Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Patrick Mahomes cap number skyrockets from $5 million to $25 million ahead of next season, increasing the Chiefs degree of difficulty. But no team has a greater head-start. Although Kansas City s O-line crumbled in Tampa, Mahomes will have his team perched as Super Bowl favorites again soon. His 114 TD passes dwarf any other QB s total through three seasons, and no quarterback can match his MVP-Super Bowl MVP-Super Bowl qualifier achievement ledger in that time. With Mahomes and Andy Reid committed long-term, the Chiefs are better positioned than anyone in the most important roles. Playoff hero Chad Henne: also due back.
On Dec. 16, 1984, the former St. Louis Cardinals playoffs arrived early.
Entering the final week of the season, they were 9-6, and in second place in the NFC East. They trailed their next opponents, 10-5 Washington, and were ahead of the 9-7 New York Giants, who had lost the day before.
St. Louis had defeated Washington earlier in the season, meaning that the final game between the two amounted to a division championship.
A win on the road, and the Cardinals would be in the playoffs for the second time in three years. A Cardinals loss would put them behind New York, ending the season.
Kyler Murray is the first drafted Cardinal QB to earn Pro Bowl nod since 1987
Murray is the first Cardinal quarterback to secure a Pro Bowl since Carson Palmer in 2015. @JohnnyVenerable
The 2021 Pro Bowl selections have been announced and the Arizona Cardinals are well represented.
Quarterback Kyler Murray, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and safety Budda Baker earn those accolades for their efforts this season.
This is Budda Baker’s third selection to the Pro Bowl after earning trips to Hawaii in 2017 (special teams) and 2019. Baker, who is only 24 years old, signed an extension this past offseason that made him the league’s highest paid safety.