2022 NFL Power Rankings: Bengals start to heat up, Chiefs knocked down a peg
By Randy Gurzi
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26. Arizona Cardinals
There’s not a nice way to say it — the Arizona Cardinals have just been bad this season. They were flirting with being decent up until five games ago as they dropped four of their past five. The only win came against the Los Angeles Rams, who are also bad — and were without Matthew Stafford.
The remaining schedule isn’t tough but they’ll likely struggle with the New England Patriots in Week 14, Tampa Bay in Week 16, and the San Francisco 49ers in Week 18. The main storyline around Arizona will be whether or not Kliff Kingsbury makes it to that final game. At this point, it feels like a matter of time until their owner decides to make a move and replace him as well as GM Steve Keim.
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25. New Orleans Saints
Plays on Monday Night Football vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
With a record of 4-8, the New Orleans Saints have had their share of losses this season. One loss they don’t have to claim is the terrible decision by Drew Brees and his publicity team to allow him to participate in possibly the worst ad campaign of all time.
Brees did a spot for PointsBet where the leaked video suggested Brees was struck by lightning. It all turned out to be a prank and people were not laughing.
As for his former team, they have a shot to gain some ground on the Tampa Bay Bucs on Monday Night. Tampa Bay is just 5-6 but remains the best team in the South. They lost to Tampa early in the season, so winning here is a must.