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This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Arizona CardinalsOverall:?5 Title track: 43 Ownership: 10 Coaching: T4 Players: 10 Fan relations: 8 Affordability: 29 Stadium experience: 15 Bang for the buck: 14 Change from last year: +27With victories comes not just the spoils, but also a fast rise up ESPNs Ultimate Standings. Cardinals fans title hopes increased after a 13-3 season last year which ended with them in the NFC Championship Game, and a 27-point jump in these standings soon followed. But their 34 wins in three years had more to do with coach Bruce Arians than anything else.Whats goodThere are few offensive minds in the history of the NFL that are or were as good as that of Cardinals coach Bruce Arians -- so no surprise that he was named the fourth-best coach in all of sports, tied with Pete Carroll and behind only Bill Belichick among NFL coaches. He has become known as a quarterback whisperer for his work with Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Andrew Luck. But where he has worked his true magic is with Cardinals quarterback Carson Palmer, who had the best season of his career in 2015 at age 35 (which helped Arizonas players ranking jump to 10th). Arians took over a franchise that was mired in mediocrity and turned it into one of the leagues best while leading the Cardinals to the NFC title game in his third season.Whats badThough this generation of Cardinals fans has the highest of hopes, this franchise still hasnt won a title, reflected by a Title Track ranking of 43, Arizonas lowest score. The closest Arizona has come to a championship was a berth in Super Bowl XLIII, where it lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers (on a last-minute play called by none other than Arians). Arizona came within a game of reaching the Super Bowl a year ago, and it has the roster to get that far again, despite a 1-3 start to 2016. As long as Arians is at the helm, the Cardinals title drought has a good chance of coming to an end.Whats newOver the last two years, the Cardinals ranking in fan relations ranking has improved from 85th place to eighth. Theyre clearly doing something right. The Cardinals digital outreach has increased dramatically over the last few years, and fans rated the team second-best in the NFL in engaging with the fan base on social media. Holding training camp at University of Phoenix Stadium has also been a major factor. It allows the average fan to attend training camp in Glendale instead of driving to Flagstaff, and adds post-practice autograph sessions to boot.Next: Seattle Seahawks?| Full rankings Wholesale Jordans . Blackwood, 28, has played the last three seasons in the San Diego Padres system, including the past two summers with Class AA San Antonio of the Texas League. Cheap Nike Shoes For Sale . -- Eastern Kentucky thrives off creating havoc for others. http://www.wholesalenikeshoeschina.com/ . They had already blown a double-digit lead, fans were hitting the exits, and a long seven-game road trip waited at the end. Cheap Nike Air Max Shoes China .5 seconds to play in the game, Kevin Love never stopped believing that they would come out of there with a win. Authentic Wholesale Nike Shoes . Self was acquired from the Buffalo Bandits in a trade for Alex Hill midway through last season, and made his debut in Rochester on March 16, 2013. CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The dab is back.Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton brought back his 2015 touchdown celebration -- one that hed proclaimed dead during the offseason -- in the second quarter of Sundays game against the Kansas City Chiefs.Newton performed the Atlanta-based dance -- which last season became a national phenomenon -- after his 4-yard touchdown run in the second quarter gave Carolina a 10-0 lead. The move brought a loud cheer from the crowd.Just any spark, man, Newton said in explaining the decision to dab. Its hard to score in this league. I guess it was much-anticipated.Also in the first half, Newton?became the first player in NFL history to pass for 20,000 yards and rush for 3,000 yards in his first sixx seasons.ddddddddddddIn doing so, Newton, 27, became the fifth-youngest quarterback in NFL history to surpass 20,000 yards passing. The four quarterbacks who did so at a younger age are Drew Bledsoe, Peyton Manning, Matthew Stafford and Dan Marino.The reigning NFL MVP already owned the league record for most career rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. His 47th set up the return of the dab.Newton went on to throw an interception, returned by Chiefs safety Eric Berry for a touchdown, and the Panthers lost 20-17 as the Chiefs kicked a field goal in the closing seconds to overcome a 17-point deficit. ' ' '