--It was fitting the Cardinals clinched the division title on Alumni Weekend. Many ex-Arizona Cardinals were in attendance, as well as a few from the St. Louis era, including quarterback Jim Hart and safety Larry Wilson. "Am I excited?" Wilson said. "You're damn right. What a time!"

--Running back Edgerrin James isn't happy with his diminished role, but he enjoyed the division clinching victory and celebration. "It's the reason why I can here," he said. "I know it had the potential to accomplish this. It's unfortunate for the situation with myself. But at the end of the day, you're happy for the city of Phoenix. I'm for all of my teammates at the end of the day. It's not about me."

--Running back Tim Hightower isn't gaining many yards on the ground, but he is scoring touchdowns. He has 10 for the season, a franchise record for rookies. In his past five games, Hightower has gained 118 yards on 54 carries.

--The Cardinals would prefer to play with the roof at University of Phoenix Stadium closed. QB Kurt Warner has a great record in domes, and it's noisier when the lid is closed. Under coach Ken Whisenhunt, however, the team is 5-1 with the roof open.

BY THE NUMBERS: 60.3 -- That's the percentage of times the Cardinals have scored touchdowns when inside their opponents' 20-yard line this year. They have been inside the 20 on 58 occasions, second only the Giants (60).

QUOTE TO NOTE: "We're going to do it two ways. We're going to stay committed to our core players, even though there will be changes, as a whole, to our roster. And the second aspect of it is the quality of coaching this team will receive will make a big difference, as it has this year. You can have (good) players and not have success." - Cardinals general manager Rod Graves on how the team will try to sustain this year's success.