Entering Week 10, the 8-1 Cardinals are the toast of the NFL. We’re coming off a dominating victory with our backup QB, and we’re double-digit favorites at home against the Panthers. We seem to have the inside track to homefield advantage in the NFC.
Of course, the Cardinals were also flying high around this time last season. After Week 10, they were 6-3 and in 1st place in the NFC West. But we all know how that story ended: 2-5 finish including a pair of losses to backup QBs to fall out of the playoffs entirely.