The Arizona Cardinals’ defense is currently locked into a futility streak that’s almost unheard of in the entire NFL. They have given up 36 or more points in three straight games, putting them on the verge of an all-time league record no team wants to own. It’s a rough scene, especially when you consider they haven’t even won a game at home since September 14, 2025.
An Unwanted Place in History
Think about that for a second: three consecutive games where opponents just walked all over them for 36-plus points. It’s truly hard to fathom. According to NBC Sports research, that puts them just one game shy of tying the all-time record for consecutive games allowing 36 or more points in a single season. This isn’t just a bad patch, folks; this is historic. To put it in perspective, the only other teams to hit three straight games with that kind of defensive meltdown are the 2010 Bills, 2004 Titans, 1954 Washington, 1950 Colts, 1948 Chicago Rockets, and the 1934 Cincinnati Reds. That’s a list spanning nearly a century, and it’s not exactly a Hall of Fame of defensive prowess.
Facing the Fire Today, History Next Week?
Today, the Cardinals are on the road, which is “good news” only in the sense that they’re not at home, where they’ve been absolutely allergic to winning for over a year. The bad news? They’re going up against the Rams. The Rams’ offense is more than capable of giving the Cardinals’ defense the “hot-knife-through-butter” treatment. This defense has been serving up Country Crock to opposing offenses for weeks, and the Rams are probably already licking their chops. If the Cardinals somehow manage to allow 36 or more points *again* today, the potential record-setter, making it five straight, would come next week. The Broncos are set to roll into town then, and the Cardinals could be looking at a truly infamous spot in the NFL record books. This isn’t just a rough patch; it’s a defensive crisis with a looming date with history.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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