PODCAST: Is it time for Cardinals fans to panic?

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After an awful 30-12 loss by the Arizona Cardinals to the Detroit Lions in Week 15, it appears they are falling apart like they did at the end of last season.

They are still in the lead in the NFC West, but the loss raises questions as to whether the Cardinals will win another game this season.

In this edition of the podcast, Revenge of the Birds’ Seth Cox and I give our level of panic regarding the Cardinals and their season. We also go over what went wrong in Detroit, where they stand in the NFC West race and preview their Week 16 Christmas game against the Indianapolis Colts.

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Below are the approximate timestamps for the topics we discussed.

(1:00) Is it time to panic?

(12:39) What went wrong against the Lions?

(31:45) What do they have to do to win the NFC West still?

(44:20) Cardinals-Colts preview and predictions

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Cardinals’ Week 15 defensive snap counts and observations

Check out how the 65 defensive snaps were divided up on Sunday for the Cardinals against the Lions.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 30-12 loss to the Detroit Lions, the defense was on the field for 65 total snaps. How was the playing time divided up?

Below, we go over the snap counts for each individual player on defense, separated by position group.

What can we observe from it?

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Cardinals’ Week 15 offensive snaps counts and observations

Check out how the Cardinals divided up their 75 offensive snaps on Sunday against the Lions.

The Arizona Cardinals had one of their most disappointing performances in recent history on Sunday when they lost 30-12 to the Detroit Lions. The offense played 75 total snaps.

Below, we go over the individual numbers for each player for each position group.

See what they were.

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Injury updates for DL Jordan Phillips, WR Rondale Moore, CB Robert Alford

Kliff Kingsbury said that Moore and Phillips were going to have MRIs to determine the severity of their injuries.

The Arizona Cardinals had a couple of players suffer injuries in their 30-12 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday. They placed a pair of players on injured reserve over the weekend.

Head coach Kliff Kingsbury gave minor updates to the media on Monday, specifically about cornerback Robert Alford, who went on IR with a pectoral injury on Saturday, and defensive lineman Jordan Phillips and receiver Rondale Moore. They exited Sunday’s with injuries.

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Takeaways and observations from Cardinals’ 30-12 loss to Lions

The Cardinals laid an egg against the Lions. Here are some of the takeaways from Sunday’s loss.

The Arizona Cardinals could not have had a worse afternoon in Detroit. Needing only a win over the worst team in the NFL to lock up a postseason spot, they went in and laid an egg.

The Lions jumped out to a 17-0 lead and never looked back, beating Arizona 30-12 in Week 15.

.It wasn’t pretty.

What did we take away from the game?

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Cardinals’ season teetering on verge of disaster after loss to Lions

They are now 0-4 in the last two seasons in playoff-clinching games the last two seasons.

The Arizona Cardinals’ 2021 season has suddenly turned. They looked like the best team in the NFL for most of the season. They had the No. 1 seed in the NFC for much of the year.

They were 7-0.

They lost a tough game to the Green Bay Packers, went 2-1 without Kyler Murray and then lost on Monday night to the Los Angeles Rams.

At 10-3, they were still in a good place.

With their 30-12 loss to the Detroit Lions on Sunday, it looks different.

It appears that they could be fading down the stretch like they did last year.

Over the last two seasons, the Cardinals are 0-4 in playoff-clinching scenarios. They are 3-4 in their last seven games, have lost two games in a row and have three very tough games coming up. The Indianapolis Colts come to Arizona on Christmas Day with the best running back in the league and having won five of their last six games.

Then the Cardinals travel to play the Dallas Cowboys on the road. Dallas is 10-4 and has won three games in a row.

They close the season at home against the always-tough Seattle Seahawks.

While the Cardinals’ longest losing streak this year is their current two-game skid, with the loss to the Lions, it makes one wonder if they will win a game the rest of the year.

After last year’s collapse and their current struggles, it is a nervous time to be a Cardinals fan.

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Cardinals become source of infamy with loss to Lions

It was the first time in NFL history that a one-win team beat a 10-win team by double digits. Yuck.

The Arizona Cardinals did the opposite of what everyone expected to in Week 15. All they needed to do was beat the one-win Detroit Lions and they would have clinched a playoff berth.

Instead, they made history, and it was in the wrong way.

In a 30-12 loss to the Lions, they accomplished an NFL first.

It was the first time in NFL history that a one-win team beat a 10-win team by double digits.

After the loss, the Cardinals look more like a team on the brink of a second straight late-season collapse than a team that should be gearing up for a postseason run.

You normally like to see your team make history. This would be one of those exceptions.

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Cardinals-Lions live scoring updates, highlights, more

We will give live in-game updates about what happens between the Cardinals and Lions.

The Arizona Cardinals (10-3) face the Detroit Lions (1-11-1) on the road in Week 15. The Cardinals are heavily favored and have been fantastic on the road this season. They are 7-0 away from home and have won every game by at least 10 points.

They will be without receiver DeAndre Hopkins, who had knee surgery and is out until late in the playoffs. However, they are expected to get running back Chase Edmonds and guard Justin Pugh back in the lineup.

Detroit is missing its two best offensive weapons in tight end T.J. Hockenson, who had season-ending thumbs surgery, and running back D’Andre Swift, who is out with a shoulder injury.

The Cardinals clinch a playoff spot with the win.

How will this game play out? Below, we will give live in-game updates for highlights, scoring plays, injuries and more.

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D’Andre Swift, Josh Jackson, Tracy Walker inactive for Lions vs. Cardinals

The Lions will be shorthanded offensively against the Cardinals in Week 15.

The Detroit Lions will be shorthanded offensively against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15. They placed tight end T.J. Hockenson on injured reserve on Friday but will be missing their starting running back and starting guard.

They released their list of inactive players 90 minutes before the 1 p.m. ET kickoff.

  • WR Trinity Benson
  • QB David Blough
  • T Will Holden
  • G Jonah Jackson
  • OLB Julian Okwara
  • RB D’Andre Swift
  • S Tracy Walker

Walker was a late scratch as he became ill and was ruled out Sunday morning.

Swift and Okwara were both ruled out on Friday on the final injury report.

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Chase Edmonds, James Conner, Justin Pugh, Zach Ertz all active for Cardinals

Check out the Cardinals players who will not dress against the Lions.

The Arizona Cardinals get back two offensive starters as they take on the Detroit Lions in Week 15. They released their list of inactive players for the game and none are starters.

The four inactives?

  • QB Trace McSorley
  • RB Eno Benjamin
  • CB Breon Borders
  • DL Zach Kerr

Only Kerr was injured. He was questionable with a rib injury.

Everyone else who was listed as questionable — running back James Conner, guard Justin Pugh and tight end Zach Ertz — will suit up and play.

Pugh will start at left guard. With Rodney Hudson on the COVID list, Max Garcia will start at center and Josh Jones presumably will start at right guard with Garcia at center.

They will also have a full defensive lineup minus cornerback Robert Alford, who was placed on injured reserve on Saturday. Antonio Hamilton will get his snaps on defense.

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