![]() ![]() ![]() Because they’re bad at football and don’t have many good players, it may not feel like the Cardinals went all in. Subsequently, the Cardinals did what teams usually do when they have a star quarterback and have tasted the playoffs-they go all in, desperately trying to build a contending team while their quarterback is still young and still a star. This offseason, Arizona extended both general manager Steve Keim and head coach Kliff Kingsbury through the 2027 season-extensions that were soon followed by a fraught but eventually successful negotiation with star quarterback Kyler Murray, who was made the second-highest-paid quarterback in mid-July. The Cardinals’ success in the win-loss column always felt flimsy-entering Week 7, when they were still undefeated, the Cardinals had only the sixth-best Super Bowl odds-but that did not stop owner Michael Bidwill from committing to the nucleus that brought Arizona to its first playoffs in six years. What’s surprising isn’t that the Cardinals have suddenly become pretty bad-it’s that the Cardinals were winning a lot of football games not too long ago. I don’t bring up this sudden change because it’s surprising. In home games since that Texans win, the Cardinals are an astounding 1-12. Since that game, the Cardinals are 8-15-8-16, if you include their wild-card loss to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Los Angeles Rams. Quarterback Kyler Murray was first among NFL players in MVP odds. This win propelled the Cardinals to 7-0, making them the final undefeated team of the 2021 season. They trounced them-as most teams facing the Texans these days do. In Week 7 of the 2021 season, the Arizona Cardinals hosted the Houston Texans. ![]()
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