Awful Playoff Showing Doesn’t Define 2014 Arizona Cardinals

January 4, 2015   ·   Sean Tomlinson   ·   Jump to comments

There was never a moment when the Arizona Cardinals had a chance in their wild-card loss to the Carolina Panthers. There were only moments when the Panthers fulfilled their NFC South obligation and played like a team that should be relegated to a league in a far-away galaxy.
The hope was only of the false variety during a 27-16 loss, a whimper to end a season filled with roaring excitement. It was the sort of lying, teasing hope that made Cardinals fans shout “NO WAY!” and then shortly after a meek and muffled “no way” as an inevitable fate finally became reality.
The Cardinals never had a chance with Ryan Lindley at quarterback for a playoff game. They never had a chance with a run defense that was still gushing. And they never had a chance with a rushing offense of their own that barely existed.
Yet there was a point when the scoreboard said otherwise.
It was all confusing and utterly senseless, with the Panthers apparently still stuck in t...

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