The Tampa Bay Buccaneers return home in Week 13 amid hopes that a run of three straight contests at Raymond James Stadium will help them pull out of a three-game losing streak that has made their path to the playoffs more treacherous. In recent seasons, the Buccaneers have responded very well to similar situations, going 22-6 from Week 13 on since 2020, and Head Coach Todd Bowles believes the way the team responds to another late-season challenge will determine if it can capture a fifth straight NFC South title. That response begins on Sunday, when the Arizona Cardinals visit for a Week 13 tilt that quarterback Baker Mayfield called a "must-win situation" on Wednesday.

"Our 24-hour rule and what we have ahead of us is what's going to catapult us or set us back," said Bowles. "We control our own destiny. We've got our own problems, we've got our own solutions, and we can fix everything ourselves. We've got three games in 18 days, and we just have to take them one at a time and go from there."

The Cardinals have also lost three straight and, at 3-8, have been eliminated from the NFC West race, though not quite from Wild Card contention. Last Sunday, Arizona took the 7-4 Jacksonville Jaguars to overtime before falling, 27-24, and six of their eight losses have come by four points or less. Arizona has a wealth of talent on both sides of the ball, including a defense led by outside linebacker Josh Sweat (9.0 sacks), ageless defensive lineman Calais Campbell (5.0 sacks) and do-it-all safety Budda Baker (78 tackles).

"I would say this: Their record is not indicative of the kind of performance they show on tape," said Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator Josh Grizzard. "I think with what Coach [Nick] Rallis does with this scheme – it's a very unique scheme in how they deploy different personnel groupings. They have a handful that they can use versus multiple personnel groupings on our end, and they have guys that are playing in different spots based on how they deploy that unit. So, you see a little bit of positionless players, but when it comes to the player side of it – the fact that Calais Campbell is still playing at the level that he's playing at is hats off to him. Sweat does a really good job coming off the edge – I think he has nine sacks, 10 sacks, something along those lines."

The Cardinals' offense is operating without opening-day starter Kyler Murray at quarterback but veteran Jacoby Brissett, who has started the last six games, bring a wealth of experience to the position. He has been a very high-volume passer since taking over – an NFL-high 43.2 pass attempts per game since Week Six – and he has an 11-3 touchdown-interception ratio and a 97.0 passer rating. Brissett has the luxury of a multitude of dangerous pass-catchers, including tight end Trey McBride (80 receptions, seven touchdowns), second-year wideout Marvin Harrison and fellow receiver Michael Wilson, who has 25 catches for 313 yards over the past two weeks.

"We've played against [Brissett] a few times since [I've] been down here; he's not a backup," said Buccaneers Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach Larry Foote. "I heard some of that talk, we are facing two backups back-to-back weeks for the next two weeks. He's not a backup; he makes every throw. You can make an argument that the offense has taken off since he took control. He's seen everything, but he can make some throws. For a big guy, he can scramble too. He has the ability to pick up first downs with his feet, so it's going to be a challenge. He can make every throw."

The Buccaneers may have to rely on a well-traveled veteran 'backup' on Sunday as well, if Baker Mayfield's injured left shoulder keeps him from suiting up. That would lead to the first start as a Buccaneer for Teddy Bridgewater, who has a 33-32 record as a starter in the NFL. Mayfield won't know until the end of the week if he can play, but he's confident in Bridgewater if the veteran has to fill in.

"When it comes down to a guy like Teddy that's seen a lot of defenses and played a lot of ball, it's not like you're going to overwhelm him in some of the blitz packages or different looks," said Mayfield. "I think that's the biggest difference is he's not getting in there with wide eyes. He's seen different looks and defenses before that he is able to handle and execute at the right time. We'll have confidence no matter what the situation is, but definitely confident [with] Teddy in there."

The Buccaneers aren't looking past the Cardinals, but the schedule says the next two weeks will bring visits from division rivals New Orleans and Atlanta. As they try to protect and hopefully extend a slim lead over Carolina in the NFC South standings, the Buccaneers realize that they have a golden opportunity ahead to achieve their goals heading into the season.

