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By Aarron Van Buren

Arizona Cardinals owner, Bill Bidwill, flanked by Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill, left, and head coach Ken Whisenhunt, holds the NFC Championship trophy after beating the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.NFC Championship Game - Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles - Q4 - Bidwills, Ken Whisenhunt
Arizona Cardinals owner, Bill Bidwill, flanked by Arizona Cardinals president Michael Bidwill, left, and head coach Ken Whisenhunt, holds the NFC Championship trophy after beating the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale.NFC Championship Game - Arizona Cardinals vs Philadelphia Eagles - Q4 - Bidwills, Ken Whisenhunt /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 13: Sam Acho #94 of the Arizona Cardinals and John Skelton #19 walk off the field after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 at Lincoln Financial Field on November 13, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Cardinals won 21-17. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 13: Sam Acho #94 of the Arizona Cardinals and John Skelton #19 walk off the field after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 at Lincoln Financial Field on November 13, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Cardinals won 21-17. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

In the 2011 season, the Cardinals headed out to Philadelphia for their first matchup since the 2008 NFC Championship. In Cardiac-Cardinals fashion, Arizona squeaked out a road win with 1:53 left in the game, when John Skelton (who stepped in for an injured Kevin Kolb) hit Early Docuet for the go-ahead touchdown. That was the fifth blown 4th quarter lead for the Michael Vick-led Eagles that season alone, and Vick would continue to struggle against this team in the following years. Arizona also got a big day out of Larry Fitzgerald, who went over 140 yards and caught two touchdowns.

This was part of the big turnaround sparked by Patrick Peterson’s overtime winning punt return touchdown the previous week. It turned the 1-7 Cardinals into an 8-8 team by seasons end.  Unfortunately Doucet couldn’t be the hero the team needed against the Bengals later that year, when he tripped in the end zone with no one around. Doucet would be cut after the 2012 season and never signed again. It was surprising as the 2011 season was his breakout year, but that wasn’t enough for the team at the time.

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