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Arizona Cardinals projected to finish 2nd in NFC West, claim NFC Wild Card in 2017

The 2016 NFL season was nothing like what anyone expected for the Arizona Cardinals.

Finishing 7-8-1, the first losing season in the Steve Keim and Bruce Arians era was a shock to almost everyone.

Despite the aging roster and departures in free agency, Football Outsiders still believes in the 2017 version of the Arizona Cardinals, from their ESPN article:

As a writer who uses stats to analyze a sport that's tough to analyze with stats, I try to follow two rules: run the numbers unadulterated; and don't be a slave to them.