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Cardinals 26 Chargers 14 Game MVPs By Walter Mitchell Top Four Storylines: 1. Cardinals' Ball Control Offense 2. Cardinals finally stress pass rush and sticky man-to-man coverage (the PI on Melton was bs) 3. Special Teams punt block turned momentum back to the Cardinals to stay in the best close out of a game on defense and ball control offense in four years 4. First time since Don Coryell in 1973 that a new Cardinals' head coach won in Week 1, hooray for you and thema, Mike LaFleur Team MVPs: Defense: Andrew Wingard Offense: Jacoby Brissett Special Teams: Simi Fehoko Red Rain Question:  What are your top takeaways of this game? Red Rain Podcast 224 We intend to include the best of your takeaways on tomorrow's episode. There is much to analyze and discuss. We are taping at 10:30 am Arizona time and hope to have our Cardinals' "Victory Monday" celebration on YouTube, Spotify and Apple by 1 PM Arizona time
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 Red Rain's Annual Pick 3 vs the Spread Competition Week 1 By Walter Mitchell with special thanks to Duane Wisner (aka CCF) To play you need to be a subscriber to the Red Rain Podcast (it's free of charge, all you need to do is go to the podcast and click on "subscribe"). This year's winner (who has the most games picked correctly at the end of the playoffs receives): The Arizona Cardinals 2026 Rivalries Hat NFL Week 1 odds: Point spreads Chicago Bears  (-3) at  Carolina Panthers  (+3) Tampa Bay Buccaneers  (+3.5) at  Cincinnati Bengals  (-3.5) New Orleans Saints  (+7) at  Detroit Lions  (-7) Buffalo Bills  (-1) vs  Houston Texans  (+1) Baltimore Ravens  (-3.5) vs Indianapolis Colts (+3.5) Cleveland Browns  (+8) vs  Jacksonville Jaguars  (-8) Atlanta Falcons (+3) vs Pittsburgh Steelers (-3) New York Jets (+1.5) vs Tennessee Titans (-1.5) Arizona Cardinals (+10.5) at Los Angeles Chargers (-10.5) Miami Do...
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Guessing the Cardinals' 48 active players Week 1 at Chargers By Walter Mitchell Key Game-Day Roster Rules The 48-Player Cap: If a team has at least 8 offensive linemen active, they can dress up to 48 players from their 53-man roster . The 47-Player Limit: If a team has fewer than 8 active offensive linemen, the maximum number of active players drops to 47. Inactive Players: Any player on the 53-man roster who is not included on the active list is designated as inactive for that game. Practice Squad Elevations: Teams can temporarily elevate up to two players from their practice squad for a game, which counts toward these game-day limits. [ 1 , 2 ] Arizona Cardinals 48 Actives (guess): QB (2): Brissett, Minshew RB (3): Allgeier, Love, Knight WR (5): Wilson, Harrison Jr., Bourne, Brooks, Fehoko TE (3): McBride, Higgins, Long OL (9): Johnson Jr., Seumalo, Froholdt, Gaines II, Wilkinson, Fryar, Conner, J. Williams, Pryor* (PS call-up) DI (6): Nolen III, Lopez, Stills, Robinson, Bil...
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Analysis of Brett Kollmann's and E.J. Snyder's 2026 Cardinals' Preview on the Bootleg Podcast By Walter Mitcell For years now one of must-see previews for fans of the Arizona Cardinals is the release of Bootleg Football Podcast's Cardinals' Preview, crafted and hosted by Brett Kollmann and E.J. Snyder.  We here at the Red Rain Podcast are very proud to say that a few years back, Brett Kollmann, as our special guest, generously took the time to preview the Cardinals with us in back-to-back years.  I liken this fortune of getting to know Brett to a night at an obscure barn-like watering hole in Vermont when my friends and I enjoyed watching an up-and-coming rock and roll band from New Jersey called "Bruce Spirngteen and the E Street Band."  On that fabled night I knew I was watching unsung greatness in action --- and while having the chance to talk football with Brett Kollmann and profit from his video analyses, I felt the same.  Brett Kollmann's story. ...
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