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LONDON (AP) Adrian Peterson’s second game in Britain was remarkably similar to his first – and the Arizona Cardinals are soon going to need much more from him on a consistent basis.

Peterson rushed for 21 yards on 11 carries in the Cardinals’ 33-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday http://www.cincinnatibengalsteamonline.com/malik-jefferson-jersey , three weeks and one trade after he made a forgettable appearance for the New Orleans Saints.

And while the 32-year-old now figures to have an increased role for the Cardinals with quarterback Carson Palmer out eight weeks as he recovers from a broken left arm, it’s one that he didn’t feel quite ready to confront.

”Of course, running the ball will help us a lot … but it’s too early right now to be talking about me,” Peterson said.

Peterson, a four-time All-Pro, seven-time Pro Bowler and three-time rushing leader, signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Saints in April after 10 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings.

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Thus, Peterson was acquired by Arizona on Oct. 11 in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick. He rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns in his first game, a win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, and earned NFC Offensive Player of the Week honors.

In fact, his 26 carries in his Cardinals debut nearly matched the 27 carries he totaled had in four games for the Saints. Four of those, for a net gain of four yards, were in a 20-0 win over the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 1.

The circumstances of the game on Sunday – an early deficit Cheap Patrick Chung Jersey , magnified by Palmer’s second-quarter injury – forced the Cardinals to rely on backup Drew Stanton and the passing game more than they wanted.

”We struggled to get a running game going and didn’t stick with it probably because it wasn’t working,” coach Bruce Arians said.

Stanton, the Cardinals’ backup since 2013, will take over for Palmer going forward. He made it clear what he needs from Peterson once Arizona returns to work.

”Make sure I don’t leave anything out there,” Stanton said. ”I know I left a couple of plays out there in the run game and in the pass game as well. I need to clean up what I can do, and that will help us a lot.”

Here are some more things we learned in the Rams’ 33-0 victory over the Cardinals:

MAKING A STATEMENT: The Rams, at 5-2, hope the rest of the NFC West has taken note of their start.

”I think today we sent a message to our division Cheap Nate Solder Jersey ,” defensive tackle Michael Brockers said. ”We’re not going to sneaking up on anybody. We’re expecting everybody’s A-plus game and we’re up for the challenge.”

The last time the Rams won five of their first seven games was in 2003, which not only marked their last division title but was also the last time they finished with a winning record.

Eighth-year left guard Rodger Saffold, the Rams’ longest-tenured player, said the lack of dreariness from years past has been refreshing.

”I think the spirit is just up a million,” Saffold said. ”It’s nice to be on the winning side and I think the mentality of the team, constantly grinding and taking it week-to-week and not enjoying the spoils too much, has been ecstatic.”

GOING FOR TWO: The Cardinals failed to win consecutive games this season and, at 3-4 Ravens Anthony Averett Jersey , have not had a three-game winning streak since 2015, when they went 13-3 and lost in the NFC championship game.

STOPPING THE SACKS: Goff was sacked just once on Sunday, marking the 10th time he has been dropped in seven games. It’s vastly different from last season, his first, when he was sacked seven times by the Cardinals in a Week 17 loss.

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Alex Smith thought the same thing the way his team responded to an ugly loss to the Giants.

They were both dreadfully wrong.

Now, the same Chiefs team that beat the Patriots and Eagles on the way to a 5-0 start, and that just six weeks ago was considered a Super Bowl contender, has dropped five of its past six games.

And with the Los Angeles Chargers getting hot, the Chiefs’ lead in the AFC West has been trimmed to one game.

”Yeah, a little frustrated,” said Smith, whose interception to Tre’Davious White with about a minute left Sunday sealed a 16-10 loss to the Buffalo Bills that was every bit as ugly as the rest.

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Smith began the season throwing 18 touchdown passes without a pick, but has since thrown four picks and only one touchdown pass.

Kareem Hunt was the league’s top rusher for several weeks, but was held to just 17 yards on 11 carries by the Bills. And a group of wide receivers missing Chris Conley to a season-ending injury has looked abysmal against mediocre defenses.

Even star tight end Travis Kelce, the one sure thing in the Chiefs’ offense lately, only had three catches for 39 yards against Buffalo – dropping a ball along the way.

”Listen,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said, ”everybody’s got a piece.”

Especially the coaching staff.

The Chiefs were creative and exciting and nearly unstoppable through the first five games, getting the ball to their playmakers in unique ways. They utilized Hunt in the open field Cheap DJ Chark Jersey , threw Hill the ball in space and scored at a rate that fans in Kansas City were unaccustomed to seeing.

