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2020 Arizona Cardinals: 3 previous similar teams

By Scott Allen

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals passes the ball during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 29: Kyler Murray #1 of the Arizona Cardinals passes the ball during the second half of a game against the Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 30: Blake Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars signals at the line of scrimmage in the first quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX – DECEMBER 30: Blake Bortles #5 of the Jacksonville Jaguars signals at the line of scrimmage in the first quarter against the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 30, 2018 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

2018 Jacksonville Jaguars

The 2017 Jaguars had finished 10-6 and won the AFC South.  They beat the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers the first two rounds of the playoffs, in different fashion.

They played the Bills in a defensive struggle.  The next week against the Steelers, it was a shootout.

Naturally, going into 2018, the expectations were high.  Now, the Cardinals didn’t quite have the success in 2019 that the Jaguars had in 2017.

However the expectations for the 2020 Cardinals seem to be just has high as the 2018 Jaguars team.  Combined with the acquisitions in the offseason and the fact they lost a number of games last year in which they held a second-half lead or tied before losing provides the high expectations.

What Cardinals fans should be looking out for though is what happened to the 2018 Jaguars. They finished 5-11 in the AFC South.

Just because the expectations are there for a more more successful 2020 than 2019, doesn’t automatically mean it will happen.  The Cardinals could just as easily go 5-11 as 11-5.

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