Arizona Cardinals
2022 Record: 4-13 (4th in NFC West)
Head Coach: Jonathan Gannon (1st season)
Notable Additions: ILB Kyzir White, WR Zach Pascal, QB Josh Dobbs
Notable Departures: WR DeAndre Hopkins, DE Zach Allen, CB Byron Murphy
Biggest for Excitement: Tanking
Last year's clown car of a season inspired owner Michael Bidwell to blow the whole damn thing up. Kliff Kingsbury got fired. Star WR DeAndre Hopkins got waived. Defensive leaders Byron Murphy and Zach Allen left in free agency. Hell, even their 1st (Isaiah Simmons) and 3rd round picks (Josh Jones)-both full-time starters in 2022-got traded a couple weeks back.
Heading into their Week 1 contest with the Commanders, Budda Baker, Marquise Brown, James Conner, D.J. Humphries, Rondale Moore, Jalen Thompson, Kelvin Beachum, Will Hernandez, Marco Wilson, Leki Fotu and Zaven Collins are the only starters from last year's team that appear primed to return to their roles to start off this year. That lack of continuity paired with a new coaching staff perfectly sets the stage for a season full of growing pains, which means the tank job is in a perfect position to be executed.
The cherry on top of this commitment to losing in 2023? Cutting expected starting quarterback Colt McCoy a mere 2 weeks before the season started. Deciding that there's no room for the steady mediocrity that McCoy provides under center so close to Week 1 is some really advanced level tanking that should immediately thrust GM Monti Ossenfort into the Executive of the Year conversation.
Further bolstering Ossenfort's EOTY campaign is their plan at QB to start the year: Either Joshua Dobbs-who they acquired via trade from the Browns the day before they cut bait with McCoy or Clayton Tune. Dobbs is best known for being the 3rd string QB with the Steelers from 2017-18 and 2020-21 who got plenty of cameratime whenever there was a Ben Roethlisberger injury scare (so about 5-7 times per season). He didn't log any meaningful playing time until he started 2 games for the Titans last year during the deeply depressing 7-game losing streak they ended their season on and aside from that, he's only thrown 17 passes in the pros. Thune is a rookie out of the University of Houston that was selected in the 5th round whose negative attributes (throws under pressure, throwing mechanics, slow release) would likely be highlighted on a team like the Cardinals. He was viewed as a longshot to make the roster as recently as June and the fact that he's still around could simply be a case of him being a cheap way to fill a QB spot on the roster.
Best of all? New head coach Jonathan Gannon declared to name a starter to "maintain a competitive advantage". Ron Rivera and Jack Del Rio can't be sleeping much knowing that they'll have to prepare for a pair of QB's with 2 combined NFL starts and 0 wins under their belt. Just remember Cardinals fans: The pain of this season could prove to very worthwhile in the long run, so find the comedy in the suffering and put your focus on what could come next after this wretched trainwreck is over.
Biggest Reason for Concern: Jonathan Gannon's Speeches
The Cardinals social media team reminded the entire NFL community of how electric of a presence Gannon is in the locker room when they released a trailer for the team's self-produced training camp web series Cardinals Flight Plan last week. On one hand, I felt his pain as somebody who is also wildly uncomfortable and exceptionally awful at speaking in front of a large group of people. On the other, I know that somebody with those skills might not be cut out for the job of NFL head coach.
Gannon is such an awkward, juiceless speaker that he makes his former boss Nick Siranni look like Flavor Flav. When you're in charge of a single group on a team, you can afford to have no charisma or verbal communication skills. When you're leading a team, you better hope that you're X and O's can compensate for that or otherwise, you're at risk of losing that locker room real quick. Regardless of whether or not his speeches have an effect on his standing in the locker room, the Cardinals players who have to fight back laughter and/or displaying visible confusion will be in my thoughts all season long.
Key to Reaching Their Ceiling: Stapling Kyler Murray to the Bench
Unsurprisingly, Kyler Murray will begin the season on the PUP list as he continues to rehab from the ACL tear he sustained last December versus the Patriots. This will keep him out for at least 4 games and after that, Cardinals will have to make a decision on whether he will return to practice (and eventually the active roster) or be moved to season-ending IR within 5 weeks. If Murray feels he's healthy enough to play this season, the Cardinals need to just keep him on the bench. The only goal for their 2023 season is getting the #1 pick to either use on USC QB Caleb Williams or getting a king's ransom from another team for the right to move up and select Williams. Having a middle-of-the-road NFL starter out there will make that mission harder to pull off. You can't be in a 12-10 game in the 4th quarter in mid-November and have Murray steal you a win with his athleticism or rocket arm. If they insist on playing Murray this season to shake the rust off, stick him out there for the last couple games of the season after the top pick is firmly in hand.
