They are playing great team ball.
That is the takeaway I have from the Cardinals blowing up a good Green Bay team on Sunday afternoon. They cut down on most of the mental errors from previous weeks and played as close to a complete game in a 38-8 blowout win over the Packers. 9 sacks of Aaron Rodgers, two of which were returned for scores, was the story of the day. Green Bay didn’t crack the 200 yard mark in total offense. The question coming into the season about James Betcher taking over as defensive coordinator for Todd Bowles, has clearly been answered.
They are 13-2, they have a first round playoff bye. Head coach Bruce Arians could decide to rest his starters in next weeks regular season finale against Seattle. He could give Carson Palmer an extra week to heal up his injured finger on the passing hand. I would doubt that he would do that. This is a coach that still had Palmer in the game with a 30-point lead, throwing the football. Carolina plays their season finale against Tampa Bay the same time next Sunday as the Cardinals play the Seahawks. Scoreboard watching will be part of the fun.
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Media personality Brad Cesmat first rose to fame in Southern California with the launching of "The Mighty 690" all-sports radio station in the late 1980's and early 90's. Brad came to Arizona in 1993 to begin a 10-year run at KTAR Radio followed by nine years at KTVK-TV in Phoenix. Brad is the Founder/ CEO of Sports360AZ.com. His vision of multi platform content marketing through sports began in September of 2011. Cesmat has served on the Advisory Board for the Salvation Army for the last 18 years. He and his wife Chris have four children.