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Arizona Cardinals top 5 plays of 2017

By Scott Allen

SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 31: Wide receiver Jaron Brown #13 of the Arizona Cardinals is greeted by teammates, including Larry Fitzgerald #11 and Drew Stanton #5 after scoring a 25 yard touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks in the first quarter at CenturyLink Field on December 31, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - DECEMBER 31: Wide receiver Jaron Brown #13 of the Arizona Cardinals is greeted by teammates, including Larry Fitzgerald #11 and Drew Stanton #5 after scoring a 25 yard touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks in the first quarter at CenturyLink Field on December 31, 2017 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 10: Justin Bethel #28 of the Arizona Cardinals scores a touchdown in the first quarter against Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 10, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – SEPTEMBER 10: Justin Bethel #28 of the Arizona Cardinals scores a touchdown in the first quarter against Detroit Lions at Ford Field on September 10, 2017 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

5. Justin Bethel interception return for touchdown

The season started off with a bang.  On the Cardinals first defensive possession of the season, they hit pay dirt.

The Cardinals had just failed to score on their first offensive possession and Detroit was in scoring position. Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford didn’t disappoint.

He threw a pass into Cardinals cornerback Justin Bethel’s hands and he went scooting 82-yards for the pick-six.  It was better than anything Bethel had done the previous season.

Bethel was dubbed a failure-in-progress by then head coach Bruce Arians late in the 2016 season. His interception return for touchdown to start off the 2017 season made it seem he was progressing for the better.

Unfortunately this was the best play he made all season.  He didn’t regress to 2016 levels but he still didn’t have the type of breakout season many thought would happen, especially after this play.

Now Bethel will be on the bubble as to whether he will return in 2018 or not.  This may have been the last great play we see him make in Arizona.

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