Bills (7-2) at Cardinals (5-3)
Sunday, 4:05 ET, State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.
TV:
Danny Sheridan’s line:
CBS
Cardinals by 1 1⁄
2
Bills’ keys to victory: Buffalo picked up a big Week 9 win over Seattle using an unrelenting pass rush to get to QB Russell Wilson and forcing turnovers. Cardinals QB Kyler Murray has been sacked only 10 times this season, but if the Bills can get pressure on him, his turnovers have come under pressure. Buffalo must continue to get the type of play from QB Josh Allen he provided against Seattle.
Cardinals’ keys to victory: Putting up 31 points against the top scoring defense in Week 9 should have been enough to win, but a first-quarter turnover that was returned for a TD ended up being the difference. Defensively, Arizona has to do better on first and second down. The Dolphins faced third down only eight times in Week 9. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury cannot make the mistakes in game management that he made against Miami.
Matchup to watch: Bills CB Josh Norman vs. Cardinals WR Christian Kirk. There are many receiver-cornerback matchups to watch in this game, but Kirk’s production has exploded in the last three games. He has five TD receptions in that span and finished with five catches for 123 yards and a score in Week 9. WR DeAndre Hopkins is the headliner, but with Kirk going against Buffalo’s No. 2 corner, the game could be won or lost in that matchup.
Who wins? Both teams have proved they can put up points. Both have had some struggles defensively. This is going to be a shootout. Who executes at the end of the game – Murray or Allen? Murray this time.
Cardinals 37-35