Kelvin Beachum knows what questions Cardinals must answer to become NFL's surprise team in 2024

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Last season, the Houston Texans saw themselves vault from a 3-13-1 team the year prior to a division champion out of the NFC South. They even won a Wild Card Round game against the Cleveland Browns. 

Houston proved that one season can change the entire trajectory of a franchise, and in turn, they were the NFL's biggest surprise team of the year. 

Who could that team be this season? 

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Kelvin Beachum, #68 of the Arizona Cardinals, looks on during the first half of a game against the San Francisco 49ers at Estadio Azteca on Nov. 21, 2022 in Mexico City. (Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

The Arizona Cardinals, a team that finished 4-13 in 2023, could be among those teams that turns the tides this season. 

Unlike last year, quarterback Kyler Murray was healthy at the start of the season, and he is equipped with young, explosive weapons on offense, including first-round pick Marvin Harrison Jr. The front office also revamped many defensive positions to bolster the depth chart for a tough schedule that always comes in the NFC West. 

Cardinals veteran lineman Kelvin Beachum is entering Year 13 in the NFL, his fifth with Arizona, and he knows his teammates have what it takes to become a playoff team this season. 

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However, Beachum is not necessarily one who has the goal of being the surprise team, considering it means the view before the start of the year is the Cardinals are not expected to make the playoffs. 

However, he does know the questions the team must answer to fulfill their goal of getting into the postseason to vie for