Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
ARIZONA (1-1) AT BUFFALO (0-2)
Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT, Fox
OPENING LINE — Cardinals by 4
RECORD VS. SPREAD — Cardinals 1-1, Bills 0-2 SERIES RECORD — Bills lead 6-4
LAST MEETING — Bills beat Cardinals 19-16, OT, Oct. 14, 2012
LAST WEEK — Cardinals beat Buccaneers 40-7; Bills lost to Jets 37-31
AP PRO32 RANKING — Cardinals No. 6, Bills No. 30
CARDINALS OFFENSE — OVERALL (11), RUSH (16), PASS (8). CARDINALS DEFENSE — OVERALL (13),
RUSH (11), PASS (15).
BILLS OFFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (24), PASS (30).
BILLS DEFENSE — OVERALL (23T), RUSH (15), PASS (24). STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Bills coach
Rex Ryan and twin brother Rob broke into NFL with Cardinals as assistants on their late father Buddy Ryan’s staff in 1994-95. Rex hired Rob this offseason as assistant head coach responsible for defense . ... Arizona hits road for first time after closing last year with five straight road victories — team’s longest streak since winning six in row spanning 1975-76 . ... Only game vs. Bills in WR Larry Fitzgerald’s 188-game career was in Cards’ last game at Buffalo, 38-14 loss on Oct. 31, 2004. He’s caught pass in 181 straight since — NFL’s longest active streak.
... In two games, Fitzgerald has team-leading 14 catches for 162 yards and three TDs . ... QB Carson Palmer completed three touchdown passes in 14:34 span of second quarter to build 24-0 lead over Tampa Bay. Palmer improved to 30-10 as Arizona starter . ... Cardinals haven’t turned ball over, and have NFL-leading seven takeaways (four interceptions, three fumbles), including CB Marcus Cooper returning interception 60 yards for score against Bucs.
... Free-agent addition LB Chandler Jones had career-best three sacks against Bills while playing for New England in Patriots’ 40-32 win at Buffalo last September . ... Bills running backs coach Anthony Lynn makes debut as offensive coordinator after Greg Roman was fired last Friday . ... In two games, Buffalo has 27 first downs, converted 6 of 23 third-down chances and had fewer than 48 minutes in time of possession . ... QB Tyrod Taylor went 18 of 30 for career-best 297 yards passing and three touchdowns against Jets, including 84-yard TD to Marquise Goodwin and 71-yard TD to Greg Salas . ... Bills totaled 151 yards rushing in two games after NFL-leading 2,432 last year . ... Defense allowed 493 yards to Jets, including 374 passing. New York combined for 283 yards offense and 20 points on first four drives . ...
Fantasy Tip: Fitzgerald has shot to continue hot start against secondary that allowed Eric Decker six catches for 126 yards and TD, and Brandon Marshall six catches for 101 yards.