Paired with a Seattle Seahawks loss, the Arizona Cardinals again find themselves atop the NFC West leaderboard after knocking off Washington on Sunday, 30-20.
It was dicey toward the end when the offense had nothing going, but the defense stepped up in a large way, forcing four fourth-quarter turnovers of Kirk Cousins and the Washington offense—picking off Cousins three times and forcing a fumble of receiver Andre Roberts.
Tyrann Mathieu said last year's injury flashed through his mind while running after fumble recovery. "I had to get my ass down."
— Kyle Odegard (@Kyle_Odegard) October 13, 2014
Penalties were a major issue most of the game, but the Cardinals (4-1) were able to overcome them and come away with the victory. It's the first time they have beaten Washington (1-5) since November 5, 2000, when Arizona was still in the NFC East and the two were division rivals.
A few players came up big, a few struggled; most good and bad performances will be laid out in the positional grades that follow. Let's get going.
//from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1wq9m6r
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