Is everything fixed? No. Even Bruce Arians noted, for instance, that the Cardinals have yet to break their zero-points-in-the-first-quarter streak, much to his chagrin. The Cards were 5-of-16 on third downs. But the bottom line is the Cardinals got that win they needed, within the division, on the road, with the backup quarterback. The 49ers are not a good team, but a 12-point road win still means something.

In this case, it means the Cardinals can feel better about this next week-plus as they try to climb back into the thick of things. There is time for starting QB Carson Palmer to get healthy (and there is significant optimism he will be OK by the time the Cardinals play Oct. 17 at home against the Jets). There is time to get others healthy. Or at least, healthier.

There is a big stretch coming. "Monday Night Football" versus the Jets. "Sunday Night Football" against the Seahawks. A road game in Carolina before the bye. This will determine if the Cardinals will be players in the second half of the season or not.

"We're a team that can rip off a bunch of them," defensive tackle Calais Campbell said.

A bunch would be nice. Tonight, about 30,000 feet up somewhere over California, one is a nice start.

-- David Johnson, in case you weren't sure, is a beast. The Cardinals needed to run against the league's worst run defense, and they did. Johnson banged out 157 yards, and that's what you need when you are starting the backup QB.

"I feel unstoppable, basically," Johnson said.

He looked that way, too, basically.

-- Johnson's 695 yards from scrimmage through five games is a franchise-best. John David Crow had 665 through five games in 1960.

-- I'm sure Drew Stanton would've liked to pass the ball better. Arians said Stanton was simply working too fast at times. But the goal — the main goal and by far the biggest goal — was engineering a win, and that's what Stanton did. The second goal? Don't turn the ball over. Check that box too. Goal three (OK, I'm speculating here) is ride Larry Fitzgerald. Always a good thing to do.

-- Calais Campbell, according to the Elias Sports Bureau, is only the second player since sacks became official in 1982 to get two sacks, an interception and a safety in a game. Baltimore's Adalius Thomas did it in 2006.

-- Markus Golden was great. He's turning out to be a heck of a second-round pick.

-- Fitzgerald was magnificent on his two TDs. Run an excellent route to shake a cornerback for one. Squeeze the cornerback until the last second before the oh-so-subtle shoulder push to create room for the second. That's why he's a future Hall of Famer.

--Speaking of Fitz, the chest bump he delivered to guard Earl Watford after a score knocked Watford to the ground.

"Earl always thinks he's like a phenomenal athlete," Fitzgerald said. "So, I always tell him, whenever I score, I'll meet you down there and we're going to jump as high as we both can and he's never even close and now he fell down too. So, that was real bad for him. I'm going to stay on him for that."

Caught on TV, it's something the big lineman will have a tough time living down —although he's cool enough to embrace the moment.

@LarryFitzgerald made me look silly. Haha Oh well. We will meet again in the endzone. Got the dubya. – Earl Watford (@EWatts78) October 7, 2016"

-- The special teams has not played well and deserve the criticism they have gotten as a unit. But Thursday night, they were pretty great. J.J. Nelson breaking off a 40-yard kick return. Ifeanyi Momah causing a turnover on a kick return. Ryan Quigley booming punts that hung in the air for five seconds. Good coverage on kicks and punts. A good day all around.

-- Tyrann Mathieu had his rough moments as he moved back to his familiar slot cornerback role, but he'll live with the ups and downs after the win. "I got out of there alive, so that's all that matters," Mathieu said with a chuckle.

"Sometimes I felt great, other times felt I was too hesitant," Mathieu added. "Hopefully the more I play the position the more comfortable I will be doing it."

-- Great job filling in on the offensive line for Watford and John Wetzel, although we will have to see how Evan Mathis and Mike Iupati are. Iupati hurt his ankle — that's a player you don't want to lose for any extended time.

But at least the Cards have a little time to sort it out. After a win.