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TAMPA, Fla. -- For nearly 57 minutes, the Arizona Cardinals played poorly. The offence sputtered and the injury-weakened defence committed costly penalties and failed to rattle Mike Glennon until persistence paid off against Tampa Bays rookie quarterback. Patrick Peterson had two interceptions in the closing minutes for the Cardinals (2-2), one setting up Carson Palmers 13-yard touchdown pass to Larry Fitzgerald and the other sealing a 13-10 victory over the winless Buccaneers (0-4) on Sunday. "It was a great exhibition of 60-minute football," first-year coach Bruce Arians said after the comeback from a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit ended what would have been a tough extended road trip on a positive note. "The game is played for 60 minutes, and it doesnt matter really what goes on as long as you can maintain the chase that something good is going to happen," Arians added. "That fourth quarter was some of the best football weve played all year. It was just a matter of doing it. It was there to be done." The Cardinals pressured Glennon all game until the third-round draft pick out of North Carolina State made a costly mistake. Petersons first interception set up Arizonas first TD in six quarters. The other ended any chance of Glennon bringing the Bucs back after Jay Feelys 27-yard field goal snapped a 10-10 tie with 1:29 remaining. Starting in place of the benched Josh Freeman, Glennon was steady -- if not spectacular -- for most of the day to give Tampa Bay the type of performance it had been wanting from a quarterback. Freeman was declared inactive for the game and was not in uniform, instead watching the game from a suite at Raymond James Stadium. Coach Greg Schiano said it was a "mutual" decision. Freeman declined to comment as he left Raymond James Stadium. "With all the happenings of the week, it was the best thing for our team," Schiano said. "Theres stuff that Im not going to get into, but that was the best thing for our football team." Glennons day shifted suddenly when Peterson stepped in front of a pass intended for Vincent Jackson and returned the pick 11 yards to the Bucs 13. Fitzgerald beat cornerback Darrelle Revis on the next play for his 80th career TD reception with 3:06 left. Arians couldnt say enough about Peterson, a third-year cornerback with a knack for game-changing plays. "Im really surprised they threw toward him. And with a rookie quarterback, hes going to make you pay," the coach said. "I think hes the best in the league. Some will argue that Darrelle is, but its not even close in my opinion." The Cardinals moved 29 yards after forcing a punt to win it. Palmer threw 19 yards to Jaron Brown on the first play of the drive, and an unnecessary roughness penalty on Bucs safety Dashon Goldson moved the ball to the Tampa Bay 9. Palmer overcame a slow start to complete 21 of 38 passes for 248 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Fitzgerald had six catches for 68 yards, all in the second half. Revis and Johnthan Banks had Tampa Bays interceptions, and Leonard Johnson set up Glennons first career TD pass by forcing a fumble that Gerald McCoy recovered at the Cardinals 41. "Its just an unfortunate way to end the game. The defence played great the whole game," Glennon said. "The offence looked good in the first half. At the end, I just cant make that throw. Definitely a learning experience, but also a tough one to swallow." Arizona had trouble moving the ball until Palmer got Fitzgerald involved in the third quarter. The seven-time Pro Bowler was matched up most of the day against Revis, and Palmer didnt even attempt to throw the ball his way in the first half. "That was bad ball in the first half all around, and our defence just kept fighting and fighting for us, kept the game manageable for us, and were so thankful those guys played their tail off," Fitzgerald said. "We lost a lot of bodies last week, and guys continued to step up in new roles, and thats what being a team is about." The Cardinals lost linebackers Sam Acho, Lorenzo Alexander and Alex Okafor to season-ending injuries during the previous weeks lopsided loss at New Orleans, then flew straight to Florida to practice in nearby Bradenton instead of returning home to prepare for the Bucs. Glennon was 24 of 43 for 193 yards, including an 8-yard TD pass to Mike Williams in the first quarter. He threw two interceptions and was sacked twice. Notes: Cardinals S Rashad Johnson was inactive after losing the tip of a finger making a tackle last week. NT Dan Williams also missed his second straight game due to the death of his father. ... Tampa Bays Doug Martin began the day second in the NFL in rushing. He was limited to 45 yards on 27 carries. ... Olympic sprinter Jeff Demps made his NFL debut for the Bucs. 