The Arizona Cardinals had their best five-year run in franchise history in the last decade. However, they also had some of the worst teams, units and player performances, too.
Football Outsiders’ Aaron Schatz wrote a piece for ESPN about the best and worst teams and players from 2010-2019.
Despite a great run in the middle of the decade, the Cardinals do not make any of the best lists. However, several of their teams and player seasons make the bottom.
2010 Cardinals
The Cardinals get the distinction of having two of the five worst overall team seasons in the last decade. The fifth-worst team was the 2010 Cardinals, the year after Kurt Warner retired, when Matt Leinart was cut and the Cardinals relied on Derek Anderson, Max Hall and John Skelton as starters. They went 5-11 that year.They had the second-worst defense in the league and the offense was ranked 26th.
They were -37.1% below the mean that year.
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