Welcome to Week 7 of the 2014 NFL season. Today, the Arizona Cardinals are in the Bay Area to take on the Oakland Raiders in what could be a better game than some think. We will have live analysis of all the game action, so keep it locked right here as you watch.
The Cardinals (4-1) are coming off one of their ugliest games in head coach Bruce Arians' tenure with Big Red. Though they emerged victorious over Washington last week, the game was sloppy on multiple fronts.
The Raiders (0-5) very nearly knocked off the San Diego Chargers last week. Though they have not won yet in 2014, they appear to have turned a corner with rookie quarterback Derek Carr and interim head coach Tony Sparano.
When Arizona is on offense, watch for quarterback Carson Palmer to pick on nickelback Carlos Rogers, who has the daunting task of covering rookie wide receiver John Brown today. Rogers has struggled covering anyone this season, but he has issues more so with smaller, speedy guys.
This could be a career day for the rookie.
When on defense, watch for third-down pressure from coordinator Todd Bowles. He dialed up plenty of that last week against Washington, and it led to a 2-of-10 (20.0 percent) conversion on the critical down.
As well as third-down blitzing, you should also watch outside linebacker Alex Okafor today. He had two sacks in his first career start a week ago, and the Cardinals are in need of a consistent edge rush. If he can provide it this season, general manager Steve Keim may be able to cross "pass rusher" off his list of high draft needs for 2015.
Game Time: 4:25 p.m. EDT (1:25 p.m. local time)
TV: Fox 10 (Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn in the booth, Kristina Pink on the sidelines)
Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Dave Pasch, Ron Wolfley in the booth, Paul Calvisi on the sidelines)
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