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TEMPE, Ariz. - The Arizona Cardinals head east with former third-stringer Ryan Lindley as starting quarterback.Coach Bruce Arians confirmed after Thursdays practice that Lindley will start in Saturdays wild-card playoff game at Carolina.The announcement was no surprise because Drew Stanton did not practice all week.Stanton, the starter after Carson Palmer went down with a season-ending knee injury on Nov. 9, will miss his third straight game with a sprained right knee. He had the knee scoped last week after developing an infection.Arians said Stanton, who will not be in uniform, is close, but theres no way Im risking it.That leaves rookie Logan Thomas as Lindleys backup.Released by the Cardinals at the end of preseason, Lindley was signed off the San Diego practice squad two days after Palmer was hurt.He started the last two regular-season games, losses at Seattle and San Francisco. He threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns last Sunday against the 49ers, but was intercepted three times.Arians said Lindley is light years better now than he was when he took the field in Seattle.When you get experience in big games, and those were big games, it affects how you play, Arians said. I think hes more than ready to play extremely well.Arians said Lindley has the things that really count.Hes smart, hes tough and his accuracy is getting better and better, the coach said.Lindley is not overwhelmed by the situation, Arians said.Thats one thing thats got everybody excited, the coach said. Its not been too big for him. Hes as calm as you could be out there, and they all know he knows what hes doing. Thats the confidence factor everybody has.Arians raved about the teams two practices this week.Yesterdays practice in pads was as good a practice as (before) any playoff Ive ever seen, he said. You had to say Whoa, you didnt have to say sic em. They were getting after it pretty good.Defence has been the backbone of the Cardinals, who had a 9-1 record but lost four of their last six as the injuries mounted.But the defence had its two worst performances in the last two games, missing tackles and giving up big plays to quarterbacks Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick. Now Arizona faces another strong running quarterback in Cam Newton.Defensive end Calais Campbell said players have to stick to their assignments and not try to do too much.This game comes down to just doing your job, he said, and if all 11 players on defence execute their job, we should be successful. But when you try to do too much and start pressing and try to do somebody elses job, then youre jobs probably not being done like its supposed to, and thats when you cost the team.Inside linebacker Larry Foote said the defences goal is the same regardless of what the offence is or isnt doing.If we have Joe Montana (at quarterback), our job is to keep them from scoring, Foote said. Thats our game plan.The Cardinals (11-5), who travelled to Carolina on Thursday, are 6 1/2-point underdogs against the Panthers (7-8-1), who won four in a row to take the NFC South title.Arians said this team is accustomed to that role.The locker rooms loud, he said. Theres a true belief that were going to win the game, and theres no doubt about it.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Cheap Air Max China . After missing 20 games as a rookie a year ago, Valanciunas - like the Raptors as a whole - has been fortunate to be in good health this season. 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Cabrera was first on the disabled list from June 27-July 20 with tendinitis in his left knee.Brandt Snedeker took a confident step towards a second RBC Canadian Open title with an impressive finish as he carded a six-under par third round 66. The 35-year-old - looking to repeat his 2013 victory in the event at Glen Abbey in Ontario - finished with an eagle on the 18th after a birdie on the 16th to lead by one shot on nine-under overall. Leaderboard Canadian Open Snedeker had made a storming start having been in tied 15th overnight, scoring five birdies in a row between holes two and six. But it was his three-under return on the final three holes which ensured he was ahead after 54 holes as he bids for his second title of 2016 following a win at the Farmers Insurance Open in February.A home player sits directly behind Snedeker - Canadian amateur Jared du Toit - after his steady two-under 70 moved him to eight-under. Brandt Snedeker is looking to repeat his RBC Canadian Open victory of 2013 at Glen Abbey GC in Ontario this week He also finished superbly, the 21-year-old rolling in a 40-foot eagle attempt to ensure he will partner Snedeker in the final pairing of the final day.I think Im going to be the most-hated man in Canada tomorrow, but its going to be a lot of fun trying to figure it out, said Snedeker, the 2013 winner on the same course.Having shared the lead following each of the first two rounds, Dustin Johnson joined Du Toit one shot adrift after a birdie on the last gave him a one-under 71. Jared du Toit had good reason to smile after his third round, with his two-under 70 leaving the 21-year-old a shot behind Snedeker Im honestly just out here to have some fun and enjoy the atmosphere, du Toit said.dddddddddddd. Obviously, I want to play well on Sunday, but its kind of my first go at it. Win or lose, Im happy with the way this weeks gone.Johnson, world No 2, had endured a frustrating round up to that point and dropped shots on 14 and 15.That had been set to leave him as the only player in the top 11 not to break par on the day until he salvaged a share of second at the death.I had a rough day on the greens, Johnson said. It didnt feel like I was hitting bad putts. I dont know, ball was not going in the hole.Steve Wheatcroft was poised to sit on seven-under by himself after an eight-under total of 64 confirmed he will start Sunday just two shots behind Snedeker. Dustin Johnson had a frustrating day but will go into the final round just one shot off the lead He also eagled the last, along with four birdies and a bogey on both the front and back nines helping him to the lowest 18-hole total of the tournament so far.Germanys Alex Cejka, however, holed a birdie putt on the 18th even longer than Du Toits two-shot gain there to move alongside Wheatcroft.There is also British interest towards the top end of the leaderboard, with Scotlands Martin Laird tied for sixth place. A four-under 68 thrust him into a group of six players lurking three strokes off the pace.Watch live coverage of the final round of the RBC Canadian Open on Sky Sports 4 HD from 6pm on Sunday. Also See: PGA Tour Schedule World Rankings Golf live on Sky Sports 4 Free HD Golf Game ' ' '