2016 Arizona Cardinals season

2016 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Bruce Arians
General manager	Steve Keim
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	4–6–1
Division place	2nd NFC West
Uniform

The 2016 Arizona Cardinals season is the franchise's 118th season, 97th season in the National Football League, 29th in Arizona, and 11th at University of Phoenix Stadium. It will also be the fourth season under head coach Bruce Arians.

In free agency, they signed veteran defensive back Tyvon Branch and veteran lineman Evan Mathis, while re-signing several key players. They traded for Chandler Jones from the New England Patriots, sending Jonathan Cooper and a late second-round pick to New England.

On October 23, 2016, the Cardinals played the Seattle Seahawks in a Sunday Night Football game that ended in a 6–6 tie as Cardinals and Seahawks placekickers Chandler Catanzaro and Steven Hauschka each missed a game winning field goal from 24 and 28 yards, respectively. This was the Cardinals first tie since their 1986 season as well as the lowest-scoring NFL tie since overtime was enacted in 1974.

Free agents

Position	Player	Tag	2016 Team	Notes
WR	Jaron Brown	RFA	ARI	one-year deal
TE	Jermaine Gresham	UFA	ARI	one-year deal
TE	Darren Fells	UFA	ARI	one-year deal
TE	Ifeanyi Momah	ERFA	ARI	one-year deal
QB	Drew Stanton	UFA	ARI	two-year deal
RB	Chris Johnson	RFA	ARI	one-year deal
P	Drew Butler	UFA	ARI	two-year deal
LS	Mike Leach	UFA	---	retired
G	Ted Larsen	UFA	CHI	one-year deal
C	Lyle Sendlein	UFA	---	retired
T	Bobby Massie	UFA	CHI	three-year deal
T	Kelvin Palmer	UFA	TB	one-year deal
T	Bradley Sowell	UFA	SEA	one-year deal
S	Tony Jefferson	RFA	ARI	one-year deal
S	D.J. Swearinger	RFA	ARI	one-year deal
S	Rashad Johnson	UFA	TEN	one-year deal
S	Chris Clemons	UFA	ARI	one-year deal
CB	Jerraud Powers	UFA	BAL	one-year deal
CB	Corey White	UFA	BUF	one-year deal
DE	Billy Winn	RFA	DEN	one-year deal
ILB	Sean Weatherspoon	UFA	ATL	one-year deal
ILB	Kenny Demens	ERFA	ARI	one-year deal
OLB	LaMarr Woodley	UFA	TBA
OLB	Dwight Freeney	UFA	ATL	one-year deal
DE	Josh Mauro	ERFA	ARI	one-year deal
DE	Red Bryant	UFA	ARI	one-year deal

Player re-signed by the Cardinals

Draft

Main article: 2016 NFL draft

2016 Arizona Cardinals Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	29	Robert Nkemdiche	DE	Ole Miss
3	92	Brandon Williams	CB	Texas A&M
4	128	Evan Boehm	C	Missouri
5	167	Marqui Christian	S	Midwestern State
5	170	Cole Toner	OT	Harvard
6	205	Harlan Miller	CB	Southeastern Louisiana

Notes

The Cardinals traded their second-round selection (No. 61 overall) and guard Jonathan Cooper to the New England Patriots in exchange for defensive end Chandler Jones.
The Cardinals traded a conditional seventh-round selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for quarterback Matt Barkley; the Eagles will only receive this selection if Barkley is on the Cardinals' roster for at least six games during the 2015 season.
The Cardinals received a sixth-round compensatory pick (No. 170 overall) as the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Cardinals experienced during the 2015 free agency period.

Staff

Arizona Cardinals staff

Front Office

Owner/Chairman – Bill Bidwill
President – Michael Bidwill
General Manager – Steve Keim
Vice President of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough
Director of College Scouting – Dru Grigson
Director of Pro Scouting – Quentin Harris
Assistant Director of Pro Scouting - Malik Boyd
Director of Football Administration - Mike Disner

Head Coaches

Head Coach – Bruce Arians
Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Tom Moore

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Harold Goodwin
Quarterbacks – Freddie Kitchens
Running Backs – Stump Mitchell
Wide Receivers – Darryl Drake
Tight Ends – Rick Christophel
Assistant Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein
Offensive Assistant – Kevin Garver
Assistant Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams – Steve Heiden

