TEMPE, Ariz. - Five weeks removed from the San Diego practice squad, Ryan Lindley will start at quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals against Seattle on Sunday night.Coach Bruce Arians announced the decision Monday following the teams practice, with experience the deciding factor in choosing Lindley over rookie Logan Thomas in what figures to be the biggest game of the Cardinals season.Arians said he will have a package for Thomas in the game plan and both quarterbacks might see action.Lindley came on in relief when Drew Stanton went down with a knee injury in Thursday nights 12-6 victory at St. Louis.Asked what he said to Lindley when he told him hed start against Seattle, Arians said, Go sling it baby. Go have fun. Youre here for a reason. Youre only on this team because youre talented enough to be here. You have everything it takes to win the game.The stakes for Sunday nights game are enormous.The Cardinals, a playoff berth already assured, can clinch the NFCs No. 1 playoff seed with a win. That would mean all potential playoff games would be at home, including the Super Bowl, since its to be played at University of Phoenix StadiumA loss would leave the teams tied for first in the NFC West, with Seattle holding the tiebreaker by virtue of two wins over Arizona. If the teams were still tied at the end of the regular season the following week, Arizona would be relegated to a wild card berth.Knowing that were in, theres some comfort, Arians said, but knowing whats at stake, we dont want to travel to play.With their quarterback issues, the Cardinals are 7 1/2-point underdogs at home against the Seahawks.Arians said he could care less what others think about this game.The only one that needs to believe is that locker room, he said, and they believe it. They saw it on the practice field today, and theyll see it all week. Like I said, its easy to be written off. Weve been written off all year.Arizona is 7-0 at home this season and 13-2 since Arians arrived.Stantons sprained right knee is the latest in a long list of injuries that have hit the team.Arians estimated Stanton would be back in two to four weeks. The quarterback was riding an exercise bike in the brief portion of practice open to reporters.Stanton took over as starter after Carson Palmer went down with a season-ending knee injury, also against St. Louis, on Nov. 9. Two days later, Arizona signed Lindley off the Chargers practice squad.Lindley was Arizonas No. 3 quarterback, behind Palmer and Stanton, last season.But the team drafted Thomas in the fourth round and he took the No. 3 spot from Lindley in the preseason.Now, Thomas finds himself playing behind the quarterback he had beaten out.Obviously, youve got to be a little disappointed, he said. Youve waited your entire time to be that person. I understand completely that its Ryans time, Ryans turn, whatever it may be, but Ill be the No. 1 fan and then when its my turn Ive got to make my plays.Lindley was not in the locker room when reporters were allowed there on Monday.Safety Tyrann Mathieu practiced and is expected to play after missing two games with a broken thumb. He will play with a cast.I wasnt going to miss this one, he said.Notes: The Cardinals signed quarterback Jeff Mathews to the practice squad. An undrafted rookie from Cornell, Mathews had been on the Indianapolis practice squad before he was released on Sept. 9. To make room, Arizona released linebacker Kion Wilson from the practice squad. ... Arians said guard Paul Fanaika, who had been sidelined with a sprained ankle, practiced. However, Arians would not say whether Fanaika would be back in the starting lineup.___AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP_NFL Pittsburgh Pirates Pro Shop . 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The Sixers received 27 points, seven assists and five steals from Michael Carter-Williams, but shot just 36.7 percent from the field in their third consecutive loss. Robert Covington added 17 points for Philadelphia and Henry Sims posted 11 points and 12 rebounds in defeat. The Knicks never trailed after taking the lead late in the second quarter and were able to create some distance near the end of an otherwise tightly contested first half. A 9-2 run capped by Amare Stoudemires putback slam 9.8 seconds prior to the intermission staked New York to a 49-42 advantage before Carter Williams sunk a last-second shot to bring Philadelphia within seven at the break. Anthony then buried consecutive 3-pointers to begin aa third quarter in which the Knicks maintained a double-digit differential much of the way.dddddddddddd New York was up by at least eight throughout the period and carried a 74-62 lead into the fourth. The Sixers did make a push during the final frame, with Carter-Williams tallying the final seven points of a 9-2 surge that trimmed the margin to 78-75 with seven minutes to go. A Covington triple with 1:40 remaining had Philadelphia within 91-87. The teams then hit two free throws on their next possessions before Knicks rookie Langston Galloway delivered the dagger, collecting an offensive rebound and draining a corner 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down that put New York up 96-89 with 15.3 seconds showing. After both teams struggled to score during an opening quarter that ended in an 18-18 tie, the Knicks began the second on a 9-2 run before the Sixers countered with an 11-2 push to claim a 31-29 edge just over five minutes into the stanza. Game Notes The 76ers recorded a season-high 13 blocks, including a career-best eight from rookie Jerami Grant ... The Knicks halted an eight-game road losing streak and won for just the third time in 22 games as the visitor this season ... Philadelphia center Nerlens Noel missed the game due to an upper respiratory infection ... The Knicks prevailed for the sixth time in their last seven trips to Wells Fargo Center. ' ' '