TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — A shade better than mediocre was good enough last season for the Arizona Cardinals, who parlayed a 9-7 record into an improbable run to the Super Bowl.
The Cardinals (2-2) seem to be following the same path this year.
They have scored 85 points and allowed 89. They've beaten two teams with losing records (Houston and Jacksonville) and lost to two teams with winning records (San Francisco and Indianapolis).
Mediocre might be good enough again in the feeble NFC West, where the four clubs are a combined 7-12 and division leader San Francisco was pummeled 45-10 by Atlanta on Sunday. But the mood in the Cardinals' locker room is that the team needs to start playing more consistently.
