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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — For the better part of the season, the Arizona Cardinals looked like a playoff team. The Cardinals led the NFC West in early November with a 6-4 record before their postseason hopes quickly faded with four losses in five games. That run culminated in an injury-riddled, mistake-filled 36-30 overtime defeat at Carolina on Sunday. The loss eliminated the Cardinals from playoff contention for the third straight season. Coach Jonathan Gannon says "everybody had a hand" in the Cardinals falling short of the postseason.
