![]() ![]() The same can’t be said for the matchup on Thursday. That playoff matchup was a very unlikely scenario. Arizona would finish on the wrong side of a lopsided win that Thursday, but got the last laugh as they cashed their ticket to the Super Bowl with a 32-25 win over Philadelphia in the conference championship. In 2008, the Cardinals-Eagles game on Thanksgiving turned out to be a sign of things to come, as the two sides eventually clashed in the NFC Championship game. This isn’t the first time Arizona has entered a primetime Thursday matchup with both teams eyeing lofty expectations, however. ![]() ![]() Only three times this season (Cincinnati Bengals, Rams and Buccaneers) has a legit playoff contender been featured on Thursday night, all of which faced a team most likely on the outside looking when the playoffs roll around. The week prior, a Tom Brady-led Tampa Bay Buccaneers team cruised for most of the night over the Philadelphia Eagles. This year’s lineup has largely underwhelmed, with last week’s game featuring a depleted Cleveland Browns team and a Denver Broncos squad all out of whack. Good Thursday Night Football matchups can be few and far between. I’m looking forward to going out there and playing well.” I’ve got to go out and do what I got to do. “For me, it’s primetime Thursday night, you’re the only game on TV. “I don’t really make it too much,” quarterback Kyler Murray said Tuesday. The implications of this game are much steeper than Thursdays past. The Cardinals can also keep pressure on the Los Angeles Rams, who trail Arizona by just a game in the NFC West. Meant-to-be Cardinals LB Markus Golden enjoying productive 2021 ![]()
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