Category: Cardinals vs. Falcons

Falcons’ rushing attack to challenge Cardinals’ defense

The Falcons have the league’s No. 3 rushing attack and the Cardinals are 0-10 when opponents rush for at least 100 yards.

Both the Arizona Cardinals and Atlanta Falcons are struggling at this stage of the season. The Cardinals have lost five straight and seven of their last eight games, while the Falcons are mired in a four-game losing streak and have dropped six of their last seven.

However, the Falcons have one of the best rushing offenses in the NFL, which poses problems for Arizona’s defense.

The Cardinals are 0-10 this season when their opponents rush for at least 100 yards as a team.

The Falcons are No. 3 in the NFL in rushing, averaging 160.8 yards per game. They are fourth in yards per carry at 4.9.

They are led by rookie Tyler Allgeier, who has 817 yards on 4.9 yards per attempt, a player who will run through defenders and shows effort in every attempt.

He is complemented by Cordarrelle Patterson, who also averages 4.9 yards per carry and has 635 yards and six touchdowns.

As a team, they have failed to reach 100 yards only once this season.

The Cardinals are 12th in rushing defense, allowing 114.3 yards per game. However, they allow the 10th-highest average per attempt at 4.6 yards.

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OL Elijah Wilkinson upgraded on Falcons’ 2nd Week 17 injury report

Check out the Falcons’ second injury report of the week.

The Atlanta Falcons, who take on the Arizona Cardinals Sunday afternoon at home, released theirs second injury report of the week.

They had two new additions, although one was simply a player getting the day off, and one starter was upgraded after sitting out Wednesday.

The details of their second injury report are below.

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James Conner still out in Cardinals’ 2nd injury report of the week

Check out the Cardinals’ second injury report of the week.

The Arizona Cardinals, after a Wednesday walkthrough, held a full practice Thursday. They released their second injury report of the week with a few changes.

Four players were upgraded on Thursday’s injury report but one player was added.

The details are below.

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Cardinals work out another long snapper

They brought in Joe Fortunato after signing Hunter Bradley.

The Arizona Cardinals announced some roster moves earlier in the week to get ready for practice. Among them, they signed former Green Bay Packers long snapper Hunter Bradley to the practice squad, presumably to take over for Aaron Brewer. Brewer was placed on injured reserve with a pectoral injury.

They brought in another long snapper, according to the NFL transaction report Thursday.

They brought in Joe Fortunato, who also was long snapper for the Packers. He played in one game for the Packers in 2021.

Fortunato is 6-5 and 240 lbs. His NFL experience is just the one game last season for the Packers.

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PODCAST: The ESPN report, J.J. Watt’s retirement announcement, Cards-Bucs, Cards-Falcons

Listen to the latest edition of the podcast.

The latest edition of the podcast is live and covers a lot. Revenge of the Birds’ Seth Cox returns to the show after a week off to discuss with me the ESPN report about Steve Keim, Kliff Kingsbury and Kyler Murray.

We break down the different parts of the story about Keim, Kingbury, Sean Kugler and Murray. We react to the retirement announcement by J.J. Watt. We review the good and the bad from the Cardinals’ loss to the Buccaneers and preview Cardinals-Falcons.

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(1:00) Intros and the ESPN report – Keim, Kingsbury and Kugler

(23:37) More from the ESPN report – Kliff and Kyler

(36:44) J.J. Watt’s retirement announcement

(47:07) The good and bad in loss to the Bucs

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Falcons have 3 DNPs in first injury report of Week 17

Starting guard Elijah Wilkinson was the most notable of three players who sat out on Wednesday.

The Atlanta Falcons began the week of practice on Wednesday to prepare for their home game against the Arizona Cardinals. They released a short injury report to kick off the week.

Only three players were listed but all three were unable to practice.

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James Conner, A.J. Green among DNPs in Cardinals’ 1st Week 17 injury report

The Cardinals had 10 players on their first injury report of Week 17.

The Arizona Cardinals began the week on Wednesday preparing for the Atlanta Falcons with a walkthrough, something they have done for several weeks.

The released their first injury report with six players not practicing, another three limited and one — quarterback Colt McCoy, who cleared league concussion protocols — was a full participant.

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Colt McCoy clears concussion protocol, expected to start vs. Falcons

McCoy missed the Cardinals loss to the Buccaneers in Week 16 but is cleared for all activity this week.

The Arizona Cardinals should have quarterback Colt McCoy back on the field leading the offense at quarterback this weekend when they face the Atlanta Falcons on the road.

McCoy, who suffered a concussion in the second half of the team’s 24-15 loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 15, missed their 19-16 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 16.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday, McCoy cleared league protocols Wednesday and is a full go for all football activities.

The Cardinals held a walkthrough Wednesday for their first work of the week and he was a full participant on the team’s first injury report of the week.

In three starts this season, the Cardinals are 1-2.

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Cardinals place Budda Baker on IR, make other roster moves

The Cardinals announced a flurry of roster moves before practice on Wednesday.

The Arizona Cardinals, who began practice on Wednesday preparing for the Atlanta Falcons, announced a number of roster moves, placing a pair of players on injured reserve and making a number of signings to the active roster and the practice squad.

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Cardinals bring in CBs, WR for tryout

They had CBs Chris Wilcox and Jordan Miller and WR Auden state in for tryouts on Tuesday.

The Arizona Cardinals had the day off on Tuesday but evaluators were still busy. According to the NFL transaction report, they had three players in for a tryout on Tuesday. They brought in two cornerbacks and a wide receiver.

Who were they?

They brought in cornerback Chris Wilcox, a 6-2, 195-lb cornerback who was on the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad earlier this year. He was drafted in the seventh round in 2021 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of BYU and spent parts of the last two seasons with the Colts on their practice squad.

They also brought in cornerback Jordan Miller. He is 6-2 and 190 lbs and drafted in the fifth round in 2019 by the Atlanta Falcons. He has appeared in 12 games in the NFL and spent time with the Falcons, Saints, Bills and Seahawks.

The one receiver they brought in was Auden Tate. He is 6-5 and 228 lbs. He was drafted in the seventh round by the Bengals in 2018. He spent four seasons in Cincinnati, catching 61 passes for 799 yards and two touchdowns. His best season was 2019 when he had 40 receptions for 575 yards and a score.

He spent time with the Eagles this season.

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