104th season in franchise history
The2023 season was theArizona Cardinals ' 104th season in theNational Football League (NFL) and the first under newhead coach Jonathan Gannon and general managerMonti Ossenfort . The Cardinals matched their 4–13 record from theprevious year after an upset win over thePhiladelphia Eagles in Week 17. The team also introduced new uniforms for the first time since the2005 season.
For the first time since2019 ,DeAndre Hopkins was not on the roster as he was released in the offseason.[ 1]
After their Week 11 loss to theHouston Texans ,[ 2] Los Angeles Rams the next week,[ 3] San Francisco 49ers in Week 15, the Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season.[ 4]
The Arizona Cardinals drew an average home attendance of 62,864 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season.
The Cardinals fired fourth yearhead coach Kliff Kingsbury , who led the Cardinals to playoffs in2021 and had been signed to a 5-year contract extension 10 months prior, on January 9.[ 5] Super Bowl LVII concluded, the Cardinals hired formerPhiladelphia Eagles ' defensive coordinatorJonathan Gannon as the team's new head coach.[ 6]
Tenth year general managerSteve Keim stepped down on January 9,[ 5] Pro Bowlers D. J. Humphries andKyler Murray , andAll-Pros Haason Reddick andBudda Baker . On January 16 the Cardinals hired formerTennessee Titans director of player personnelMonti Ossenfort as their new general manager.[ 7]
On April 20, the Cardinals unveiled new uniforms. A large "Arizona" word mark is spread across the top of the numbers on the home uniform and does not appear on the away or alternate uniforms. The home uniform's numbers are accented with a silver outline and forgoes a sleeve pattern included on the alternate and away jerseys. The white uniform featured red numbers with black trim, and red and silver stripes along the pants and sleeves. Black remains the primary color of the alternate uniform. Its numbers are red with a silver outline. The helmet was modified to feature silver facemasks and silver reflective flakes on the shell, similar to their alternate helmet's red flakes.[ 8]
Position Player Tag 2023 team Notes QB David Blough RFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $1.23 million QB Trace McSorley UFA New England Patriots 1 year, $1.08 million RB Corey Clement UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $1.08 million RB Darrel Williams UFA New Orleans Saints – WR Pharoh Cooper UFA – – WR Greg Dortch ERFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year WR Antoine Wesley RFA – – TE Stephen Anderson UFA – – TE Maxx Williams UFA – – OT Rashaad Coward UFA Houston Texans – G Cody Ford UFA Cincinnati Bengals 1 year, $1.08 million OT Kelvin Beachum UFA Arizona Cardinals 2 years, $5.15 million G Max Garcia UFA New Orleans Saints – G Sean Harlow UFA New York Giants – G Will Hernandez UFA Arizona Cardinals 2 years, $9 million G Joshua Miles UFA Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $1.16 million C Billy Price UFA New Orleans Saints – G Justin Pugh UFA – – DE Zach Allen UFA Denver Broncos 3 years, $47.75 million DE Michael Dogbe UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 1 year, $1.08 million DE Trysten Hill UFA Cleveland Browns 1 year, $1.23 million DE Jonathan Ledbetter ERFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year ILB Kamu Grugier-Hill UFA Carolina Panthers 1 year, $1.31 million ILB Ben Niemann UFA Tennessee Titans 1 year, $1.08 million ILB Ezekiel Turner UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $2 million ILB Tanner Vallejo UFA – – ILB Nick Vigil UFA – – CB Antonio Hamilton UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $5 million CB Josh Jackson UFA – – CB Byron Murphy UFA Minnesota Vikings 2 years, $17.5 million CB Jace Whittaker ERFA Washington Commanders – S Charles Washington UFA – – LS Aaron Brewer UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $1.6 million K Matt Prater UFA Arizona Cardinals 2 years, $7.5 million P Andy Lee UFA – –
Position Player Tag 2022 team Date signed Notes LB Kyzir White UFA Philadelphia Eagles March 15 2 years, $10 million G Hjalte Froholdt UFA Cleveland Browns March 15 2 years, $4.6 million DE Kevin Strong UFA Tennessee Titans March 15 1 year, $1.15 million WR Zach Pascal UFA Philadelphia Eagles March 20 2 years, $4.5 million DE L. J. Collier UFA Seattle Seahawks March 21 1 year, $1.2 million G Dennis Daley UFA Tennessee Titans March 21 2 years, $3.2 million LB Josh Woods UFA Detroit Lions March 23 1 year, $1.23 million LB Krys Barnes UFA Green Bay Packers March 25 1 year, $1.03 million CB Rashad Fenton UFA Atlanta Falcons March 30 1 year, $1.23 million DE Carlos Watkins UFA Dallas Cowboys March 30 1 year, $1.67 million OT Elijah Wilkinson UFA Atlanta Falcons April 4 1 year, $1.23 million CB Kris Boyd UFA Minnesota Vikings April 10 1 year, $1.23 million QB Jeff Driskel UFA Houston Texans April 17 1 year, $1.08 million
Draft trades