We saw what happened to the Jets in 2020 when they got cute and decided to win a couple of games late in the year to take themselves out of position to select Trevor Lawrence and the Cardinals can not let something like actually playing their $230.5 mil franchise QB compromise their goal of having the worst record in the league. The difference between #1 and #2 might not seem like much on paper, but just remember that it could mean the difference between Lawrence and Zach Wilson.
Bottom Line:
A legendary tank job could be in the works in Arizona this season. Let's hope they have the immense dedication to sucking to see it through.
Los Angeles Rams
2022 Record: 5-12 (3rd in NFC West)
Head Coach: Sean McVay (7th season)
Notable Additions: CB Akhello Witherspoon, G Kevin Dotson, WR Demarcus Robinson
Notable Departures: CB Jalen Ramsey, ILB Bobby Wagner, WR Allen Robinson
Biggest Reason for Excitement: Sean McVay Returning to the Sideline
The speculation that Sean McVay was set to leave the sidelines for a cushy TV analyst gig that started last offseason further intensified after the Rams faceplanted in 2022. McVay put that rumor to rest (for another year at least) when he confirmed he would be returning as head coach of the Rams about a week after the regular season ended in January. As the Rams underwent a pretty significant reset this season after either releasing, trading or electing not to re-sign a large number of impact players including Jalen Ramsey, Bobby Wagner, Leonard Floyd, Taylor Rapp, Matt Gay, A'Shawn Robinson and Troy Hill, McVay's coaching prowess will be needed more than ever to help elevate a roster that went from loaded on both sides of the ball to pretty thin on talent basically overnight and Stan Kroneke is lucky to have him back in the fold instead of having to roll the dice on the open market with a best case scenario of landing a coach that's maybe half as good as him.
Biggest Reason for Concern: Whatever the Hell is Going On with Cooper Kupp's Hamstring
Huge news broke on Sunday at Rams practice when McVay revealed to the gathered reporters that Kupp was in Minnesota to see a specialist about the hamstring injury he suffered at the beginning of training camp. He also said that Kupp was still "day-to-day", but it feels like he's a pretty safe bet that he won't be out there for their Week 1 showdown with the Seahawks. This is a worst case scenario situation for an offense that was expected to be leaning heavily on Kupp to try and get out of the rut they fell into last season when they finished 27th in scoring and dead last in total offensive YDS as well as Kupp himself as he was already dealing with the burden of bouncing back from the severe high ankle sprain that required surgery that prematurely ended his 2022 season.
As horrible as the Rams offense was for much of last season, Kupp still found ways to perform-logging a 75 REC/812 YD/6 TD line in only 9 games. Without him out there to start the year, they're facing the same lack of explosiveness, polish and versatility amongst their pass-catchers that caused their offense to struggle even more without him than they did with him. The passing game was so anemic once Kupp went down that they were forced to turn Cam Akers into a Marshall Faulk-esque workhorse who was being fed the ball 25+ times per game in order to try and make their offensive run with anything that even slightly resembled efficiency since Tyler Higbee, Ben Skowronek, Van Jefferson and Tutu Atwell just weren't cutting it (free agent bust Allen Robinson was also out of the lineup with injury by this point). To be fair, Matthew Stafford was also out of the lineup for much of the stretch where Kupp was sidelined, but Higbee only registering just over 600 YDS in 17 games and Skowronek, Jefferson and Atwell each finishing the year with less than half the amount of YDS than Kupp did in more games played is just a brutal look. Unless journeyman Demarcus Robinson-who is the sole new addition at WR-can suddenly pop in a new system after flaming out with the Chiefs, Raiders and Ravens, there's just no chance this group can be a functional pass offense without Kupp in it. If Kupp doesn't come back soon or at all this season, McVay very well could regret not fleeing the sidelines for a studio or broadcast booth.
