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Arizona Cardinals: 5 bold predictions vs Tampa Bay

By Scott Allen

Sep 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones (55) celebrates a tackle in the second quarter against the New England Patriots at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals linebacker Chandler Jones (55) celebrates a tackle in the second quarter against the New England Patriots at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 11, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins (87) celebrates with running back Doug Martin (22) and quarterback Jameis Winston (3) after a touchdown pass in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Buccaneers won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 11, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins (87) celebrates with running back Doug Martin (22) and quarterback Jameis Winston (3) after a touchdown pass in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome. The Buccaneers won 31-24. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /

Tampa Bay will score first

Last week some fans went crazy when New England scored first.  So what?  It’s not about who scores first.  It’s about who has more points when the board reaches triple zeros at the end of the fourth quarter.

I do see Tampa coming out and getting the first score on Sunday.  This is whether they get the ball first or not.  It may take the Bucs getting the first points of the day to get the Cardinals going.

Scoring first also doesn’t mean they will score often either.  The Cardinals have been known to get off to slow starts.  The Cardinals may also realize once they are down early, they can’t allow what happened last week to happen again.

Tampa scoring first would bring the real possibility of starting 0-2 to the fore front of the Cardinals players minds.  The Cardinals likely take over once Tampa is on the board.  So stay calm if the Bucs get on the board first.

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