"We stay true to who we are," said Mayfield. "Obviously, the last few games haven't gone the way we wanted it, we know that, it's not like we're trying to fake it otherwise. We know we still control our own destiny here down the stretch and that's the most important part. We have three home games coming up that we need to take care of."

GAME AND BROADCAST DETAILS

Arizona Cardinals (3-8) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5)

Sunday, November 30, 1:00 p.m. ET

Raymond James Stadium (capacity: 65,844)

Tampa, Florida

TV Broadcast Team: Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), Allison Williams(reporter)

Radio: 98Rock (WXTB, 97.9 FM), Flagship Station

Radio Broadcast Team: Gene Deckerhoff (play-by-play), Dave Moore (analyst), T.J. Rives (reporter)

Spanish Radio: 96.1 Caliente

Spanish Radio Broadcast Team: Carlos Bohorquez (play-by-play), Martin Gramática (analyst), Santiago Gramática (reporter)

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ALL-TIME HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES

In Week 13, the Buccaneers will have a chance to take the lead in one of their all-time head-to-head series with an NFL opponent. In a series that began in 1977 – in very memorable fashion for the NFL's 27th franchise – the Buccaneers and Cardinals have met 22 times prior to this season and split those meetings right down the middle 11-11. The Buccaneers knotted up that series three years ago on the evening of Christmas in 2022 with a 19-16 overtime win in Glendale, Arizona. Ryan Succop kicked four field goals but the Bucs had to rally from 10 points down in the fourth quarter, first with a three-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to Rachaad White, then with Succop's third three-pointer. In overtime, the Cardinals got the ball first but the Bucs' defense forced a punt and Brady completed passes of 23 yards to Russell Gage and 16yards to Mike Evans to put Succop in position for the 40-yard game-winner.

The Buccaneers last lead in the series came in 2010 after a 38-35 victory in Arizona in 2010. However, the Cardinals then ripped off a three-game winning streak including a 13-10 decision in Tampa in 2013 and 38-33 shootout in Arizona in 2017. Those games were tight; in between was a 40-7 blowout in the desert. The Buccaneers fired back with a back-and-forth 30-27 thriller at Raymond James Stadium three years ago, trimming Arizona's lead in the series to 11-10.

Obviously, there's been no shortage of points scored in recent Tampa Bay-Arizona tilts. In 2019, Peyton Barber cracked the end zone on a one-yard run with 1:43 left for the three-point win, countering two Kyler Murray-to-Christian Kirk touchdowns in the second half. In the 2017Arizona win, the Bruce Arians-led Cardinals raced out to a 31-6 behind three Carson Palmer touchdown passes before Ryan Fitzpatrick relieved Jameis Winston and led a frantic comeback with three TD passes of his own. Ultimately, the rally fell short. In the three-point Bucs win in 2010, both Aqib Talib and Geno Hayes scored defensive touchdowns and LeGarrette Blount famously hurdled a Cardinals defender on a 48-yard run.

As hinted at above, the all-time Bucs-Cards series began with a rather notable game, the first home victory in franchise history on December 18, 1977 at Tampa Stadium. After an 0-26 start to the franchise ledger beginning in the inaugural 1976 season, the Buccaneers got their first victory in New Orleans in Week 13 of the '77 campaign then came back and made it two in a row by taking down the then-St. Louis Cardinals in the season finale, 17-7. Quarterback Gary Huff only completed seven passes in the win for Tampa Bay, but four of them went to Morris Owens for 138 yards, including a 62-yard touchdown.

It's been a very streaky series. The Bucs won three of the first four from 1977-85, and then the Cardinals went on a five-game run from 1986-88, which included two games each in '86 and '87 even though the two teams were not division foes. Tampa Bay then won six of the next eight from 1989-2010 before Arizona's three-game run.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

• Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht came to Tampa in 2014 after two years as the director of player personnel in Arizona. Licht also worked in the Cardinals' personnel department in 2008.

