Arizona is in a great spot to make the playoffs, despite underperforming for most of the season. While many pegged Arizona to get a guaranteed playoff spot, it wasn't looking like that when they were 5-6. They won back to back games, including giving OCO their first home loss. The defense has been really strong this year, specifically the secondary, leading the league in interceptions, with 20. No other team has more than 13. The defensive line isn't bad either. They have 47 sacks, 2 less than the leader of sacks in the league. Arizona also leads the league in rushing yards, and it's not hard to see why, with the most mobile QB of them all in Jay Cue, along with the future HoFer Mathias Hanyadi. Arizona also leads the league in YPC, by more than 0.4. Jay Cue isn't throwing that badly either. He has a 3:1 TD to INT ratio, which is excellent considering he is Jay Cue. Cue is the 3rd highest in passer rating, T-2nd in interceptions, and 1st in rushing yards for a QB. There are 3 teams competing for the 2nd and 3rd seed in the playoffs, the Sabercats, the Outlaws and the Hahalua. The Outlaws have 2/3 home games left, the Sabercats have 1/3, and the Hahalua have 0/3. It will most likely come down to playing the Hahalua in week 17.
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