^a b c d The Cardinals traded first- and fourth-round selections (3rd and 105th overall) to the Houston Texans in exchange for first- and second-round selections (12th and 33rd overall), and2024 first- and third-round selections.[ 9] ^a b c d e The Cardinals traded first-, second- and fifth-round selections (12th, 34th and 168th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for first- and third-round selections (6th and 81st overall).[ 10] ^a b c d The Cardinals traded second- and third-round selections (33rd and 81st overall) to the Tennessee Titans in exchange for second- and third-round selections (41st and 72nd overall), and a2024 third-round selection.[ 11] ^a b The Cardinals traded a third-round selection (66th overall) to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a third-round selection (94th overall) and a2024 fifth-round selection. The trade settled Philadelphia'stampering complaint regarding Arizona hiring Eagles defensive coordinatorJonathan Gannon as their head coach.[ 12] ^a b c d The Cardinals traded a third-round selection (96th overall) to the Detroit Lions in exchange for a fourth-round selection and two fifth-round selections (122nd, 139th and 168th overall).[ 13] ^ The Cardinals traded a fifth-round selection (137th overall) to the Buffalo Bills in exchange for GCody Ford .[ 14] ^ The Cardinals traded a conditional seventh-round selection (220th overall) to the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for CBTrayvon Mullen . The pick would have become a sixth-rounder if Mullen was active for 10 games for the Cardinals in 2023.[ 15] 2023 Arizona Cardinals staff Front office
Owner/chairman/president –Michael Bidwill General manager –Monti Ossenfort Assistant general manager – Dave Sears Vice president of player personnel –Quentin Harris Vice president of football operations & facilities – Matt Caracciolo Director of player personnel – Dru Grigson Assistant director of player personnel – Rob Kisiel Director of college scouting – Ryan Gold Assistant director of college scouting –Josh Scobey Director of football administration – Matt Harriss Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Assistant special teams – Sam Sewell Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Naylor
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.
Week 1: at Washington Commanders [ edit ] Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 10 3 0 16 Commanders 7 3 0 10 20
atFedExField ,Landover, Maryland
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 54-yard field goal, 13:26.Commanders 7–6.Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20. ARI –Cameron Thomas 2-yard fumble return (Matt Prater kick), 0:55.Cardinals 13–7. WAS – Joey Slye 30-yard field goal, 0:00.Cardinals 13–10.Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 0:55. Third quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 37-yard field goal, 10:09.Cardinals 16–10.Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 4:51. Fourth quarter
WAS – Sam Howell 6-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 11:48.Commanders 17–16.Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:14. WAS – Joey Slye 33-yard field goal, 2:23.Commanders 20–16.Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 2:15. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: vs. New York Giants [ edit ] Week 2: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 0 14 17 31 Cardinals 7 13 8 0 28
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date : September 17Game time : 1:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 62,080Referee :Land Clark TV announcers (Fox) : Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina PinkRecap ,Game Book
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI –Joshua Dobbs 23-yard rush (Matt Prater kick), 14:51.Cardinals 14–0.Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:27. ARI – Matt Prater 37-yard field goal, 8:43.Cardinals 17–0.Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 5:02. ARI – Matt Prater 44-yard field goal, 1:09.Cardinals 20–0.Drive: 6 plays, 8 yards, 3:11. Third quarter
NYG –Daniel Jones 14-yard rush (Graham Gano kick), 13:43.Cardinals 20–7.Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:17. ARI –Marquise Brown 3-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Joshua Dobbs run), 9:34.Cardinals 28–7.Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09. NYG –Saquon Barkley 1-yard rush (Graham Gano kick), 3:27.Cardinals 28–14.Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:07. Fourth quarter
NYG – Saquon Barkley 9-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 8:51.Cardinals 28–21.Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:50. NYG –Isaiah Hodgins 11-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Graham Gano kick), 4:25.Tied 28–28.Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:06. NYG – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 0:19.Giants 31–28.Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 2:12. Top passers
NYG – Daniel Jones – 26/37, 321 yards, 2 TD, INT ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 21/31, 228 yards, TD Top rushers
NYG – Saquon Barkley – 17 rushes, 63 yards, TD ARI – James Conner – 23 rushes, 106 yards, TD Top receivers
After taking a 21-point lead late in the third quarter, the Cardinals collapsed and allowed New York to score 24 unanswered points and win the game. The 21-point blown lead is tied for the second largest blown lead in Cardinals history.[ 17]
Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week 3: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 7 3 3 16 Cardinals 9 12 0 7 28