Reid was living up to his reputation as a ”quarterback whisperer,” and young offensive coordinator Matt Nagy was making everybody forget about his predecessor, current Eagles coach Doug Pederson.

But that midseason swoon has turned out to be an epic collapse, and the Chiefs are now faced with a trip to the New York Jets on Sunday that could be crucial to turning their season back around.

”We have to go back to working on those small little things, you know? Continue to bring energy,” Hill said, sitting in front of his locker. ”I think the defense is going to continue to play great. We just have to use the defense’s energy to fuel us.”

The defense tried to pick up the Chiefs’ popgun offense on Sunday, holding LeSean McCoy to 49 yards rushing and the Bills to 268 yards total.

But even that performance Cheap Mike White Jersey , stingy as it was, left something to be desired: The Chiefs didn’t force a turnover that could have given them some momentum.

”This is the ultimate team game, so regardless if you blame the offense, we didn’t get a turnover,” Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson said.

”You have to create moments of momentum. Defensively, we played good yardage-wise, but somehow you got to get a turnover. We couldn’t muster up.”

Like the rest of the Chiefs, the veteran linebacker wasn’t just despondent in the locker room. He was downright flabbergasted Cheap Rashaan Gaulden Jersey , almost at a loss trying to understand how the season’s gone awry.

”It’s tough, man, whenever you lose. Any time. Regardless of what the score is,” Johnson said. ”The ball has been rolling downhill and the more losses you get, the harder that ball is to stop rolling in the wrong direction. This is one of those games where you need to get it. We need to get a win.

”However we can get it, we need to get it, because it doesn’t look good right now.”

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TEMPE Bears Anthony Miller Jersey , Ariz. (AP) Blaine Gabbert will get a second week as the starting quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, coach Bruce Arians said Monday.

Gabbert started Sunday’s 31-21 loss to the Houston Texans and completed 22 of 34 passes for 257 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He’d been the the Cardinals’ No. 3 signal caller until injuries to starter Carson Palmer and backup Drew Stanton elevated Gabbert.

Stanton was active for Sunday’s game but didn’t play. The Cardinals are 4-6 without more than a glimmer of hope for the postseason, so there’s a chance Gabbert could remain the starter beyond this week against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

”Drew is going to be healthier. He is still not as healthy as he was before,” Arians said. ”We’ll stick with Blaine and watch Drew get healthy, and then make a decision going forward.”

Arians changed his stance Monday with regard to his postgame comment that he cost the Cardinals Sunday’s game. Arians called for a running play to Adrian Peterson on fourth-and-1 from the Arizona 35-yard line with 6:33 to go in the fourth quarter, and Peterson was stuffed for a loss.

Houston took over possession with the turnover on downs Jaguars DJ Chark Jersey , and the Texans scored on the very next play to take a 10-point lead.

”The fourth-down call, I take all that back I said yesterday,” Arians said. ”That was a damn good call and we busted an assignment at the point of attack. That was an easy pickup.”

Arians clarified that a lineman didn’t block the correct defender on the play. He considered a quarterback sneak call, but admitted he’d never seen Gabbert run one.

”Same blocking on the quarterback sneak as the play where we handed off,” Arians said.

Arians was pleased with what he saw from Gabbert, who made his first NFL start since October 2016 with San Francisco.

”He saw the field extremely well. The ball was where it was supposed to be,” Arians said. ”Every throw wasn’t perfect Cheap Shaq Mason Jersey , there was some pressure, but he stood in the face of it and delivered it.”

Arians feels Gabbert will develop more timing and improve with every snap he gets to play with the Cardinals’ main pass catchers. But dropped passes at critical times Sunday cost the team points and led Arians to wonder about the young but experienced group of receivers that committed errors.

”It’s hard to describe because there’s so much talent in that (receivers) room, and the way they went through OTAs and all of camp, I really thought it was the strength of our team,” Arians said, ”and it’s starting to become our weakness.”

Gabbert had a rhythm going with rookie tight end Ricky Seals-Jones, who caught two touchdown passes. The two had been working together while on the scout team in practices Raiders Johnny Townsend Jersey , and the rapport showed.

”We tried to simulate some of our offense, going against our No. 1 defense,” Seals-Jones said. ”It was great just having that chemistry, and then we got out there and it was just like being out here (in practice).”

NOTES: Palmer is no longer wearing a cast over the arm he broke in a game last month. … RB David Johnson, Arians said, is in great condition, but there is still uncertainty about his injured wrist. Both Palmer and Johnson are on injured reserve. … The Cardinals released RB Andre Ellington Cheap Stephen Gostkowski Jersey , whose role was reduced with the signing of Peterson. Ellington, drafted in the sixth round in 2013, had 350 yards from scrimmage this season. … WR John Brown is dealing with a toe injury and DT Josh Mauro has a high ankle sprain, Arians said. Both could miss time beyond this week. … DL Corey Peters could be back this week after missing the Houston game with an ankle injury.

