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The Arizona Cardinals snapped their three-game losing streak on Sunday with an impressive 26-7 win over the New York Giants, a team who had been playing very well.
After three weeks in a row of falling in power rankings, they moved back in the right direction in Touchdown Wire’s rankings.
This week, they moved up from No. 17 to No. 14.
On the Touchdown Wire Week 14 Matchup Podcast, Doug Farrar and I dug into the struggles on the offensive side of the football in recent weeks for the Arizona Cardinals. We talked about DeAndre Hopkins, struggles on third down and more.
It looks like they did not need our advice.
The Cardinals offense got back on track in a win over the New York Giants, keeping their playoff chances intact. They got on the scoreboard early with this touchdown pass from Kyler Murray, finding his tight end in the red zone:
Murray makes this throw off his back foot, and Dan Arnold fights off multiple defenders for the score.
In the second half, the Cardinals extended their lead on this touchdown plunge from running back Kenyan Drake:
Arizona now has to set their sights on the final three games of the season, all of which are winnable games. The Cardinals face Philadelphia and San Francisco over the next two weeks, and finish with a huge clash against the Los Angeles Rams that could decide their playoff fate. The matchup between Hopkins and Jalen Ramsey with playoff implications on the line will be must-watch television.
They took control of their playoff destiny once more, moving back into the final wild card spot as the seventh seed. Two wins in their final three games and they should be able to lock up a playoff berth in Kyler Murray’s second season.
The Cardinals’ next opponent, the Philadelphia Eagles, are 22nd in these power rankings. The San Francisco 49ers, the Cardinals’ Week 16 opponent, are 21st. Their Week 17 opponent on the road are the Rams, who moved from No. 8 to No. 6 this week.
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