Buffalo beats Arizona in overtime

SB Nation’s Cardinals blog, Revenge of the Birds, reflected on the loss and grabbed a telling quote from head coach Ken Whisenhunt. If the Cardinals don’t get back on track in a hurry, they could be facing a long losing skid in the desert.

Revenge of the Birds was also concerned about numerous dropped passes and that the offensive line continues to struggle with assignments. The season is still young, but given the recent struggles and the upcoming slate of games, the Cardinals are going to find out what they’re made of in the coming weeks.

For Buffalo Rumblings, Byrd’s forced turnovers were instrumental in a game that the Bills didn’t control:

After forcing a three-and-out, Skelton hit Larry Fitzgerald on a 28-yard reception that set up another field goal attempt for Feely. This time, however, his kick hit the upright from 38 yards away to send the game to overtime.

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Basically John Skelton had one thing he couldn’t do, this:

WHY SKELTON WHY?!

It takes a special kind of a steel trap for a hand to not even need to bring it to the body to secure it. I bet his handshake is terrifying.

Buffalo was one of the better offensive teams in the league early in the year, averaging nearly 29 points-per-game in the month of September. So why the 2-3 record now? The defense has allowed an average of 35 points to their opponents, and they surrendered a combined 97 points the past two weeks. For the Cardinals, who typically struggle to move the ball given their injury issues, this game might just turn into a grind-it-out, low-scoring affair.

Game Time/Date: Sunday, Oct. 9; 4:05 p.m. ET

Eight experts at ESPN.com are unanimous in picking Arizona, though several people have not yet made their picks. In addition to their human experts, ESPN’s Accuscore simulation is calling for a Cardinals victory. The Bills get a vote of confidence at CBS Sports, where picks are made both straight up and against the spread. In both cases, Mike Freeman and Will Brinson see a Buffalo victory, while the seven other writers pick Arizona. At Yahoo! Sports, Jason Cole has a win for the Bills down, while Les Carpenter and the collected Yahoo! users predict a Cardinals win.

The Cardinals were able to open the season 4-0 before falling to the Rams. Judging by the picks, most people expect them to get back to their winning ways against Buffalo.

Buffalo is 0-3 against the spread as an underdog this season, losing each of those games by 20 points or more, according to Odds Shark.

Sunday’s game kicks off at 4:05 p.m. ET and will be broadcast by CBS. Check out all of this week’s NFL odds at SB Nation and Odds Shark.