Week 12 NFL Power Rankings Recap: Another week, another win for Arizona Cardinals
Nov 19, 2014, 9:01 PM | Updated: 10:03 pm
The last time the Cardinals were 9-1, the team called Chicago home, Harry S. Truman was the president and the Phoenix metropolitan area was still two decades away from landing its first professional sports franchise.
Well, it took 66 years, but the Cards are back in the rarefied air of a 9-1 record after their hard-fought 14-6 win over the Detroit Lions last Sunday at University of Phoenix.
Drew Stanton, making the first start of his second stint as Arizona’s starting quarterback this season, threw two first-quarter touchdown passes and the defense held the Lions out of the end zone to push the Cardinals’ winning streak to six.
Even some of the Stanton naysayers, who believed Arizona’s inclusion in the group of true Super Bowl contenders died when Carson Palmer blew out his ACL, have given the Cardinals credit (looking at you, Shutdown Corner.)
Here’s a look at the Cardinals’ spot in some of the leading Week 12 NFL power rankings from around the country.
