• Cardinals game vs. Colts preview with Kent Somers and Dan Bickley

    Cardinals game vs. Colts preview with Kent Somers and Dan Bickley

  • Somers and McManaman on the state of the Cardinals

    Somers and McManaman on the state of the Cardinals

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    Arizona Cardinals running back D. J. Foster talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.

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    CJ2K mad at Cards; Palmer needs to get right

  • azcentral sports' Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals practcie Wednesday

    azcentral sports’ Kent Somers and Bob McManaman discuss Cardinals practcie Wednesday

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    Arizona Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer talks after Wednesday practice in Tempe.

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    Shot Clock: Could the Cards recruit death stare Adrian Peterson?

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    David Johnson seeking a second opinion on wrist injury

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    Bruce Arians discusses loss to Lions

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    Bickley and Somers on Cardinals’ season-opening loss

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    Kent Somers and Bob McManaman on David Johnson’s injury

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    Cardinals vs. Lions: Kent Somers and Dan Bickley preview the game

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    Bob McManaman wraps up Cardinals practice on Friday

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    Shot Clock: Chiefs-Patriots lessons for Cardinals

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    Arizona Cardinals report: Thursday’s practice

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    Shot Clock: Cards a slim pick, what are the keys?

  • Cardinals report: How will Bucannon's absence affect team?

    Cardinals report: How will Bucannon’s absence affect team?

  • Shot Clock: Detroit Lions, Super Bowl champions?

    Shot Clock: Detroit Lions, Super Bowl champions?

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    Reaction to Cardinals’ move at punter

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    Somers wraps up the Cardinals’ preseason finale

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    Cardinals vs Broncos preview

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    Somers and McManaman wrap up Cardinals’ Tuesday practice

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    Shot Clock: CJ2K stays?; Drown out LA fans

  • Sights and sounds from 9th Annual Fitz's Supper Club

    Sights and sounds from 9th Annual Fitz’s Supper Club

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    Arizona Cardinals break camp

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    McLellan and McManaman wrap up Cardinals practice

  • Somers on Cardinals vs. Falcons

    Somers on Cardinals vs. Falcons

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    Cardinals treating final preseason game seriously

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    Kent and Bob talk Cardinals game planning and remaining preseason games

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    Bickley and Moore: Cardinals looked ‘sluggish’

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    Shot Clock: Cards’ Palmer, ‘D’ gotta get better

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    Kent and Bob break down Cards’ preseason loss to Bears

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    Somers, McManaman on the Cardinals’ ‘boring’ camp

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    Somers, McManaman on Arians’ anger, receiving issues

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    Shot Clock: Cards WRs stink; anthem issue solved

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    Insider: Was Arians’ criticism truth or motivational chatter?

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    Shot Clock: Stanton stands out for Cardinals

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    Shot Clock: Cardinals protecting QB Palmer?

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    Greg Moore and Bruce Arians talk charities

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    Gabbert’s big chance, special team auditions

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    Shot Clock: Arians changes tone with Cardinals

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    Greg Moore and Bob McManaman break down the Red-White practice

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    Somers, McManaman on Gruden possibility, CB battle

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    Shot Clock: Early hiccups for Cardinals

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    Moore, McManaman wrap up opening day at Cardinals training camp

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    David Johnson’s work load; D-Backs’ head games

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    Shot Clock: Cards kick off fan-friendly camp

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    Somers sits down with Cardinals rookie Budda Baker

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    Shot Clock: Blaine Gabbert a keeper for Cardinals?

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    Kent and Bob talk new NFL rules and wide out depth

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    Arians Family Foundation Fundraiser at Top Golf

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    Report card on Cardinals QB Blaine Gabbert

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    David Johnson No. 1 on NFL Players Association list

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    Bruce Arians talks about his annual fundraisers

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    Keim, Arians striking gold in draft’s third round

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    Top 3 games in Cardinals schedule

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    Larry Fitzgerald holding 7th annual charity softball tournament

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    Larry Fitzgerald 1-on-1 with Kent Somers

Adam Vinatieri boots a 46-yard field goal and the Colts, heavy underdogs, now have a 10-0 first-quarter lead over the Cardinals.

