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After last week’s loss to the Seattle Seahawks, a game in which the Arizona Cardinals scored only six points, head coach Jonathan Gannon noted that about one of every six plays was for negative yardage. Including penalties and negative yardage plays, there were nine for 79 lost yards of the 58 snaps in the game (one every 6.44), which is right at Gannon’s number. Adding to that … [Read more...] about Negative plays and penalties doom Cardinals, especially in the red zone

The Arizona Cardinals entered Week 13 tied with the Seattle Seahawks at 6-5 atop the NFC West, although Seattle held a head-to-head tiebreaker to be the leader. After games in Week 13, the Cardinals lost ground. They blew a 13-point second-half lead on Sunday, falling 23-22 to the Minnesota Vikings, falling to 6-6. What made things worse was seeing the Seattle Seahawks rally … [Read more...] about Cardinals lose ground in NFC West with loss to Vikings

It was déjà vu for the Arizona Cardinals in their 23-22 loss to the Vikings Sunday.Similar to the week before in the loss to the Seahawks, the defense played lights out for most of the first three quarters, but then couldn’t finish with the game on the line.In Seattle, the Seahawks started at their own 19-yard line leading 13-6 with 10:03 remaining in the game. More than eight … [Read more...] about Vikings 23, Cardinals 22: Deja vu defensively in Week 13

The Arizona Cardinals play the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13, kicking off at 1 p.m. ET. Who might score touchdowns in the game?Below are some picks for anytime TD scorers, with odds from BetMGM Sportsbook. … [Read more...] about Anytime TD scorers in Cardinals-Vikings Week 13

The Arizona Cardinals played a great defensive game against the Minnesota Vikings but lost their second consecutive game, falling 23-22 to the Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Week 13. After leading for almost the entire game, the Vikings scored a go-ahead touchdown with 1:13 to go and on Arizona’s final drive, Kyler Murray threw an interception on fourth down. The Cardinals … [Read more...] about Vikings 23, Cardinals 22: Late mistakes spoil otherwise good defensive game