7, 1986, two years before the franchise moved to Arizona.Īrizona clinched at least the No. The nine sacks were the most for the Cardinals since they had 10 against Philadelphia on Dec. When you play long enough you are going to be on the wrong side at times, but I am confident that we have guys and myself that, when it matters for all the marbles, guys will show up." "This was a playoff-style game and we played terrible," Rodgers said, "but we have won a lot of games here. Green Bay hosts Minnesota in its regular-season finale next Sunday. The Packers dropped into a tie with Minnesota for the NFC North lead when the Vikings cruised to a 49-17 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday night. Cory Redding rambled 36 yards with one of the fumbles for a score, and Jerraud Powers took another 5 yards for a touchdown. Dwight Freeney had three and Campbell 2.5. In all, Packers quarterbacks were sacked nine times in their most one-sided loss of the season. "They played very well and took advantage of it." "They were very aggressive to the line of scrimmage," Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy said.
So the Packers (10-5) were in no position to slow the rout. Green Bay was without starting left tackle David Bakhtiari with an injury and lost starting right tackle Bryan Bulaga to an ankle injury during the game. The winning streak is the franchise's longest since the 1948 Chicago Cardinals won 10 in a row. The Cardinals sacked Rodgers eight times and returned two of his fumbles for touchdowns in a dominant 38-8 victory.Ĭarson Palmer threw for 257 yards and two touchdowns for the Cardinals (13-2). "You want to play your best ball at the end of the season," Arizona defensive lineman Calais Campbell said, "and I think this is the best game we've played." That makes it nine straight wins for the Cardinals, who think they're still gaining steam. The Arizona Cardinals flattened Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. NFL, Arizona Cardinals, Green Bay Packers Cardinals sack Rodgers 8 times, rout Packers 38-8
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