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Cardinals rookie QB Hall leaves with injury in third quarter

Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Max Hall left Sunday’s game at Seattle in the third quarter after he received what the team announced was a “blow to the head.”

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Cardinals rookie QB Hall ready for noisy road test

The Arizona Cardinals’ Max Hall said the jitters that came with his first start as an NFL quarterback are gone. Now comes the challenge of operating an offense in one of the noisiest venues in the NFL.

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Cardinals getting healthy before showdown with Seahawks

A funny thing happened while the Arizona Cardinals took the weekend off: The other three teams in the supposedly awful NFC West won.

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Cards defense helps rookie QB Hall get win over defending champs in debut

Rookie QB Max Hall , optimistically listed at 6-foot-1, survived some brutal hits to complete 17 of 27 passes for 168 yards, and the Arizona Cardinals upset the New Orleans Saints 30-20 on Sunday.

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Cardinals struggling all over the field, but they top NFC West

Sure, the Cardinals miss Kurt Warner. Everybody knows that

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Visiting Saints confront a Cardinals team in transition

Drew Brees and the defending champion Saints visit a struggling Cardinals team that is handing its offense over to undrafted rookie free agent Max Hall on Sunday.

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Cardinals to start rookie QB Hall vs. Saints, bench Anderson

The Arizona Cardinals will try to spark their stagnant offense by starting undrafted rookie quarterback Max Hall against the New Orleans Saints this weekend, The Arizona Republic reported Wednesday, citing a source.

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Gates hauls in two TDs in Chargers’ rout of undermanned Cards

Antonio Gates became the seventh tight end in NFL history with 500 catches, including touchdown receptions of 33 and 26 yards from Philip Rivers, to lead the San Diego Chargers to a 41-10 win over the outmanned Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

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Cardinals’ receiver corps left with Fitzgerald and rookies

That talented wide receiver corps the Arizona Cardinals used to have has diminished to perennial All-Star Larry Fitzgerald and three rookies, two of them undrafted.

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Anderson’s struggles pose query: Did Cards make right choice?

The Derek Anderson era started with a gradual buildup and culminated with the unceremonious dumping of Matt Leinart, once considered Arizona’s quarterback of the future. Three ho-hum games into the season, a question looms: Is Anderson the right choice?

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Great escape: Janikowski’s miss allows Cards to get by Raiders

Sebastian Janikowski’s errant 32-yard field goal as the game ended allowed the Cardinals to escape in their home opener, 24-23, a game Oakland had repeated chances to win in the final minutes.

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Cards’ offense, locker room adjust to life without Warner

While Kurt Warner dances a Viennese waltz, the Arizona Cardinals struggle on without him. Warner, who retired last year after leading the once-lowly Cardinals to unprecedented success, was all smiles as he made it through the first round of “Dancing With the Stars” this week.

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Gradkowski steps in as Raiders get ready for host Cardinals

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable hoped to avoid a controversy after replacing his quarterback in the middle of last week’s game. He might have done so by declaring a new starter.

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Third-string RB Snelling’s big day propels Falcons to rout Cards

Jason Snelling rushed for 129 yards, caught five passes and scored three touchdowns to power the Falcons to a 41-7 rout of the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

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