Blaine Gabbert said after the game that he is just playing -- there is no thinking about being on a one-year contract, or about the idea he is auditioning for a future role with the Cardinals. General Manager Steve Keim wasn't saying he isn't thinking about Gabbert in terms of the future, but even Keim -- during his appearance on the "Doug and Wolf" show Monday on Arizona Sports 98.7 -- wasn't saying exactly what Gabbert might be. He'd only say that, well, Gabbert might be something.

"It's no different than the reason we signed him in the springtime," Keim said. "It was very little risk to possibly a high reward. A lot of people scoffed at the fact that we signed him and I don't think they were very high on that decision, but at the end of the day, I liked him coming out (of college), coach (Bruce Arians) liked him a lot coming out. He's always had the physical gifts. What was the real risk involved to sign a guy to be the third quarterback?

"The fact that he has stepped up, he's looked poised and he got a lot of patience in this offense, he's been a great fit so far and he's worked his tail off off the field. This gives you the confidence as a general manager and as a coach to make these decisions and hopefully it pays off moving forward."

I don't think there's much question that Gabbert will continue to start regardless of Drew Stanton's health, but I am sure Arians will be asked later today.

-- More Keim on Gabbert: The GM said he couldn't stop watching the final pass the QB threw, a dart on the run to running back D.J. Foster. Gabbert eluded the rush, running toward the line of scrimmage before he launched. "The way (the ball) jumps out of his hand is phenomenal," Keim said. He added that he didn't know what was more impressive on the play, Gabbert's throw of Foster's toe-tapping catch.

-- He praised Gabbert and the whole team for staying with it despite losing a 16-3 lead and falling behind 17-16 on the Calais Campbell fumble return. "It was a point in the game when you could have had a 'woe is me' attitude," Keim said. The Cards did not.

-- Keim was asked about Campbell. He said "I love Calais" but then the GM noted that the big reason Campbell was allowed to walk as a free agent was because that was the money the Cards allocated for the huge contract of OLB Chandler Jones -- who, with two sacks and five tackles for loss, leads the NFL in both categories.

-- On kicker Phil Dawson, who made all four of his field goals, including the game-winning 57-yarder: "Phil was money," Keim said. "That's the guy we signed."

-- Keim said he was happy for safety Tyrann Mathieu, who had arguably his best game. "Sometimes you forget is that the guy has been through quite a few traumatic injuries," Keim said. "It's one thing to come back from the physical aliments but to come back and play with the confidence mentally. That's an obstacle we all have to go through when we incur those types of injuries. He's coming back into form, he's always been an instinctive player, and to see him come up with that interception ... that can build on the confidence going forward."

-- Keim said it was one of the offensive line's best games as a unit. He also liked the play of young players like Budda Baker, Foster and Chad Williams, and raved about tight end-who-can-split-wide Ricky Seals-Jones. "He's a guy we really haven't had in this offense for a long time," Keim said -- a tight end that can create mismatches.

-- On Arians passing up going for it on fourth down and punting, a smart move, after the Cards failed on fourth down the week before, Keim said he had no doubt Arians would make the safe play. "He's beaten himself up pretty good," Keim added.