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By Keller Brown
Cronkite News
PHOENIX – The Arizona Cardinals had a long flight home after a 34-28 loss to the Buffalo Bills Sunday, a game in which they had an early lead over last season’s AFC East winners.
This is the second consecutive year the Cardinals have opened their season with a loss on the East Coast. It also was the second year in a row that they blew a halftime lead in the opener. They led Washington 13-10 at halftime a year ago.
This time, they led 17-3 in the second quarter and 17-10 at halftime and failed to execute in the second half, but the team is moving forward with three straight games at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
“When you have those opportunities to capitalize to force a punt, or a turnover, or make them kick a field goal in the red zone, you have to capitalize on them,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said Monday. “Good offenses are good, they’re good for a reason. We got to keep the score down a little bit more.”