Cardinals Shock Chargers & Is the NFC East Up for Grabs?! 🏈 | The Franchise Tag Podcast

Did we get the Arizona Cardinals completely wrong? 🤔 On this week’s episode of The Franchise Tag Podcast, we start the 2026 regular season focusing on Arizona’s stunning upset over the Los Angeles Chargers! Delivering a dominant performance on both offence and defence, the Cardinals completely controlled the game, upsetting a lot of would-be ‘haters’. We break down what went right for Arizona, whether this team can keep the momentum rolling into more major upsets, and what went horribly wrong for Jim Harbaugh and the Chargers. ⚡

In This Episode:

Cardinals Upset Chargers: Did we drastically underestimate Arizona? Breaking down a dominant two-way performance and whether they can continue the momentum! 🚨

Chargers Meltdown: Quick chat on what went wrong for LA and where Jim Harbaugh’s squad goes from here. ⚡

NFC East Up for Grabs: Why the division is officially wide open for the New York Giants. 🗽

What’s Wrong with the Eagles? Stuck in 2nd gear and unable to put away a struggling Commanders team—is it Jalen Hurts, Nick Sirianni, or the O-line? 🦅

Uninspiring Cowboys: Dallas fails to impress on either side of the ball while the Giants show rapid early improvement. 🤠

Early Week 1 Hot Seat: Calling out the Head Coaches and QBs already on thin ice! 🔥

💬 JOIN THE DISCUSSION: Did the Cardinals prove everyone wrong, or was this just a bad week for LA? And who belongs on the early hot seat? Drop your takes in the comments below! 👇

⏱️ TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Opening Thoughts

02:00 Arizona Cardinals

15:28 Los Angeles Chargers

19:50 NFC East Giants & Cowboys

30:32 NFC East Eagles & Commanders

41:58 Week 1 Hot Seat

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