• In 2013, Licht was involved in the Cardinals' search for a new head coach, which eventually settled on Indianapolis Colts interim Head Coach Bruce Arians. Arians spent five seasons at the helm in Arizona, becoming the winningest head coach in franchise history and earning his second Associated Press Coach of the Year award. After a one-year retirement in which he went into broadcasting, Arians returned to the sideline as the Bucs' head coach from 2019-21. Arians remains with the team as a senior advisor to the general manager.

• Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles was the defensive coordinator for Arians' first two seasons as the head coach in Arizona before he landed the head coaching job for the New York Jets.

• A number of assistants on Bowles' staff also previously worked with the Cardinals. That includes Inside Linebackers Coach Mike Caldwell, Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach Larry Foote (2015-18), Safeties Coach Nick Rapone (2013-17), Cornerbacks Coach Kevin Ross (2013-17) and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Anthony Piroli (2015-17). Foote also played for the Cardinals in 2014.

• Buccaneers outside linebacker Haason Reddick first entered the NFL as a first-round draft pick(13th overall) by Arizona in 2017. He played four seasons for the Cardinals before departing for Carolina in free agency after a breakout 12.5-sack campaign in 2020.

• Elijah Simmons, a rookie defensive linemen for the Buccaneers, first signed with Arizona in May as an undrafted free agent out of Tennessee. Simmons landed on the Cardinals' practice squad to start the season but was signed by Tampa Bay to its active roster in mid-September.

• Arizona linebacker J.J. Russell, who is currently on injured reserve, played his first three seasons in Tampa after signing with the Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2022.

• CB Sean Murphy-Bunting is on the Cardinals' reserve/non-football injury list and will not play this season. He was originally a second-round pick by the Buccaneers in 2019 and he played four seasons in Tampa. In 2020, as the Buccaneers ran through the playoffs to capture the Super Bowl LV championship, Murphy-Bunting became the first player in Bucs history to intercept a pass in three straight postseason contests.

• Tampa Bay Assistant Secondary Coach Rashad Johnson played the first seven of his eight seasons in the NFL as a safety with the Cardinals (2009-15).

• Bucs tackle Charlie Heck split most of the 2024 season between the practice squad and the active roster in Arizona. Including three weeks in which he was a game day elevation from the practice squad, Heck appeared in seven games for the Cardinals before he was signed off the practice squad to San Francisco's active roster.

SENIOR COACHING STAFFS

Tampa Bay:

• Head Coach Todd Bowles

• Offensive Coordinator Josh Grizzard

• Run Game Coordinator/Offensive Line Coach

• Pass Game Coordinator George Edwards

• Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach Larry Foote

• Special Teams Coordinator Thomas McGaughey

Arizona:

• Head Coach Jonathan Gannon

• Offensive Coordinator Drew Petzing

• Defensive Coordinator Nick Rallis

• Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Jeff Rodgers

• Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Drew Terrell

KEY 2025 ROSTER ADDITIONS

Buccaneers:

• QB Teddy Bridgewater (FA)

• LB John Bullock (UDFA)

• T Benjamin Chukwuma (UDFA)

• P Riley Dixon (UFA)

• WR Emeka Egbuka (1st-round draft pick)

• G Dan Feeney (FA)

• T Charlie Heck (UFA)

• WR Tez Johnson (7th-round draft pick)

• G Michael Jordan (FA)

• CB Kindle Vildor (UFA)

• CB Benjamin Morrison (2nd-round draft pick)

• CB Jacob Parrish (3rd-round draft pick)

• DL Elijah Roberts (5th-round draft pick)

• DL Elijah Simmons (FA)

• OLB David Walker (4th-round draft pick…on injured reserve)

• RB Josh Williams (UDFA)

Cardinals:

• QB Jacoby Brissett (UFA)

