2023 NFL Power Rankings: Arizona Cardinals

Throughout the 2023 NFL season, we will compile a consensus NFL Power Rankings that averages the rankings of all 32 NFL teams.

Below you will find a Week 18 roundup for the Arizona Cardinals in our consensus 2023 NFL Power Rankings.

ESPN -- Rank: 29

Biggest offseason contract to watch: WR Marquise Brown

The Cardinals picked up Brown's fifth-year option for this season and paid him $13.4 million but did not give him the long-term contract he wanted. However, an injury-riddled 2023 might be what stands in the way of Brown getting the kind of second contract players want. Arizona will have a decision to make when it comes to Brown: Give him a long-term deal to keep him reunited with his good friend, quarterback Kyler Murray, let him walk or give him a short prove-it deal with the hope -- and possible promise -- of a longer deal coming in the future. -- Josh Weinfuss

NFL.com -- Rank: 29

The Cardinals have relished the spoiler role, starting with their Week 3 shocker over the Cowboys and continuing right through to Sunday's bigger stunner against the Eagles. Despite not scoring a touchdown in the first 36 minutes of the game in Philly, the Cards controlled the clock, erasing a 15-point deficit on the road with four TDs in their four second-half possessions. The offense has caught a little bit of fire lately, ringing up its second game in three outings with 200-plus rush yards and crossing the 30-point mark for the first time all season. For that to happen in such a big setting was a huge boost for first-year offensive coordinator Drew Petzing and QB Kyler Murray, who have formed a quality tandem in their initial season together.

CBS Sports -- Rank: 25

Jonathan Gannon has done a good job with this team. Winning at Philadelphia speaks volumes about his coaching.

USA Today -- Rank: 24

Their 35 points and 449 yards Sunday were season bests, to say nothing of the fact the Cards didn't need to punt in a win that put a torpedo into the Eagles, HC Jonathan Gannon's former team.

The Athletic -- Rank: 27

The lesson: We'll see

The Cardinals are getting a pat on the back for beating a playoff team, but they also moved themselves from the No. 2 pick in the draft to the No. 4 pick for now. If that holds, it could be a costly turn of events even if the Cardinals want to hold on to Kyler Murray. A top-two pick in this draft means being able to take Caleb Williams or Drake Maye or shop the pick to someone who wants to do that. That might be worth more in the long run than feeling good on the last Monday of the regular season.

FOX -- Rank: 23

Draft positioning is great, but it's not more important than a win like Sunday's. Beating a team like Philly, with a young roster like this, is the type of performance that helps Jonathan Gannon get buy-in.

Yahoo! -- Rank: 29

Kyler Murray playing so well Sunday might cost him a shot to throw to Marvin Harrison Jr. for the next few years. The Cardinals moved from No. 2 to No. 4 in the draft, which means they might watch someone else take Harrison third. But there is a lot of value in that win over the Eagles and the confidence it should bring in what head coach Jonathan Gannon is building.

PFT -- Rank: 26

They could be contenders next year.

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