Regular season grades for every NFL team
32. . 13-3. 1st NFC West. Arizona Cardinals. A+. player
Realizing that they were absolutely handled in Week 17 by a division foe in the Seattle Seahawks, there weren’t many teams that were more impressive than the Arizona Cardinals in the 2015 regular season. Everyone knew that Bruce Arians’ bunch out in the desert was capable of making some noise because of the talent on the roster and his prowess as a coach, but they even outperformed those expectations.
With Carson Palmer able to stay healthy, the Cardinals were one of the most explosive offensive teams in the league from start-to-finish. One of the trademarks of this Arizona team on offense was the fact that they played so fearlessly on that side of the ball, never afraid to take a big shot to try and bust open a play for a long gain. Moreover, their play on the offensive line was great as the offense even rejuvenated the largely forgotten about Chris Johnson early in the season.
Moreover, the Arizona defense as fantastic as well this season as they boasted one of the best secondaries in the league in addition to having one of the most creative and fearsome pass rushes in the NFL. On both sides of the ball and throughout the entire year, the Cardinals looked like one of the best teams in football and they deserve to be graded as such.
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