Cardinals vs. Patriots prediction: The ‘Monday Night Football’ 

Cardinals vs. Patriots prediction: The ‘Monday Night Football’ pick to make

Date: 13-12-22 By: Lisa Martin Credit: Google.com

This season, it has been rather simple to understand the New England Patriots. The Pats have both defeated and fallen to inferior opponents.

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Fortunately for New England, they play the Arizona Cardinals on "Monday Night Football," who are a below-average squad.

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The six victories for New England came against groups that had a combined record of 26-34-1. The teams the Patriots have lost against have a combined record of 43-32.

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The Jets are the only team this season that the Pats have defeated that has a winning record (twice).

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The Cardinals, who are 4-8, fit the bill as a team that Bill Belichick's group has dominated this season. The Cardinals are no longer in contention for the NFC playoffs.

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However, there are also rumours of internal problems, such as players not liking Kyler Murray at quarterback and head coach Kliff Kingsbury perhaps resigning after the season.

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Arizona enters with a record of 1-4 in its previous five games, with its lone victory coming against the Rams. Despite not having the best talent in the league.

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Against a Cardinals defence that ranks 31st in scoring defence and 24th in pass defence, New England's much-maligned attack should also have some success.

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Given that Belichick does an excellent job of getting his teams ready after playing poorly, I'm not surprised to see New England listed as short road favourites in this situation.

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The Pats are 12-2 ATS in their previous 14 games after suffering a significant home loss. That pattern will probably continue.

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