4 critical areas of improvement the Cardinals need in final 5 games

The need fewer penalties, more touchdowns in the red zone and better defense on third down and against the pass.

The Arizona Cardinals enter the final stretch of the season with five games in December. Kliff Kingsbury has declared the final stretch is a new season. They want to improve and be better so they can finish the season strong.

The offense is in good shape. The running game has been effective and quarterback Kyler Murray has been very good. Even the run defense has improved over the season.

But what are the specific areas where the Cardinals need to see improvement between now and the end of the season?

Cutting down on penalties

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According to FootballDB.com, the Cardinals are tied with the Cleveland Browns for the most penalties in the NFL with 94. That is an average of nearly nine per game.

Penalties are the result of mental mistakes and poor technique. This has to get better. It gives away yardage.

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