After coming off a devastating loss against the Jets on week 3, the Dolphins head out 3,000 miles west to face the undefeated Arizona Cardinals, add to that the fact that their star player Reggie Bush is lised as questionable and you now have Tannehill facing the toughest challenge of his professional career thus far. I don't know about you, but I am excited to see just how this game plays out because I do believe we can take this one.

It all comes down to the defense, both teams have a solid defense (Arizona is currently ranked at #2), and have had average play at the QB position. I expect our front seven to shut down their running game, something they've been doing all season long and which should be an easier task this week given the injuries that the Cardinals have in the backfield (B. Wells is in IR and they have injuries at TE and FB) this would make the Cardinals offense one-dimensional and put it all in the hands of Kolb who is a backup and whom I expect our secondary to shut down. I want to see how far Sean Smith has come when he's covering a true #1  receiver such as Larry Fitzgerald.

With Bush out, the load of the carries would go to Thomas with Miller playing a complimentary role, which means the pressure really would all be on Tannehill who would likely have to rely on his passing game more heavily. This is the same exact situation he found himsle fin last week after Bush went out and despite that one INT early in the third quarter, he found a way to bounce back. This week however he goes into the game with a gameplan, and Bush finds himself listed as questionable. If Bush was to suit up, this would increase the rookie QBs options and may just give him the confidence he needs to beat this Cardinals team even if Bush only had a small number of carries. 

I'm excited to see this one play out... It's a reach but I'm saying Dolohins 17 Cardinals 13 in a game that's close until late in the fourth quarter.