The Arizona Cardinals showed they were a good team, by failing to live up to themselves and beating a average (at best) team in Week 12 and most of the Power Ranking editors around the web took notice of this. The team certainly didn’t secure any long term favors with their showing in Santa Clara, but a win is a win in a league with only 16 games, so everyone counts.
In our own rankings, the Cardinals hold steady at number three.
In NFL.com’s Power Rankings for this week, Elliot Harrison has the Cardinals secured at number three:
The Cardinals are the NFC’s foremost opponent to the Panthers’ dominance of the conference.