Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals – 10/15/17 NFL Pick, Odds, and Prediction

Cardinals running back Adrian Peterson, in his first game since being traded from the New Orleans Saints last week, set the tone by rushing for 54 yards the first four times he touched the football, including a 27-yard touchdown run to cap the opening drive of the game.

The line may get Peterson “two or three”, yards but Peterson can get another “five or six” on his own, Goodwin said. Earl Watford started at right guard in place of the ineffective Evan Boehm and did what he could to slow down Tampa Bay star defensive tackle Gerald McCoy. But Peterson and Arizona’s offensive line will determine if that happens. This time going 95 yards, Palmer finished this one off with an 11-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald. “That is a Hall of Fame running back right there”.

“I don’t got none”, Peterson said.

“I don’t think it really puts a dent in our armor, who we think we are”, he said.

“I remember being taken aback by watching LaDainian (Tomlinson) in the Pro Bowl against the best players in the league, playing at a different speed than everybody”. Running back Doug Martin gained 74 yards and scored a touchdown on 13 carries in his first game after sitting out the first three games while serving a suspension.

From October, 1963 to September, 1988 the Cardinals beat the Buccaneers five games in a row.

Peterson showed Arizona what having a productive running game can do for an offense. He’s had a very good season. You could see it on the defense’s face, body language-wise, it was a great lift for us. Patrick Peterson was barely on the stat sheet with one tackle.

And that’ll all depend on how well Peterson gets out of the blocks, beginning Sunday.

Two years ago, he was the NFL’s second-leading rusher behind, well, Adrian Peterson.

– The offensive line was better. Getting D.J. (Humphries) back was huge.

The Cardinals expect an improved, confident Winston on Sunday.

They made a solid step in that direction by cutting kicker Nick Folk after his bed shitting performance. “That was Phil all the way”, Fitz said. But Arians said he needs to stay greedy.

“Obviously a day for old guys”, head coach Bruce Arians said after the game, via Darren Urban of the team’s official website.

The Cardinals opened the game with touchdown drives of 76, 86 and 95 yards, the first time they’ve started with three consecutive TDs since 2006, when Kurt Warner was at the controls.

“I can’t help but think what B.A. will come up with when we get T.J. Logan back and Dave back”, Palmer said. “This is the opportunity I have been waiting for”. Just like the Cards were Sunday.

– That would be interesting. Tomorrow, a flight to London.