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Thursday Night Observations

Odd to see a 0-0 punt-fest through a quarter and a half hit the over so resoundingly with 54 total points without any defensive or special teams TDs. This was also a game of the narrowest offensive trees - Jeremy Kerley and Carlos Hyde combined for 19 of Blaine Gabbert's 31 attempts, and Gabbert and Hyde had 32 of 36 rushing attempts.

On the Arizona side, Larry Fitzgerald and David Johnson combined for 14 of Drew Stanton's 28 targets (and 9-of-11 completions), and Johnson had 27-of-33 non-sit-on-the-ball carries.

• David Johnson is a monster. He breaks so many tackles, never goes down on first contact, moves the pile, can outrun the defense for long gains and is smooth in traffic. And the Cardinals know it and use him a ton.

• Drew Stanton was named the top backup QB in the preseason by Sports Illustrated, but it's hard to square that with what he showed in this game: A meager 4.4 YPA and only 11 completions in 28 attempts. While the Cardinals passing attack calls for downfield throws, many of which will necessarily fall incomplete, and Michael Floyd also dropped a pass, Stanton was not crisp and nearly got David Johnson killed on an ill-advised short throw.

• Larry Fitzgerald is slow, but if the ball is in his vicinity, he's coming down with it.

• Blaine Gabbert missed at least three wide open receivers, a couple of which would have had huge gains. He had a decent fantasy day thanks to 70 rushing yards and a TD, but he did not play well with 5.2 YPA, seven sacks and two picks (one of which was a tipped ball at the line.) Gabbert is decently quick for a QB, but it makes you wonder how much upside the much faster Colin Kaepernick would have in that Chip Kelly offense if he ever plays.

• Gabbert only has eyes for Kerley who saw 13 targets. He should be reliable in PPR - unless Kaepernick ever takes over.

• Carlos Hyde looked fine and saw a ton of volume including six catches. He's no David Johnson, but he breaks tackles and runs hard. He also got a ridiculous taunting penalty for flexing his muscles at a guy on the sideline. The NFL needs to lose that garbage and reserve fouls for actions that actually harm other people.

• Michael Floyd and John Brown combined for seven targets and one catch.