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Originally Posted by Philly06Cup
a) Arizona did win a weak division. Technically, Tampa Bay had an identical record, but should've been in the playoffs due to better conference record.
b) Arizona didn't deserve a home playoff game. 5th seeded Atlanta had a better record.
c) 6th seeded Philly has a better record than Arizona; so, in a fair world, Arizona would play the better seeded Giants in the second round.
The whining is because of a faulty playoff system. Just because Arizona is playing well, doesn't mean the system ain't broke.
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All this is irrelevant because the games are played around the system in place.
Arizona was 7-3 going into their game against the Giants. At that point they had yet to clinch their division (although it was almost a certainty at that point). They played the Giants tough and lost by a touchdown. The 49ers ended up losing that day to officially clinch Arizona the division.
The remainder of the season (until the last week) the Cardinals were a completely different team. They had their playoff spot, they had their home playoff game, and that inexperience showed. All the teams that blew them out were still fighting for their playoff lives and it showed.
If the system is different a different Cardinals team shows up in the last 5 weeks of the season.