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Arizona Cardinals Top Five Defensive Plays Against The Cincinnati Bengals

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The Arizona Cardinals headed back east last Saturday and while the offense, notorious for its' slow starts did not shock anyone, the Cards improved defense also was sluggish out of the gate, allowing the Cincinnati Bengals the opportunity to take one away from the Cards.

After halftime adjustments, the defense came back out focused and dominated the Bengals in the second half. And while the final outcome of the game was a loss, there were some positives on the defensive side.

Hit the jump to see my top five defensive plays from the game.

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Without further ado, the top five:

  • The first defensive play comes late in the second quarter with approximately thirty-five seconds left til halftime. The Bengals have the ball at the Cardinals twelve yard line with a first down. Andy Dalton takes the snap and Calais Campbell powers through to pick up the first Card's sack of the game, an eleven yard loss that leads to a field goal.
  • The second play comes in the third quarter, the thirteen minute forty-five second mark. The Bengals have crossed midfield. Cedric Benson takes the toss and is tackled for a two yard loss by Daryl Washington. This set up third and long, which eventually led to a punt.
  • The next play doesn't come until a third of the way through the fourth quarter. This was first and ten from the Cinci thirty-seven yard line. Andy Dalton drops back and rookie Sam Acho notches his sixth sack of the year. The Cards got a steal in the fourth round with this guy.
  • And the next defensive play comes right after Acho's sack on Dalton. Now faced with second and seventeen and wanting to grind the clock, the Bengals turn to powerhouse Cedric Benson. He runs to the right for a nice gain. He's tackled by Adrian Wilson and A.J. Jefferson, and Wilson punches the ball out, which is recovered by Kerry Rhodes.
  • The last defensive play comes with the last few minutes left on the clock. Down seven after the FG, the Cards kick to the Bengals. First and ten from their twenty, Benson gets the hand off again. This time Calais Campbell lights him up and pops the ball loose, which Kerry Rhodes once again recovers.
And there you have it folks, my top five defensive plays. Next week the Seahawks come to town, with both teams looking to avenge last weeks' loss. Until then, live Cards large!

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What was Arizona's top defensive play against the Bengals?
Calais Campbell sack on Andy Dalton, 2nd quarter :35 left
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Daryl Washington tackle for loss on Cedric Benson, 3rd quarter 13:45 left
0 votes
Sam Acho sack on Andy Dalton, 4th quarter 10:00 left
2 votes
Adrian Wilson strip of Cedric Benson, 4th quarter 9:56 left
3 votes
Calais Campbell forced fumbled on Cedric Benson, 4th quarter 3:10 left
33 votes
Something else
0 votes

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I really wish Peterson's pick wasn't taken away by the biased refs

Would have been my choice if it counted.

Going with the Campbell FF here

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by JoeCB1991 on Dec 27, 2011 2:35 PM MST reply actions  

Ya I went CC fumble as well

"If Gortat pulls off a real Dream Shake in-game this year I will shave my head.
Mark my words." Piotr Szczesniak 12/12/11 2:12 PM
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by Airwave on Dec 27, 2011 5:16 PM MST up reply actions  

I choose CC's forced fumble

A-dub’s would be second. I absolutely loved how the defense stepped up big time when needed in those two plays.

by CanadianCard on Dec 27, 2011 2:35 PM MST reply actions  

That was good to see

I couldn’t believe the second one.

by tw3kr on Dec 27, 2011 7:59 PM MST up reply actions  

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