• OLB Jordan Burch (3rd-round draft pick)

• CB Denzel Burke (5th-round draft pick)

• DL Calais Campbell (UFA)

• G Hayden Conner (6th-round draft pick…currently on injured reserve)

• CB Kitan Crawford (7th-round draft pick)

• LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (UFA)

• TE Josiah Deguara (FA)

• WR Simi Fehoko (FA…currently on injured reserve)

• P Matt Haack (FA)

• CB Will Johnson (2nd-round draft pick)

• RB Bam Knight (FA)

• DL Walter Nolen (1st-round draft pick)

• LB J.J. Russell (FA)

• LB Cody Simon (4th-round draft pick)

• OLB Josh Sweat (UFA)

• DL Dalvin Tomlinson (FA)

ADDITIONAL 2025 CHANGES/DEVELOPMENTS OF NOTE

Buccaneers:

• The Buccaneers rolled into 2025 with their fourth offensive coordinator in the last four years. This year's transition, however, is a bit different than the last two. In 2023 and 2024, Dave Canales and Liam Coen, respectively, came to town with entirely new offensive systems that the players had to absorb. In 2025, the Buccaneers followed the departure of Coen to be the Jacksonville Jaguars' head coach by promoting former Pass Game Coordinator Josh Grizzard from within. Grizzard is certainly evolving the Bucs' offense in new ways and have his own spin on play-calling, but the basic system remains the same, offering a very helpful continuity for a team that is also returning all of its offensive regulars from a unit that finished in the top five in 2024 in net yards, points scored, rushing yards and passing yards. After Grizzard's promotion, the Buccaneers also hired one of his former colleagues, Kefense Hynson, to be the team's new pass game coordinator.

• To celebrate their landmark 50th season, the Buccaneers have unveiled a new sort of throwback uniform in 2025. In addition to the popular "Creamsicle" togs that they will don for the Thursday night game against Atlanta in Week 15, the Bucs have also worn, for this season only, a white version of their original uniforms worn during the 1976 season. Those uniforms made their debut in the home opener against the Jets in Week Three and were broken out again when the Bucs played at Seattle in Week Five, a game that was a battle of the NFL's two expansion teams from 1976.

• While Todd Bowles remains the play-caller for Tampa Bay's defense, he did make somechanges to his defensive coaching staff. Mike Caldwell, who was part of the Bucs' staff from 2019-21 when Bowles was the defensive coordinator, returns to tutor the inside linebackers. Larry Foote has moved from inside linebackers to outside linebackers and is also the team's run game coordinator. George Edwards, who previously coached the outside linebackers, is now the pass game coordinator.

• The Buccaneers started the season without All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs and wide receiver Chris Godwin, but both returned to the lineup in Week Four. However, the Buccaneers' injured reserve list has grown considerably as the season has progressed. Wide receiver Jalen McMillan sustained a severe neck strain in Week Two of the preseason against Pittsburgh and is expected to be sidelined for at least half of the regular season. He is currently on injured reserve but can be designated for return. Since the start of the season, the Buccaneers have also lost defensive linemen Calijah Kancey, tackle Luke Goedeke, guard Cody Mauch, tight end Ko Kieft and safety Rashad Wisdom to injured reserve. Goedeke has since returned to the active roster but Mauch and Kieft are likely to miss the rest of the season. Godwin suffered a second injury that has had him sidelined for weeks and fellow wide receiver Mike Evans is on injured reserve due to a fractured collarbone.

• The changes made to the kickoff process by the NFL during the offseason appear to have impacted the Buccaneers' strategy for that play in a significant manner. Now that a touchback on a ball caught or landing in the end zone puts the ball at the receiving team's 35, the Buccaneers have relied a lot less on touchbacks, which they produced on more than 75% of their kickoffs last year. With that in mind, the team took kick coverage units into serious consideration when shaping the 53-man roster and multiple players – including linebacker John Bullock, cornerback Josh Hayes, outside linebacker Markees Watts and wide receivers Ryan Miller and Kameron Johnson – made the team in large part due to their special teams contributions.

