Cardinals' Arians: 'We've been saving that little shovel pass for about 18 weeks'
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How long did the Arizona Cardinals wait to call the play they used to win Saturday's divisional-round game against the Green Bay Packers?
All season.
"We've been saving that little shovel pass for about 18 weeks," head coach Bruce Arians told reporters after the game.
A 75-yard catch-and-run by Larry Fitzgerald set up the Cardinals to call the special play. Two plays later, Carson Palmer shoveled the ball to Fitzgerald, who scampered in for the game-winning score:
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