What would a trip to the Super Bowl mean for this fanbase?
Considering the notion of even making it this far — even making the playoffs at all — is beyond my ability to comprehend, it’s difficult to pretend any Cardinals fans would be angry if they lost Sunday. (One suspects Eagles fans would have a different reaction, were they to lose.) No matter what happens Sunday, this is the best Cardinals season in the Super Bowl era, by a factor of about 40. No one will ever look back at this year with disappointment. But to get to this point, hosting an NFC Championship Game against a No. 6 seed, and then to fall short would be tough to stomach in the short term. These opportunities don’t come along often. (Say, once every 61 years.) Earlier this year, I said that if the Arizona Cardinals didn’t win the NFC West this year, they’re never winning the NFC West. Circumstances as they are, I could make the same statement now: If they don’t make the Super Bowl under these conditions, they’re never making the Super Bowl. But yes: A Super Bowl berth would be
