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After 33 years of futility, frustration and failure, the Arizona Cardinals have officially earned the title of “CHAMPIONS.” Thirty-three years!?! How significant is that? Well consider that only four players on the roster were even alive the last time the Cardinals won their division. Current head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who should be nicknamed ‘Savior’, was not even a teenager yet and current coordinators, Todd Haley and Clancy Pendergast, were most likely perfecting their multiplication tables. So what’s the point? It’s been a really long time since the Cardinals could call themselves Champions and we won’t even go into how long it’s been since they hosted a playoff game (1947, for the record).

As for yesterday’s game, the Arizona Cardinals did what they had to do to get a win. It wasn’t the best game that the Cardinals have played but it was effective. Kurt Warner had another great game, completing over 72% of his passes for a touchdown and an interception. He spread the ball around evenly with Larry Fitzgerald, Anquan Boldin and Steve Breaston each registering at least five receptions and combining for 225 yards. Those three guys have already made their case for being the best trio in the league and they just cement themselves as the pinnacle of the NFL every week. As for the defense, all they did was hold the Rams to 10 points, force three turnovers and score two touchdowns of their own. They didn’t get a ton of pressure on Bulger but they forced two Steven Jackson fumbles and held the Rams’ running game to just 85 yards on 24 carries (3.4 ypc).