The Arizona Cardinals have yet to win a Super Bowl, but thy came close. They have been to the playoffs a few times since moving to Arizona, but one run is most memorable and most fun.
Touchdown Wire’s Mark Lane kicked off this week with a trip down memory lane for every team, sharing every team’s most fun playoff run that didn’t end in a Super Bowl win.
That is most certainly the postseason after the 2008 season for the Cardinals.
They were named the worst playoff team in history, only to get hot and make it to the Super Bowl, losing on a last-minute touchdown by Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes.
The Cardinals won the NFC West with a 9-7 record, and showed they were worthy to be in the playoffs. Arizona defended home turf against the Falcons 30-24 in the wild-card, and then upset the No. 2 Carolina Panthers 33-13 in the divisional round. Arizona beat the Philadelphia Eagles 32-25 in the NFC Championship Game. The magical run was all thanks to 37-year-old Kurt Warner, who proved that he still had something to offer and wasn’t going out to pasture just yet.
