The 2025 Arizona Cardinals are consistent at one thing: losing. The team will head into the bye week losers of five straight games. The Arizona Cardinals continue to make history for all the wrong reasons. The Cardinals are just the second team in NFL history to lose five consecutive games by a combined total of 13 points, joining the 2017 San Francisco 49ers. For reference, the 2017 49ers finished with a 6-10 record.
Following the loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Arizona Cardinals became the first team in NFL history to lose three straight games after leading by 7+ points entering the fourth quarter. “Did some good things in all three phases, but ultimately not enough,” Jonathan Gannon said postgame. “We’ve got to do more to get a win here. It’s hard.”
Field Goal Before Halftime
This Arizona Cardinals football team loses week after week, and it seems like there’s always a play or a series of plays in each game that makes you wonder if it will come back to haunt them. Unfortunately, in every loss this season, it has. In Week 7, there was an awful sequence of plays before halftime.
On a kickoff, with only seven seconds remaining, Cardinals kicker Chad Ryland booted the ball out of the end zone. As a result, the Packers started their ensuing drive on their own 35-yard line. In one play, quarterback Jordan Love connected with wide receiver Romeo Doubs over the middle of the field for a 22-yard gain. The chunk play put the Packers close enough for a field goal opportunity. Green Bay called its final timeout with one second remaining, and the Packers trotted out their kicker, Lucas Havrisik. He drilled a 61-yard field goal as time expired—a Green Bay Packers franchise record.
Parsons Dominates
The Green Bay Packers made headlines following a blockbuster trade for pass rusher Micah Parsons, and in Week 7 against Arizona, it was his breakout game with the historic franchise. Parsons was unblockable on Sunday afternoon at State Farm Stadium. Micah Parsons had a career-high three sacks. According to Next Gen Stats, Parsons generated 11 quarterback pressures on 32 pass rush snaps—a 34.4% pressure rate.
Under Siege
In his second start, Arizona Cardinals quarterback Jacoby Brissett was under pressure all game. The Green Bay Packers defense recorded 26 quarterback pressures and six sacks, both season-highs. Even though he was under constant duress all game, Jacoby Brissett played well.
For the second consecutive week, Brissett showcased his poise and command of Drew Petzing’s offense. Brissett completed 25-of-36 passes for 279 yards and two passing touchdowns. Brissett’s favorite target was tight end Trey McBride. The star tight end caught 10 passes for 74 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Simply put, McBride was fantastic against Green Bay.
Comes Back Around
The Arizona Cardinals played well enough to win against a one-loss Green Bay Packers team. The Cardinals had more first downs and more net yards. Arizona won the time of possession battle and had fewer penalties than Green Bay. However, it wasn’t enough to secure a victory.
The Arizona Cardinals, down by four points, had the ball with one minute and fifty seconds remaining. Brissett and company drove down to Green Bay’s own 26-yard line. They were clearly in Chad Ryland’s field goal range, but the Cardinals needed a touchdown. The three points given up before halftime came back to bite them. The Arizona Cardinals were unable to score a touchdown in the final seconds.
Now the team will head into the bye week with a 2-5 record. Good for last place in the NFC West division. “We’re hitting a bye here on a skid, and we dug ourselves a hole. There’s no doubt about it,” said Head Coach Jonathan Gannon. “We’re going to have to dig ourselves out of it.”
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