Arizona likes the road

Football teams almost always prefer to play home games instead of road games, but the Arizona Cardinals are challenging that concept.

The Cardinals are 3-0 on the road and 1-3 at home this season, and they believe that they can extend their road record to 4-0 after Sunday's game against the Bears at Soldier Field. The Cardinals have not won four consecutive road games in the regular season since 1982.

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said he could not explain the disparity between the team's record at home and on the road.

"I wish I could," said Whisenhunt, who has a 24-19 career record as the Cardinals coach. "I don't know what it is. We're obviously pleased that we have played better on the road, but we'd kind of like to be like Chicago and be playing well at home. That's what we've done before, and hopefully that's the way that we'll finish it."

The Bears are 3-0 at home and 1-3 on the road.

-Tom Musick