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In the past several years, less than a handful of schools have been as effective as Florida State when it comes to bringing talent to the National Football League.

The Arizona Cardinals are all about destroying stereotypes these days. They ended decades of futility by making a surprise run to the Super Bowl last season on the ageless arm of and fleet talented receivers led by All-Pro . Now they are erasing their image as a one-trick pony - a team that's all pass, no run with an inconsistent defense prone to ...

This is the Cardinals' second prime-time appearance. The first one, of course, didn't turn out so well, Arizona losing to Indianapolis, 31-10. The Cardinals will get the Giants' best after their embarrassing loss to New Orleans last week.

Not long ago, Cardinals running back Beanie Wells would have regarded gaining 95 yards on 23 carries as an unproductive afternoon.

The Cardinals went to great lengths this past offseason to upgrade a porous pass defense, making ex-Steelers CB Bryant McFadden their only major free-agent addition and selecting a pair of defensive backs with two of their first four draft picks .

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The Cardinals' situation in the secondary appears less than ideal heading into their matchup against receiver Andre Johnson and the Texans in Week 5. One starting cornerback, Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie , is playing with a broken finger and has struggled some this season.

Relevancy, not stardom, was a realistic goal for Cardinals defensive lineman Alan Branch this season, and he appears well on his way to reaching it.

Arizona Cardinals' Beanie Wells, top, is upended by Houston Texans' Bernard Pollard in the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct.

The Arizona Cardinals' passing game was nearly perfect in the first half. Houston's was just as good in the second.

Something happened Wednesday that hasn't happened to the Cardinals all season: Every player on the active roster participated in practice.

As two of the best receivers in the NFL, the Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald and the Texans' Andre Johnson draw more comparisons than cousins at a family reunion.

Lack of attention to detail, turnovers, and just plain ol' mistakes. The Arizona Cardinals have been pointing to the same problems since preseason, yet have been unable to do much about them while staggering to a 1-2 start.

Part of Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt would like to put his players in full pads during this off week and drive them like a cheap rental cars.

The two will lead their teams against each other for only the second time when the Indianapolis Colts meet the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night, one week after the quarterbacks were at their best in big victories on the road.

Three more replay reversals in Week 2 left rookie referee Don Carey with five, three more than any other referee and 4.1 more than the average for the 16 other refs.

Here's a no-brainer.A If he runs well, the Jaguars' chances of winning increase dramatically.

Offense: The Cardinals needed to get off to a quick start to develop some confidence and get quarterback Kurt Warner in rhythm.

Associated Press The Arizona Cardinals' Anquan Boldin last played in Jacksonville in 2000 when he was at Florida State against Brigham Young.

Many writers and bloggers are picking the Cardinals to fall back to the pack, but in an otherwise atrocious NFC West, I see them as the class of the field by a long shot.

Cardinals defensive coordinator Bill Davis works with the linebackers during training camp in Flagstaff.