Falcons 29, Cardinals 18

The Cardinals fell to the Falcons 29-18 today in Atlanta.  The Cardinals fall to 9-3 on the season.  Is it time to press the panic button?  The Cardinals have not looked good the last 2 weeks and their remaining schedule in brutal (Chiefs, Rams, Seahawks, 49ers).  On the bright side, they are still in first place, but you have to be concerned at this point.

Observations:

• No Palmer, No Fitzgerald, No Ellington, No offense.  
• The Cardinals went 10 quarters without scoring an offensive touchdown. 
• There really is a noticeable drop off from Carson Palmer to Drew Stanton. 
• Larry Fitzgerald's value to the Cardinals is very noticeable when he misses time. 
• The Cardinals really cannot afford to lose Andre Ellington to injury.  
• Rashad Johnson has really developed into a nice defensive back.  
• David Zastudil is very much missed by the Cardinals this year.  
• So much for that much vaunted Cardinals secondary.  
• Total Plays:  Falcons 76, Cardinals 50
• Total Yards:  Falcons 500, Cardinals 329
• Time of Possession:  Falcons 37:03, Cardinals 22:57
• Turnovers:  Cardinals 3, Falcons 1
• I'm interested to see what Michael Bush can bring to the Cardinals offense.  
• Wasn't this suppose to be Michael Floyd's breakout season?   
• I liked Mike Smith decision to go for the TD on 4th down early in the game.
• Julio Jones definitely had the better of Patrick Peterson today. 
• You know things are going bad when the Cardinals give up a 100 yard rusher. 
• How did the officals miss that out of bounds call on Julio Jones?  
• What was with the horrible punt coverage on Devin Hester of all people.  
• Where did Harry Douglas come from?  
• Up next?  Kansas City Chiefs @ University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.