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Game information First quarter
ARI –Matt Prater 39-yard field goal, 12:31.Cardinals 3–0.Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:29. ARI –James Conner 5-yard rush (run failed), 6:12.Cardinals 9–0.Drive: 7 plays, 82 yards, 3:49. DAL –Brandon Aubrey 49-yard field goal, 1:48.Cardinals 9–3.Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:24. Second quarter
ARI –Rondale Moore 45-yard rush (pass failed), 12:31.Cardinals 15–3.Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:17. DAL –Rico Dowdle 15-yard pass fromDak Prescott (Brandon Aubrey kick), 5:32.Cardinals 15–10.Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:59. ARI – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 1:28.Cardinals 18–10.Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:04. ARI – Matt Prater 62-yard field goal, 0:00.Cardinals 21–10.Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 0:25. Third quarter
DAL – Brandon Aubrey 27-yard field goal, 9:27.Cardinals 21–13.Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:33. Fourth quarter
DAL – Brandon Aubrey 26-yard field goal, 9:33.Cardinals 21–16.Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 5:20. ARI –Marquise Brown 2-yard pass fromJoshua Dobbs (Matt Prater kick), 7:22.Cardinals 28–16.Drive: 4 plays, 76 yards, 2:11. Top passers
DAL – Dak Prescott – 25/40, 249 yards, TD, INT ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 17/21, 189 yards, TD Top rushers
DAL –Tony Pollard – 23 rushes, 122 yards ARI – James Conner – 14 rushes, 98 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SF – Christian McCaffrey 18-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 14:14.49ers 14–0.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:09. ARI –Matt Prater 38-yard field goal, 8:14.49ers 14–3.Drive: 13 plays, 40 yards, 6:00. SF – Christian McCaffrey 6-yard pass fromBrock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 5:22.49ers 21–3.Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:52. ARI –Michael Wilson 16-yard pass fromJoshua Dobbs (Matt Prater kick), 9:07.49ers 21–10.Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 4:59. Third quarter
ARI – Michael Wilson 8-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (run failed), 4:12.49ers 21–16.Drive: 11 plays, 99 yards, 6:25. Fourth quarter
SF – Christian McCaffrey 2-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 14:22.49ers 28–16.Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:50. SF – Brock Purdy 1-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 1:50.49ers 35–16.Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 7:14. Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals [ edit ] Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 10 7 7 10 34 Cardinals 0 14 6 0 20
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date : October 8Game time : 1:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 62,651Referee :Clay Martin TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura OkminRecap ,Game Book
Game information First quarter
CIN –Ja'Marr Chase 2-yard pass fromJoe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 7:09.Bengals 7–0.Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:10. CIN – Evan McPherson 40-yard field goal, 1:46.Bengals 10–0.Drive: 8 plays, 26 yards, 4:05. Second quarter
ARI –Marquise Brown 25-yard pass fromJoshua Dobbs (Matt Prater kick), 12:25.Bengals 10–7.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:21. ARI –Zach Ertz 4-yard pass from Joshua Dobbs (Matt Prater kick), 8:28.Cardinals 14–10.Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:13. CIN –Cam Taylor-Britt 11-yard interception return (Evan McPherson kick), 1:23.Bengals 17–14. Third quarter
CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 63-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 13:39.Bengals 24–14.Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:21. ARI –Emari Demercado 11-yard run (kick failed), 7:33.Bengals 24–20.Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:06. Fourth quarter
CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 3-yard pass from Joe Burrow (Evan McPherson kick), 7:48.Bengals 31–20.Drive: 1 play, 83 yards, 8:55. CIN – Evan McPherson 40-yard field goal, 6:33.Bengals 34–20.Drive: 5 plays, 6 yards, 1:08. Top passers
CIN – Joe Burrow – 36/46, 317 yards, 3 TD, INT ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 15/32, 166 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
CIN – Ja'Marr Chase – 15 receptions, 192 yards, 3 TD ARI – Marquise Brown – 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD
The Cardinals recorded their first home loss to the Bengals.[ 18]
Week 6: at Los Angeles Rams [ edit ] Game information First quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 55-yard field goal, 11:25.Cardinals 3-0.Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:35. LAR –Brett Maher 29-yard field goal, 0:11.Tied 3-3.Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 1:56. Second quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 32-yard field goal, 12:35.Cardinals 6-3.Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:52. ARI – Matt Prater 27-yard field goal, 0:43.Cardinals 9-3.Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:22. LAR – Brett Maher 35-yard field goal, 0:04.Cardinals 9-6.Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 0:39. Third quarter
