Enough time has passed now that we can move on to the next game, at home against the Arizona Cardinals.

 

Reasons for hope: Three wins were at 1-8 Tampa Bay and home against the 2-7 Falcons and Texans. The Buccaneers and Texans lost by three points. Houston played without head coach Gary Kubiak. Losses include the 4-6 Rams in St. Louis. So I don't think the Cardinals are as good as their record. Also, they traditionally are bad with jet lag and have a losing record for 1:00 games in the Eastern time zone, so playing at home should help us.

 

Reasons to worry: Poz suffered a concussion at Tennessee and his backup is suspended, leaving a huge hole at MLB if he can't be cleared to play. Unlike last year they have a capable quarterback (Carson Palmer) and a good coach (Bruce Arians) who was an offensive coordinator for many years. We were lucky to beat Tennessee with a terrible offense because the deciding score was a holding penalty in the end zone.

 

Are you hopeful or worried about our chances of winning Sunday?

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