A take from The Bill Simmons Podcast · Oct 5, 2026
- The Cardinals miss the playoffs.
Proposed as the week's cross-off; they ended up crossing off the Chargers instead.
“I think it's the Arizona Cardinals.”
100%Settles automatically from the final regular-season standings
How it’s graded: The Arizona Cardinals are not one of their conference’s 7 playoff teams when the 2026 regular season ends. Source: ESPN final regular-season standings (saved in data/standings.js). Settles: After the 2026 regular season ends (Week 18).
Who said it (100%): Reviewed and confirmed by an editor
Result: Currently 1–3, 4th in the NFC West (as of 2026-10-05)
