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Bird Droppings: Arizona Cardinals get much needed shutout of New York Giants

News and notes coming out of the Arizona Cardinals shutout win over the New York Giants.

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Merry Christmas one and all!

Happy Victory Monday and I hope you all are enjoying this one a little more.

Today will be slow around the site.

We’ll have all the news coming out of today’s game, an open thread for Christmas if anyone needs a place to escape and game threads for the two Monday games, but the analysis from yesterday’s win will come tomorrow as we all try and recover from the holiday.

Enjoy your day, but start it out with all the news coming out of the Arizona Cardinals first shutout since 1992.

Full Highlights - Cardinals vs. Giants
Relive the top moments from the 23-0 shutout win over the Giants in Week 16

Red Sea Review vs Giants 2017
Review all the key stats and stories from the Cardinals' Week 16 game against the New York Giants

Drew Stanton Cherishes Chance Against Giants
Notes: Arians ties Whisenhunt's wins record; Brown scores in return; Peterson OK

Cardinals Notch First Shutout Since 1992
Defense shines in 23-0 win over the Giants

Larry Fitzgerald Helps Cards To Happy Holiday Win
Veteran receiver and defense's first shutout in 25 years gets Cardinals 23-0 win over Giants

Cardinals Blogs
A shutout and Giants aftermath

Larry Fitzgerald completes first pass, surpasses 1,000-yard mark
Larry Fitzgerald surpassed the mark of 1,000 receiving yards for the ninth time in his career on Cardinals quarterback Drew Stanton's wobbly flea-flicker.

Robert Nkemdiche rumbles in for the score against Giants
The Arizona Cardinals were already rolling as they headed into the fourth quarter against the New York Giants Sunday. Then Bucannon and Nkemdiche happened.

Big Red Recap: Cardinals record first shutout win since 1992
The Cardinals (7-8) blanked the New York Giants, 23-0, recording their first shutout since 1992 as Fitzgerald surpassed 1,000 yards and 100 receptions.

Cardinals' Larry Fitzgerald shines, brushes off questions about future
Larry Fitzgerald put up a big game against the Giants, and as his future with the team becomes the focus, the Cardinals claim it wasn't exactly by design.

Without playoffs as an end goal, Cardinals' defense shuts out Giants
The Arizona Cardinals showed pride in shutting out the New York Giants in their second-to-last game, something they haven't done since 1992.

Giants vs. Cardinals - Game Recap - December 24, 2017 - ESPN
Get a recap of the New York Giants vs. Arizona Cardinals football game.

Arizona Cardinals' defense shines in first shutout since 1992
The Cardinals held the Giants to just 43 rushing yards and forced three turnovers in recording their first shutout in 25 seasons.

Larry Fitzgerald gets catch No. 100, ends TD drought for Cardinals | Cards Wire
He scores the Cardinals' first TD since December 3 and reaches the century mark for the fifth time in his career.

WATCH: Robert Nkemdiche rumbles in for defensive TD | Cards Wire
He scores on the fumble caused by Deone Bucannon.

Cardinals defense dominant again in 23-0 win over Giants | Cards Wire
Arizona pitches a shutout for the first time since 1992.

Cardinals can play spoiler vs. Seahawks in Week 17 | Cards Wire
A Cardinals win not only evens their record to 8-8, but it would keep the Seahawks from the postseason.

Larry Fitzgerald helps teammate earn $500K | Cards Wire
His completion to Jaron Brown triggered a contract incentive.

5 takeaways from Cardinals’ 23-0 Week 16 win over Giants | Cards Wire
Arizona played well on defense, made plays on offense and Larry Fitzgerald was fantastic.