Some of us are old enough to remember that teams that were really good dominated the regular season, won their 2 playoff games and took the Super Bowl or World Series or whatever. These days, parity and interminable playoff systems with way too many teams allow whatever team is hot at the end of the season to take the championships. The Cardinals sure did take care of business, but should never have been in the playoffs.
Maybe it's more interesting to know that any team can have a magical season, but I sure do hate it when the best teams get knocked out of a playoff "tournament." It's why I don't care at all about college basketball.