Cardinals Have 4th-Most Points Through 3 Games in NFL History

The Arizona Cardinals are off to a monstrous start, with their 126 points through the first three games of the season matching the 1941 Chicago Bears for fourth-most in NFL history, per Elias Sports Bureau (via ESPN Stats & Info).

The only teams to score more points through three games were the 1968 Dallas Cowboys (132), 2013 Denver Broncos (127) and 1966 Cowboys (127), and while none of those squads went on to win a Super Bowl, they did go a combined 35-8-1 in the regular season, each qualifying for the playoffs with ease.

The 1941 Bears won an NFL Championship, marking the franchise's second of three titles (and fifth overall) in a four-year span.

As great as the Cardinals have been so far, they may not be as dominant as their high-scoring predecessors, as the early schedule has been quite favorable.

Not only have the Cardinals played two of their first three games at home, but also the three teams they faced have gone a combined 1-5 in their other games.

The Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints are both off to ugly 0-3 starts, and the San Francisco 49ers were pasted 43-18 by the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 2, before falling 47-7 to the Cardinals on Sunday.

The Cardinals have also benefited from an unsustainable level of success in the red zone, scoring touchdowns on 11 out of 12 trips inside their opponents' 20-yard lines.

While clearly one of the better teams in the NFC, the Cardinals will still have something to prove if they ever get the chance to face another top team.

Looking at the schedule, that won't happen any earlier than Week 10, when the Cardinals face the Seattle Seahawks on the road on Sunday Night Football.