"Some guys are young and they just bounce back," veteran linebacker Lorenzo Alexander said. "Deone (Bucannon) probably just wakes up and he's ready to run fast. Today, I could barely walk."

Coach Bruce Arians said the coaching staff did a good job setting up the game plan last week, so that the team would be ready to roll with practice Monday. It doesn't hurt the Cardinals just played the Rams – Thursday's opponent – a month ago.

"You really can't practice," Arians said. "You can have walkthroughs if it's less than 24 hours from a game. Tuesdays are normal days off, and those are going to be your two practice days. You do basically everything as a walkthrough.

"You just do what you have to do."

It doesn't help that the Cardinals also have to climb on a plane Wednesday and fly to St. Louis.

"Mentally you just have to get over it as quick as you can, try to get everything flushed out as quick as possible," Stanton said. "I think Monday, today is going to be a big day for that – try to get in, get a workout in, then get a sweat going and get any soreness out that you have."

ELLINGTON GOES TO IR AND SURGERY SET

As Arians promised, running back Andre Ellington was put on season-ending injured reserve Monday. Ellington's surgery to repair the hernia is set for Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Arians added that Ellington should not have to also get surgery on the foot tendon problem that has plagued him since training camp.

"That should heal in time," Arians said.

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