The Cardinals come off a thrilling win over the sweating Packers who could not stand the heat nor the Arizona secondary for all four quarters.

Jeff Blake threw for 273 yards and one touchdown in his return from the heel injury that forced him from the Seattle game. Anquan Boldin had five grabs for 99 yards in the game and is locked down in the spot regardless of how well Larry Foster recuperates. With Bryan Gilmore as the other phantom starting receiver that never plays, Bryant Johnson took his place and turned in a nice six catch, 86 yard day.

By the time Larry Foster and Bryan Gilmore are able to play, they will probably become familiar with the name of Wally Pip. Lose a starting job because of injury? Why not when their replacements include the hottest rookie receiver to ever start a season?

While Emmitt Smith may be getting older, he still gained 50 yards on 20 carries in the blistering heat while Marcel Shipp (7-24) continues to supply nothing more than an occasional change of pace.

With the win, the Cardinals are now tied for second in the division but that also means that they are in a three way tie for the cellar. Perhaps the heat did in the Packers or maybe it was that the Cardinals are improving. More than likely, it was that the motivated Cardinals met the unmotivated Packers on a very hot day and managed to take the all too rare win.

The Rams fall to 1-2 on a heartbreaking loss to the Seahawks that ruins the notion that Bulger always wins his games.

St. Louis actually led 23-10 starting the fourth quarter but allowed Matt Hasselbeck to get hot and score twice to take the win in the final minute.

Marc Bulger threw for only 226 yards and one touchdown but added a rushing score to balance out the fact he tossed two interceptions. He threw for 21 of 34 and most importantly made Kurt Warner seem even more like old news. Bulger is an equal opportunity employer as well. In two games as a starter, he has split throws between Isaac Bruce (11-132, 1 TD) and Torry Holt (11-132, 1 TD).

The story in the game was the loss of Marshall Faulk for the next month or more after breaking the fourth and fifth metacarpal bones in his left hand. He'll be replaced by Lamar Gordon who now looks like a much shrewder fantasy draft pick than a week ago. Gordon ran for 41 yards on eight carries against the Seahawks and added four catches for 25 yards in his best impression of Faulk.

While Bulger may have only started eight games in his career, this week will be his third meeting with Arizona. Look for Lamar Gordon to have a good rushing game while Marc Bulger racks up some good yardage to keep his stats high after last weeks lesser effort. The Cardinals are still giddy about their win but they were swept by the Rams last season and there is no chance of St. Louis wanting to go into their week five bye at 1-3.