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – James Bettcher
Defensive Line – Brentson Buckner
Linebackers – Bob Sanders
Inside Linebackers – Larry Foote
Defensive Backs – Nick Rapone
Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross
Defensive Assistant/Defensive Backs - Mike Chiurco
Pass Rush Specialist – Tom Pratt

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Amos Jones
Assistant Special Teams – Anthony Blevins

Strength and Conditioning

Strength and Conditioning – Buddy Morris
Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Roger Kingdom

→ Coaching staff
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AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Current roster

Arizona Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks

3 Carson Palmer
5 Drew Stanton

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

20 Deone Bucannon ILB
44 Markus Golden OLB
52 Zaviar Gooden ILB
55 Chandler Jones OLB
96 Kareem Martin OLB
51 Kevin Minter ILB
54 Sio Moore ILB
57 Alex Okafor OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

30 Elie Bouka CB (IR)
13 Jaron Brown WR (IR)
59 Alani Fua ILB (IR)
43 Mike Jenkins CB (IR)
23 Chris Johnson RB (IR)
50 Gabe Martin ILB (IR)
69 Evan Mathis G (IR)
80 Ifeanyi Momah TE (IR)
87 Troy Niklas TE (IR)
68 Jared Veldheer T (IR)
58 Daryl Washington ILB (Susp.)

Practice squad

56 Nordly Capi LB
42 Reshard Cliett OLB
4 Zac Dysert QB
45 Trevon Hartfield CB
19 Chris Hubert WR
71 Kaleb Johnson G
86 Brian Leonhardt TE
34 Harlan Miller CB
35 Elijhaa Penny RB
63 Givens Price T

Rookies in italics
Roster updated December 2, 2016
Depth Chart • Transactions
53 Active, 11 Inactive, 10 Practice Squad

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

AFC East: BUF; MIA; NE; NYJ
North: BAL; CIN; CLE; PIT
South: HOU; IND; JAX; TEN
West: DEN; KC; OAK; SD

NFC East: DAL; NYG; PHI; WAS
North: CHI; DET; GB; MIN
South: ATL; CAR; NO; TB
West: ARI; LA; SF; SEA

Schedule

Cardinals at training camp

Preseason

The Cardinals preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April, 7, 2016, the opponents being the Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers, Houston Texans and the Denver Broncos.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 12	Oakland Raiders	L 10–31	0–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	at San Diego Chargers	L 3–19	0–2	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at Houston Texans	L 24–34	0–3	NRG Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	Denver Broncos	W 38–17	1–3	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff^{[note 1]}	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
1	September 11	5:30 p.m.	New England Patriots	L 21–23	0–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	NBC	Recap
2	September 18	1:05 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 40–7	1–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox	Recap
3	September 25	10:00 a.m.	at Buffalo Bills	L 18–33	1–2	New Era Field	Fox	Recap
4	October 2	1:25 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams	L 13–17	1–3	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox	Recap
5	October 6	5:25 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers	W 33–21	2–3	Levi's Stadium	CBS/NFLN/Twitter	Recap
6	October 17	5:30 p.m.	New York Jets	W 28–3	3–3	University of Phoenix Stadium	ESPN	Recap
7	October 23	5:30 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks	T 6–6 (OT)	3–3–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	NBC	Recap
8	October 30	10:00 a.m.	at Carolina Panthers	L 20–30	3–4–1	Bank of America Stadium	Fox	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 13	2:25 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–20	4–4–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox	Recap
11	November 20	11:00 a.m.	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–30	4–5–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Fox	Recap
12	November 27	11:00 a.m.	at Atlanta Falcons	L 19–38	4–6–1	Georgia Dome	Fox	Recap
13	December 4	2:25 p.m.	Washington Redskins			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
14	December 11	11:00 a.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	Fox
15	December 18	2:05 p.m.	New Orleans Saints			University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
16	December 24	2:25 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			CenturyLink Field	Fox
17	January 1	2:25 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams			Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Fox

Notes

↑ The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone, but does not observe Daylight saving time (excluding the Navajo Nation), so Arizona is synchronized with Pacific Daylight Time from mid-March until the first Sunday of November. Therefore, kickoffs from Weeks 1–8 were listed as Pacific time.

Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Networks and times for Weeks 15 and 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New England Patriots

Week One: New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	10	0	7	6	23
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: September 11
Game time: 5:30 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,864
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

NE 7:34 – Chris Hogan 37 yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Stephen Gostkowski kick), NE 7–0
NE 1:00 – Stephen Gostkowski 47 yard field goal, NE 10–0

Second quarter

ARI 4:06 – Larry Fitzgerald 3 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), NE 10–7

Third quarter

NE 10:00 – LeGarrette Blount 8 yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), NE 17–7
ARI 4:29 – David Johnson 1 yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), NE 17–14

Fourth quarter

NE 12:35 – Stephen Gostkowski 53 yard field goal, NE 20–14
ARI 9:46 – Larry Fitzgerald 1 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 21–20
NE 3:44 – Stephen Gostkowski 32 yard field goal, NE 23–21

Top passers

NE – Jimmy Garoppolo 24/33, 264 yards, TD
ARI – Carson Palmer 24/37, 271 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

NE – LeGarrette Blount 22 carries, 70 yards, TD
ARI – David Johnson 16 carries, 89 yards, TD

Top receivers

NE – Julian Edelman 7 receptions, 66 yards
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 8 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD

Top tacklers

NE – Devin McCourty 9 solo tackles, 1 assist
ARI – Tony Jefferson 9 solo tackles, 1 assist, 2 tackles for loss

The game was close, but was lost last minute. A Cardinals field goal was missed because of a low snap by long snapper.

Week 2: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Two: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	0	7	0	7
Cardinals	0	24	9	7	40

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: September 18
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,230
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

ARI 14:54 – Larry Fitzgerald 4 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 7–0
ARI 11:44 – Chandler Catazaro 22 yard field goal, ARI 10–0
ARI 1:30 – Michael Floyd 1 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 17–0
ARI 0:20 – Jaron Brown 51 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 24–0

Third quarter

TB 10:01 – Mike Evans 19 yard pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo kick), ARI 24–7
ARI 7:56 – Chandler Catazaro 40 yard field goal, ARI 27–7
ARI 5:03 – Marcus Cooper 60 yard interception return, ARI 33–7

Fourth quarter

ARI 12:11 – Chris Johnson 3 yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 40–7

Top passers

TB – Jameis Winston 27/52, 243 yards, TD, 4 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer 17/30, 304 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

TB – Jacquizz Rodgers 2 carries, 29 yards
ARI – Chris Johnson 16 carries, 54 yards, TD

Top receivers

TB – Mike Evans 6 receptions, 70 yards, TD
ARI – David Johnson 3 receptions, 98 yards

Top tacklers

TB – Brent Grimes 7 solo tackles
ARI – Tony Jefferson 9 solo tackles, 2 assists, 2 tackles for loss

Week 3: at Buffalo Bills

Week Three: Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	6	5	18
Bills	10	7	13	3	33

at New Era Field, Orchard Park, New York

Date: September 25
Game time: 10:00 a.m.
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 68,647
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

BUF 3:29 – Dan Carpenter 19 yard field goal, BUF 3-0
BUF 0:55 – LeSean McCoy 24 yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), BUF 10–0

Second quarter

BUF 10:25 – LeSean McCoy 5 yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), BUF 17–0
ARI 1:05 – David Johnson 4 yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), BUF 17–7

Third quarter

BUF 10:31 – Tyrod Taylor 20 yard run, BUF 23–7
BUF 2:25 – Aaron Williams 53 yard fumble return (Dan Carpenter kick), BUF 30–7
ARI 0:12 – David Johnson 22 yard run, BUF 30–13

Fourth quarter

ARI 10:36 – Chandler Catanzaro 60 yard field goal, BUF 30–16
BUF 4:48 – Dan Carpenter 45 yard field goal, BUF 33–16
ARI 3:04 – Corey Peters safety, BUF 33–18

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer 26/50, 287 yards, 4 INT
BUF – Tyrod Taylor 14/25, 119 yards, INT

Top rushers

ARI – David Johnson 19 carries, 83 yards, 2 TD
BUF – LeSean McCoy 17 carries, 110 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

ARI – John Brown 6 receptions, 70 yards
BUF – Robert Woods 6 receptions, 51 yards

Top tacklers

ARI – Tony Jefferson 6 solo tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack, 1 tackle for loss
BUF – Zach Brown 10 solo tackles, 2 assists

Week 4: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Four: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	3	0	7	17
Cardinals	0	10	3	0	13

