Revenge of the Birds
Being down on the Arizona Cardinals is pretty easy. Throwing around negativity is expected and well-deserved. We get that. All of us who are Cardinals fans are really used to being used and abused.
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But we have something that only 31 other cities in America have: an NFL team. We love our team even though they might not love us back. It is us who live and die with every season. The players are well-compensated for playing a game that most of us as kids played in the backyard, with the pecan tree being the goal line on one end, and the clothesline pole being the other goal line.
Now, here we are at the halfway point of the 2025 season. If every game ended with six minutes to play, the Cardinals would be at least 7-1-0.
That one loss would have been to the Seattle Seahawks. Well, maybe. Arizona was losing 20-6, fought, and was suddenly tied at 20-20 with 28 seconds remaining. And since the Seahawks QB was Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady or Joe Montana, it appeared to be a cinch that the game was headed to overtime. And who knows if the Cardinals would have continued that hot streak with the offense going into the fourth quarter.
This was the first game for the new “Rivalries” program alternate uniform.
Yes, all of this narrative is strictly homer stuff. And everyone realizes that as we get older and stuff starts going wrong, like losing teeth, if that tooth is placed under the pillow, the only thing that happens is trying to get a blood stain out of the fitted sheet.
Nobody is talking playoff scenarios. There isn’t any discussion about how the Cardinals can win the division. It’s just one football game. And we, as fans, want our team to win it. On the road played in their house. That’s all.
Go team go. Rah, rah, rah.
Seattle versus Arizona 2.0 occurs this weekend in the Sunday afternoon slot. The game will be played up north, where it rains or is misty quite a bit. The locals are used to it and are more indoorsy. Fans of the visitors are more inclined to sit out on the back porch and soak up the sun as meat and corn are going on the grill, while trying to get rid of last weekend’s 12-pack or trying out the newest flavor of Mountain Dew.
The Seahawks are 6-2-0. They are tied for the lead in the NFC West Division with the Los Angeles Rams. Both of these teams have stingy defenses. They also have good offensive lines and elite receivers, as well as qualified quarterbacks.
But the Cardinals are a different team from the first game against Seattle. There are a few new bodies back from injury land, and this offense just feels different. It feels capable. It feels like it can finish drives and score points.
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