Denver Broncos 3 and Arizona Cardinals 19 December 12 2010 3nd Quarter

© Denver Broncos and Arizona Cardinals 13 - 43 December 12th, 2010 It’s been a few years since the Cardinals got to this point in the season — four games left -- and weren't making some kind of effort toward a playoff berth. That's where the Cards are now though, hosting Denver Sunday, with mathematics the only thing keeping postseason hopes away from an official death. The normal motivations are lost. Motivations aren't gone, however. They are just adjusted. "Nobody likes losing, so as a competitor you want to get to the game and do your best," running back LaRod Stephens-Howling said. "Also, every time you are on the field you are signing your name off. That film is not going to be erased just because we're not making the playoffs. People are going to be watching." The Cardinals (3-9) are at home in the attempt to snap a seven-game losing streak. They are playing an equally struggling Denver Broncos (3-9) who just fired head coach Josh McDaniels this past week, leaving them in the hands of interim boss Eric Studesville, who was the Broncos' running backs coach. The Broncos are listed as favorites, however, which underscores the issues the Cardinals are having, including the need to start rookie third-string quarterback John Skelton this week because of injuries to both Derek Anderson (concussion) and Max Hall (injured reserve with a shoulder). What Skelton can deliver considering his scout-team status most of the season will be the most interesting theme Sunday. Yet ...

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