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LONDON (AP) Wide receiver Stefon Diggs is active and is expected to play for the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday when they face the Cleveland Browns at Twickenham Stadium.

Diggs Cheap Martavis Bryant Jersey , who missed the last two games because of a groin injury, was able to complete a full practice on Thursday and Friday. His return should help alleviate the burden on Adam Thielen, who caught 14 passes for 139 yards over the past two weeks.

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Vikings: QB Sam Bradford (knee), G Jeremiah Sirles (knee), DE Stephen Weatherly (knee), WR Rodney Adams Cheap Tremaine Edmunds Jersey , G Nick Easton, DT Jaleel Johnson, C Cornelius Edison.

Browns: DE Myles Garrett (concussion), CB Jason McCourty (ankle), DT Trevon Coley (neck) Cheap Mark Walton Jersey , S Jabrill Peppers (toe), DT Larry Ogunjobi (groin), LT Zach Banner, QB Kevin Hogan.

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SANTA CLARA Cheap Josh Jackson Jersey , Calif. (AP) After opening the season with six straight losses, the San Francisco 49ers have turned over the reins of the offense to rookie quarterback C.J. Beathard.

Beathard’s performance over these next 10 weeks could play a big part in determining whether the rebuilding 49ers view Beathard as a foundation piece of if they decide they need to target another quarterback in free agency or with a high draft pick next year.

”I’m not looking that far ahead,” Beathard said Wednesday. ”Right now my focus is on today’s practice and geared toward beating the Cowboys and doing the best we can to get better and improve.”

Beathard had a promising debut in relief of ineffective starter Brian Hoyer in last week’s 26-24 loss at Washington. That earned Beathard a shot at the starting role for the 49ers (0-6) beginning Sunday at home against the Dallas Cowboys.

First-year coach Kyle Shanahan said he wants to see whether Beathard shows enough potential for the team to want to build around him.

”By no means do you have to be one of those top five guys Cheap Rashaan Gaulden Jersey ,” Shanahan said. ”But you have to show the ability that you can build things around a person who gives you the chance no matter what type of defense you go against, that he’s got the ability to make those throws, he’s got the ability to make some off schedule plays and he’s the type of person who can handle all the stuff that goes with it.”

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Beathard beat out veteran Matt Barkley for the backup job behind solid play in the preseason and has only gotten better on the practice field the past few weeks.

That led to the decision to pull Hoyer in the second quarter last week with San Francisco trailing 17-0. Beathard led a comeback attempt that fell just short when the Niners couldn’t get into range for a potential game-winning field goal in the final seconds of the loss to Washington.

Beathard finished 19 for 36 for 245 yards and one touchdown. His only interception came on his desperation final pass with San Francisco looking to convert on fourth-and-20.

Beathard said he will have the same type of approach this week as the starter as he did as the backup.

”I just think I don’t get too high or too low in any situation,” he said. ”I just try to stay pretty mellow because I know the game of football. There’s a lot of ups and downs. You never want to get too mad when you have a bad play or too high when you have a good one. It’s all about staying mellow and staying the same through all of it.”

The biggest change will be getting a full week of practice with the starters so he can build a stronger rapport with receivers Pierre Garcon and Marquise Goodwin.

Beathard has been preparing for this moment for years. The grandson of Super Bowl winning executive Bobby Beathard started 28 games in college at Iowa and came to the NFL more prepared to play early because of his experience in a pro-style offense.

”I don’t think it’s too big for him,” Shanahan said. ”I think he’s used to having it and I think he’s just going to go about it like he’s gone about every other day throughout his career.”

NOTES: Rookie LB Reuben Foster and teammate Ray-Ray Armstrong were nearly the victims of an armed robbery attempt after being out late Sunday night at a club in San Francisco. ”It was a scary moment for my family and for the organization Cheap Mark Walton Jersey ,” Foster said. ”I’m truly sorry to the organization and the fans that I concerned them. But you can live and you learn.” … DL Ronald Blair, who has been on IR all season with a hand injury, returned to practice. He can be activated to the roster in two weeks. … The 49ers signed CB Greg Mabin and TE Cole Wick to the practice squad and released DB Jarnor Jones from the practice squad.

