The Arizona Cardinals are a team in desperate need of a spark, stumbling into the playoffs with a 1-4 mark over five games.

J.J. Watt and his bionic left shoulder might be able to provide it.

The three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year is trying to complete an unlikely comeback from a serious shoulder injury in an effort to help the Cardinals’ defense when they travel to face the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night in the wild-card round.

The idea Watt could return seemed absurd in late October.