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: October 2
Game time: 1:25 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,622
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Charles Davis and Peter Schrager
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

LA 1:59 – Brian Quick 65 yard pass from Case Keenum (Greg Zuerlein kick), LA 7–0

Second quarter

ARI 12:19 – Chandler Catanzaro 25 yard field goal, LA 7–3
LA 8:42 – Greg Zuerlein 29 yard field goal, LA 10–3
ARI 0:24 – Michael Floyd 5 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), tied 10–10

Third quarter

ARI 0:00 – Chandler Catanzaro 21 yard field goal, ARI 13–10

Fourth quarter

LA 2:36 – Brian Quick 4 yard pass from Case Keenum (Greg Zuerlein kick), LA 17–13

Top passers

LA – Case Keenum 18/30, 266 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer 23/36, 288 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

LA – Todd Gurley 19 carries, 33 yards
ARI – David Johnson 17 carries, 83 yards

Top receivers

LA – Kenny Britt 4 receptions, 82 yards
ARI – John Brown 10 receptions, 144 yards

Top tacklers

LA – Mark Barron 8 solo tackles, 1 pass deflected
ARI – Tony Jefferson 9 solo tackles, 2 tackles for loss

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	14	12	33
49ers	0	7	7	7	21

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Date: October 6
Game time: 5:25 p.m.
Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C), clear
Game attendance: 70,178
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS/NFLN/Twitter): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

SF 4:12 – Jeremy Kerley 9 yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), SF 7–0
ARI 1:40 – Larry Fitzgerald 21 yard pass from Drew Stanton (Chandler Catanzaro kick), tied 7–7

Third quarter

ARI 12:45 – David Johnson 4 yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 14–7
ARI 7:35 – Larry Fitzgerald 29 yard pass from Drew Stanton (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 21–7
SF 1:54 – Carlos Hyde 1 yard run (Phil Dawson kick), ARI 21–14

Fourth quarter

ARI 13:39 – Chandler Catanzaro 36 yard field goal, ARI 24–14
ARI 4:44 – David Johnson 2 yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), ARI 31–14
SF 1:52 – Blaine Gabbert 1 yard run (Phil Dawson kick), ARI 31–21
ARI 1:17 – Calais Campbell safety, ARI 33–21

Top passers

ARI – Drew Stanton 11/28, 124 yards, 2 TD
SF – Blaine Gabbert 18/31, 162 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

ARI – David Johnson 27 carries, 157 yards, 2 TD
SF – Carlos Hyde 22 carries, 78 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 6 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD
SF – Jeremy Kerley 8 receptions, 102 yards, TD

Top tacklers

ARI – Deone Bucannon 10 solo tackles, 4 assists
SF – Nick Bellore 7 solo tackles, 4 assists, 0.5 sacks, 2 tackles for loss, 1 QB hit

Week 6: vs. New York Jets

Week Six: New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	0	3	0	0	3
Cardinals	7	7	7	7	28

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: October 17
Game time: 5:30 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 64,709
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

NYJ –
ARI –

Top rushers

NYJ –
ARI –

Top receivers

NYJ –
ARI –

Top tacklers

NYJ –
ARI –

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	3	3	6
Cardinals	0	3	0	0	3	6

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: October 23
Game time: 5:30 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 65,089
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

SEA –
ARI –

Top rushers

SEA –
ARI –

Top receivers

SEA –
ARI –

Top tacklers

SEA –
ARI –

Cardinals placekicker Chandler Catanzaro and Seahawks placekicker Steven Hauschka each miss game winning field goals as the game finishes in a 6-6 tie and the Cardinals earn their first tie since the 1986 season.

Week 8: at Carolina Panthers

Week Eight: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	6	20
Panthers	14	10	6	0	30

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 30
Game time: 10:00 a.m.
Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 74,088
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

ARI –
CAR –

Top rushers

ARI –
CAR –

Top receivers

ARI –
CAR –

Top tacklers

ARI –
CAR –

Week 10: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Ten: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	0	10	3	7	20
Cardinals	7	13	0	3	23

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: November 13
Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 65,127
Referee: Brad Allen
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

SF –
ARI –

Top rushers

SF –
ARI –

Top receivers

SF –
ARI –

Top tacklers

SF –
ARI –

Week 11: at Minnesota Vikings

Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	10	0	7	24
Vikings	7	13	10	0	30

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Date: November 20
Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
Game weather: None (domed stadium)
Game attendance: 66,808
Referee: Clete Blakeman (34)
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

MIN – Adam Thielen 16-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Kai Forbath kick), 10:25. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:54.
ARI – David Johnson 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 4:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:18.

