Dolphins 26, Cardinals 23

The Cardinals fell to the Dolphins 26-23 today in Miami.  The Cardinals fall to 5-7-1 with this loss. Although they are not technically eliminated from the playoffs, their chances of making the playoffs at this point are all but gone.  What a disappointing season this has been for them, hopes were so high after last season.  I guess that's the nature of the NFL though, windows can open and close very quickly.

Observations:

• The Cardinals beat themselves today. 
• The Cardinals did have the ball with a tied score with less than 2 minutes to play. 
• I don't think I've seen a Cardinals team with this bad of special teams play. 
• Don't tell J.J. Nelson that he's too small to play in the NFL. 
• The Cardinals once again struggled with early east coast starting time. 
• I hated to see Ryan Tannehill go down with that apparent ACL injury. 
• David Johnson continues to gain yards. 100+ total yards again.
• Was that WR Britt Golden playing DB for the Cardinals? 
• Turnovers:  Cardinals 4, Dolphins 3
• Talk about a simultaneous catch. 
• No player in NFL history has more 90+ catch seasons than Larry Fitzgerald.
• Drew Butler actually had one very nice punt today. 
• The Cardinals really overlooked the value of a good long snapper this season. 
• The Cardinals really got beat up in this game. 
• So that's what a south Florida rain storm looks like. 
• Slow motion replay of the Dolphins cheerleaders in the rain was my highlight today! 
• The Dolphins won despite 14 penalties and 3 turnovers today. 
• Jerome Boger appears to like being on TV. 
• At this point the Cardinals are slated for the 12th pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.
• Up next?  New Orleans Saints @ Glendale next Sunday.