It probably shouldn’t be a surprise that the team that acquired its top-flight quarterback for a sixth-round and seventh-round draft pick and signed its top rusher in training camp has found yet another bargain to boost its playoff chances.
But there are the Arizona Cardinals, boasting a sack leader that was signed in October. Outside linebacker Dwight Freeney doesn’t have a wide lead – in fact, he was surprised he led the team at all – but his three sacks in four games outpace four other Cardinals with two.
“He’s obviously got a couple sacks, but he puts pressure on them too,” said head coach Bruce Arians.