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TEMPE, Ariz. -- So far, the Arizona Cardinals offense is nowhere near the dynamic, big-play outfit it was a year ago. The defense, though, might be better.Arizona has not allowed a touchdown in its last two games -- a 28-3 victory over the New York Jets and that strange 6-6 overtime tie with the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night. Actually, it is nine consecutive quarters if you count the 15-minute overtime period.With the addition of outside linebacker Chandler Jones and the return of Tyrann Mathieu from knee surgery, this defense was supposed to surely be improved. The Cardinals sputtered in the season-opening loss to Tom Brady-less New England and were embarrassed in a 33-18 loss at Buffalo.Things went from better in a win in San Francisco to dominant against the Jets and Seahawks.I think were just starting to groove, defensive tackle Calais Campbell said, developing the confidence, developing the swagger. We have a lot of talent. We knew that going in. Were on the same page now.Through seven games, Arizona ranks second in the NFL in total defense -- allowing an average of 289.6 yards. They are third against the pass, 13th against the run.Now its on to Carolina (1-4) to face a team thats an even puzzle than the Cardinals are at 3-3-1.Arizona Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson, a critical member of the defense, said he will be fine to play despite sore ribs that prevented him from practicing Wednesday. He was limited Thursday.For the most part I felt pretty good and Ill be ready to go Sunday, Peterson said. Probably the most challenging thing about it is trusting it will be OK in the game when I have to press.Arizona relies on Peterson to defend the opponents best receiver. He said he expects to be defending wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin most of the time SundayBruce Arians said Sundays game was the best defensive performance by the Cardinals since hes been their coach. Arizonas defense stuffed the Seahawks in regulation. Seattle got past midfield once in those four quarters, and that came on a blocked punt. The Cardinals outgained Seattle 443 yards to 257.We came in on Monday to watch the tape and, for me, as the coordinator, it was just the passion and energy our guys played with, defensive coordinator James Boettcher said. We played extremely hard. Our guys were ready to play and prepared really well during the course of the week.Jones had a strip sack against Seattle and has been the disruptive force as advertised. The other outside linebacker Markus Golden has been equally successful getting pressure. Golden has six sacks, Jones five. Arizona has 20 sacks overall. Only Denver and Buffalo have more.Arizona is tied for second in takeaways (14) and interceptions (9).jThe secondary has vastly improved from early season problems with a few personnel changes. Safety Tony Jefferson is second on the team with 20 tackles. He also has eight tackles for loss, a sack, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Safety D.J. Swearinger has two interceptions. Cornerback Marcus Cooper, acquired in a trade with Kansas City just before the season started, has three interceptions, returning two of them for touchdowns in a blowout win over Tampa Bay.Then theres Mathieu. Coming back from his second knee surgery in three seasons, he was eased into the fray at strong safety in the early games. Finally, against the Jets, he was moved into his old do everything nickel defense role when he plays all over the field. He got his first interception in that game. But he pronounces himself at 85 or 90 percent of normal and wont be fully himself until the knee brace comes off, which he hopes is soon.You can tell that hes a little frustrated that hes not The Honey Badger, because he still has that brace on, Peterson said. Hes still kind of playing second-guess football and not truly trusting it. But I trust him enough that hell get back in the groove. Hes still making those plays, hes just not making. 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The Montreal Canadiens announced on Friday that the veteran forward will return to the teams line-up on Saturday night when the Habs visit the Nashville Predators. Adidas Shoes Clearance Sale . Brandon Morrow allowed five runs on six hits over three innings. He struck out two, walked one and hit a batter. Edwin Encarnacion had a two-out, bases loaded two-RBI double in the third inning. PLAYER OF THE WEEK Evelyn Akhator ? Kentucky Forward ? Senior ? Lagos, NigeriaStarted her senior season where she left off last year, recording a double-double in each of Kentuckys first two games, including a career night against Albany, a team that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season and returned three starters.Against Albany, Akhator had a career-high 28 points with a career-high 12 defensive rebounds. In total she had 13 rebounds, while her four blocks against the Great Danes were one off her career best.Against highly ranked Miami (Fla.), Akhator scored 18 points with 10 rebounds, including 16 points in the first half to power UK to a nine-point lead at halftime.Akhator is the first UK player to record back-to-back double-doubles to start a season since 2009-10.She now has 15 career double-doubles, which is tied for the ninth most double-doubles in school history.Statsvs. #14 Miami (Fla.): 18 pts, 10 reb, 1 ast, 2 blk, 2 stl?vs. Albany: 28 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast, 1 stlFRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Jordaan Lewis ? Alabama Guard ? Windermere, Fla.dddddddddddd.Top-scoring freshman, and the only freshman to rank in the top 25, in the SEC with an average of 16.0 points per game, good for 14th place.Only freshman in the SEC ranked in several categories, including rebounding (12th), field goal percentage (.565) and minutes played (30th).In her Crimson Tide debut, just missed out on a double-double as she finished with 11 points and eight rebounds, in addition to four assists and four steals. Lewis eight rebounds and four assists were both game highs.Backed that performance up with an even better one as she led all scorers with 21 points in the game against Mississippi Valley State.Lewis shot 66.7 percent, hitting eight of her 12 attempts from the floor, in Monday nights contest versus the Devilettes.Statsvs. New Orleans: 11 pts, 9 reb, 4 ast, 4 stl?vs. Miss. Valley State: 21 pts, 7 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl ' ' '