Second quarter

ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 34-yard field goal, 10:04. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 6:26.
MIN – Matt Asiata 2-yard run (kick blocked), 7:16. Vikings 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:48.
MIN – Xavier Rhodes 100-yard interception return (Kai Forbath kick), 3:07. Vikings 20–10.
ARI – Jermaine Gresham 29-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 0:50. Vikings 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:17.

Third quarter

MIN – Cordarrelle Patterson 104-yard kickoff return (Kai Forbath kick), 14:47. Vikings 27–17.
MIN – Kai Forbath 27-yard field goal, 0:04. Vikings 30–17. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:06.

Fourth quarter

ARI – David Johnson 4-yard pass (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 7:24. Vikings 30–24. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 1:46.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 20/38, 198 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
MIN – Sam Bradford – 20/28, 169 yards, TD

Top rushers

ARI – David Johnson – 22 rushes, 103 yards, TD
MIN – Jerick McKinnon – 16 rushes, 44 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 rec, 63 yards
MIN – Adam Thielen – 5 rec, 65 yards, TD

Week 12: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	6	0	6	19
Falcons	7	10	7	14	38

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Date: November 27
Game time: 11:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 69,233
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

ARI –
ATL –

Top rushers

ARI –
ATL –

Top receivers

ARI –
ATL –

Top tacklers

ARI –
ATL –

Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Thirteen: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: December 4
Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Chris Spielman and Kristina Pink
Preview

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Top passers

WAS –
ARI –

Top rushers

WAS –
ARI –

Top receivers

WAS –
ARI –

Top tacklers

WAS –
ARI –

Standings

Division

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Seattle Seahawks	7	3	1	.682	1–1–1	3–3–1	224	187	L1
Arizona Cardinals	4	6	1	.409	2–1–1	4–4–1	245	228	L2
Los Angeles Rams	4	8	0	.333	2–1	3–5	180	262	L3
San Francisco 49ers †	1	11	0	.083	1–3	1–8	234	370	L11

Conference

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Dallas Cowboys	East	11	1	0	.917	3–1	7–1	.414	.386	W11
2	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	3	1	.682	1–1–1	3–3–1	.475	.494	L1
3	Detroit Lions	North	8	4	0	.667	2–2	6–2	.431	.437	W4
4	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	5	0	.583	3–1	5–3	.529	.526	L1
Wild Cards
5	New York Giants	East	8	3	0	.727	2–1	5–3	.435	.406	W6
6	Washington Redskins	East	6	4	1	.591	2–2	4–3	.548	.441	L1
In the Hunt
7	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	6	5	0	.545	2–1	5–3	.504	.447	W3
8^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	6	6	0	.500	1–3	4–6	.537	.500	L2
9^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Green Bay Packers	North	6	6	0	.500	2–1	4–4	.528	.436	W2
10^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New Orleans Saints	South	5	7	0	.417	1–2	4–4	.533	.391	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	5	7	0	.417	0–3	3–6	.532	.368	L3
12	Arizona Cardinals	West	4	6	1	.409	2–1–1	3–4–1	.447	.250	L2
13	Carolina Panthers	South	4	7	0	.364	1–3	4–4	.512	.330	L1
14	Los Angeles Rams	West	4	8	0	.333	2–1	3–5	.488	.477	L3
15	Chicago Bears	North	3	9	0	.250	2–1	3–5	.540	.565	W1
Eliminated from postseason contention
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	1	11	0	.083	1–3	1–8	.561	.364	L11
Tiebreakers^{[lower-alpha 3]}
1 2 Minnesota wins tie break over Green Bay based on head-to-head win percentage. 1 2 New Orleans wins tie break over Philadelphia based on best win percentage in conference games. ↑ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

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Arizona Cardinals

Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona

Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head Coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks

Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Sun Devil Stadium University of Phoenix Stadium

Culture	Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Cheerleaders Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire "A Tale of Two Springfields" (The Simpsons episode)

Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield 2006 game vs. Chicago Bears

Rivalries	Kansas City Chiefs

Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015

Conference championships (1)	2008

League championships (2)	1925 1947

Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division

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Championship seasons in bold

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Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

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