Cardinals must be wary of ‘extraordinary’ Woodson
Article By ddillon.tsn on 10th January, 2010
The Green Bay Packers pounded the Arizona Cardinals in August when it mattered not. They pounded them again last week when it mattered only a little. Now the teams will meet for a third time at Arizona in a game that matters a whole lot.
The winner of today's playoff game will advance to the next round and keep its Super Bowl dream alive. The Cardinals know what they have to do to be that team. "We have to play better than we played in the previous two games," Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt understated to reporters this past week. Here are five story lines to follow in the final game of this wild-card weekend: Arizona's walking wounded Three Cardinals starters are questionable after injuries in last week's game. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin (high left ankle sprain, left knee sprain), cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (bruised left kneecap) and free safety Antrel Rolle (bruised thigh) all missed parts, or all, of practice this week. In addition, defensive end Calais Campbell has a broken thumb and is wearing a cast. Losing Boldin would be a blow to Arizona's passing attack. Without him, Steve Breaston would be the starter opposite Larry Fitzgerald and Early Doucet would step in as the No. 3 man. "You don't replace guys like that," quarterback Kurt Warner told reporters. "You just can't plug somebody else in and get the same productivity, the same leadership and the same competitiveness." Third down, Packers Trying to stop Green Bay from moving the chains and keeping drives alive will be a challenge for Arizona. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the NFL in third-down passing this season. His statistics were eye-popping: 67.5 completion percentage, 14 touchdowns and no interceptions. "I don't like throwing interceptions, and I don't like not converting third downs," Rodgers said. "It's a heightened sense of focus and something we work on in pr...
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The winner of today's playoff game will advance to the next round and keep its Super Bowl dream alive. The Cardinals know what they have to do to be that team. "We have to play better than we played in the previous two games," Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt understated to reporters this past week. Here are five story lines to follow in the final game of this wild-card weekend: Arizona's walking wounded Three Cardinals starters are questionable after injuries in last week's game. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin (high left ankle sprain, left knee sprain), cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (bruised left kneecap) and free safety Antrel Rolle (bruised thigh) all missed parts, or all, of practice this week. In addition, defensive end Calais Campbell has a broken thumb and is wearing a cast. Losing Boldin would be a blow to Arizona's passing attack. Without him, Steve Breaston would be the starter opposite Larry Fitzgerald and Early Doucet would step in as the No. 3 man. "You don't replace guys like that," quarterback Kurt Warner told reporters. "You just can't plug somebody else in and get the same productivity, the same leadership and the same competitiveness." Third down, Packers Trying to stop Green Bay from moving the chains and keeping drives alive will be a challenge for Arizona. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers led the NFL in third-down passing this season. His statistics were eye-popping: 67.5 completion percentage, 14 touchdowns and no interceptions. "I don't like throwing interceptions, and I don't like not converting third downs," Rodgers said. "It's a heightened sense of focus and something we work on in pr...
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