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OAKLAND PARK, Fla (Gambling911.com) - Don't look now but the Arizona Cardinals are looking very much like they are going to go OVER their regular season win total sooner than later.
The Cardinals entered the 2026 season with the worst win season total: 3.5.
On Sunday, they were the biggest underdogs in a game against the LA Chargers.
But somehow Arizona pulled off the win.
This is a team that won just three games last season, albeit they were plagued by injuries.
Led by rookie head coach Mike LaFleur, the Cardinals defeated the Jim Harbaugh-led Los Angeles Chargers 26-14 on Sunday.
LaFleur became the first Cardinals coach to win his debut since Don Coryell in 1973. He won in the same SoFi Stadium where he worked his final game as the Los Angeles Rams’ offensive coordinator last year before being hired by Arizona in February.
“These last few days have been almost miserable waiting,” he said. “Just really happy for those guys.”
LaFleur spent his first 12 years in the NFL toiling as an assistant with five different teams.
Jacoby Brissett threw for 277 yards and a touchdown for Arizona, which added 18 new players and several new assistants.
“I’m just so happy that we were able to go on the road and get a win,” Brissett said. “As a starting quarterback, it’s like, ‘Whew!’”
The Chargers were the NFL’s heaviest favorite by 9 1/2 points, but they played from behind the entire game and had a miserable fourth quarter.
- Ean Lamb, Gambling911.com
