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Safety Tyrann Mathieu practiced and is expected to play after missing two games with a broken thumb. He will play with a cast.
But the team drafted Thomas in the fourth round and he took the No. 3 spot from Lindley in the preseason.
"The only one that needs to believe is that locker room," he said, "and they believe it. They saw it on the practice field today, and they'll see it all week. Like I said, it's easy to be written off. We've been written off all year."
With their quarterback issues, the Cardinals are 7½-point underdogs at home against the Seahawks.
"Obviously, you've got to be a little disappointed," he said. "You've waited your entire time to be that person. I understand completely that it's Ryan's time, Ryan's turn, whatever it may be, but I'll be the No. 1 fan and then when it's my turn I've got to make my plays."
"I wasn't going to miss this one," he said.
Coach Bruce Arians announced the decision Monday following the team's practice, with experience the deciding factor in choosing Lindley over rookie Logan Thomas in what figures to be the biggest game of the Cardinals' season.
Lindley was Arizona's No. 3 quarterback, behind Palmer and Stanton, last season.
The stakes for Sunday night's game are enormous.
The Cardinals, a playoff berth already assured,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, can clinch the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed with a win. That would mean all potential playoff games would be at home, including the Super Bowl, since it's to be played at University of Phoenix Stadium
Stanton's sprained right knee is the latest in a long list of injuries that have hit the team.
Stanton took over as starter after Carson Palmer went down with a season-ending knee injury,Cheap NFL Jerseys Free Shipping, also against St. Louis, on Nov. 9. Two days later, Arizona signed Lindley off the Chargers practice squad.
Arians said he will have a package for Thomas in the game plan and both quarterbacks might see action.
Lindley was not in the locker room when reporters were allowed there on Monday.
Now, Thomas finds himself playing behind the quarterback he had beaten out.
Arians estimated Stanton would be back in two to four weeks. The quarterback was riding an exercise bike in the brief portion of practice open to reporters.
Arians said he could care less what others think about this game.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Five weeks removed from the San Diego practice squad, Ryan Lindley will start at quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals against Seattle on Sunday night.
Lindley came on in relief when Drew Stanton went down with a knee injury in Thursday night's 12-6 victory at St. Louis.
A loss would leave the teams tied for first in the NFC West, with Seattle holding the tiebreaker by virtue of two wins over Arizona. If the teams were still tied at the end of the regular season the following week,Cheap Wholesale Jerseys, Arizona would be relegated to a wild card berth.
Arizona is 7-0 at home this season and 13-2 since Arians arrived.
Asked what he said to Lindley when he told him he'd start against Seattle, Arians said, "Go sling it baby. Go have fun. You're here for a reason. You're only on this team because you're talented enough to be here. You have everything it takes to win the game."
"Knowing that we're in,Wholesale Jerseys Authentic, there's some comfort," Arians said, "but knowing what's at stake, we don't want to travel to play."
Notes: The Cardinals signed quarterback Jeff Mathews to the practice squad. An undrafted rookie from Cornell, Mathews had been on the Indianapolis practice squad before he was released on Sept. 9. To make room,Wholesale Stitched Jerseys, Arizona released linebacker Kion Wilson from the practice squad. ... Arians said guard Paul Fanaika, who had been sidelined with a sprained ankle,Cheap World Cup Jerseys 2018, practiced. However, Arians would not say whether Fanaika would be back in the starting lineup. |
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