Fitzgerald, Peterson state Week 2 is 'must-win' for Cardinals

One game into the 2017 season, the Arizona Cardinals are treating the rest of the year with grave seriousness.

The Cardinals lost their opening contest 35-23 to the Detroit Lions, with the offense and defense equally culpable.

Ahead of their matchup against the Indianapolis Colts, the Cardinals' best players are treating Sunday like an elimination game.

"I feel like they are all must-wins," wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said via the team's official website. "It's not a baseball schedule. We only have one a week and 16 of them scheduled."

"There is definitely such a thing as a must-win in Week 2. This is one of them," cornerback Patrick Peterson added.

The Cardinals are squaring off against a Colts team that looked lost without Andrew Luck, so if they lose again it wouldn't be a surprise if further discord emerges.

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