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Pasch Factor: Cardinals No Mirage

In today's world of sports media coverage it's hard to show restraint, and resist the urge to overreact. It was easy to be optimistic about the Cardinals after a 3-0 start, and just as easy to begin to wonder after a home loss against a division foe.

If you look deeper at what happened in the game, the minds of Cardinals fans should be at ease.

Arizona couldn't convert on third down, struggled in the red zone, and turned the ball over. And yet the Cardinals still had a couple of chances to win the game. I've seen mirages in 14 years of covering the NFL.