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I dont know if he was trying to create a groove in the ice that would affect the Sharks skating and shots during the shootout or if he was smoothing a rough spot to make things more predictable for his goalie during the shootout. He was the only player from either team on the ice at that point and the officials were huddled at centre ice seemingly unaware of what he was doing. Are players allowed to make deliberate modifications to the ice surface like this during a game? Chris Finan Chris: November 22 was the first night a new edict was put in place to dispense with the dry scrape of the entire ice surface prior to overtime. The change in procedure resulted from the momentum killing time delay once the Zamboni machines were utilized to dry scrape the entire ice. Instead, a typical shovel scrape is now implemented to remove excess snow from around the boards, the goal crease area and other areas of the ice. Teams still change ends during the overtime resulting in the long change but then revert back for the goalies to defend the net closest to their players bench. There is a policy to be enforced by the officials requiring that players are to remain at or in the immediate vicinity of their players bench prior to overtime and the shootout. The linesmen stand between the two benches and are primarily responsible for the enforcement of this policy. A player can be given permission to venture from the bench area in order to test an injury or a skate that might be defective or in need of sharpening. The purpose of this policy included the ability for the officials to keep potential player hostilities in check when necessary, provide for better optics during the brief rest period and to keep players on the bench that might decide to utilize the ice for a warm-up, thereby maintaining the integrity of the ice. In the early implementation of overtime, players that received minimal playing time would sometimes come onto the ice to stretch their legs and do a mini warm-up. Once a player or two from one time took to the ice their opponents followed suit. The worst offender was big Derek Boogaard, who came onto the ice from his players bench during this break period and performed multiple hard, tight turns in the neutral and end zone. Deeep ruts in the ice resulted as Derek utilized his heavy frame to grind his skates hard through each turn.dddddddddddd. Aside from the integrity of the ice that was compromised, the potential for player hostilities was ever present as you might expect. The officials filed reports of the incidents and the current policy was sent out in a directive to the teams and the officials. I know Antoine Vermette to be a very classy player to deal with. Hes not the kind of player the officials typically have a problem with. That being said, even if Vermette noticed a need for ice repair or that some snow had built up in the zone the Sharks had previously occupied and would now be defended Devan Dubnyk, its not the players responsibility to alter the ice. This is especially true if snow was dragged into his opponents shooting or approach lane. The linesmen should affect any necessary repairs and keep a close eye on any player that strays from the immediate vicinity of his players bench. Since footage is not available to the contrary, perhaps the linesmen did remove any excess snow that was moved by Vermette but we will have to rely on your account of the incident Chris. A minor penalty can be called against a goalkeeper for deliberately piling snow in his crease. When a referee detects an unreasonable amount of snow piled he will ask the goalie to remove it to avoid a minor penalty. There are times the referee will take it upon himself to remove excessive snow, usually located at the goal post area. He should first ask the goalkeepers permission since some are very superstitious and temperamental when anything is disturbed in the vicinity of their net. Hall of Fame goaltender Eddie Belfour was the most difficult to deal with in this regard. The Eagle would become quite hostile if a ref touched his water bottle (attempting to place it back in the sleeve/holder) or cleared snow from the post area. Prior to the shootout, both referees Kelly Sutherland and Dan OHalloran can be seen having a friendly discussion with Shane Doan and Logan Couture near the penalty box area. Once the shootout got underway there wasnt one Sharks player that lost or even mishandled the puck through the approach and shot. The only player to mishandle the puck was Mikkel Boedker of the Coyotes and that appeared to a result of his feet moving faster than his hands and not due to a lack of ice integrity. You do bring up a good point though Chris, now that the dry scrape is no longer in effect. The Officials, especially the linesmen, will have to remain diligent in keeping players close the bench and make sure that if any repairs or alterations to the ice are required they are completed by the building ice crew or the linesmen themselves. ' ' '