Arizona at Denver

Arizona coach Kliff Kingsbury is doing all he can to juice up this new pass-happy offense. However, it's the Cardinals' defense that has been terrible under the new coach, allowing 53 points the last two contests. Cornerback Robert Alford will miss a significant amount of time with a leg injury, leaving Arizona's depleted secondary with rookie Byron Murphy and Tramaine Brock as the starters until Patrick Peterson returns from a six-game suspension. And the run defense just allowed 190 yards, 6.6 yards per carry, to the Vikings in a 20-9 defeat. Any NFL preseason team where the total is 35 or lower is 44-18 OVER the total when playing with six or fewer days of rest. After facing the defensive talent of the Seahawks, the 49ers and Rams the last three weeks, the Denver offense catches a big break against a soft and depleted Arizona 'D'. Back the OVER.