Key to Reaching Their Ceiling: Matthew Stafford Returning to Form
Just a year after proving his doubters wrong by leading the Rams to a Super Bowl win and putting together one of the best statistical seasons of his career, Stafford had a nightmarish 2022 season that was defined by injuries to himself and his teammates and lackluster play from his weapons and offensive line largely as a result of said injuries. Heading into 2023, the 35-year old is fully healthy after missing the final 7 games of the 2022 season with lingering concussion symptoms and a spinal cord contusion.
The road back to form won't be easy and it already hit a speed bump when his wife Kelly revealed on her podcast that he has a hard time connecting with his younger teammates-which is really bad news since the majority of his current teammates outside of Kupp, Aaron Donald and most of the starting offensive line are 25 or under. After having some uncomfortable conversations with the gen-Z kids on the roster, Stafford will have to reckon with the more pressing issues of Kupp being out indefinitely and building up a rapport with the whippersnappers on-field to atone for the one he lacks with them off of it. There's also the possibility of the mysterious lingering elbow ailment that derailed the beginning of returning and further spoiling his efforts to return to pre-2022 levels. Fun stuff all-around for the Staffman!
What Stafford does have to aid him in his fight to get back is an unwavering belief in his abilities from his coach, the luxury of a healthy offensive line (Joseph Noteboom, rookie Steve Avila, Brian Allen, Rob Havenstein, either Kevin Dotson or Tremayne Archum at right guard) heading into the season-which he wasn't afforded much at all last season as Noteboom and Allen missed 10+ games and Havenstein and backup guard Coleman Shelton ended up being the only offensive lineman to start over 8 games (13 for Shelton, 17 for Havenstein)- and a playcaller that is known for innovation and tailoring his gameplans to the strengths of the QB. And honestly as long as he can hold up physically, that could be all he needs to thrive again and subsequently lift this team out of the NFC's basement.
Bottom Line:
After injuries blew up their 2022 campaign, the Rams are just now starting to really pay the price for the "Fuck Them Picks" philosophy that netted them a Super Bowl. The cost of that strategy is going to hurt them dearly in 2023 as they trot out the weakest roster they've had since the final days of Jeff Fisher, so expect a lot of empty seats and sadness in SoFi this fall.
San Francisco 49ers
2022 Record: 13-4 (1st in NFC West)
Head Coach: Kyle Shanahan (7th season)
Notable Additions: DT Javon Hargrave, CB Isaiah Oliver, QB Sam Darnold
Notable Departures: T Mike McGlinchey, QB Jimmy Garoppolo, S Jimmie Ward
Biggest Reason for Excitement: Adding Javon Hargrave to an Already Loaded Defensive Line
A combination of injuries and poor play (by his lofty standards) from Arik Armstead and merely respectable sack totals from their rotational edge rushers (Samson Ebukam, Charles Omenhu, Kerry Hyder) led to Nick Bosa earning a little under half of the team's total sacks and the team finishing "only" tied for 9th in the league with 44. While addressing the pass-rush shouldn't have by any mean been a priority for the front office, making Javon Hargrave their lone splash free agency move will certainly help make the team better. Hargrave was at the forefront of the Eagles stupid deep and stupid effective pass-rush over the past few seasons and he ended up earning a new career-high sack total in 2022 with 11. By lining up next to Bosa, a now-healthy Armstead and their new secondary pass-rush leader Drake Jackson-who played relatively well in limited snaps as a rookie last year, Hargrave will have a tremendous opportunity to continue to get after quarterbacks while simultaneously creating opportunities for his teammates to do the same by pushing the pocket. If Bosa and Armstead can stay healthy for the duration of the season, this front should be in contention to be the most productive and widely-feared group in the league.
Biggest Reason for Concern: Brock Purdy
One of the most shocking events of the 2022 season was what happened to the 49ers once Brock Purdy was forced to take over for the injured Jimmy Garoppolo at quarterback. The rookie out of Iowa State who started the year off as a 3rd stringer logged 6 games of meaningful action and 5 starts in the regular season and didn't lose a single one of them. Not only that but the kid showed some real poise, toughness and command under center and quickly gained the trust of his veteran teammates while posting some solid numbers (1,374 YDS/13 TD's/4 INT/67.1 CMP%). PurdyMania got so crazy that quite a few of his teammates even insisted that the only reason the Eagles beat them in the NFC Champonship Game was because the rookie QB tore the UCL in his throwing elbow early in the game.
