Cardinals sneak away from Seattle with a win

In what was yet another heart-attack-inducing game, the Cardinals left Seattle with a 26-20 win and a magic number of 2 to win the division. Looking at the stats you'd think the Cardinals won by a wide margin, but of course they didn't, they kept it close and tried their best to give it up. The Seahawks' offense was horrible, yet still scored 3 touchdowns (all on drives of less than 20 yards). It was yet another example of how the Cardinals have a lot of learning to do when it comes to closing out games, as they let Seattle and their ugly fans turn a 26-7 blowout into a close game.

That being said, it was really hard to find things to complain about after the Cardinals went into a hostile road environment and came away with an impressive victory. Kurt Warner had another ridiculous game, throwing for over 250 yards in the first half alone. Boldin and Fitzgerald each had over 150 yards receiving, and the Seahawks had no more success covering them that I would. The secondary played decent (especially my new favorite player Dominic Rodgers-Cromartie, or "DRC" as cool people like me call him) and the linebackers did a great job of stuffing the run.

This win sets up a great matchup next week in Glendale against the Giants who had yet another very impressive win on Sunday, piling up over 200 yards on the Ravens. It would be an amazing win for the Cardinals, who I actually give a shot to only because they are at home. If this game was in the Meadowlands, I'd look for a schellacking similar to the Jets game.