Arizona Cardinals suffer another close loss, falling to Buccaneers by three points, marking their second consecutive three-point defeat to a playoff contender. Despite out-gaining the Buccaneers in total offense, a late fourth-down pass attempt fell incomplete, sealing their fourth straight loss. The Cardinals offense has been heavily reliant on their passing game recently, averaging only sixty-two rushing yards per game over their last three matchups. This shift is partly due to game situations and significantly impacted by injuries to their running backs, including starting running back James Conners season-ending foot injury and backup Trey Bensons knee injury. The team is preparing to host the Los Angeles Rams this coming Sunday, with a glimmer of hope for their running game as Trey Bensons practice window from injured reserve has opened, but he was limited in practice last week and did not participate in the open portion of practice this week, raising questions about his availability. The team has until December tenth to activate Benson from injured reserve, or he will remain sidelined for the rest of the season. With fellow running back Emari Demercado also dealing with an injury, the Cardinals are hoping for reinforcements to bolster their ground attack against the Rams.

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