These 6 games were all Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch needed to see to commit to Purdy as their starter moving forward as they let Jimmy Garoppolo walk in free agency and traded Trey Lance-who they gave up 2 1st round picks to move up and select at #3 in 2021-to the Cowboys in exchange for a 4th round pick late last month. Nothing about this is shocking as Shanahan has been pretty vocal about his low opinion of both Garoppolo and Lance during their time with the team and Purdy is the kind of unheralded guy that will efficiently run his system without asking any questions or for any deviations to be made. However, it does seem a little bit premature to just hand him the reigns.
Like Shanahan, I also liked what I saw from Purdy last year. But is 6 games really enough to tell that the kid can play? I'd say not at all, especially since he wasn't asked to do much in 4 of those 6 games as the team was winning big and only need him to throw the ball 20-26 times.
The elbow ailment only further complicates matters. Tommy John Surgery is something that KO's MLB Pitchers for at least a year and we're supposed to just trust that Purdy is going to be fine after roughly 7 months just because he throws the ball differently and with less velocity than a baseball player? What if he gets under center has no zip on the ball and his accuracy shits the bed because his touch isn't there? And considering how little of an investment they truly made in Purdy, what would stop them from putting in Sam Darnold if that were the case? He could run Shanahan's offense just as easily and his mobility would actually make him a threat to keep some of the RPO's himself as well as make some more challenging throws.
This is all a way of saying that the honeymoon is over for Purdy. There's expectations for him to do big things now and he has to try and retain the starting job on a top NFC Contender for a notoriously fickle head coach while coming off a major injury that he suffered in late January. That's a lot of fucking pressure to put on a 23-year old shoulders and how he ends up handling it will say a lot about he truly is as a player.
Key to Reaching Their Ceiling: The Health of Christian McCaffery
The whole part of the Purdy equation that isn't getting enough attention is McCaffery. By the time #13 got into the lineup, McCaffery had gotten acclimated to Shanahan's offense and started to really cook . 4 of his 5 100+ scrimmage YD performances in a 49er uniform last season came during Purdy's run at QB and he scored at least 1 TD in all 6 games Purdy earned substantial playing time. Having a weapon like that out of the backfield makes the NFL acclimation process much easier and smoother than it typically it would be for a rookie stepping into the situation that Purdy was thrust into.
As Panthers fans know all too well, the trouble with having McCaffery serve as the engine of the offense is that he has a tendency to get dinged up. 2022 was actually the 1st time since 2019 that the star back came out of a season unscathed. And as he enters his age 27 season set to take another 25+ touch per game workload, the risk of him getting hurt again is pretty damn high.
With all of the uncertainty around Purdy's health and ability to make all of the throws he could a year ago right now, McCaffery's ability to stay healthy is even more imperative than it usually would be. Brandon Aiyuk, George Kittle and Deebo Samuel are great players and all, but their playmaking productivity can be replicated elsewhere if they get hurt. The same can not be said about McCaffery. He can take handoffs to the house, serve as a check-down safety valve when other receivers aren't open downfield or even run deep routes when called upon. He is a special, versatile player that changes the dynamic of the entire offense when he's out there-which is exactly why the 49ers traded for him in the first place despite having the aforementioned collection of talented pass-catchers and a decent backfield platoon headed up by Elijah Mitchell already on the roster. Regardless of whether its Purdy, Darnold or Brandon F'n Allen handling the snaps at QB, McCaffery will be the focal point of the offense whenever he's out there and as long as that's the case, Shanhan and co. will be in fine shape.
Bottom Line:
As long as Christian McCaffery stays healthy and the defense remains elite under the guidance of new DC Steve Wilks, the 49ers will have an excellence chance of representing the NFC in the Super Bowl.
