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Cardinals and HC Jonathan Gannon 'not happy' following Week 15 loss to Texans

GLENDALE – Sunday’s Week 15 loss to the Houston Texans was an ugly one for the Arizona Cardinals. The team loss the turnover battle, had less yards and was dominated in ever facet of the game.

Jonathan Gannon News / Burn City Sports / December 16

Gannon doesn’t believing in pitching to keep job with Cardinals in 2026

GLENDALE – The NFL head coach with the hottest seat heading into the final few weeks of the season is Arizona Cardinals Jonathan Gannon. The third-year Cardinals coach is 3-11 this year, and 15-33 overall in his tenure.

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Cardinals make surge towards top-five pick in 2026 NFL draft

GLENDALE – The only positive for the Arizona Cardinals in Week 15’s 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans was the draft implications. Entering Sunday, Arizona was currently slated for the eighth pick in the 2026 NFL draft.

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Where the Arizona Cardinals Stand in NFL Power Rankings After Week 15

The Arizona Cardinals have just three matchups left in 2025, and what a season it's been. That's said for all the wrong reasons, as the Cardinals have now plummeted to a 3-11 record after their latest loss to the Houston Texans.

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The biggest disappointments from the 2025 NFL season

All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.

Jonathan Gannon News / Pro Football Rumors / December 16

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon Addresses Job Security

Given the way the Cardinals’ season has unfolded, Jonathan Gannon remains among the staffers viewed as being on the hot seat. The third-year head coach recently acknowledged adjustments will need to made moving forward regardless of if he remains in place.

Arizona Cardinals News / Yardbarker / December 16

Cardinals' Jonathan Gannon reveals pitch to hold onto job amid hot-seat whispers

The 3-11 Arizona Cardinals will limp through the final few weeks of yet another lost campaign for a franchise that could embrace a reset this coming offseason.

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Jonathan Gannon News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 15

Jonathan Gannon Delivers Blunt Response to Growing Hot Seat Questions

Jonathan Gannon isn't pitching himself to stick around the Arizona Cardinals in 2026. "There's no pitch. I'm concentrating on Atlanta," Gannon said to reporters at his Monday press conference amid hot seat rumors that only seem to grow by the week.

Arizona Cardinals News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 15

Cardinals Hot Seat Check: Is Anyone Actually Safe in Arizona Right Now?

The Arizona Cardinals are 3-11 entering the final three weeks of the 2025 season, and change sure feels like it's coming. The Cardinals will have some major decisions to make this coming offseason that will surely help mold the future of the franchise, starting with some of the biggest names in the desert.

NFL News / Yardbarker / December 15

NFL Week 15 fantasy football takeaways: Jacoby Brissett shines again

If you're reading this, that likely means you won your first-round matchup to advance to the next round of your fantasy football playoffs. Here are takeaways from Week 15 ahead of fantasy semifinal matchups.

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Cardinals' Draft Position Climbs After Week 15 Loss

The lone bright spot of the Arizona Cardinals' losing ways since Week 3 has been their slide into the top spots of 2026 NFL Draft positioning, and their latest loss has pushed them even closer to securing a top-five selection.

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Looking back at every NFL Christmas Day game

For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.

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3 Key Lessons From Cardinals’ Crushing Loss vs Texans

For the 11th time in their last 12 games, the Arizona Cardinals found themselves in the loss column, as they were beaten 40–20 by the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon.

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Cardinals Make Unwanted History With Another Defensive Collapse

The Arizona Cardinals continue to make history for all the wrong reasons. Their 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans in Week 15 was their fourth time in 2025 allowing 40+ points, which established a new franchise record according to 12 News' Cam Cox.

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Arizona Cardinals News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 14

How Cardinals Were Doomed in Week 15 Loss to Texans

The Arizona Cardinals kept themselves in the game today against the Houston Texans, but ultimately fell short in 40-20 fashion. The Cardinals now fall to 3-11 on the season and have lost their last eleven of twelve games.

Andre Baccellia News / Burn City Sports / December 14

Injury update on Cardinals’ Andre Baccellia after scary neck injury in Week 15

GLENDALE – On the kickoff following a Houston Texans field goal near the end of the second quarter, Arizona Cardinals Andre Baccellia returned the ball for a 26-yard gain.

NFL News / Arizona Cardinals on SI / December 14

The Good, Bad and Ugly of Cardinals Loss to Texans

The Arizona Cardinals found the loss column yet again, this time falling to the Houston Texans in Week 15 action. The Cardinals have now lost their last 11-of-12 games following their 40-20 defeat in H-Town, and with three weeks left, there's some serious questions the organization needs to answer.

Jonathan Gannon News / Burn City Sports / December 14

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon explains disastrous 40-20 loss to Texans

GLENDALE – Sixth straight loss and second instance of two consecutive games allowing 40+ points by the Arizona Cardinals. After the team’s 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans, head coach Jonathan Gannon answered for all Arizona’s shortcomings with the losing streak and defensive shortcomings.

NFL News / Burn City Sports / December 14

Cardinals embarrassed and outplayed by Texans in 40-20 loss

GLENDALE – Week 15 cemented the 2025 season as one of the worst in Arizona Cardinals history. Sunday’s 40-20 loss to the Houston Texans marks the biggest two-game point differential in losses since 2018 (48 points), and the second time this season allowing back-to-back 40+ points.

Andre Baccellia News / Pro Football Rumors / December 14

Cardinals WR Andre Baccellia Hospitalized With Neck Injury

During today’s Cardinals-Texans game, Andre Baccellia suffered a neck injury. The Arizona receiver will not return as further testing takes place. Baccellia was taken off the field on a stretcher, and he was quickly ruled out for the remainder of the contest.

Trey McBride News / Total Apex Sports / December 14

Arizona Cardinals Tight End Trey McBride Makes NFL History

Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon announced they’ve ruled out five players for Week 15, including WR Marvin Harrison Jr., LT Paris Johnson Jr., S Dadrion Taylor-Demerson, CB Max Melton, and S Jalen Thompson, per Darren Urban of the team’s site. More players may be added to this list when their official injury reports are released later today.