Arizona Cardinals

“You’re always trying to find the next guy that can come in and be younger and be cheaper. It just is what it is,” Cardinals third-year coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “Jordan handled this the way you would want it. If I had a son, I’d want my son to handle it the way that he did.”

The Cardinals have constructed their NFL-best 10-2 record in an unorthodox way: They’ve been historically good on the road with a 7-0 record and all the wins have come by double digits. At home, they’re just 3-2 and even the wins have sometimes been a struggle.

Maintaining the best record in the NFL this season, the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on Sunday, Dec. 5.

The NFC West-leading Cardinals will try to keep it going when they visit the struggling Chicago Bears on Sunday.

Even defensive end J.J. Watt was seen on the practice field, doing conditioning work off to the side despite a shoulder injury that could keep him out for the rest of the season.

The Cardinals, who were on a bye last week, received eight of the 12 first-place votes for 378 points in balloting Tuesday by media members who regularly cover the NFL.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Oklahoma is targeting Kingsbury for its head-coaching vacancy after Lincoln Riley left the school to become the head coach at USC.

The Cardinals (9-2) are in the middle of their long-awaited bye week before they return to prepare for a road game against the Chicago Bears on Dec. 5.

"J.J. Watt is covering the funeral costs for everyone that lost their life in the Waukesha Christmas Parade. That is an amazing gesture. He has such a big heart," one report read.

Arizona’s fought through other injuries and COVID-19 absences to have the NFL’s best record through Thanksgiving.

For the second straight season, Colt McCoy was a backup thrust into a starting role in Seattle with the Arizona Cardinals and walked away with a victory.

This week’s trip to Seattle affords Arizona the opportunity to stabilize itself before its bye, and perhaps provide a decisive blow to the Seahawks’ underperforming season to date.

“Everybody’s dealing with (injuries). Everybody around the league,” Kingsbury said. “They had their backup quarterback as well, who came in and executed at a high level, so that’s not an excuse for us.”

The Carolina Panthers whipped the short-handed Cardinals 34-10 on Sunday, building a 23-0 halftime lead before cruising to the easy win.

The Arizona Cardinals lost to the Carolina Panthers 34-10, making their record now 8-2. The Cardinals — who were also missing top receiver DeAndre Hopkins — managed 169 total yards.

Kyler Murray missed a game for the first time in his three-year career last weekend against the San Francisco 49ers because of an ankle injury.

The Cardinals have been one of the NFL’s best through nine games on both offense and defense. They’ll try to continue those trends against the Carolina Panthers (4-5) on Sunday.