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3 small positives in Cardinals' terrible 45-10 loss

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Credit: Harry How
Defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche #90 of the Arizona Cardinals celebrates his sack of quarterback Philip Rivers #17 of the Los Angeles Chargers in the second quarter at StubHub Center on November 25, 2018 in Carson, California.

The Arizona Cardinals lost on Sunday to the Los Angeles Chargers 45-10. Despite the score, not everything was terrible. It mostly was, but there were positives.

What were they?

Robert Nkemdiche had his best-ever game

Nkemdiche did not disappoint on Sunday. He had the sort of game most believed he could have regularly in his career. He finished with eight tackles, four of which were for a loss, 2.5 sacks and three other QB hits.

He was disruptive and dominant. His four tackles for loss accounted for all but one the Cardinals had.

Quick start on offense

The offense showed early how it could be effective and productive. They scored a touchdown on their opening drive and followed that up with a field goal. They had 108 yards of offense in the first quarter and a 10-0 lead.

Rosen not hit too much

Rosen was under pressure often against the Chargers, but he was only sacked twice and hit two other times. Every time, it was Jory Bosa. Korey Cunningham, starting at left tackle for the second straight game, did not get completely dominated by Melvin Ingram.

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