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Gilmore wasn’t worth to the Bills what he’s worth to the Patriots because the Bills, under new head coach Sean McDermott, will employ a lot of traditional zone coverages. (The Patriots, on the other hand, play more man-to-man.) The more interesting move is adding not one, but two fullbacks—and probably the best two from the NFC last year. DiMarco will help on base downs; Tolbert will help on passing downs. QB Tyrod Taylor is not a fast field-reader and needs extra time in the pocket. Having a third-down back with Tolbert’s blocking prowess will help.

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Re-signed: DE Andre Branch, S Reshad Jones, WR Kenny Stills, DT Earl Mitchell (SF), OT Branden Albert (trade to JAX)

Shoddy inside linebacker play was a big issue for this defense last season. Timmons gives them an attack-minded veteran. He’s a more instinctive player than intellectual one; it may take him some time to adjust to new surroundings. Fortunately, new D coordinator Matt Burke will run a traditional zone scheme, which any veteran, and especially one who still moves as well as Timmons, should pick up smoothly.

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Added: CB Stephon Gilmore (BUF), TE Dwayne Allen (trade from IND), WR Brandin Cooks (trade from NO), DE Lawrence Guy (BAL) Cheap LaAdrian Waddle Jersey , DE Kony Ealy (trade from CAR)
Lost: TE Martellus Bennett (GB), CB Logan Ryan (TEN), DE Jabaal Sheard (IND)
Re-signed: DT Alan Branch, S Duron Harmon

Adding the quick, speedy Cooks makes this a scarier offense than it was a year ago—especially when you consider that Rob Gronkowski (if healthy) will also be impacting safeties in the middle of the field. That said, you have to question paying Dwayne Allen $5 million over the next two years rather than choosing to pay Bennett, who signed with Green Bay for an average of $7 million a year. Allen is flexible as a move-blocker, but he isn’t a major receiving threat from the slot or especially out wide. He doesn’t provide as much formational diversity as Bennett would have.

NEW YORK JETS
Added: OT Kelvin Beachum (JAX)
Lost: WR Brandon Marshall (NYG), C Nick Mangold (released), OT Ryan Clady (released), CB Darrelle Revis (released)

The Jets still haven’t found someone to replace Revis. That’s a concern because Todd Bowles can’t run his full blitz-intensive system without a top-shelf cover corner.

BALTIMORE RAVENS
Added: S Tony Jefferson (ARI), RB Danny Woodhead (SD/LAC)
Lost: FB Kyle Juszczyk (SF), RT Ricky Wagner (DET) Cheap John Hannah Jersey , FS Lardarius Webb (released), OLB Elvis Dumervil (released)
Re-signed: DT Brandon Williams

The addition of Jefferson is offset a little by the release of Webb. Yes, Webb’s release created $5.5 million in cap space, but he had blossomed into one of the rangier free safeties in the sport. His cornerbacking background also provided the unique flexibility to drop down and cover the slot. Having a safety trio of him, Jefferson and Eric Weddle would have allowed for a scheme with almost no boundaries on its flexibility and disguises. But money was limited, and adding Jefferson certainly makes for more schematic diversity. Overall, still not a bad move by the Ravens.

CINCINNATI BENGALS
Added: none
Lost: LB Karlos Dansby (ARI), LT Andrew Whitworth (LAR), G Kevin Zeitler (CLE), DT Domata Peko (DEN)
Re-signed: CB Dre Kirkpatrick, WR Brandon LaFell

On the dark side: yes, Whitworth and Zeitler were the only two consistent pieces on an offensive line that surprisingly struggled throughout 2016. If callow third-year tackles Cedric Ogbuehi and Jake Fisher don’t take big steps forward, it will be difficult for Cincy’s entire offense to function. On the bright side: Kirkpatrick and LaFell were two players the Bengals needed to retain Cheap Adam Butler Jersey , and it wasn’t a sure thing that they would. Kirkpatrick is long and flexible. LaFell is not a dynamic weapon, but he’s revered as a leader and, within the context of Cincy’s scheme, can produce on in-breaking routes (like skinny posts and slants).

CLEVELAND BROWNS
Added: WR Kenny Britt (LAR), C J.C. Tretter (GB), G Kevin Zeitler (CIN), QB Brock Osweiler (trade from Houston)
Lost: WR Terrelle Pryor (WAS)

So you essentially pay $16 million for what’s likely to be a late second-round pick in 2018 as part of the Osweiler trade, but you won’t pay half of that to retain an uber-athletic 27-year-old wide receiver whom you invested significant man hours and resources in developing? Unless the Browns know something about Pryor that we don’t, letting him walk to Washington for $8 million is as dumb as it gets. He has the raw talent to be a true No. 1. Maybe he’s still a ways off from that, but at the start of last season he was a guy who could only line up wide and run post patterns..