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The Pulse: Most fans not very concerned with the Arizona Cardinals’ preseason loss to the Cincinnati Bengals

Aug 26, 2014, 5:45 PM | Updated: Aug 27, 2014, 2:00 am

Arizona Cardinals fans certainly weren’t pleased with most of what they saw, especially from the first-team offense, in the Cards’ 19-13 preseason loss Sunday to the Cincinnati Bengals.

In particular, starting quarterback Carson Palmer completed just 7 of 19 passes and threw an interception that was returned for a touchdown.

But did the Cards’ performance breed long-term anxiety? Not really.

In Monday’s Sanderson Ford Poll Question of the Day, we asked:

Are you concerned about the Cardinals’ loss to the Bengals?

We provided three answers:

• Yes, the offense looked miserable

• Maybe a little, but it’s only preseason

• Not at all, it was just one game

Fewer than 10 percent of voters said they were more than just somewhat worried about the lackluster showing from Palmer and others.

A plurality (47 percent) expressed “a little” concern, while 44 percent brushed off the performance entirely.

The Cardinals have one more preseason warm-up when they head to San Diego to take on the Chargers on Thursday night. Their regular-season opener will be against those same Chargers on Sept. 8 on Monday Night Football.

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