Cardinals' home losing streak reaches 10 straight games with loss to Broncos

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Marshall, J. (2026, October 26). Cardinals' home losing streak reaches 10 straight games with loss to Broncos. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/cardinals-home-losing-streak-reaches-10-straight-games-with-loss-to-broncos/article_47de2b30-3d6d-55a4-ada7-4c1de82cefc3.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-26 · by John Marshall

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The Arizona Cardinals lost their tenth consecutive home game, falling 30-16 to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in Glendale, Arizona. Key defensive breakdowns allowed explosive plays by Denver, including a 62-yard and a 52-yard touchdown run. Despite some early defensive success, Arizona’s inability to contain these plays sealed their fate, extending their home losing streak to 10 games while they have won two road games this season.
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As of October 26, 2026, the Arizona Cardinals extended their home losing streak to 10 straight games with a loss to the Denver Broncos by a score of 30-16. The Cardinals' struggles continued despite an early strong defensive performance that held down Denver's struggling offense. However, a critical mistake in coverage allowed Denver’s quarterback to run for a 62-yard touchdown, giving the Broncos a halftime lead of 13-6. This loss highlights the stark contrast between the team's road performances and their home games; they have won twice this season at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, but haven't won at State Farm Stadium since September 14, 2025. Cardinals linebacker Mack Wilson expressed frustration over the disparity, noting that it feels like "night and day" between their road and home play.

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🔮 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Maybe the Arizona Cardinals should play all their games at SoFi Stadium.
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Arizona’s defense was good early, holding down Denver’s struggling offense. Seeing no one open and the Cardinals in man-to-man coverage, Denver’s quarterback ran past defenders who had their backs turned, untouched until just before he crossed into the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown that gave the Broncos a 13-6 halftime lead.
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🔮 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Maybe the Arizona Cardinals should play all their games at SoFi Stadium.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Maybe the Arizona Cardinals should play all their games at SoFi Stadium. asserted
Cardinals → play → Stadium
They sure can’t win at their home stadium. Plagued by numerous defensive breakdowns, the Cardinals extended their home losing streak to 10 games with a 30-16 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday. asserted
Cardinals → win → Sunday
“It’s super frustrating,” Cardinals linebacker Mack Wilson said. asserted
Wilson → ’ → ?
“You obviously look at the way we’ve playing on the road this season and how we’ve played at home, I feel like it’s night and day. asserted
it → look → home
I don’t know what it is. asserted
it → know → ?
We’ve got to get it figured out.” asserted
it → get → ?
The Cardinals (2-5) have won twice this season at SoFi in Inglewood, California, beating the Chargers in their season opener and the Rams last week. asserted
Cardinals → win → opener
That’s two more wins than they’ve had at State Farm Stadium over the past 13 months, going back to a 27-22 win over Carolina on Sept. 14, 2025. asserted
they → ’ → Sept.
A few of Arizona’s home losses last season were close, including a three-game stretch by a combined eight points. asserted
few → include → points
The Cardinals opened this season with a pair of home losses, 31-7 to Seattle in their home opener and 45-21 to Detroit on Oct. 11. asserted
Cardinals → open → Oct.
A strong defensive performance against the Rams gave them hope of changing their home fortunes against the Broncos (5-2). asserted
performance → give → Broncos
A series of explosive plays by Denver dashed any chance. asserted
series → dash → chance
“We didn’t eliminate the explosives,” Cardinals linebacker Josh Sweat said. asserted
Sweat → eliminate → explosives
“That’s really what put the game out of reach for us. asserted
what → ’ → us
We did a good job defensively, but at the end of the day that’s the only thing that matters, the explosives.” asserted
that → do → day
Arizona’s defense was good early, holding down Denver’s struggling offense. Seeing no one open and the Cardinals in man-to-man coverage, Denver’s quarterback ran past defenders who had their backs turned, untouched until just before he crossed into the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown that gave the Broncos a 13-6 halftime lead. asserted
that → hold → lead
“The guys were in coverage and had their backs turned, and the seas just parted,” Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur said. asserted
LaFleur → have → coverage
“You want to stay plastered on your guys, but at the same time at some point you have to realize that (part of the) play is over and it’s on to the next one.” asserted
it → want → one
The next one came early in the third quarter. asserted
one → come → quarter
With Arizona blitzing, Nix flipped the ball out to running back RJ Harvey on a screen pass left. asserted
Nix → blitz → pass
He followed a caravan of blockers, escaped the remaining Cardinals’ defenders and scored a 52-yard touchdown that put Denver up 20-6. asserted
that → follow → Denver
“We gave them 14 points,” Wilson said. asserted
Wilson → give → points
“It’s tough to win when you give a team that many points.” asserted
you → ’ → points
The Cardinals pulled back within seven on Trey McBride’s 7-yard touchdown, but the Broncos answered with another explosive play. asserted
Broncos → pull → play
It came late in the third quarter, when Marvin Mims Jr. hauled in a 47-yard catch to the Arizona 1-yard line. asserted
Jr. → come → line
That set up J.K. Dobbins’ 1-yard TD run, all but putting the game out of reach at 27-13. asserted
That → set → 27
“We were juiced up to get a win at home,” quarterback Jacoby Brissett said “It’s just tough that’s the outcome.” asserted
that → juice → home
The Cardinals are getting to know the feeling all too well at home. ___ asserted
Cardinals → get → home
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