The Arizona Cardinals, as a team, have not had many moments to cheer about in 2025, but individual players produced plenty of thrilling performances.

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Two players — running back Emari Demercado and rookie defensive lineman Walter Nolen — return to the lineup. Demercado missed the last three games with a high ankle sprain. Nolen missed the last two with a knee injury. WR Marvin Harrison Jr.

The Arizona Cardinals suffered their fourth blowout loss in six weeks, this time against the Houston Texans. They fell to 3-11 on the season.

The Cardinals are currently eighth in NFL Draft order, sitting in a five-way tie at 3-10 but ranking last due to the toughest strength of schedule. That automatically makes rooting for all other 3-10 teams to win an easy choice.

Stroud was pressured on 40.6% of his dropbacks Sunday, but was mostly kept clean. The Cardinals blitzed him only five times, according to the NFL’s Next Gen Stats. And that was largely because the Cardinals’ defense had to account for the running game, too.