Cardinals:

• The Cardinals had good cap space to work with heading into the offseason (and still do), and they put some of it to use. Most notably, they locked in star tight end Trey McBride to a new four-year $76 million extension. Outside linebacker Baron Browning also got a two-year extension.

• The team kept a handful of potential free agents on one-year deals, including tackle Kelvin Beachum, wide receiver Zay Jones and defensive end L.J. Collier.

• Cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting, the former Buccaneer and Arizona's top interceptor last season, suffered a knee injury in the offseason that required surgery. He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list and will not be eligible to play in 2025.

• Starting quarterback Kyler Murray sustained a foot injury in Week Five and missed the next three games before the Cardinals ultimately elected to put him on injured reserve. He has missed another three games since and will first be eligible to come off injured reserve in Week 14 when the Cardinals play the Rams.

• Murray is one of 15 players on the Cardinals' injured reserve list as of the start of Week 13, a list that also includes starting running back James Conner, right tackle Jonah Williams and linebacker Mack Wilson. Running back Trey Benson began his 21-day window to potentially return from injured reserve last week and is one of three players designated to return along with offensive linemen Hayden Conner and Christian Jones.

• Arizona's coaching staff underwent quite a few changes after the 2024 season. The team departed ways with Outside Linebackers Coach Rob Rodriguez, defensive line coach Derrick LeBlanc and assistant defensive line coach William Peagler. In addition, a handful of assistants from last year's staff left to take positions elsewhere, most notably Offensive Line Coach Klayton Adams, who is now the offensive coordinator on Brian Schottenheimer's staff in Dallas. Cristian Garcia is the new linebackers coach, replacing Sam Siefkes, who left to be the defensive coordinator at Virginia Tech. Winston DeLattiboudere III is now in charge of the defensive line and Matt Feeney takes over the outside linebackers room. DeLattiboudere is only 26 and rising quickly in the coaching ranks after getting a pair of Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship opportunities in training camps with the Packers and Jaguars.

INJURY REPORT

Key:

DNP: Did not participate in practice

LP: Limited participation in practice

FP: Full participation in practice

NL: Not listed

Buccaneers*:

• Ben Bredeson (hamstring) – WEDS: LP

• CB Jamel Dean (hip) – WEDS: LP

• WR Chris Godwin (fibula) – WEDS: LP

• RB Bucky Irving (shoulder/foot) – WEDS: FP

• QB Baker Mayfield (left shoulder) – WEDS: DNP

• CB Benjamin Morrison (hamstring) – WEDS: LP

• OLB Anthony Nelson (ribs) – WEDS: DNP

• OLB Haason Reddick (ankle/knee) – WEDS: LP

• WR Sterling Shepard (shoulder) – WEDS: FP

• T Tristan Wirfs (shoulder) – WEDS: LP

• S Rashad Wisdom^ (quad) – WEDS: FP

* The Buccaneers conducted a walk-through on Wednesday. The practice status reports from that day are estimations.

Cardinals:

• T Kelvin Beachum (groin) – WEDS: DNP

• RB Trey Benson^ (knee) – WEDS: LP

• OLB Baron Browning (concussion) – WEDS: DNP

• CB Kei'Trel Clark (personal) – WEDS: DNP

• OL Hayden Conner^ (knee) – WEDS: LP

• RB Emari Demercado (ankle) – WEDS: DNP

• WR Marvin Harrison (illness) – WEDS: LP

• G Will Hernandez (hip/knee) – WEDS: DNP

• CB Will Johnson (back/hip) – WEDS: LP

• OL Christian Jones^ (knee) – WEDS: LP

• RB Zonovan Knight (knee) – WEDS: LP

• CB Max Melton (heel) – WEDS: LP

• DL Walter Nolen (knee) – WEDS: DNP

• OLB Josh Sweat (eye) – WEDS: DNP

• S Dadrion Taylor-Davidson (ankle) – WEDS: DNP

• WR Xavier Weaver (shoulder) – WEDS: LP

^ Trey Benson, Hayden Conner and Christian Jones are in 21-day practice windows during which they can be activated from injured reserve at any point.

