TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — For a team that has a 2-0 record for the first time since 2021, the mood feels a little glum around the Arizona Cardinals.

Yes, the Cardinals won their second game of the season on Sunday by beating the Carolina Panthers 27-22 , but that was after blowing most of a 27-3 lead. Also, the team's group of young, promising cornerbacks was decimated during the contest, with Max Melton (knee), Garrett Williams (knee) and Will Johnson (groin) all leaving with injuries.

There's a maxim in sports that no one is going to complain after a win.

The Cardinals are testing that theory.

“I don’t want to take their joy away and I’m glad we’re 2-0,” Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon said on Sunday. “But we have a long way to go.”

Gannon had a slightly cheerier outlook 24 hours later.

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