Seattle Seahawks
2022 Record: 10-7 (2nd in NFC West)
Head Coach: Pete Carroll (14th season)
Notable Additions: ILB Bobby Wagner, DE Dre'Mont Jones, S Julian Love
Notable Departures: S Ryan Neal, ILB Cody Barton, RB Rashaad Penny
Biggest Reason for Excitement: The 2023 Draft Class
After a string of drafts from 2017-2021 that didn't produce many key contributors, John Schneider selected what was arguably the most immediately impactful draft class of any team in the NFL in 2022. Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas served as the teams starting tackle duo and held up better than most of their fellow rookies at the position, Kenneth Walker III started 11 games and ended up rushing for 1,050 YDS on 228 carries, Boye Mafe logged 26 tackles, 3 sacks, 4 QB hits and 8 pressures on just 424 defensive snaps as a rotational edge rusher and Tariq Woolen looks like he might just be the next great Seahawks DB selected by Schneider on Day 3 of the draft by cementing himself as their new top corner right away with his strong play (16 passes defensed, 51.5 CMP% allowed, 6 INT's-which was tied with Minkah Fitzpatrick, Justin Simmons and C.J. Gardner-Johnson for most in the league).
Based on nothing but the always infallible projections, Schneider could be making it back-to-back instantly impactful draft classes in 2023. Devon Witherspoon's combination of ball skills, discipline and physicality gave him the most lockdown potential of any corner in the draft and pairing him with Woolen could give them a mighty scary corner tandem for the forseeable future, Jaxon Smith-Njgiba's crafty route-running and YAC ability should allow him to slot in nicely alongside DK Metcalf and Tyler Lockett. Derrick Hall could make for another explosive, athletic addition to their pass-rushing arsenal and with his burst, power and pass-catching upside, Zach Charbonett could prove to be an excellent complement to Walker in the backfield. And those are just the players they took in the first three rounds! Analytics nerds and Seahawks fans may spontaneously combust if any of the Day 3 picks (G Anthony Bradford, DT Cameron Young, DE Mike Morris, C Olsegun Oluwatimi, CB Kyu Blu Kelly, S Jerrick Reed II, RB Kenny McIntosh) breakout or undrafted WR Jake Bobo's strong preseason performances translates to regular season productivity.
While their impact is clearly TBD, the opportunity for a lot of these guys to play significant early snaps seems to be pretty much settled. Witherspoon and Smith-Njgiba will both start if they're healthy enough to play on Sunday while Charbonett, Hall, Young and Morris should keep busy as key rotational players. Identifying players that fit their system then trusting them to play right away is a key part of why Schneider and Pete Caroll have fielded consistently competitive teams during their time with the Seahawks and this group appears to have what it takes to extend that streak.
Biggest Reason for Concern: The Prospect of Geno Smith Regressing
What a victory lap 2022 was for Geno Smith. The journeyman veteran that had been on the end of many a punchline during his inaugural 8 NFL seasons got his 1st opportunity to start since his 2nd year in the league with the Jets in 2014 and took full advantage of it by throwing for 4,282 YDS, 30 TD's and 11 INT's while completing a league-high 69.8% of his passes and adding another 366 YDS and a TD with his legs, and eventually leading the Seahawks to the playoffs (with some help from the Lions in the final game of the season). His efforts earned him Comeback Player of the Year and also vindicated Carroll and Schneider's decision to hand him the starting job after they moved on from Russell Wilson.
Smith-who was on a 1-year deal for last season-re-signed with the Seahawks in March for 3 years/$75 mil/$27.3 mil guaranteed. The deal was a good one for both sides as Smith was finally able to cash out at 32 going on 33 and the Seahawks structured the deal in a way where they can cut bait without ending up in cap jail if he underperforms.
The latter portion of that previous sentence is particularly pertinent since the prospect of Smith regressing in 2023 is very real. For all of the great stuff that he did last season, it's hard to ignore the dip in play he experienced from mid-November through January. Over the final 8 games of the 2022 campaign, Smith chucked 7 INT's, threw for under 240 YDS 4 times and lead the 'Hawks to a 3-5 record. He did have a pair of brilliant performances against the Rams and Raiders mixed in there as well, but the bad definitely outweighed the good during this crucial stretch of the slate.
It's also the not greatest sign in the world that they also felt compelled to re-sign Drew Lock in free agency. While the Seahawks do have a track record of retaining backups long-term in order to maintain some continuity in their offense if they're forced into the lineup, giving said backup a $4 mil deal that could get up to $7.5 mil if the incentives are met is going above and beyond for them. Could this just be the Seahawks way of getting another look at a QB that's on the cusp of entering his prime after he took zero snaps in the regular season last year? Of course, but there's tea leaves to be read there that indicate that they don't have full confidence in Smith.
