If there’s one thing we have been able to say about the Arizona Cardinals, it’s that they have exceeded many expectations even if the score hasn’t showed it.
Pundits had projected the Cardinals to have maybe the 32nd ranked defense and offense in the league this year. Through 4 games, that had not been the case, with Arizona holding tight games goiong into the 4th quarter against the Commanders, Giants and Niners. They even beat the Cowboys outright.
Yet, it was this game at home against a hampered Joe Burrow & Bengals offense without Tee Higgins that seemed to finally crack a bit of the illusion of the 2023 Cardinals being able to move from the “building the foundation” phase to putting up walls, painting, decorating and thriving that a winning organization should do.