The Arizona Cardinals will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a big Week 2 NFL clash as the regular season gets well and truly underway. Today's clash has a scheduled start time of 4.05 p.m. ET and takes place from the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream via the link below.
Week 1 went different ways for these two teams, with the Buccaneers getting things off to a positive start with a comfortable 31-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons.
Powerful quarters either side of half time allowed the Buccaneers to pull away from the Falcons, who looked too inconsistent in their game to really pressure the Buccaneers.
Meanwhile, the Cardinals will be hoping to bounce back in Week 2 after their loss last week to the New England Patriots.
They will be hugely disappointed to have lost that game in front of their home fans, and the game could easily have gone either way. However, Arizona will take to the field today confident and looking to set the record straight.
Earlier this week on Thursday Night Football the New York Jets achieved their first win of the season as they defeated their in-state rivals, the Buffalo Bills 37-31.
The Jets had opened up their season with a disappointing loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, where they looked like they were still in pre-season. However, the Jets woke up on Thursday night, and put on a much more explosive display.
Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick completed an impressive 24 of 34 passes for 374 yards as he took apart the Bills' secondary with the help of wide receivers Eric Decker, Brandon Marshall and Quincy Enunwa.
Decker put on a stellar performance with six catches and a touchdown, and moved to 18 straight games recording at least 80 receiving yards or a touchdown.
Marshall meanwhile also had a fantastic game, recording six catches for 101 yards. He did give the Jets a scare in the second quarter when he went down with a knee injury. Marshall made a 15 yard reception but went down under Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Marshall was down on the field for several minutes.
Marshall said after the game: "I thought I was done. I thought I was going to be finishing in my backyard in Florida."
However, even though he departed the field with the help of trainers, he returned to the game and continued to tease the Bills' defense.
Fitzpatrick later said, "Brandon is one of the tougher guys you'll ever see. They were looking at his knee, and I didn't think it was good. To see him on the ground in pain, I knew something was wrong. But then, when he stepped back in the huddle later on, it was a big surprise, but relief as well."
Tyrod Taylor tried to get the Bills offense going, and completed 18 of 30 for 297 yards and three touchdowns, however, Buffalo were just too inconsistent throughout the night and lacked efficiency in their play.
Week 2 continues today and the Arizona Cardinals and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take to the field to start at 4.05 p.m. ET. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
