ARIZONA – The Arizona Cardinals – just like that – enter Week 9 at 4-4.

It was a bumpy start for the Cardinals, who started the season 1-3 and faced serious questions before winning their next three-four games.

The victory over the Miami Dolphins moved Arizona to the top of the NFC West as the season neared its halfway mark, and it was a victory the Cardinals needed by all accounts:

From athletics Mike Sando:

“The Cardinals have back-to-back wins for the first time since starting 7-0 in 2021. This was a big deal for Arizona to keep up with the NFC West underwhelming performance. General manager Monti Ossenfort and coach Jonathan Gannon It was also a big deal for Kyler Murray and rookie Marvin Harrison Jr. to connect consistently on the field in their second season together (six receptions for 111 yards and a touchdown on seven targets).

The best thing might be to come.

The Cardinals will face a Chicago Bears team with rookie quarterback Caleb Williams ahead of a reeling New York Jets squad before Week 11’s bye, both at home.

Accordingly tankathon, Arizona’s .420 strength of schedule ranks just behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (.382) as the easiest team in the league, leaving the following opponents:

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears (4-3)
Week 10: vs. New York Jets (2-6)
Week 11: Goodbye
Week 12: At Seattle Seahawks (4-4)
Week 13: At Minnesota Vikings (5-2)
Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks (4-4)
Week 15: vs. New England Patriots (2-6)
Week 16: At Carolina Panthers (1-7)
Week 17 at Los Angeles Rams (3-4)
Week 18: vs. San Francisco 49ers (4-4)

The Cardinals may be gearing up for a potential postseason push.

ESPN’s When asked if this could be the start of a run for the Cardinals, Josh Weinfuss said:

“It should be very good. The play the Cardinals played in the fourth quarter to give them their first back-to-back wins of the season was the style of football needed to win another game or two – which is possible with the Bears and Jets coming. Arizona finally got Marvin Harrison Jr. He incorporated the ball throughout the game and predominantly in the fourth quarter, something he almost never did when Arizona needed a stop the most, and his defense held up a third-and-3 — very late in the fourth quarter — that resulted in a punt, which led to a punt. It led to ‘s game-winning move.”

Despite his recent form, Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray isn’t ready to compromise just yet.

“Yeah, there’s no complacency for me. We were 7-0. We were 8-0. We made the playoffs once, but I’m trying to get to the next level. You know, that’s where it’s at. My mentality is,” Murray said in Miami. After the Week 8 win at .

“I know we’re happy right now. I know we’re 4-4 and we’re .500 and I look at the division and other things. To me, it doesn’t really matter. I just keep grinding.” , Sticking to the process, that’s the main thing, no matter who you play, you can beat every Sunday in this league.”

Fasten your seatbelts, Cardinals fans. This could be a fun journey.

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