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TEMPE, Ariz. - Defence has been the backbone of the Arizona Cardinals in their 11-win season. That will be even more the case when they meet the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night.With the Cardinals using their third starting quarterback of the season against the No. 1-ranked defence in the NFL, Arizonas best chance would seem to be keeping it a low-scoring game.When Carson (Palmer) was the quarterback, we always felt we cant let any team score, cornerback Patrick Peterson said after practice on Thursday. Thats our mentality week in and week out. Now that we have our third-string quarterback its even more at a high demand.Palmer went down with a season-ending knee injury, giving the job to Drew Stanton. Stanton sprained his right knee last Thursday night in St. Louis.So Ryan Lindley will start at quarterback in what wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald called the biggest regular-season game of his career.The quarterback issues have made Seattle an eight-point favourite on the road. With two tough defences, oddsmakers are expecting a low-scoring game. The over-under is a measly 36 1/2 points.The stakes in the game are big.Seattle will close in on another NFC West title with a victory. Arizona can clinch the No. 1 seed in the NFC with a win.For most of the game a month ago in Seattle, the Cardinals held the Seahawks offence in check. They held Marshawn Lynch to 39 yards rushing and sacked Russell Wilson seven times. But Wilson slipped away for 73 yards rushing, 40 of them in one play during the only touchdown drive of Seattles 19-3 victory.Russells a great player. You cant help but credit him, Arizona defensive co-ordinator Todd Bowles said. We just have to find ways to get enough stops to win the ball game. I dont think you can stop him. You try to slow him down a little bit and makes some plays in between.Seattle is a bit beat up on the offensive line.And the Cardinals feel the defensive line is one of their strengths, anchored by Calais Campbell and Dan Williams with significant contributions from Frostee Rucker and Tommy Kelly.We rotate as much as we can, Rucker said, and it puts a lot of professionalism on the guys to study and know every position down the line, so theres no setback when anyone goes in.Rucker is the unsung hero of the bunch with a career-high five sacks along with a forced fumble.Hes been outstanding for us, Bowles said. Hes not a flashy player but hes tough, hes gritty. He makes plays and hes come up with some sacks lately.The Cardinals have 25 takeaways and lead the NFL with nine defensive touchdowns. With their offence a big question mark, they sure could use one against the Seahawks.Turnover and field position probably will be big in this ball game, Bowles said. Its for the title. Theyre coming for us, were coming for them, so its going to be critical.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Clearance NHL Jerseys . Both had to wait out a rain interruption lasting nearly five hours before taking comprehensive third-round victories to join Carling Bassett-Seguso (1983, 1986), Patricia Hy-Boulais (1996-97) and Daniel Nestor (1999) as Canadians who made it into the second week of a major. Wholesale NHL Jerseys China . Chan captured two silver medals at last months Sochi Winter Games — mens singles and the inaugural team event. But he doesnt have the urge to resume training to defend his world title when the event is held in Saitama, Japan, later this month. https://www.chinanhljerseys.us/. Horford is out 3-to-4 months with a torn pectoral muscle for the Hawks, who have won two straight and five of six games. Atlanta improved to 2-0 on the residency with Saturdays 93-91 triumph over Minnesota, as Ivan Johnson scored his teams final four points, including the game-winning free throw with 4. Cheap NHL Jerseys Authentic . -- Deshorn Brown scored twice, the first coming 13 seconds into the game, and the Colorado Rapids beat the undermanned Seattle Sounders 5-1 Saturday night. Wholesale NHL Jerseys . Aaron Hill and Cliff Pennington hit home runs in the first inning for the Diamondbacks, who beat the Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Reserve infielder Jayson Nix has agreed to a minor league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. The deal announced Thursday includes an invitation to major league spring training. The 31-year-old Nix appeared in 87 games for the New York Yankees in 2013, batting .236 with three homers and 24 RBIs. He played 48 games at shortstop, 41 at third base and four at second base.dddddddddddd Nix is a .218 career hitter in parts of six seasons with the Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox and Colorado Rockies. The Rays also extended an invitation to major league spring training to outfielder Jerry Sands, who cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Durham. ' ' '