The Arizona Cardinals travel to Charlotte, North Carolina to take on the Carolina Panthers
The Arizona Cardinals head back east for an early-window game on Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. Â The Cardinals lost the NFC Championship game 49-15 back in January to send the Panthers to Super Bowl 50.
What: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers
Where: Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.
When: 10:00 a.m. Arizona time (1:00 p.m. ET)
TV: Fox Sports (Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston)
Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM (Dave Pasch, Ron Wolfley)
It is a game many Cardinals fans wish to forget. Â Very little went right for the Cardinals that cold evening in Charlotte. Â The Cardinals offense made numerous mistakes, including a forgetful day by quarterback Carson Palmer.
Fast forward nine months later and you are looking at two underachieving teams. Â The Cardinals are 3-3-1 after a tie with the Seattle Seahawks last week. Â The Panthers are 1-5 and coming off their bye week. Â The Cardinals will have their bye week next Sunday.
Both teams have had their injury struggles but also seem to both be playing at a level lower than they did last season for whatever reason. Â A win by either of these teams on Sunday could jump start them for a playoff run in the second-half of the season.
After both Palmer and Panthers starting quarterback Cam Newton suffered concussions recently, both have returned to action. Â Palmer was on the Cardinals injury report this week with what is listed as a hamstring injury. Â He should play on Sunday.
A loss on Sunday could do serous damage to both teams as far as the playoffs are concerned. Nothing is set in stone, but a loss could be more serious to the Panthers chances. Â A loss drops them to 1-6 with losses already on the books to all three NFC South divisional opponents.