The Cardinals were officially eliminated from playoff contention after their loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Sunday, dropping their fourth straight game while falling to 3–9 on the season.
Being a three-win team through Week 13 is never a good look, but the Cardinals may be a better team than what people give them credit for. Bill Barnwell of ESPN said it himself, that the team is way better than their record.
Barnwell also acknowledged that Gannon’s job may come down to whether he “can start winning some of the coin flips towards the end of the season.” Gannon is in his third season as head coach and has posted a 15–31 record, which could be a reason why general manager Monti Ossenfort may be inclined to move on from him.
While some of the close losses have fallen on Gannon’s late-game decision-making, there have been other factors that have derailed the team’s season.
For example, Marvin Harrison Jr. missing a handful of games with appendicitis was incredibly unexpected. On top of that, injuries in the running back room, as well as the team’s first two draft picks in Walter Nolen III and Will Johnson.
Seven of the Cardinals nine losses have been by one score or less, and they have come against a wide variety of opponents. For instance, the Cardinals will lose by three to the Jaguars, who are currently 8–4, while losing by only one point to the 1–11 Tennessee Titans.
Depending on who you ask, some may say the reason why the 2025 season has been an utter failure is because of the quarterback situation
The team has been starting Jacoby Brissett since Week 6 due to Kyler Murray being out with a foot injury, and some argue that the offense has been running much more fluently than it would have been if Murray were healthy.
2025 has been riddled with injuries on both sides of the ball for the Arizona Cardinals, but at some point, you need to ask yourself whether or not Gannon deserves a chance to lead the team in 2026. We say yes, as Gannon inherited a team that was an utter mess in 2023, finishing 4–13 for the second consecutive season.
In 2024, Arizona doubled its win total, going 8–9 but still missing out on the postseason. The team has seen a relapse thus far in 2025, but you could say it is injury-related. It is up to Monti Ossenfort to make the right decision, and all we can say is we left our two cents.