Carson Palmer and Madden 23 coins the Cardinals weathered that storm, then returned to the field during the next drive, and hit Jermaine Gresham for a 14-yard touchdown to take the lead back with 8:45 remaining. The team did never relinquish the lead.
Following an impressive performance by the Panthers, Arizona looks like another top NFC contender of winning the Super Bowl right now. The Cardinals can score points in bunches. They are able to play defense. They're a full team and they are always competitive. The Vikings are not far behind, though, after blowing off their Raiders this week. because of Adrian Peterson looking like he's still in his prime, they have an identity that can be won with.
Outside of that top five, there are a few interesting battles brewing in the midst of teams that compete for playoff positions. There could be a few interesting divisional races this season and the wild-card tiebreakers will be pretty intense: there are 12 teams which are currently averaging four wins. All are just one or two games further behind the six teams that have at least six or five wins currently. So, if you're looking outside of a handful of certainties, it's looking wide open in both conferences heading into the second half of the season.
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The Steelers weren't supposed to include Ben Roethlisberger for a few weeks while he recuperated from a foot sprain, however, when Landry Jones injured his leg, a leg injury from his own. Big Ben came in and looked exactly like the player he was in leading Pittsburgh to victory over the Browns. Roethlisberger led the offense with his explosive play, passing for 379 yards and three touchdowns. Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant continue to shine with Ben on the field while the Pittsburgh defense has been playing better than what people would give it credit for.
Then, Kansas City won its third straight game, this time, against the Broncos and, moving to 4-5. the team's play has had a number of people sit up and pay the attention of. The Chiefs scored 29 points on an excellent defense (with some help from five interceptions by their defense) also Charcandrick West is doing a fantastic job replacing Jamaal Charles in that offense. Kansas City fell off of many radars when it started 1-5. but has since exploded to prominence.
The Bills have won their second straight in outlasting Jets Jets on Thursday Night Football, putting themselves in a prime position to make winning the playoffs with cheap madden coins 5-4.
