• Advertise
  • Donate
  • Subscribe
    • Become a print subscriber
    • Sign up for e-Newsletter
    • e-Editions
Sunday, May 28, 2023
No Result
View All Result
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
  • News & Features
    • National
    • Local
    • Special Editions
      • MLK Legacy
      • Black History Month
      • The MSR Celebrates Women’s History Month
  • All Sections
    • Opinion
      • Mellaneous by Mel Reeves
      • Word on the Street
      • Reaching Out From Within
    • Health + Wellness
      • Minnesota Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Gaps Project
    • Sports
      • Timberwolves/NBA
      • Lynx/WNBA
        • 20 in 20
      • Twins/MLB
      • MN Wild/NHL
      • Vikings/NFL
    • Business
      • Small Business Month Celebration
      • Black Business Spotlight
      • Finances FYI
    • Arts + Culture
    • Photo Galleries
    • MSR Forefront Digital Roundtable Series
      • MSR Forefront Highlights
    • Go Green
    • Education
    • Bulletin
    • Jobs & Opportunities
      • Legals
  • Events
    • Submit an event!
  • Obits
  • Sister Spokesman
  • e-Editions
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
  • News & Features
    • National
    • Local
    • Special Editions
      • MLK Legacy
      • Black History Month
      • The MSR Celebrates Women’s History Month
  • All Sections
    • Opinion
      • Mellaneous by Mel Reeves
      • Word on the Street
      • Reaching Out From Within
    • Health + Wellness
      • Minnesota Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Gaps Project
    • Sports
      • Timberwolves/NBA
      • Lynx/WNBA
        • 20 in 20
      • Twins/MLB
      • MN Wild/NHL
      • Vikings/NFL
    • Business
      • Small Business Month Celebration
      • Black Business Spotlight
      • Finances FYI
    • Arts + Culture
    • Photo Galleries
    • MSR Forefront Digital Roundtable Series
      • MSR Forefront Highlights
    • Go Green
    • Education
    • Bulletin
    • Jobs & Opportunities
      • Legals
  • Events
    • Submit an event!
  • Obits
  • Sister Spokesman
  • e-Editions
No Result
View All Result
Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder
No Result
View All Result

High-flying Cardinals are hot!

by MSR News Online
December 2, 2013
41
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on LinkedIn

Fitzbeatsquare

 

 

 

 

- ADVERTISEMENT -

 

 

GLENDALE, AZ — With just five weeks left in the NFL regular season, several teams have much to be thankful for. This has been one of those seasons where unpredictability has been the signature after 11 weeks. Houston, Washington, Atlanta and Minnesota, all playoff teams in 2012, have all struggled mightily.

Playoffs? Forget about it for those teams. All of them won 10 or more games last year, but not one of them will win even nine games this year.

After 11 weeks, the picture is getting clearer. Teams with seven or more wins have a 70 percent chance of reaching the playoffs. Those teams are Seattle (10-1), New Orleans (9-2), Denver (9-2), Kansas City (9-2), Carolina (8-3), San Francisco (7-

- ADVERTISEMENT -
Fitzgerald Jr. doing what he does best Photo by Bruce Yeung
Fitzgerald Jr. doing what
he does best
Photo by Bruce Yeung

4), Indianapolis (7-4), Arizona (7-4), and Cincinnati (7-4). By definition, these teams have the inside track.

Arizona has been one of the league’s top defensive teams for years. First-year Head Coach Bruce Arians, the NFL’s 2012 Coach of the Year, has lit a fire in the desert. His Cardinals have won four in a row after pounding the Colts Sunday 40-11.

The Colts have beaten Seattle, Denver and San Francisco. Quarterback Carson Palmer threw two touchdown passes Sunday, both to Larry Fitzgerald Jr.

Palmer has raised his game to a near-Pro Bowl level the last three weeks. In fact, in the last two games he has thrown for 419 and 314 yards with four touchdown passes and no interceptions.

The Cardinals are in the rugged NFC West, where Seattle and San Francisco both were playoff teams in 2012 and both are in position again. Top to bottom, the NFC West is by far the strongest division in football. Seattle, San Francisco, Arizona and St. Louis are a combined 29-15.

- ADVERTISEMENT -

The Cardinals are 7-1 outside of the NFC West but are 0-3 in the division. With five games left and three games vs. St. Louis, Seattle and San Francisco, two of those at home, the Cardinals may build a nest in the playoffs.

