Catfish
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I love good old fashioned hard-nose football, and this game had a HUGE DOSE of it today. With the Cardinals winning close over Detroit, (coupled with Seattle losing to the Chiefs in Kansas, City,) today ended very well for our Cards.
Drew Stanton passed early for two TD's, and the Defense allowed none all day. This was a great game to watch if you were a Cardinals fan.
The D-line occupied run blockers all day, and the Line Backers and Safeties filled holes very well again. Detroit's run game moved the ball, but not enough. The contain was tough enough, and the LB's filling holes were great. Meanwhile, the D-secondary, led by Peterson and Cromartie, refused to give up any TD's to Megatron and Tate. I loved the play of the rest of our secondary, coming up to blitz, or to fill a running hole. Powers, Johnson, and Mathieu, always seemed to be in the right spot.
On offense, Stanton's two TD passes were enough to carry what little the defense allowed. The O-line had its best game to date in my opinion. They practically Nullified Suh and the Detroit D-line. I only recall the one holding penalty on Faniaka against Suh, yet they kept Stanton clear enough to pass with the exception of a couple of times where he was chased from the pocket. I felt they gave him great protection all day. So far as the run game was concerned, the yardage came hard, but it did come, and it made a difference.
From purely a football fan position, I loved this game. It was hard fought, and every play was contested throughout. From a Cardinals standpoint, I was very grateful for the win. We are in great shape at 9-1 to go into the Great North West to face Seattle next week. Until then I will be:
BASKing---its a Cardinals thing!
Drew Stanton passed early for two TD's, and the Defense allowed none all day. This was a great game to watch if you were a Cardinals fan.
The D-line occupied run blockers all day, and the Line Backers and Safeties filled holes very well again. Detroit's run game moved the ball, but not enough. The contain was tough enough, and the LB's filling holes were great. Meanwhile, the D-secondary, led by Peterson and Cromartie, refused to give up any TD's to Megatron and Tate. I loved the play of the rest of our secondary, coming up to blitz, or to fill a running hole. Powers, Johnson, and Mathieu, always seemed to be in the right spot.
On offense, Stanton's two TD passes were enough to carry what little the defense allowed. The O-line had its best game to date in my opinion. They practically Nullified Suh and the Detroit D-line. I only recall the one holding penalty on Faniaka against Suh, yet they kept Stanton clear enough to pass with the exception of a couple of times where he was chased from the pocket. I felt they gave him great protection all day. So far as the run game was concerned, the yardage came hard, but it did come, and it made a difference.
From purely a football fan position, I loved this game. It was hard fought, and every play was contested throughout. From a Cardinals standpoint, I was very grateful for the win. We are in great shape at 9-1 to go into the Great North West to face Seattle next week. Until then I will be:
BASKing---its a Cardinals thing!
