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Red-faced Cards hope for rebound back homeTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tucson, Arizona | Published: 10.05.2008
GLENDALE — The Arizona Cardinals are embarrassed, the Buffalo Bills unbeaten.
Buffalo makes a rare transcontinental trip to the desert today looking to go 5-0 for the first time in 17 years and only the fourth time in franchise history.
"I don't know how good this team can be," quarterback Trent Edwards said. "I feel like we still have a lot left in the tank that we really can show on Sundays."
The Bills face an Arizona team coming off a nightmarish first half in a 56-35 road loss to the New York Jets.
"Going into halftime in the Jets game and seeing the scoreboard say 34-0, that's one of those things you'll never forget," wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said. "... Everybody was embarrassed."
The Cardinals (2-2) spent all of last week in the east rather than return to Arizona following their 24-17 loss to the Washington Redskins. Obviously, they are glad to be home, where they are 7-2 since coach Ken Whisenhunt was hired a year ago.
"Everybody wants to get that sour taste of their mouths and get back on track," defensive end Antonio Smith said. "It feels a lot better just being here. One thing we said we were going to do when we started this thing is establish a home-field advantage."
In the last three games, the Bills have come from behind in the fourth quarter to beat Jacksonville, Oakland and St. Louis.
"We can't keep doing that," Edwards said, "but fortunately we have won games that way. We know if we get caught in that situation, hopefully we have a little bit more experience and know we can do it."
Arizona coach Ken Whisenhunt is sticking with veteran Kurt Warner at quarterback over Matt Leinart. Warner got off to a great start this season, but was responsible for six of Arizona's seven turnovers against the Jets: three interceptions and three lost fumbles.
He was hounded by a fierce pass rush throughout the first half but came back to lead Arizona to five consecutive touchdown drives in the third and fourth quarters.
Whisenhunt said all Cardinals opponents are zeroing in on Warner. "When Kurt's operating, I welcome people bringing pressure because he gets the ball out and makes plays," Whisenhunt said. "We have to do a better job of protecting him. He has to do a better job of moving in the pocket and protecting the ball. Those are all things he's worked on this week."
Boldin out after surgery
Anquan Boldin is out indefinitely following surgery on a facial bone fractured in a helmet-to-helmet hit during last Sunday's game against the New York Jets.
Whisenhunt said the surgeon who operated on the wide receiver's fractured sinus on Thursday night told him that a hockey player who underwent a similar procedure was playing 10 days later.
"And that's a violent sport, too," Whisenhunt said Friday. "The doctor felt like it would give him the quickest chance to get back."
Boldin was ruled out of Sunday's home game against the Buffalo Bills.
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