Jacoby Brissett has looked very good thus far at quarterback for the Colts, converting a handful of third-downs already and showing great athletic ability to escape pressure and avoid sacks.

Arizona’s offense, meanwhile, looks stagnant once again. It’s early, but things better start to pick up in a hurry.

–Bob McManaman

Colts go up, 7-0

A specials teams penalty on Rodney Gunter gave the Colts an automatic first down and instead of a taking the field goal, Frank Gore ran for a short touchdown to give Indianapolis a 7-0 lead over the Cardinals in the first quarter at Lucas Oil Stadium.

The “leverage: call on Gunter, to me, looked pretty ticky-tack, but he did violate the rule.

How to watch

Where: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Kickoff: 10 a.m. MST

Television: FOX 10

Broadcast team: Play-By-Play:Chris Myers Analyst: Daryl Johnston Sideline: Laura Okmin

National Radio: Westwood One / Play-By-Play: John Sadak Analyst: Ross Tucker

Cardinals Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM / Play-By-Play: Dave Pasch Analyst: Ron Wolfl ey Sideline: Paul Calvisi

Cardinals Spanish Radio: 100.3 FM Latno Mix / Play-By-Play: Gabriel Trujillo Analyst: Rolando Cantu 

Cardinals inactives

As expected, the Cardinals will be missing four starters on offense when they play the Colts today.

Receiver John Brown (quadriceps), left tackle D.J. Humphries (knee), left guard Mike Iupati (triceps) and tight end Jermaine Gresham (ribs) are inactive.

Quarterback Blaine Gabbert, linebacker Deone Bucannon and running back D.J. Foster also are inactive.

Running back David Johnson is such a versatile player that it’s going to take a village of Cardinals running backs to replace him.

Here is a breakdown of other running backs on the roster and how they might be used.

Kerwynn Williams: This is his fifth year in the NFL and is expected to make his first start on Sunday. 

CAREER STATS: 103 rushes, 555 yards, 5.4 yard average, 4 TDs. 6 receptions, 35 yards, 0 TDs.

Andre Ellington: Ellington probably not going to become the team’s No. 1 back, but he will see more playing time.

CAREER STATS: 697 yards, 4.3 average, 9 touchdowns. 114 receptions, 1,034 yards, 3 TDs

Chris Johnson: The Cardinals’ offensive line is built for power football, but Johnson’s favorite play is the zone stretch, which requires linemen to block on the move. It’s possible the Cardinals could do both. If Johnson shows his old burst, he could supplant Williams as the starter.

CAREER STATS: 2,118 rushes, 9,537 rushing yards, 4.5 yard average, 55 touchdowns. 302 receptions, 2,212 yards, 9 TDs

Elijhaa Penny: Penny played his first game last week and likely won’t get many carries this season unless there are more injuries. At 234 pounds, he could be used in short yardage occasionally, including at the goal line.

CAREER STATS: None

D.J. Foster: He was signed off the Patriots practice squad this week. He’s learning a new system so it’s unlikely he makes a contribution any time soon.

CAREER STATS: 7 rushes, 24 yards, 0 TDs. 1 rec, 2 yards, 0 TDs

Cardinals vs. Colts game notes

  • The Cardinals make their first ever appearance in Lucas Oil Stadium on Sunday, and are playing in Indianapolis for the first time since 2005.
  • Cardinals coach Bruce Arians is returning to Indianapolis for the first time since 2012, when he was the team’s interim head coach and offensive coach.
  • Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald enters the game needing 118 receiving yards to pass former Colts receiver Marvin Harrison for 8th place on the NFL’s all-time receiving yards list. Fitzgerald, with 14,463 career receiving yards, is currently in front of former Colt Reggie Wayne who sits in 10th place on the all-time receiving list. 
  • Cardinals kicker Phil Dawson and Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri are the only two active players in the NFL who made their pro debuts in the 1990s. Dawson was on the Patriots practice squad in 1998, when Vinatieri was in his third season as the Patriots kicker. 

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