108 Results for playoff

Big plays: Cards last in division, NFL

Mike Sando, NFC West

...subject we've discussed on the blog throughout the season and one we'll revisit during the playoffs, I am sure. Team 30+ pass plays 20+ run plays Total Big Plays Tennessee Titans 15 22...

Blog | December 22, 2009

Why Seahawks, Holmgren could not agree

Mike Sando, NFC West

...been less relevant Sunday. While the division-rival Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers fought for potential playoff spots, the Seahawks were losing, at home, to the previously 1-12 Tampa Bay Bucs. They needed...

Blog | December 20, 2009

Around the NFC West: Big 49ers win

Mike Sando, NFC West

...with the offense. It didn't have all that much to do with the 49ers' still-flickering postseason hopes. It had to do with establishing again and perhaps for good that the 49ers excel when...

Blog | December 15, 2009

Cardinals can afford to shrug off defeat

Mike Sando, NFC West

Cary Edmondson/US PresswireSan Francisco's defensive line made it a hard night for Kurt Warner and the Cardinals. SAN FRANCISCO -- The San Francisco ...

Blog | December 15, 2009

Counting changes for Cardinals, 49ers

Mike Sando, NFC West

The Arizona Cardinals and San Francisco 49ers might not recognize one another during their Week 14 matchup on "Monday Night Football" (ESPN, 8:20 p.m....

Blog | December 12, 2009

Cardinals storm back into NFC picture

Mike Sando, NFC West

...Cardinals have grown since last December, when the Vikings dominated them here and Arizona limped into the playoffs. "We're learning a lot about ourselves as a team, but if we can continue to play...

Blog | December 07, 2009

Midseason Report: Cardinals

Mike Sando, NFC West

...this point, but the Cardinals are in good position to defend their division title and make another playoff run. Disappointments: The team is 1-3 at home and inconsistent from week to week. Also, the...

Blog | November 11, 2009

Deep trouble for the Cardinals

Mike Sando, NFC West

Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images Arizona receiver Larry Fitzgerald and quarterback Kurt Warner have to start getting creative against the Cover 2 ...

Blog | November 04, 2009

Cards true to form, with one glaring exception

Mike Sando, NFC West

...the NFC West race. One primary difference this season could threaten the Cardinals' ability to make another playoff run. The current Cardinals, 4-3 and leading the NFC West, simply can't find ways to...

Blog | November 01, 2009

Double Coverage: Panthers, Cards then and now

Mike Sando, NFC West

...Images Kurt Warner's Cardinals and Jake Delhomme's Panthers have gone in different directions since their playoff meeting last season. Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando and Pat Yasinskas The Arizona Cardinals did...

Blog | October 28, 2009

Cards' victory shows how far Seattle has fallen

Mike Sando, NFC West

...recent memory -- we already knew Arizona could play at an elite level for any particular game. The playoff run last season demonstrated that profoundly. This outcome told us more about Seattle in the short term...

Blog | October 18, 2009

NFC West more balanced than Cards

Mike Sando, NFC West

AP Photo/Matt York Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner led the Cardinals to another predictably unpredictable win Sunday. Posted by ESPN....

Blog | October 11, 2009

Best WR? Fitz screens the question

Mike Sando, ESPN.com

The league's best WRs --the Arizona Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald and the Houston Texans' Andre Johnson -- will be showcased Sunday in the desert. Who's better?

Story | Conversation | October 08, 2009

Super stupor? What ails the Cardinals

Mike Sando, NFC West

...9-7 again seems doable even if Arizona fails to recapture the consistency it showed in the playoffs. That might be good enough to win the division, and if that happens, who knows? It might...

Blog | September 30, 2009

Three and Out: Cardinals

Mike Sando, NFC West

...him. Arizona could use him to establish the play-action game that worked so well in the playoffs. Football Outsiders The Football Outsiders use their unique brand of analysis to break down each of the...

Blog | August 13, 2009