Revenge of the Birds
What a wonderful time of the year to be a sports fan.
The World Series has finally begun. Both the NHL and NBA have started their respective seasons, along with their various farm system leagues. If you have Spanish channels, you can binge-watch soccer games all day, every day. College football is at the midway stage with key games every Saturday.
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And the NFL is almost to its halfway point of the 2025 season. The Arizona Cardinals have a bye this weekend, but if you are inclined to watch the NFL, there are some good matchups.
It is the time of year that hardly anyone is talking about draft positions, or who will win which division title, or even which games will tilt playoff slotting. Right now, it’s just about getting another win.
Currently, the Cardinals sit at 2-5-0. That means they have 10 games remaining. How will the season end? Let’s take a look at the remaining contests and do a win-loss prediction just for fun.
November 3, 8:15 pm (Eastern)
ABC, ESPN
The Cowboys are a mess, especially on defense. Two of their three wins are against trash teams, both of the New York clubs. Their offense is a very good passing team, right now ranked #3 in passing yards, so they fling it around all game. Cardinals are ranked #23 in passing defense, so that’s a mismatch. The Achilles heel for Dallas is that they cannot cover the pass whatsoever, ranked dead last in the league. Arizona can’t run the ball effectively anyway, so they have to throw often. Cowboys 38, Cardinals 31
November 9, 4:05 pm (Eastern)
CBS
The Cardinals had a great fourth quarter in their first game and were able to tie it up with not much time remaining. It looked like the game was headed to overtime, but Arizona’s defense allowed several completions that got the Seahawks into field goal range to win. The secret sauce against Seattle is that they cannot cover a pass to save their grandma. If Jacoby Brissett or Kyler Murray can air it out to Trey McBride and Marv Harrison, this just might be a win. For now, let’s give the advantage to the home team. Seahawks 27, Cardinals 13
November 16, 4:05 pm (Eastern)
FOX
The Cardinals had their first meeting won. A sure-fire touchdown dropped by Harrison, and then, as the fourth quarter was winding down, WR Zay Jones dropped a first-down conversion. If he had caught the ball, it would have been just a matter of running out the clock. The rebound game is critical to both teams as San Fran is already eyeing a division title after having a down year last season. The 49ers have beaten some good teams like the Rams and Seahawks, but lost to Tampa Bay and an improved Jaguars club. The Cardinals can beat this...
