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Cardinals (2-2) at Eagles (3-1)

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TV: Sunday, 1, Fox (Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, Laura Okmin)

The matchup: Last week’s win against the winless 49ers kept Arizona only one game out of the NFC West lead, and left coach Bruce Arians gushing about his team’s guts and composure. But if the Cards want to make the playoffs, they need to start scoring more than 18.5 points a game. The Eagles are leading the NFC East and watching young QB Carson Wentz gain confidence with every snap while the defense obliterate­s its foes’ running game. There are flaws, notably in the secondary, but the Eagles seem to be on their way up. This will be a QB battle of Carsons – Wentz vs. Palmer. Last week, Palmer, 37, was sacked six times and hit 16 more, raising his season totals to 17 sacks and 43 QB hits, by far the most in the league. Arizona desperatel­y needs to plug the leaks in its O-line. of their red-zone possession­s.

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