Week 9 · 2025–26 season
Cardinals
W 27-17 at Cowboys · Nov 3, 2025
Misery Index · Content
Cardinals fans toasting W.Nolen's debut and the Cowboys beatdown while still side-eyeing Kyler and the 3-5 record.
The emotional rollercoaster
Fan misery across the game window. Up is worse.
What happened
J.Brissett carved up Dallas early, hitting M.Harrison for chunks of 18 and 20 to set the tone, and the defense closed it out when C.Simon punched the ball loose from J.Williams in the fourth. The blocked punt recovered for a Dallas touchdown was the one ugly stretch, and it didn't matter. A road win with the backup quarterback and a defense getting real push from the interior — the question is whether this version of the Cardinals shows up again next week.
What fans said
“Walter fucking Nolan! Instant impact”
u/Dyingsun1▲ 280joy
“Death, Taxes and the Cardinals putting Belt to ass on the Sorry Cowboys!!”
u/Beetle-Persona▲ 129joy
“Walter Nolen is a certified dawg”
u/dnttalkaboutitt▲ 147joy
“Cody Simon and Walter Nolen!! 🥹💪”
u/Pleasant_Sock_8550▲ 51joy
“The Arizona Cardinals own that pathetic franchise”
u/Secret_AznMan▲ 84rage
“Seriously I’m so pumped for this kid. Catching a running back from behind for a TFL? WOW.”
u/redbirdrising▲ 73joy
14 more
“Defence was incredible all game. Nolen with one of the best defensive debuts I remember seeing from a Cardinal.”
u/OneOfTheManySams▲ 115pride
“You guys! We are now 3-0 when we outscore our opponent.”
u/Spiritual-Dog160▲ 52joy
“WE WON A GAME OUT OF THE BYE WEEK AND WE WON IN THE FOURTH QUARTER WE ARE STILL 3-5 BUT YEEHAW”
u/bobwinzo▲ 20joy
“Real quick I’d like to give special fuck you shoutout to Disney and YouTube TV for the removal of ESPN”
u/omegalulaz▲ 17rage
“This guy is a fucking joke”
u/BrownDog0821▲ 17rage
“What about Will Johnson? He had an instant impact in his first game.”
u/awesomebeau▲ 40joy
“HOW do you go back to Kyler after these 3 games.”
u/MITBryceYoung▲ 53frustration
“ROOKIES ROOKIES ROOKIES ROOKIES”
u/FutureGrassToucher▲ 13joy
“It is uncanny how fucking awful this team is in the 4th quarter. EVERY. FUCKING. GAME.”
u/BrawndoElectrolytes▲ 13rage
“Josh Sweat has been worth EVERY penny”
u/Hetero009▲ 15joy
“The OL has been an absolute shitcan.”
u/OneOfTheManySams▲ 18rage
“Lol this offensive line is a fucking JOKE”
u/BrawndoElectrolytes▲ 12rage
“Buying my Nolen jersey TONIGHT.”
u/MichaelBidwill▲ 11joy
“We all have collective PTSD with this fucking team”
u/BrawndoElectrolytes▲ 11despair