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Arizona Cardinals News and Rumors

Jim Schwartz wants “100 percent” of blame for losing streak

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Lions lost their sixth straight game on Sunday and did it in embarassing fashion with a 38-10 loss to a Cardinals team that snapped a nine-game losing skid of their own. After the game, quarterback Matthew Stafford said the loss was on him because o…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

The Arizona Cardinals have re-signed guard-center Mike Gibson and released defensive tackle Ricky Lumpkin.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Bears coach Lovie Smith is feeling a sense of urgency after losing his fifth game in the last six weeks on Sunday against the Packers, and he says the Bears simply must beat the Cardinals this week. “Yesterday’s game was a must-game for the NFC North …

ESPN.com

A big thanks goes out this week to those who contributed to our NFC West gameday slideshow for Week 15. NFC West teams went 3-1 on Sunday. Our volunteer photo department went undefeated. We've got a shot of the Grinch that stole the Arizona Cardinals' s…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

After losing in ugly fashion to a Cardinals team that had lost in very ugly fashion one week earlier to the Seahawks, more and more Lions fans are suggesting that coach Jim Schwartz should go. The only problem?  He won’t — thanks to a contract extens…

ESPN.com

The Arizona Cardinals can worry about sustainability in the offseason. They needed a victory by any means Sunday. They got one over the Detroit thanks to two pick-sixes and two touchdown drives totaling 8 yards. Around the NFC West: Dec. 17, 2012 This o…