Arizona Cardinals: 5 reasons to be excited about preseason

By Scott Allen | Apr 7, 2016

August 30, 2015; Oakland, CA, USA; Arizona Cardinals running back David Johnson (31) catches a touchdown pass against Oakland Raiders inside linebacker Ben Heeney (51) during the fourth quarter in a preseason NFL football game at O.co Coliseum. The Cardinals defeated the Raiders 30-23. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 27, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; Arizona Cardinals fans cheer during the second half against the Green Bay Packers at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Atmosphere

Preseason or not, Cardinals fans still bring it on gameday. If you do some tailgating before the game, you probably will not know much difference between the preseason and regular season. Well, with the exception that it’ll be 115 outside.

You still get a great gameday feel to it all. Birdgang loves to hang around one another. You’ll have games going on at the Great Lawn. You’ll have grills cooking anything and everything. A lot of people don’t mind the heat. People are weird that way.

Inside the stadium, you know the fans will be rocking. Some will be sporting their usual outfits. Preseason football doesn’t change all of that. When you can fill the entire lower bowl for a intra-team scrimmage in training camp, you know you have something good going.

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