Big First Quarter Pushes Cards Past Niners
The NFL's long-suffering franchise finally has a home - a palace is more like it - and the Cardinals christened the place with a 34-27 season-opening victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
The performance was no thing of beauty, but for a team that hadn't opened at home since moving to Arizona in 1988, just a victory was good enough.
Cardinals coach Dennis Green gave the game ball to team owner Bill Bidwill.