Despite these concerns, Smith does have some things working in his favor. The offensive line should improve as Cross and Lucas enter year #2 and their bottom-performing lineman are no longer around (Austin Blythe retired and Gabe Jackson was cut) and are being replaced by free agent pickup Evan Brown and longtime Seahawk backup/spot starter Phil Haynes-who both outplayed their departed counterparts last year, Smith-Njigba should provide him with another viable, versatile option in the passing game beyond Metcalf and Lockett and most importantly, he's already proven he can succeed in Shane Waldron's offense. Plus, Smith demonstrated last year that he's a fighter and it would be a shock if he started to get comfortable after 1 big paycheck and didn't do everything he could to maintain the starting job and continue to succeed in Seattle.
Key to Reaching Their Ceiling: Finally Fixing Their Defense
Following the end of the Legion of the Boom-era, the Seahawks have had a brutal time trying to rebuild their defense. They haven't had a defense that has ranked in the top of the half of the league in both scoring defense and YDS allowed since 2018 and it's been a couple years longer since they've had one that ranked in the top 5 in both categories. Clint Hurtt couldn't put a stop to their streak of poor defenses in his 1st year as DC in 2022 as the Seahawks actually managed to post the worst scoring defense (25th) and 2nd worst YDS allowed finishes (26th) of the Carroll-era. Despite those dismal stats, there were some bright spots as their secondary led by Woolen, Quandre Diggs and the now-departed Ryan Neal played pretty well for most of the year and the pass-rush proved to be a pleasant surprise notching 45 sacks on the year (tied for 7th most in the league).
Hurtt-who previously served as the 'Hawks assistant head coach/DL coach from 2016-2021-has the full backing of Carroll as he and his entire staff are all returning for 2023. So where can Hurtt and his staff focus their coaching efforts to try and actively improve this group and thus, potentially extend their time with the Seahawks? A good place to start would be their wretched run defense that ranked 30th in the league last season. The encouraging news is that they have a completely new starting defensive line this season and Seahawks legend Bobby Wagner is back at inside linebacker after a 1 year vacation in LA. The not-so-encouraging news is that Dre'Mont Jones and Jarran Reed might be even worse run defenders than any of the guys they were replacing and their other new starting defensive end is the famously unreliable Mario Edwards Jr. Some vast major improvements are going to have to be made for this run D to exit the bottom 10 of the league this year.
Their most likely path to overall improvement will come with the continued growth of their youth-driven secondary. Woolen is shockingly still learning the position after making the leap from WR in 2020 and should only become more confident and refined back there as times goes on, Mike Jackson Sr. did a serviceable job of holding down the #2 outside corner job in his 1st season as a pro starter in 2022, free agent pickup Julian Love is coming off his best year as a pro with the Giants as he finally seems to be taking to the safety position after an initially rough transition from corner and Witherspoon should represent a huge upgrade in coverage over Coby Bryant-who is ironically being switched to safety this season-in the slot. An improvement from these guys alongside continued strong ballhawking efforts from Diggs should make this a physical, takeaway-happy group that is tough to throw on at all levels of the field.
Pass-rush is the final piece of the puzzle and that's the one that provides the least concern at the moment. Hurtt loves to dial up blitzes and as last year's sack totals proved, his team can deliver. Giving Mafe more responsibility in year #2 (he's set to start at LOLB), retaining 2022 team co-sack leader Uchenna Nwosu on a long-term basis after a career year and adding a pair of solid interior pass-rushers in free agency in Jones and Reed should only make this group even stronger and perhaps even allow them to flirt with a top 5 finish in total sacks.
Would an improved secondary and continued strong efforts as a pass-rush be enough to make this group good? It's hard to say right now, but it's the only realistic path the Seahawks have to achieve their desired turnaround and that's really all that matters.
Bottom Line:
The Seahawks possess a steadiness and stability that is particularly uncommon in the wild west that is the NFC. I expect those very things to be the catalyst that powers them past most, if not all of the conference's bubble teams and allows them to return to the playoffs for the 11th time in 14 seasons under Carroll.
Predicted Standings:
1.San Francisco 49ers (12-5)
2.Seattle Seahawks (10-7)
3.Los Angeles Rams (5-12)
4.Arizona Cardinals (2-15)
