisiting Cardinals' pivotal play vs. Eagles


September, 23, 2012
Sep 23
9:14
PM ET
By Mike Sando | ESPN.com


The Arizona Cardinals held a 17-0 lead over the Philadelphia Eagles with six seconds before halftime Sunday. What happened next sent Arizona on its way to a 27-6 victory and the Cardinals' first 3-0 start since 1974:

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  AP Photo/Paul ConnorsJames Sanders (39) returned a Michael Vick fumble for a touchdown just before halftime.
  
• The Eagles went with three wide receivers, two to the left side of the formation. Tight end Brent Celek lined up to the right side, on the line. LeSean McCoy was alone in the backfield behind quarterback Michael Vick.
• Quentin Groves, Darnell Dockett and Calais Campbell had a hand on the ground as defensive linemen for Arizona. Safety James Sanders, subbing for Adrian Wilson, stood up over Celek. Sam Acho and Kerry Rhodes stood at the line near the left offensive tackle.
• Vick took the snap and looked to his right, away from Acho and Rhodes. McCoy went to the strong side in pass protection even though Arizona had a numbers advantage on the weak side. The left guard and center blocked Campbell. The left tackle blocked Acho. That left Rhodes with a free path to Vick, who was looking the other way.
• Sanders engaged Celek initially. Vick apparently wanted to find DeSean Jackson in the end zone, but Patrick Peterson and linebacker Daryl Washington had tight coverage. Vick seemed to hold the ball too long, but the on-screen clock showed five seconds remaining when Rhodes first made contact with the quarterback.
• Sanders could see what was happening. Celek could not; his back was to Vick. Sanders shed Celek, scooped up the ball and raced up the left sideline. The Eagles would have tackled him had Washington not hustled down to block McCoy.
• Acho was also part of the escort. He noticed receiver Damaris Johnson closing from the outside. Acho accelerated and reached his right arm forward in an effort to grab Johnson's left arm. This was at the 25-yard line. The game clock had expired. Sanders was at the 18. Acho quickly disengaged and held up his hands as if to show he hadn't done anything wrong, but he did appear to make contact with Johnson. Was it a hold? That would have been a controversial call. The chase continued. Johnson tripped at about the 12. He and Acho might have had their feet tangle inadvertently.
• Larry Fitzgerald had picked up the chase along the sideline at this point. He was running along the sideline, helmet in hand, and actually beat Acho to Sanders in the end zone. Fitzgerald leaped and wrapped his right arm around Sanders' head.

That sequence turned a potential 17-7 halftime lead into a 24-0 blowout. I'll be interested in seeing where it ranks among impact plays for the week, as determined by the change in win probability for each team.