The Arizona Cardinals were coming off the bye week suffering their first loss in over a month, losing 16-6 on the road to the Seattle Seahawks. They saw their four-game winning streak snapped, fell out of first place in the NFC West and out of the NFC playoff picture, and fell slightly behind in the New One as well by Nate Davis of USA TODAY.
They fell one place from 10th to 11th.
Her 49 rushing yards in Sunday's loss at Seattle were nearly 100 below her season average. As good as TE Trey McBride was, this team is at its best when it's balanced.
The drop of just one spot shows that Arizona still believes they can be competitive down the stretch, especially since four of their last six opponents currently have losing records.
They face the Minnesota Vikings in Week 13 who are 9-2 and therefore have a chance to make another big move up the rankings with a win or perhaps a slight deficit with a loss.
The Vikings are ranked eighth this week.
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