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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando CHICAGO -- The Cardinals' defense naturally wants to punish Bears quarterback Jay Cutler in their Week 9 matchup at Soldier Field.

Offense: Reduce mental mistakes Here's hoping the Bears take it from the practice field to the playing field.

The Arizona Cardinals defense went from pumped up to deflated in one awful Sunday afternoon.

Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals Nov. 1, 2009 10:22 AM azcentral.com Where: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale TV: 10-HD Radio: KTAR-AM , KMIA-AM Series: Panthers lead regular-season series 6-2. Last meeting: Cardinals won NFC divisional playoff game 33-13 last season.

Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic says Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt prefers being aggressive to playing it safe, one reason he called pass plays while leading the Giants in Week 7. Whisenhunt: "When we're aggressive, when we go after things, it gives us a better chance to be successful.

Sporting News' Vinnie Iyer analyzes the Cardinals' 24-17 win over the Giants on Sunday night: 1. Respect the Cardinals' front seven.

Great defense makes football look easy. It can turn mediocre quarterbacks such as Trent Dilfer and Jim McMahon into NFL champions.

Mention to an NFL coach that his team has enjoyed good fortune when it comes to the health of players, and he likely will look at you as if you have injected him with the H1N1 virus.

The biggest question mark on the Arizona defense entering the season was how new starting defensive end Calais Campbell would do.

Seattle Seahawks' John Carlson, left, misses a reception under pressure from Arizona Cardinals' Karlos Dansby, in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct.

Just because they are 2-0 away from home this season, including Sunday's 27-3 victory at Seattle, doesn't mean the Cardinals suddenly are the kings of the road.

Being an Arizona Cardinals fan for so many years I've learned that there's no such thing as a bad win.A A Cards win is kind of like a back massage I always appreciate them even if they're not that great.

Three weeks into the season, the 1-2 Cardinals are 0-2 at home and are coming off a crushing 21-point loss there to the Colts before a national primetime television audience.

The Cardinals aren't scared of Peyton Manning. But he does confuse the heck out of them.

Well, you can say this for Cardinals safety Antrel Rolle: It's never dull when he's around the ball.

Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando E.J. Caldwell writes via Facebook : Mike, the Cardinals have been accused of being bad "cap managers" for years.

Sean Morey's brain is mush. It's not just because the Cardinals receiver and Pro Bowl special teams player has suffered more concussions "than I would have liked to admit." It's also because ever since the Cardinals lost to the Steelers in the Super Bowl, Morey has spent countless hours with his head deep into books, research and clinical workshops ...

This is the fourth consecutive year the teams have opened the season against each other, and a rivalry has developed.

Cardinals WR Anquan Boldin missed the final two preseason games with a hamstring injury and hadn't practiced all week heading into Thursday, but head coach Ken Whisenhunt says the odds of Boldin playing Sunday against the Niners are "very good." Daily team observers note, however, that Boldin is always much more effective when he can fully ...

No one should expect much from NFL preseason games, but at the very least they should answer existing questions, not elicit new ones.