Cardinals 31 - Vikings 28
Despite my obvious desire to give up on them, the Cardinals pulled out another NFC game in a close-fought battle with the Vikings. This was a sloppy one, with 7 total turnovers (3 by the Cards, 4 by the Vikings) with a Chris Gamble pick of Mallett being the one that sealed it away. The Vikings did score after with about 15 seconds left and then recovered the onside kick, but a hail mary at the end came up short.
Jake Locker finally put together a decent game. He wasn't terrible efficient, going 12-26, but he had 243 yards and 3 TDs, and his lone pick came on a hail mary at the end of the first half.
On the other hand my rushing attack was terrible all day, whereas AP managed to get it going late after I bottled him up in the first half.
As I said, the big plays in this game were turnovers, including the Vikings fumbling a punt deep in their own territory when they failed to call for a fair catch and got laid out. And then the Gamble pick later.
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gg MA! Always a tough fought battle when we play, your rookie QB just made a few more mistakes than mine did this time. Could've gone either way.
btw, thanks to whoever gave me the suggestion to use the Lions playbook. Even though I stuck with Locker, there were a lot more manageable passes for him in there.