"We were making plays to win the game instead of to not lose a game," Arians said after tying the late Don Coryell for No. 2 on the franchise's career wins list with 42.
"The quarterback has to play better. It's that simple," coach Bruce Arians said. "And we have to block better."
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Cardinals: Nelson caught five passes for 120 yards. Palmer was sacked four times. Chris Johnson had 11 carries for a team-best 44 yards.
Indy simply blew it.
Palmer followed that with by getting Dawson into position for the tying field goal and they expected to be the winner.
The improbable rally was no small feat on a day full of comebacks.
Actually, his first kick of the day would have been the record breaker — if Arizona hadn't been called for leverage on the play. Indy pulled the points off the board and capped the drive with Frank Gore's 5-yard TD run.
For 3 ? quarters, it looked as if Pagano made all the right moves.
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He hooked up with Jaron Brown on a 22-yard completion and picked up another 15 yards on the play because of a roughing the passer call. On the next play, J.J. Nelson split two defenders and Palmer fit the ball in perfectly for a 45-yard TD pass that made it 13-10.
Then, Palmer started playing vintage football.
Arizona's defense allowed scoring drives of 14,Adrian Amos Jersey, eight and 16 plays, but kept Brissett and the Colts out of the end zone for the final 52 minutes before Mathieu came up with the play of the game by undercutting Colts receiver Kamar Aiken.
Cardinals: Host Dallas after opening the season with back-to-back road trips.
"In games like this, you've got to put teams away," he said. "There are no moral victories. We are 0-2 and it is what it is."
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He went with Brissett over Scott Tolzien, and Brissett led the Colts to 10 points on their first two possessions.
"The defense saved me," Dawson said. "Missed one with the game on the line and the game could have turned out another way."
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Colts: Tight end Jack Doyle caught eight passes for 79 yards, while Indy's wide receivers had a combined nine catches for 98 yards. Malik Hooker got his first interception in his first career start. Brissett also was sacked four times.
Mathieu intercepted new Colts quarterback Jacoby Brissett on the first play from scrimmage in the extra period, and Dawson made a 30-yard field goal four plays later to give the Cardinals a 16-13 victory.
"I've played long enough to know a win's a win and we have to enjoy it," Palmer said. "It doesn't matter how you get it done,Adidas Stan Smith Clearance, but we got it done."
Yes, everyone played a role as the Cardinals (1-1) avoided their first 0-2 start since 2005.
Colts: An already banged-up secondary pressed Indy into giving Hooker and cornerback Quincy Wilson,Clearance Sale Shoes Canada, their top two draft picks, their first career starts. Pagano said the Colts came out injury-free, too.
Palmer seemed to be out of sync with his receivers most of the day, but made just enough plays in the final eight minutes of regulation to give the Cardinals a chance. He was 16 of 39 with 332 yards, one touchdown and one interception.
The usually reliable Dawson then took advantage of a rare second chance after pushing a 42-yard field goal wide right as time expired in regulation,K?nken Ryggs?ck.
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Cardinals: Played without left tackle D.J. Humphries, left guard Mike Iupati or running back David Johnson, who has already had wrist surgery. But Arians didn't report new injuries form the game.
Now coach Chuck Pagano must dig his way out of a fourth consecutive 0-2 start, perhaps the most frustrating yet because of how it slipped away.
Colts: Host Cleveland to complete their longest homestand this season.
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