WEATHER FORECAST

Mix of clouds and sunshine, high of 83, low of 66, 24% chance of rain, 70% humidity, winds out of the E at 8 mph.

GAME REFEREE

Head referee: Bill Vinovich (20th season, 17th as referee)

BETTING LINE

• Favorite: Buccaneers (-5.5)

• Over/Under: 48.5

INDIVIDUAL STAT LEADERS

Buccaneers-

Points Scored: K Chase McLaughlin, 81

Touchdowns: WR Emeka Egbuka, 6

Passing Yards: QB Baker Mayfield, 2,406

Passer Rating: QB Baker Mayfield, 93.2

Rushing Yards: RB Rachaad White, 414

Receptions: WR Emeka Egbuka, 48

Receiving Yards: WR Emeka Egbuka, 749

Interceptions: LB Jamel Dean, 3

Sacks: Yaya Diaby, 5.0

Tackles: S Tykee Smith, 86

Cardinals-

Points Scored: K Chad Ryland, 76

Touchdowns: TE Trey McBride, 7

Passing Yards: QB Jacoby Brissett, 1,887

Passer Rating: QB Jacoby Brissett, 97.0

Rushing Yards: RB Emari Demercado, 241

Receptions: TE Trey McBride, 80

Receiving Yards: TE Trey McBride, 797

Interceptions: CB Denzel Burke/S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, 2

Sacks: OLB Josh Sweat, 9.0

Tackles: S Budda Baker, 78

TEAM STAT RANKINGS

Buccaneers-

Scoring Offense: 14th (23.5 ppg)

Total Offense: 20th (319.5 ypg)

Rushing Offense: 20th (111.2 ypg)

Passing Offense: 19th (208.4 ypg)

First Downs Per Game: t-18th (19.1)

Third-Down Pct.: 15th (39.2%)

Sacks Per Pass Attempt Allowed: 14th (6.42%)

Red Zone TD Pct.: t-25th (50.0%)

Scoring Defense: 25th (25.8 ppg)

Total Defense: 21st (341.2 ypg)

Rushing Defense: t-8th (97.6 ypg)

Passing Defense: 27th (243.5 ypg)

First Downs Allowed Per Game: 10th (18.6)

Third-Down Pct. Allowed: 20th (39.9%)

Sacks Per Pass Attempt: 17th (7.20%)

Red Zone TD Pct. Allowed: 29th (66.7%)

Turnover Margin: 5th (+7)

Cardinals-

Scoring Offense: 18th (22.5 ppg)

Total Offense: 15th (332.8 ypg)

Rushing Offense: 25th (101.1 ypg)

Passing Offense: 10th (231.7 ypg)

First Downs Per Game: t-9th (20.5)

Third-Down Pct.: 5th (43.2%)

Sacks Per Pass Attempt Allowed: 25th (9.41%)

Red Zone TD Pct.: 19th (55.6%)

Scoring Defense: 24th (25.7 ppg)

Total Defense: 19th (337.0 ypg)

Rushing Defense: 17th (114.2 ypg)

Passing Defense: 20th (222.8 ypg)

First Downs Allowed Per Game: 27th (21.5)

Third-Down Pct. Allowed: 14th (37.0%)

Sacks Per Pass Attempt: 24th (5.90%)

Red Zone TD Pct. Allowed: t-20th (59.5%)

Turnover Margin: t-9th (+4)

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

• RB Bucky Irving, who is returning to action in Week 13 after missing the last seven games with shoulder and foot injuries, needs 56 yards from scrimmage to hit 2,000 in his young career. Sunday's game would be the 22nd of Irving's career. The only other running backs drafted since 2018 to have 2,000-plus yards from scrimmage in their first 22 games are Jahmyr Gibbs, Josh Jacobs and Jonathan Taylor.

