Road To The Superbowl: Arizona Cardinals

PigskinPros Superbowl Lineup:

-Wednesday: Road To The Superbowl: Pittsburgh Steelers
-Thursday: Road To The Superbowl: Arizona Cardinals
-Friday: Steelers-Cardinals: How They Compare
-Saturday: The Official PigSkinPros Superbowl Prediction
-Monday: Superbowl Game Analysis

The Arizona Cardinals opened their preseason with Matt Leinart as their starting quarterback, and I mean at that time, who would have thought Kurt Warner would lead the team to the playoffs, let alone the Superbowl? However, during a preseason game with the Oakland Raiders, Leinart was 4-12 passing, with three interceptions. That's definetely not what Coach Whisenhunt wanted to see. However, it was probably the best thing that could have happened to the franchise, as Kurt Warner was named starter for Regular Season Week 1.

A look at their season:

at San Fransisco W 23-13
Miami W 31-10
at Washington L 24-17
at New York Jets L 56-35
Buffalo W 41-17
DallasW 30-24 OT
at Carolina L 27-23
at St.LouisW 34-14
San Fransisco W 29-24
at Seattle W 26-20
New York Giants L 37-29
at Philadelphia L 48-20
St.Louis W 34-10
Minnesota L 35-14
at New England L 47-7
Seattle W 34-21

They finished the regular season 9-7, and secured the NFC West Division. If you looked at their scores, you could tell that their offense was powerful. At the end of the season, they struggled a bit, getting blown out at home to the inferior Vikings and losing in Foxboro by 40 points. Nonetheless, they entered the playoffs with a chip on their shoulder.

Atlanta W 30-24
Carolina W 33-13
Philadelphia W 32-25

They were challenged by the rookie, Matt Ryan, at home. They stunned the sports world when they went into Carolina, who was 8-0 at home, and absolutely had their way with them. They were overwhelming the Eagles until late in the game, when the Eagles went up 25-24. However, Kurt Warner, Larry Fitzgerald, and Edgerrin James capped off a seven-minute touchdown drive that put the game away. The Cardinals, as a franchise, find themselves in the Superbowl for the first time in team history. Its kind of ironic that they play a franchise in the Steelers, that is tied for the most superbowl victories.

Stay tuned in tomorrow for,
Steelers-Cardinals: How They Compare