Pro Bowl wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald Sunday grabbed five passes for 52 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the youngest player in NFL history to reach 11,000 career receiving yards. Larry Jr. in this, his10th NFL season, is 30 years and 85 days old. The great Randy Moss reached 11,000 at age 30 years, 222 days.

Fitzgerald and teammate Michael Floyd have formed a dynamic all-Minnesota receiver duo for Palmer. Floyd has had back-to-back 100-yard receiving games of 193 and 104 yards and is making his mark by beating defenses and making them pay for single coverage. Last year the Cardinals were just 5-11, but Arians has this team on the come.

Remember where you heard it first — watch out for the Arizona Cardinals.

 

- ADVERTISEMENT -

 

Larry Fitzgerald can be heard weekday mornings on KMOJ Radio 89.9 FM at 8:25 am, on WDGY-AM 740 Monday-Friday at 12:17 pm and 4:17 pm, and at www.Gamedaygold.com. He also commentates on sports 7-8 pm on Almanac (TPT channel 2). Follow him on Twitter at FitzBeatSr. Larry welcomes reader responses to info@larry-fitzgerald.com, or visit www.Larry-Fitzgerald.com.

 

Support Black local news

Help amplify Black voices by donating to the MSR. Your contribution enables critical coverage of issues affecting the community and empowers authentic storytelling.

Donate Now!

ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Black college football takes a beating

Next Post

Through African American restoration we can heal past trauma

MSR News Online

Reach the MSR staff at msrnewsonline@spokesman-recorder.com.

You Might Also Like

Community remembers, looks forward three years after George Floyd’s police killing
Local

Community remembers, looks forward three years after George Floyd’s police killing

In history-making selection, Biden picks Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown, Jr. as chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff
National

In history-making selection, Biden picks Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown, Jr. as chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Black-owned farmers market in full swing this spring
Local

Black-owned farmers market in full swing this spring

Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day
National

Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day

Saints pitcher Woods Richardson keeps on trying
Sports

Saints pitcher Woods Richardson keeps on trying

Black Business Spotlight: West Indies Soul Food
Black Business Spotlight

Black Business Spotlight: West Indies Soul Food

Next Post

Through African American restoration we can heal past trauma

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
ADVERTISEMENT

The Latest News

Community remembers, looks forward three years after George Floyd’s police killing

Community remembers, looks forward three years after George Floyd’s police killing

In history-making selection, Biden picks Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown, Jr. as chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff

In history-making selection, Biden picks Gen. Charles ‘CQ’ Brown, Jr. as chair of Joint Chiefs of Staff

Black-owned farmers market in full swing this spring

Black-owned farmers market in full swing this spring

Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day

Honoring Black Americans’ role in the inception of Memorial Day

Saints pitcher Woods Richardson keeps on trying

Saints pitcher Woods Richardson keeps on trying

Black Business Spotlight: West Indies Soul Food

Black Business Spotlight: West Indies Soul Food

Minneapolis
◉
72°
Fair
5:31 am8:48 pm CDT
MonTueWedThuFri
88/66°F
84/66°F
88/66°F
86/68°F
90/66°F
Weather forecast Minneapolis, Minnesota ▸
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Upcoming Events

Apr 1
April 1 @ 7:30 pm-May 29 @ 9:00 pm Recurring

Wit by Margaret Edson

Apr 14
April 14 @ 9:00 am-August 12 @ 5:00 pm

Paper Is People: Decolonizing Global Paper Cultures

May 29
10:00 am-4:00 pm Recurring

Preserving Nature Photos by Walter Griffin: REFLECTIONS

May 29
10:30 am-4:00 pm

Memorial Day Community Celebration at Lakewood Cemetery

View Calendar

Read our latest e-Edition!

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Subscribe

  • Home/Office Delivery
  • Weekly e-newsletter
  • e-Editions

Support

  • Donate
  • Subscribe
  • MSR Newsstand Locations

Connect

  • About
    • MSR Staff
  • Contact
  • Send a news tip
  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms

© 2023 Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

No Result
View All Result
  • News & Features
    • Local
    • National
  • All Sections
    • Arts & Culture
    • Health & Wellness
      • MN Cancer Alliance Breast Cancer Gaps Project
    • Business
      • Black Business Spotlight
      • Finances FYI
      • Small Business Month Celebration
    • Opinion
    • Sports
  • Events
  • Obits
  • Sister Spokesman
  • Donate
  • Subscribe

© 2023 Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder

 

Loading Comments...