The Arizona Cardinals lost 36-30 to the Carolina Panthers in a road overtime defeat, and as a result, the Cardinals are now eliminated from the playoffs.
There is zero excuse to lose to a 3-11 team, regardless of injury, situation, or any other factor. This was a poor showing by all facets of the Cardinals, who were clearly unprepared to play for their season against one of the NFL’s worst squads.
Here’s what went wrong in an absolutely, undeniably, inexcusably horrific loss:
Offense
Don’t let those 30 points fool you, Arizona’s offense was completely stagnant once running back James Conner left with an injury. Conner put up 166 yards and a touchdown, most of which came in the first half alone. That was Arizona’s only true bright spot, as has so often been the case…