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TEMPE, Ariz. -- Hang out at home and still move up in this week's ESPN NFL Power Rankings? The Arizona Cardinals will take it. Thanks to loss by the Philadelphia Eagles, the Cardinals moved up one spot to fourth, behind No. 1 Seattle, No. 2 Cincinnati and No. 3 Denver -- this week's opponent. It's tough to argue that Arizona belongs among the league's elite teams based on its record but are the Cardinals one of the top four teams in the NFL? They have a defense that says so but the offense, once believed to be the foundation of the team, has gotten by with a backup quarterback in two of Arizona's three games. If the Cards are winning with Drew Stanton at quarterback and a decimated front seven, imagine how good this team could be when it gets Carson Palmer back, and Frostee Rucker is fully healthy and Alex Okafor back on defense. Sunday's game against third-ranked Denver will tell Arizona how close it is to being an elite team on the field, not just in the rankings.
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