What’s better than having a healthy Honey Badger in your secondary? Having a wily wolverine playing his best football in years at the other safety position.
Tyvon Branch might not get the same fanfare as Tyrann Mathieu, but nobody’s playing better on the Cardinals’ defense this season than the veteran strong safety.
Not only is Branch leading the NFL in total tackles with 49, he’s already registered more in just five games than he has in any of his previous five seasons. Only one other safety in the league has 40 or more tackles – Patriots free safety Devin McCourty with 42.