The Cardinals crushed Minnesota and handed them their second loss of the season when people were saying the Vikings were the most complete team in football, beat the Giants and handed them their second loss of the season when people were saying they were the best team in football, and lost to Green Bay when they weren't playing.
The Packers lost to Minnesota twice in what were arguably their two most meaningful games of their year, beat Dallas when the Cowboys were playing their worst ball of the year, and lost to a Pittsburgh team that couldn't beat Oakland, Kansas City or Cleveland in the weeks leading up to their [...]
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They are who we thought they were.
That all-time classic Cardinals' collapse is one of the most painful sports memories in my life to date. In case you have been living under a rock let me reminisce a bit and break down the circumstances of that 2006 game for you.
I followed the Dave McGinnis-coached Cardinals (2000-2003), who always seemed to be a couple of star players away from being able to turn the corner. Sound familiar? Yes I know, that adequately describes just about every team the Cardinals had fielded in the history of the franchise. Still, if you are a fan you are a fan, you are stuck with your team through thick and thin no matter what.
Anquan Boldin had his phenomenal rookie campaign in McGinnis' final season, the same season that undrafted fan favorite Marcel Shipp [...]
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