Cardinals stave off Ravens’ rally

“A lot of things happened during the game”, Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said.

Count this one as another comeback failure. Flacco was 26 for 40 for 252 yards, with a touchdown and that one interception.

Arizona led, 26-10, before Asa Jackson’s blocked a punt to set up Joe Flacco’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Juszczyk.

After a 23-yard pass to tight end Crockett Gillmore got the Ravens down to the Cardinals 4-yard line, with less than 20 seconds to play, Flacco spiked the ball to stop the clock. Arizona was in control the entire night, leading throughout before needing a last-second Tony Jefferson interception to seal the game.

The Ravens meanwhile are on 1-5 and have next to no chance of getting near the on-fire Cincinnati Bengals who are ideal on 6-0.

“When I popped up, I kind of paused a little bit and looked around waiting for the whistle to blow”, Johnson said.

September 27, 2015; Glendale, AZ, US; Arizona Cardinals running back Chris Johnson (23) celebrates a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during the first half at University of Phoenix Stadium. Through Week 7 this season, Johnson has 566* yards and three touchdowns; putting him on pace to finish the season with a very respectable 1,294 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns.

A 31-yard pass deep down the sideline to wide receiver Kamar Aiken put Baltimore at the Cardinals’ 27-yard line. Larry Fitzgerald is already more than halfway to his first 1,000-yard season since 2011, and he could see even more targets if Brown is hampered or can’t play at all. Quarterback Carson Palmer leads Arizona’s offense, and is having a great year. That means the Cardinals must take full advantage while the Seahawks are struggling, and make sure they capitalize on Seattle’s stuttering form. Though everyone else stopped, Johnson realized Baltimore defensive tackle Brandon Williams was between him and the ground, so got up and stated running again. He ended up at the 8 after the 62-yard run, leaving the Ravens stunned and Harbaugh incensed. Prior to that game, I thought maybe they could build on their various close losses. “Usually when I tackle somebody, they are down”. The Lions announced the moves shortly before they were supposed to depart for London, where they’ll play next weekend against the Kansas City Chiefs.

“He is a really good quarterback”, Harbaugh said. “It just didn’t go our way today”. Steve Smith Sr. had a big game for the Ravens, totaling seven catches for 137 yards and one TD.

An error from Baltimore’s punt returner Jeremy Ross would shift the momentum before the half-time interval, though, as Justin Bethel stripped the ball away from his rival, and when penalties edged them closer to the endzone, Palmer capitalised with a short touchdown pass to Floyd. Arizona cornerback Jerraud Powers left the game with a hamstring injury in the first half…. Baltimore was flagged eight times in all for 59 yards.