Arizona Cardinals

Backup quarterback Colt McCoy’s steady influence helped the Arizona Cardinals to some badly needed medicine: Vitamin W.

With Kyler Murray sidelined with an injured hamstring, backup quarterback Colt McCoy led the Arizona Cardinals to a win over the defending Super Bowl champions, and the Phoenix Suns unveiled their 2022-23 City Edition uniform that honors Arizona's indigenous tribes – these are the top stories in the world of sports from Nov. 7-13.

Colt McCoy passed for 238 yards in his first start of the season, James Conner rushed for two touchdowns and the Arizona Cardinals hung on for a 27-17 victory Sunday over the Los Angeles Rams, who lost Super Bowl MVP Cooper Kupp to a possibly serious ankle injury.

The Rams are 8 games removed from their Super Bowl victory. The Cardinals are just 9 games removed from an 11-win season and a playoff appearance. Yet the stakes seem fairly high for these two struggling NFC West rivals in their second meeting of the new season, and it's because both realize they're running out of time to write a proper sequel to last year's successes.

The Arizona Cardinals have tried a lot of things to shake their extended funk. Now the attention turns squarely to fourth-year coach Kliff Kingsbury.

The Arizona Cardinals were hurt by their own mistakes in another home loss as their season continues to slip away, and the Phoenix Suns could be without one of their key players for an extended period of time – these are the top stories in the world of sports from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6.

For a moment, the Seahawks looked like they were in trouble. The Cardinals grabbed a 14-10 lead in the third quarter when Zaven Collins returned an interception 30 yards for a touchdown.

“We are just playing bad football,” Murray said. “It is not winning football and that is the result you are going to get when you are out there doing stuff like that.”

Given the fact the Cardinals (3-5) have trailed so much, it’s a minor miracle they’re still talking about making the playoffs. They’re still just two games behind in the NFC West when they host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

The Cardinals (3-5) lost to the Minnesota Vikings 34-26 on Sunday and have fallen to the basement of the NFC West. They’ll have three games in a row against division opponents starting with Seattle this weekend.

Ex-Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson got revenge against his former team and Tom Brady announced the end of his 13-year marriage – these are the top stories in the world of sports from Oct. 24-30.

As soon as Minnesota’s Harrison Smith began his interception return, Patrick Peterson turned to the Arizona sideline with his arms in the air and his legs dancing to celebrate. Sunday was personal for the former Arizona cornerback.

The Arizona Cardinals pulled off a trade after one of their key players went down with an injury, and the Phoenix Suns exacted a bit of revenge from their embarrassing playoff loss last season – these are the top stories in the world of sports for Oct. 17-23.

Hopkins caught 10 passes for 103 yards in his season debut. The 30-year-old missed the first six games after violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Marco Wilson and Isaiah Simmons scored touchdowns on two pick-6s late in the first half and used that stunning change in momentum to lift the Cardinals over the New Orleans Saints 42-34 on Thursday night.

The Cardinals (2-4) host the Saints (2-4) on Thursday night in a game that is crucial for these reeling teams that find themselves in remarkably similar situations.