# The first annual Arizona Cardinals march to the Super Bowl thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [December 7, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183 "2008-12-07T23:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/21 "2009-01-17T20:45:27Z")
> [@Erdosain](#): > > Congrats to Dale on a day I never thought I’d see. However, a question: you liked them as a kid when they were the St. Louis Cardinals? Did you luck out when they moved to Arizona? Well, I grew up in Ohio and the Cardinals were often the 4pm game. Usually Browns/Bengals for the 1pm game and then Cards or Cowboys for the 4pm game. I’ve moved around a lot, but ended up back in Arizona for the second time in August. I also lived in Arizona right after college in the early 1990s. However, that was the Buddy Ryan era and I wasn’t following football as avidly as I do now. Of course, having home games blacked out didn’t help. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2009, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/22 "2009-01-17T20:47:34Z")
> [@King\_Friday](#): > > Being a Ravens fan, I feel like the Cards are the one team that can destroy the Ravens of the three remaining teams. The Ravens have shown time and time again that they can not stop a veteran pocket passer. The teams that are hard headed and try to run on them always run into trouble. The Cards seem to have no trouble on 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th down and that spells trouble for the Ravens. > > I can’t speak for the Eagles or Steelers fans, but the Cards scare me the most! The Ravens are the team which scares me the most, although I think injuries may finally take their toll on them. Ryan is a defensive genius. Looks like the Ravens may have been hurt by that early bye week they got because of their Texans game. They’ve played games every week for quite a while. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/23 "2009-01-19T01:15:44Z")
Well, I’m home from the game. I told you so. Go Cards! ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/24 "2009-01-19T01:36:55Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Well, I’m home from the game. > > I told you so. > > Go Cards! First, congratulations! It must have been a great atmosphere to watch the game live. Second, I’m shocked you’re coherent enough to post. ---
**Author:** ![Osip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4491bb/32.png) [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/25 "2009-01-19T02:44:45Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Well, I’m home from the game. > > I told you so. > > Go Cards! Watched it here at the house. Is a damn sweet victory.. My wife was a smart ass a few years ago and promised me that if they ever made the super bowl she would send me. _Bawaaaahahaha_ For the record, I did not see a “hi Osip” sign at the game. I am guessing the camera never panned your way. Two weeks our team is in the Super Bowl! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/26 "2009-01-19T14:18:17Z")
That was one exciting game. While I’ve no idea where they disappeared to in the 3rd and first part of the 4th, they did show a lot of heart in their final scoring drive. Helluva win… congrats! ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/27 "2009-01-19T20:19:44Z")
HAHA! This thread is on top! Go Cards! ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/28 "2009-01-19T22:00:55Z")
I think next year I’m going to start a Buffalo Bills march to the Super Bowl thread. Clearly it works. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/29 "2009-01-19T22:08:59Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I think next year I’m going to start a Buffalo Bills march to the Super Bowl thread. Clearly it works. The Bills don’t have to play the Cardinals next year, so it might! ---
**Author:** ![Cuckoorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/30 "2009-01-19T22:10:50Z")
Yay for the Cards! _jumps on bandwagon_ Right after the Wild Card weekend, I actually picked Steelers and Cards (unofficially) to get to the SB with the Cards winning it all, and my friends laughed…oh, the sweetness of vindication! Now they just have to be more like first half Cards and not so much second half Cards (from the Eagles game). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/31 "2009-01-19T22:10:52Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I think next year I’m going to start a Buffalo Bills march to the Super Bowl thread. Clearly it works. Not if I start a Bengals one first! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/32 "2009-01-19T22:26:10Z")
Hey, any of you AFC teams that want to lose the next Super Bowl, feel free. The Arizona Cardinals are going to dominate the NFL for the next decade! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/33 "2009-01-19T22:27:21Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > Yay for the Cards! _jumps on bandwagon_ Right after the Wild Card weekend, I actually picked Steelers and Cards (unofficially) to get to the SB with the Cards winning it all, and my friends laughed…oh, the sweetness of vindication! Now they just have to be more like first half Cards and not so much second half Cards (from the Eagles game). But this Cards team got it right back together in the second half. This isn’t the same Cards team that choked away that first Panthers game. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/34 "2009-01-19T22:27:55Z")
> [@FoieGrasIsEvil](#): > > Not if I start a Bengals one first! > 😃 Now, now, that’s just crazy talk. The Bungles have already marched to the SB a couple times already. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/35 "2009-01-19T22:32:45Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Now, now, that’s just crazy talk. The Bungles have already marched to the SB a couple times already. > > 😃 So did the Bills..perhaps they want to be the team to lose the most Super Bowls! ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/36 "2009-01-19T22:45:41Z")
Pics of the NFC Championship game are [here](http://www.flickr.com/photos/34541324@N06/) ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/37 "2009-01-19T23:41:16Z")
> [@Cuckoorex](#): > > Now they just have to be more like first half Cards and not so much second half Cards (from the Eagles game). Well, the 3rd-quarter Cardinals weren’t of championship quality. But that 4th-quarter touchdown drive to re-take the lead wasn’t something that lightweight, also-ran, wannabe champion teams tend to be capable of. I think that convinced a lot of folks - including the Eagles - that the Cards belong in the Super Bowl. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/38 "2009-01-20T13:00:37Z")
> [@Drain\_Bead](#): > > I think next year I’m going to start a Buffalo Bills march to the Super Bowl thread. Clearly it works. What are you trying to do… blow our Doors off? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/39 "2009-01-20T15:59:47Z")
49er fan here. I’m conflicted, but I’ve decided to root for the Cardinals in the Super Bowl. Thinking it over, the meet all my normal criteria for my rooting interest: 1. They are farther west 2. They have not won a Super Bowl 3. They are from the NFC 4. They are not playing the Colts (My “second” team. Oddly, in the ’90s, my 2nd team was the Steelers.) 5. Nobody on the Cardinals appears to be too much of an asshole. Boldin’s tantrum notwithstanding. Reasons not to root for them: 1. They are a disliked conference rival. That’s it, but it carries a lot of weight. The tie breaker is that, if the Steelers win, they will have six Super Bowls, putting them ahead of the 49ers. We can’t have that. Go Cardinals. (It’ll be nice to beat the defending champs twice next season.) ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183/40 "2009-01-20T18:54:05Z")
Cardinals fans are coming out of the woodwork around here. An elderly woman with a thick New York accent checked me out at Wal-Mart the other day and couldn’t stop beaming about the Cards. She wished she could’ve been home to watch the game. And then after the game ended, my wife and I passed a guy on a street corner, holding some incomprehensible cardboard sign and wearing a (actually very creative) cardinals “hat” made out of a red pillow, and drawn on with a magic marker to look like [this](http://www.nflfootballstadiums.com/images/Arizona-Cardinals-Logo.gif). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-annual-arizona-cardinals-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/476183.md?page=3)