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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Bills offensive guard Richie Incognito defiantly asked the teams doubters to check back next week before anyone starts writing off Buffalos season following the latest jolt of distraction.Were not rushing around like the buildings on fire, Incognito said. I think we have enough veteran presence and enough talent on this roster to overcome this hump. And well talk next week if its a house fire or not.At the very least, there are signs of smoke after offensive coordinator Greg Roman was fired abruptly Friday.Already missing two players to four-game suspensions, including defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, and another two projected starters to injuries, the Bills are off to an 0-2 start in which their offense and then defense took turns unraveling. And next on Buffalos schedule, following a 37-31 loss to the Jets , is hosting the pass-happy and turnover-inducing Arizona Cardinals (1-1) on Sunday.Bring it on, coach Rex Ryan said.You know what, this might be the exact team we need to play, he said. Weve been far from perfect. But well see how we measure up against maybe the best in the league here.The Cardinals rebounded from a 23-21 loss to New England with a 40-7 rout of Tampa Bay .It was a game Carson Palmer blew open by completing three touchdown passes in a 14:34 second-quarter span. Arizonas defense forced five turnovers, including Marcus Cooper returning an interception 60 yards for a touchdown.Palmers not buying the narrative of the Bills being in freefall.When a team is in the situation theyre in, where theyre trying to get their first win and theyve got a little turmoil going on with coaches and stuff like that, their backs are against the wall, he said. And weve got to be prepared for that.Star receiver Larry Fitzgerald is mindful in remembering what happened in his only previous game at Orchard Park during his rookie season in 2004. Arizonas 38-14 loss, stands as his only NFL career game without a catch.The only thing good that actually happened that week for me is I got to see Niagara Falls, Fitzgerald said. And it was like frozen over, so I didnt even get a good view.Hes since caught a pass in his next 181 games to establish the NFLs longest active streak.With that in mind, Fitzgerald has no interest in revisiting Niagara Falls.Im going to be in my playbook when I get there from the time I land, Fitzgerald said. I dont want history to repeat itself.Some things to look out for in Buffalos first non-conference matchup of the season:KEEP IT SIMPLE: Bills running backs coach Anthony Lynn replaced Roman, and is focused on simplifying an expansive playbook .Running back LeSean McCoy expects the amount of plays available per game to be cut in half to about 40. Lynn will also call plays from the coachs box as opposed to Roman, who worked on the sideline.In two games, Buffalo has combined for 27 first downs, converted six of 23 third-down chances, and has fewer than 48 minutes in time of possession.CHALLENGE FLAG: Fitzgerald wasnt entirely shut out in his game at Buffalo. He was credited with a 4-yard run off a bubble screen, which he believes came close to being a forward pass.Is it too late to get it overturned? he said.CARDINAL TAKEAWAYS: The Cardinals lead the league with a plus-7 turnover margin, forcing four interceptions and three fumbles, and have yet to turn the ball over.Coach Bruce Arians attributes the lack of giveaways to a certain amount of luck.Any time your quarterback goes without throwing interceptions, either the ball didnt get tipped or somebody didnt catch one, Arians said. We had one thrown the other night and he didnt catch it.Buffalo has forced two fumbles, including Nickell Robey-Coleman returning one 36 yards for a touchdown against the Jets. Buffalo has turned the ball over once, a Taylor interception.SHORT-TERM MEMORY: Bills cornerback Stephon Gilmore is looking forward to putting behind his performance against the Jets. He was part of a secondary that gave up 100-plus yards receiving to both Eric Decker and Brandon Marshall. Though disappointed, the fifth-year player said hes having an easier time dealing with what happened than Gilmore might have earlier in his career.My rookie year, I probably wouldve cried, Gilmore said. But now I understand its the NFL.ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Cardinals set a franchise record in winning seven road games last year, including their final five. The last time they won six straight road games spanned the 1975-76 seasons, when the team was based out of St. Louis.---AP NFL website: Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! and AP NFL Twitter feed: Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . Ivanovic was leading 7-5, 1-0 when Hantuchova withdrew after falling 0-40 behind in the second game. The match started slowly for Ivanovic, who surrendered her first two serves as Hantuchova took a 5-3 lead. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . P.A. Parenteau scored early in the third period to help the Avs edge Toronto 2-1 on Tuesday night. Cory Sarich also scored for Colorado (3-0-0), which is off to its best ever start. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . LOUIS -- Roman Polak was celebrating even before Alexander Steen scored the winning goal in Saturdays 4-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! . - Connor McDavid scored 53 seconds into overtime as the Erie Otters came from behind to defeat the visiting Guelph Storm 4-3 on Saturday in Ontario Hockey League action. Зарегистрируйтесь, чтобы увидеть ссылку! .S. Open champion Justin Rose birdied the first hole with a blind shot he hit to a foot of the pin, and he stayed in front Tuesday until he completed a 4-under 67 for a two-shot lead over Jason Dufner in PGA Grand Slam of Golf. DALLAS -- The good news for the struggling Dallas Mavericks is they are 22-3 at home all-time against the New Orleans Pelicans. The bad news is the Pelicans are finally playing better basketball and All-Star power forward Anthony Davis is playing at an MVP-level.If the Mavericks (2-13) are going to snap an eight-game losing skid, theyre going to have to find a way to slow down the 6-foot-11 Davis, who is averaging 33.0 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.2 blocks in leading the Pelicans (6-11) to a 4-1 record in their last five games.Dallas is in a skid the franchise hasnt seen since 1999 when Dirk Nowitzki was a wide-eyed rookie. Theyre coming off consecutive demoralizing losses to the Los Angeles Clippers, who led by 31 points in the third quarter, and to Cleveland Cavaliers, who were up by 40. Dallas was outscored by 57 points combined in the first halves of those two games.While the Mavericks have been bit hard by the injury bug to key veterans, the mounting losses are becoming tough to stomach.Its embarrassing, man, Dallas point guard Deron Williams said. Weve had some embarrassing losses. Were pissed off. But weve got to get pissed off and do something about it.At least the Mavs are getting healthier. Nowitzki is finally back after missing eight games with soreness in his Achilles tendon. Williams returned in Fridays loss at Cleveland after missing all but 10 minutes of the previous eight games. He logged 15 minutes against the Cavaliers and had four pointts and five assists.ddddddddddddWere getting healthier gradually, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle told reporters following Fridays 128-90 loss at Cleveland. But we have too many things we have to fix. And weve got to fix them in a short period of time.The Pelicans had their four-game winning streak snapped Friday at Portland, but they come to Dallas still riding the momentum of a string of strong play for the first time since opening the season with seven consecutive losses.The spark came from the return of guard Jrue Holiday, who had left the team to care for his wife, Lauren Holiday, a former U.S. national soccer team member, following the birth of their child and surgery to remove a tumor in her brain. Holiday has averaged 16.2 points and 6.6 assists in five games, while also giving New Orleans such needed floor leadership.During the last five games, the Pelicans offense has come alive, ranking seventh in the league in offensive rating 110.3), while also getting the job done on the defensive end, ranking sixth in defensive rating (99.0).Any time you win or any time you have a winning streak, youre kind of in a groove and youre feeling good as a team, Holiday said, according to ESPN.com. It always feels great. Obviously, with where we are in the standings, in the Western Conference, it feels good just be included back in it. ' ' '