ARIZONA CARDINALS

ESPN analyst: Believe in defense, believe in Arizona

Sep 24, 2012, 4:06 PM | Updated: 5:22 pm

A lot of praise comes with a 3-0 start, especially when that record includes wins over Tom Brady’s New England Patriots and Michael Vick’s Philadelphia Eagles.

The Arizona Cardinals have become media darlings, so to speak, with former NFL receiver and current ESPN analyst Chris Carter being the latest to say nice things about them.

“[Sunday] Fitzgerald had the big game but we know that [Kevin] Kolb was consistent, didn’t have those costly turnovers, managed the football game,” Carter told ESPN’s Mike & Mike Monday. “Yeah, if you believe in defense you’ve got to believe in Arizona.”

The Cardinals are allowing a league-best mark of 13.3 points per game, which has allowed them to win despite a less-than-potent offense. However, Arizona did score 27 points in the win over Philadelphia, and if they can put up totals like that each week they’ll be incredibly tough to beat.

“You just have to change your viewpoint of what you think Arizona is before you watch the games,” Carter continued. “Because their defense is dominant.”

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