Baltimore had a chance late, despite how the Cardinals seemed to have been dominating the game and well on their way to a victory.
Instead, the Cardinals showed that their recent success under head coach Arias was no fluke. They bent, but they did not break, and earned a tough win.
The month of November begins with fully five teams remaining unbeaten! This surely is easily an NFL record. it does not happen every year that even one team remains undefeated into the month of November, let alone more than one. Usually by then, these numbers of elites have been dwindled down. But never have there been such a sizable list of teams who managed to navigate their way through September and October remaining undefeated like this. In 2009, there were still three teams that stood with 6-0 records (the Colts, the Saints, and the Vikings were the teams to do it back then), but right now, there are an incredible 5 teams to have completed the feat, and enter the critical month of November with unblemished records.
That said, however, there are certain to be fewer teams to come out of this coming week in NFL action with perfect records. First of all, the Packers and the Broncos square up in Denver, and someone surely will win that contest, while the other will obviously be handed their first defeat. What a doosie that will be! And the other unbeatens have some tough games. The Bengals will be at Pittsburgh, Carolina will host the Colts on MNF, and the Patriots will host red hot Miami. There will likely be considerably fewer teams still standing with 7-0 records following this exciting weekend in the NFL!
Miami at New England - Miami has been playing lights out, but it is hard to picture them being so good, that they can go on the road to New England, one of the toughest places to play, and earn a win. Belichick and Brady come up with enough goods for another notch in the "W" column.
(London) Detroit at Kansas City - The last game in London for this season. I like the Chiefs, based on the way that they played last week against the Steelers.
NY Giants at New Orleans - The city of New Orleans has been a house of horrors for the New York Giants in recent years. But the Giants are better, the Saints are not nearly as good as they have been in recent years, and I think (and hope) the Giants have enough for a win this time around.
Minnesota at Chicago - The Bears are still struggling, while the Vikings look very impressive. Minnesota wins another solid divisional road game.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh - Wow! What a match this will be. I like the way that the Bengals have been playing, although it is tough to go against the Steelers in Pittsburgh. This is a toss up, but I will say the Bengals just eke out a win to remain unbeaten.
Arizona at Cleveland - Cleveland will try to win, and home field should help. But the Cardinals really are a solid playoff contender at the very least. It is difficult to see how Arizona will not come out on top in this one.
San Francisco at St. Louis - The 49ers are struggling, while the Rams have not yet found the consistency to be the contender that they are capable of being. Still, St. Louis will be a tough place to play, and the Rams should get their second straight win over the reeling 49ers.
Tampa Bay at Atlanta - The Falcons have enjoyed some good luck to achieve their hot start. Hosting the Bucs should be an extension of that, as the Falcons find a way to win this one, perhaps as early as the first half. Tampa Bay will not have enough to make this much of a game.
San Diego at Baltimore - Two really struggling franchises that began the season with high hopes. Baltimore is long overdue for a win, though. This game will remedy that.
Tennessee at Houston - The Texans should bounce back, because the cure for any bad losing streak is a game against the Tennessee Titans, right?
NY Jets at Oakland - The Jets will try to bounce back, although this is a very different Raiders team. I would like to think that the Jets can win, but something tells me that "The Black Hole" is back, and still too tough of a place for the Jets to win at.
Seattle at Dallas - The Cowboys are reeling, while the Seahawks are finally finding themselves. Not a good combination for Dallas, and they will suffer their fifth straight loss.
Green Bay at Denver - What a tremendously exciting game this one is! This could go either way, really. Both teams are playing so incredibly well! If this was in Lambeau, it would be easy to pick the Pack. However, this is at Mile High Stadium, and so I think that might sway it in favor of Denver. Just a great game, and I am looking forward to this one!
Indianapolis at Carolina - Another good match, although Carolina's home field advantage should prove to be enough for the Panthers to secure the victory.
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