• LB Lavonte David secured his 14th interception in the Bucs' Week Five win in Seattle, setting up the game-ending field goal. With one more interception, he would join Pro Football Hall of Famers Charles Woodson and Ray Lewis as the only players with 15-plus interceptions, 15-plus forced fumbles and 15-plus fumble recoveries since data began being tracked in 1994.

• DL Vita Vea recorded a half-sack against San Francisco in Week Six, improving his career total to 33.0. That put him into a tie with both Brad Culpepper and Jason Pierre-Paul for the ninth-most sacks in franchise history. Vea would break that tie with one more sack, and two more would move him past Chidi Ahanotu (34.5) into eighth place.

• S Antoine Winfield Jr. has 18.0 career sacks, tied with four other players for the 11th most by a defensive back since sacks became an official statistic in 1982. Two more sacks would allow him to tie Charles Woodson for 10th place on that list.

NOTABLY QUOTABLE

• Head Coach Todd Bowles on the Bucs' defensive performance since the Bye Week, and if he's considering potential changes: "You're always thinking about schematic changes. Personnel changes, we don't have to think about it. It's been a different guy here and there. It hasn't been everybody at one time. You can't have 10 guys playing well and one guy not playing well on any given week – that has to stop. I thought for the most part the big plays stopped. We didn't create any big plays last week, but the big plays, for the most part, have stopped. We just have to pay attention to detail. We've got to coach it better and play it better. We've got to coach it better and we've definitely got to play it better. That's what you do each week. We've got guys that know how to play – they just have to play together."

• Quarterback Baker Mayfield on rookie WR Emeka Egbuka having to step up in the wide receiver room with injuries to key pieces on the offense, and how he has handled the bigger role: "What we've asked 'Mek' to do is purely based on the fact that he showed us that he was mentally capable of handling it. Early in the offseason, during training camp, you hear all the things that he's so smart and can play any receiver position, now he's translated that with guys going down and he's done that for us. Hats off to him; he's done that, he's been prepared in whatever we ask him to do. His confidence is there, for sure, because he always knows what he's doing. When you're physically talented and you know what you're doing, the confidence should be there, and that definitely hasn't faltered at all."

• Running back Bucky Irving on how running backs Rachaad White and Sean Tucker have stepped up in his absence: "I told y'all – everyone in that room is a great back. I don't look at it as I'm the starter, Rachaad is the starter, Sean Tucker is the starter – we play for one another. I'm trying to bring that to this room and show that whoever is in the game, they can be a lead back, and whoever is in the game, we've got to play for one another. When you know you've got your brother's back, everything is going to be alright knowing that you're out there giving it you're all."

• Offensive Coordinator Josh Grizzard on reintegrating Irving into the game plan while still using White and Tucker: "I think it's a lot like we did with Chris [Godwin Jr.], where you can't expect a guy who hasn't played in numerous weeks to go out there and get a normal lion's share of the carries…For Chris, I think Chris played 25, 26 snaps, so, to be able to bring them along, allow them to get their confidence back up, allow them to build their play strength back up. Then, as well as the scheme, where you're not overloading them with too many, 'This kind of run, that kind of pass,' things like that…Trying to find that balance between using them and knowing they're going to help us – but just thinking they're going to go play 60 snaps off the rip, I think, would be a disservice to those guys."

• Run Game Coordinator/Outside Linebackers Coach Larry Foote on what makes the Cardinals' passing game so good: "85 (Trey McBride). He is a weapon. 85, I remember a couple years ago, a lot of people on the offensive side were buzzing about him in the draft. We didn't get him, but 85, he's a weapon. Guys [are] starting to argue who's better him or the kid from Vegas (Brock Bowers). He's special; he can move like a wide receiver being that big. I got to coach in the Pro Bowl this past season in Orlando, and he was on our team. You could see he moves differently."