Bruce Arians will say that clinching doesn’t mean anything to him, getting to and winning the Super Bowl is all that they’re set out to do and he would be right. But there are easier way to get to the Super Bowl with the right groundwork in place and this week the Arizona Cardinals can start to lay the foundation.
As we reach the final four games of the season, teams will start to clinch. Some teams, like Carolina, only need to win this week to get a first round bye (guaranteed 1st or 2nd seed in the NFC), other teams need to win and need some help to propel themselves where they need to be.