The Arizona Cardinals found the loss column yet again, this time falling to the Houston Texans in Week 15 action. The Cardinals have now lost their last 11-of-12 games following their 40-20 defeat in H-Town, and with three weeks left, there's some serious questions the organization needs to answer.

The Cardinals get a silver lining from the loss to the Texans because of how it, paired with wins by the Saints and Commanders, affected their 2026 NFL Draft positioning.

The Cardinals this season appeared positioned for a postseason run. Instead, they have bottomed out, testing the loyalty of fans.

Last week may have broke Arizona Cardinals fans. Losing is not unexpected at this point, the Arizona Cardinals under Jonathan Gannon just lose, but the reality is they are now not competitive in their own division.

The Arizona Cardinals are now eliminated from the playoffs, which means they can turn toward the future and learn more about some key young players.

At 3-10, each of the Arizona Cardinals' roster holes can be connected to moves made by general manager Monti Ossenfort in free agency or the draft.

The offense was sluggish. The defense struggled against the pass again. Special teams gave up another long kickoff return.

The Journal-World All-Area teams are carefully selected by the Journal-World sports staff. Coach of the Year: Drew Steffen, Eudora The Cardinals had a deep playoff push this season while having the best regular season record in the 4A East.

The Arizona Cardinals released an injury update after Bam Knight exited Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. The team posted on X that Knight was ruled out for the remainder of the game with an ankle injury. Linebacker Cody Simon was also ruled out with a knee injury.