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The season wasnt supposed to go like this for the Cardinals and Panthers , Bengals and Packers . They combined to go 50-14 in 2015, all of them making the playoffs.This season, heading into Green Bays Monday night visit to Philadelphia, they are an ugly 15-26-2.Maybe all of that losing is overlooked when the Browns are 0-12 and the Niners are 1-10, having dropped those 10 after winning their opener. It shouldnt be.It starts to wear on you, Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick says. Im a winner. Ive never been in this position.That position is 3-7-1.Im just bummed, says Carson Palmer, whose Cardinals are 4-6-1 after making the NFC title game in January. Its disheartening, frustrating, and it hurts.How did it go so bad?ARIZONAThe Cardinals looked like the most-balanced roster in the NFL heading into September. While theyve had their share of injuries -- who hasnt? -- their shortcomings have centered on disappointing performances from many of the people they were counting on heavily.Start with Carson Palmer, who isnt making the big plays he produced last year and has thrown 11 interceptions to go with 15 TDs. Hes made some bad decisions and hasnt gotten much production out of any skill position guys except running back David Johnson, who has been terrific, and the always reliable WR Larry Fitzgerald. Arizona struggles to protect the stationary quarterback, too.Although the defense has some nice stats, its also not making game-changing plays.And special teams have been suspect.CAROLINAClearly the strangest collapse of 2016. The Panthers remain a dangerous opponent, as they showed Sunday by storming back from a 17-point halftime deficit at Oakland before losing 35-32.Super Bowl losers tend to struggle the next season, and Carolina is no exception, particularly in the secondary. Removing the franchise tag from 2015 All-Pro cornerback Josh Norman, who landed in Washington, has plagued the defense all season.The offensive line is a mess, leading to Cam Newtons falloff from his MVP showing. Jonathan Stewarts injury badly damaged a running game that only now is recuperating.Carolina also cant close, being outscored 128-75 in the fourth quarter. Close games have been going the other way, too, with five losses by three points or less.We are done comparing everything to last year, standout tight end Greg Olsen says. The reality is that we are 4-7. It is a tough loss. Obviously, there are a lot of things that we could have done better to give us a better chance.CINCINNATIEvery coach, player and team executive will swear that past performances dont have much effect on current events. The Bengals might be better off living in the past, at least regular season-wise.This franchise has made five straight trips to the postseason, losing in its first game each time. No matter what the Bengals say, that does wear on a team, particularly one with so many veterans who have gone through those January failures.Cincinnati has the look of a group waiting for the opponent to seize control. Its meltdown in the wild-card matchup with Pittsburgh last season, a game the Bengals had no business blowing, sure seems to have caused a major hangover.Add in having few complements to the wonderful A.J. Green, who is now sidelined; a leaky blocking unit; questionable coaching decisions by Marvin Lewis and his staff; and key mistakes by special teams.GREEN BAYWhen you have a quarterback with a Hall of Fame-quality resume like Aaron Rodgers, and youve been to the playoffs seven straight seasons, expectations remain high. Results in 2016 have been low.Dont blame Rodgers, whos trying to carry the offense without a recognizable running game and with a line so jumbled it looks like, well, Swiss cheese.Of all the 2015 playoff teams who are spiraling this season, the Packers have had the worst injury epidemic. Their secondary is so undermanned it sometimes seems theres no one left to line up at cornerback.Questions even have begun to arise about the job security of Mike McCarthy, despite his stellar career record. Thats the usual fallout when projected contenders fall apart.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Sony Michel Womens Jersey .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. Rob Gronkowski Womens Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. https://www.patriotssportsgoods.com/Womens-Steve-Grogan-Inverted-Jersey/ . The CFLs leading rusher kept adding to his gaudy numbers this season and scored the winning touchdown with just over two minutes to play. The New Westminster, B.C., native plowed three yards into the end zone for the last score of a heated, see-saw battle between the two teams with the best records in the CFL. Tom Brady Womens Jersey . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. Irving Fryar Patriots Jersey . The All-Pro lineman got the leg bent under him while trying to make a tackle during the first half of a 22-20 overtime loss at Miami on Thursday night. The medical staff initially thought hed torn the ligament, and the test a day later in Cincinnati confirmed it. Lots of new uni combos for Eastern Michigan. Unfortunately, the jersey numbers still have the diamondplate pattern, a tired design cliché that really needs to be mothballed. 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