The Cardinals are barely on the fringes of the playoff chase, but they have a guy who ought to be on the fringes of the MVP race.
Running back David Johnson was named NFC offensive player of the week after totaling 175 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns as the Cardinals beat Washington last week.
Johnson leads the league in yards from scrimmage (1,709), with 228 rushes for 1,005 yards and another 704 receiving yards on 64 catches.
He’s already emerged as one of the top backs in the league, and one of the reasons the 5-6-1 Cardinals are clinging to any hope at all. And with a pair of player of the week awards already, he’s the first Cardinals player to repeat in a season since Kurt Warner in 2009.