By BLAKE BEDDINGFIELD, special correspondent

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A win is a win, and it doesn’t matter how you get it, but this one feels different for several reasons.

Instead of winning the game by three touchdowns, the Arizona Cardinals gifted a win to the Tennessee Titans.

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley (0) makes a catch past Arizona Cardinals cornerback Kei'Trel Clark (13) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Calvin Ridley makes a clutch catch in Arizona/ ASSOCIATED PRESS

The fact that players still drop the ball short of the goal line before they score is astounding and just moronic. Cardinals running back Emari Demercado even geared down at the 20-yard line, not knowing a hustling Titans defender L’Jarius Sneed was sprinting to catch him from behind. 

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