PODCAST: What does the Cardinals’ win over the Eagles mean moving forward?

Jess Root and Seth Cox discuss the Cardinals’ win over the Eagles and more in the latest edition of the podcast.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday 35-31, rallying back from down 21-6 and having both a fourth-quarter comeback and a last-minute game-winning drive.

It was a dominant offensive performance.

That was one of the topics of the newest edition of the podcast. Revenge of the Birds’ Seth Cox and I discuss the significance of the win, where they stand in the NFL draft and what head coach Jonathan Gannon had to say about Kyler Murray.

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Times and topics:

(1:00) The win over the Eagles and what it means

(36:06) The Cardinals and the NFL draft after Week 17

(52:32) Jonathan Gannon’s comments on Kyler Murray and his future with the team

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Cardinals’ Week 17 defensive snap counts, observations vs. Eagles

Have a look at how the Cardinals split up their defensive playing time against the Eagles.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles on the road on Sunday 35-31. They played 49 defensive snaps.

Five players were on the field for every one of those snaps.

How was the defensive playing time divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts for everyone who got into the game, groups by position.

Cardinals’ Week 17 offensive snap counts, observations vs. Eagles

Take a look at how the 76 offensive snaps were divided up in the Cardinals’ win over the Eagles on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday 35-31. On offense, they were on the field for 76 snaps.

Only three players played every snap.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts for every player who appeared in the game on offense, grouped by position.

POLL: Who was Cardinals’ player of the game in 35-31 win over Eagles

The Cardinals have a few candidates for player of the game. Vote for the most deserving.

The Arizona Cardinals shocked the NFL with a 35-31 road victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday in Week 17. In what was a close, come-from-behind win, the Cardinals dominated, especially on offense.

They rushed for 221 yards as a team. They scored 35 points. They scored four touchdowns on four second-half possessions. They had 39:39 time of possession. They did not punt the ball at all.

But in that performance, who was the Cardinals’ player of the game?

We have some candidates below and a poll for you to make your vote.

WATCH: Every play from James Conner’s big game vs. Eagles

James Conner had a season-high 128 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns in the Cardinals’ win over the Eagles.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 35-31 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, perhaps the player of the game was running back James Conner.

He had a season-high 128 rushing yards and scored two touchdowns, one rushing and one receiving. His rushing touchdown was the game-winning score with 32 seconds left in the game.

It was his third 100-yard rushing game of the season.

You can catch every one of his touches in the video below.

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Cardinals’ onside kick vs. Eagles was more strategic than surprising

Jonathan Gannon wanted to make sure the Cardinals would get the ball back at the end of the game.

The Arizona Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 35-31 on Sunday on the road. After they scored a game-tying touchdown to make the score 28-28 with 5:26 remaining in the fourth quarter, they attempted an onside kick that failed.

At the time, it was certainly something people questioned.

Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon explained postgame that it was a strategic move.

It wasn’t a case of just trying to catch the Eagles off guard. It was part of some game and clock management.

“The reason for that is you don’t want to get bled out,” Gannon told reporters after the game. “That team is too good. I trust the defense to get a stop right there and make them kick a field goal, which is what they did, but with five minutes left, what they’ve shown is they’re not going to give you the ball back.”

Gannon “wanted to make sure at all costs” that quarterback Kyler Murray had the ball with a chance to win it.

The strategy worked. They either recover the kick themselves and have five minutes to get a game-winning score, or they allow the Eagles to score quickly and get the ball back.

The defense did its job, holding the Eagles to a field goal. Murray and the offense did the rest.

With how the game had gone offensively, he trusted Murray to lead them to the winning score.

“Yeah, there’s no doubt because you know how you set up the game versus a really good team,” he explained. “You’ve got to trust what your eyes are seeing too.  I just thought we kind of self-destructed a little bit in the first half but we moved it up and down the field and we kept moving it in the second half. So really trusted the offense. Wanted to make sure that our offense had a chance to tie or win the game there and that’s the reason for the decision.”

The Cardinals went 70 yards in seven plays in 2:01, getting a two-yard touchdown run from James Conner with 32 seconds left in the game.

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Cardinals 35, Eagles 31: Full highlights from the big road win in Philly

Check out all the highlights from the Cardinals’ win over the Eagles on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals picked up a win on the road on Sunday to ring in the new year, beating the Philadelphia Eagles 35-31.

They did so with a dominant offensive performance.

Kyler Murray had three touchdown passes, the first time he has done so this season.

James Conner rushed for 128 and scored two touchdowns.

They rushed for 221 yards as a team and controlled the football with 39:39 time of possession.

They scored four touchdowns in four second-half drives.

Backup running back Michael Carter had multiple explosive runs.

Greg Dortch had seven catches for 82 yards.

Check out all the highlights from both teams in the below video.

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Cardinals WR Michael Wilson bounces back after early miscues

Wilson’s mistake led to a defensive touchdown for the Eagles but two of his catches tied the game in the second half.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 35-31 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, rookie receiver Michael Wilson had both a good and a bad game.

It had been a struggle for him over the last month and things started poorly for him in Philly, but he recovered and made big plays in the second half.

In the first quarter, Kyler Murray’s interception that was returned 99 yards for a touchdown by Sydney Brown because of a miscommunication.

Before the play, Murray looked right at Wilson and gave him a signal about a change that was made. Wilson was slow off the line of scrimmage and cut his route toward the middle of the field. Even before Wilson made his cut inside, Murray already had released his pass to the front corner of the end zone, expecting Wilson to go there.

The only player there was Brown.

After that, Wilson was seen giving a poor effort on a block on a run play, which is uncharacteristic of him. One thing he has been praised for all year is his willingness and ability to block in the run game.

However, Murray’s trust in Wilson didn’t waver.

He went on to catch four passes for 35 yards and a touchdown. A catch that didn’t go on the stat sheet was a two-point conversion from Murray that tied the game at 21. His touchdown reception tied the score at 28.

He had not caught a pass since Week 10.

Murray said after the game that Wilson’s receptions, especially to score, were “a booster for him.”

“He was really excited about it on the sideline after he scored,” Murray said, “just to trust him and show him the cut, you know, show him that I got him no matter what.”

With one game remaining this season, Wilson can wrap up his rookie season with a strong performance against the Seattle Seahawks.

He has 32 receptions for 470 yards and three touchdowns. Reaching 500 yards should happen, which would be a decent start to a career.

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All studs, no duds in Cardinals’ win over Eagles

The Cardinals had fantastic performances from several players in their 35-31 win over the Eagles on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals surprised everyone on Sunday with a 35-31 victory on the road over the Philadelphia Eagles. They did it behind a strong offensive performance.

While defensively, they came up with a couple of stops, but the story was how they dominated the game offensively.

This week, there were not studs and duds. They were all studs. These players stood out in their performance.

Cardinals 35, Eagles 31: Kyler Murray’s 3 TD passes lead to huge upset win in Philly

The Cardinals scored four touchdowns in the second half to beat the Eagles 35-31

The Arizona Cardinals went into Philadelphia and dominated the Eagles on Sunday in Week 17. Kyler Murray threw three touchdown passes and James Conner rushed for 128 yards and scored twice as the offense kept Jalen Hurts and company off the field, beating the Eagles 35-31.

They dominated time of possession 39:39 to 20:21. They scored a season-high 35 points and outgained Philly 449 yards to 275.

They overcame a pick-six in the first quarter scored on all four second-half possessions.

They improved to 4-12 and gave the Eagles their fourth loss in five games.