LAR –Cooper Kupp 13-yard pass fromMatthew Stafford (Brett Maher kick), 8:57.Rams 13-9.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:03. LAR – Brett Maher 25-yard field goal, 2:44.Rams 16-9.Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:31. Fourth quarter
LAR –Kyren Williams 5-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 8:19.Rams 23-9.Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 6:35. LAR – Brett Maher 43-yard field goal, 4:37.Rams 26-9.Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:38. Top passers
ARI –Joshua Dobbs – 21/41, 235 yards, INT LAR – Matthew Stafford – 15/24, 226 yards, TD Top rushers
ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 7 rushes, 47 yards LAR – Kyren Williams – 20 rushes, 158 yards, TD Top receivers
ARI –Trey McBride – 4 receptions, 62 yards LAR – Cooper Kupp – 7 receptions, 148 yards, TD
Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 7 0 0 10 Seahawks 7 7 3 3 20
atLumen Field ,Seattle, Washington
Date : October 22Game time : 1:05 p.m. MST & PDTGame weather : Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 68,781Referee :Scott Novak TV announcers (Fox) : Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon SpakeRecap ,Game Book
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI –Joshua Dobbs 25-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 9:11.Cardinals 10-7.Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:27. SEA –Jake Bobo 18-yard pass from Geno Smith (Jason Myers kick), 4:41.Seahawks 14-10.Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 4:30. Third quarter
SEA – Jason Myers 21-yard field goal, 7:37.Seahawks 17-10.Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 7:23. Fourth quarter
SEA – Jason Myers 48-yard field goal, 2:17.Seahawks 20-10.Drive: 9 plays, 25 yards, 2:41. Top passers
ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 19/33, 146 yards SEA – Geno Smith – 18/24, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
ARI – Emari Demercado – 4 receptions, 17 yards SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD
Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens [ edit ] Week 8: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Ravens 7 7 7 10 31 Cardinals 7 0 0 17 24
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date : October 29Game time : 1:25 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 63,064Referee :Tra Blake TV announcers (CBS ) : Chris Lewis,Ross Tucker and Justin WaltersRecap ,Game Book
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
BAL –Gus Edwards 1-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 0:25.Ravens 14–7.Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:32. Third quarter
BAL – Gus Edwards 7-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 0:40.Ravens 21–7.Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 1:05. Fourth quarter
BAL – Justin Tucker 48-yard field goal, 9:27.Ravens 24–7.Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:49. ARI –Trey McBride 17-yard pass from Josh Dobbs (Josh Dobbs run), 6:32.Ravens 24-15.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:55. BAL – Gus Edwards 1-yard rush (Justin Tucker kick), 2:51.Ravens 31–15.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41. ARI –Marquise Brown 1-yard pass from Josh Dobbs (pass failed), 1:14.Ravens 31-21.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 1:31. ARI – Matt Prater 47-yard field goal, 0:26.Ravens 31–24.Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 0:48. Top passers
BAL – Lamar Jackson – 18/27, 157 yards, TD ARI – Josh Dobbs – 25/37, 208 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
BAL – Gus Edwards – 19 rushes, 80 yards, 3 TD ARI –Emari Demercado – 20 rushes, 78 yards Top receivers
BAL – Mark Andrews – 4 receptions, 40 yards, TD ARI – Trey McBride – 10 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Week 9: at Cleveland Browns [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
CLE –Dustin Hopkins 30-yard field goal, 14:15.Browns 3–0.Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:46. CLE –Amari Cooper 11-yard pass fromDeshaun Watson (Dustin Hopkins kick), 6:48.Browns 10–0.Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:22. CLE – Dustin Hopkins 45-yard field goal, 0:00.Browns 13–0.Drive: 9 plays, 39 yards, 1:44. Third quarter
CLE –David Njoku 5-yard pass from Deshaun Watson (Dustin Hopkins kick), 8:07.Browns 20–0.Drive: 3 plays, 11 yards, 1:24. Fourth quarter
CLE –Kareem Hunt 3-yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 7:48.Browns 27–0.Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 2:13. Top passers
ARI –Clayton Tune – 11/20, 58 yards, 2 INT CLE – Deshaun Watson – 19/30, 219 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
ARI – Clayton Tune – 5 rushes, 28 yards CLE –Jerome Ford – 20 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers
ARI –Marquise Brown – 4 receptions, 24 yards CLE – Amari Cooper – 5 receptions, 139 yards, TD
Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons [ edit ] Week 10: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Falcons 0 14 3 6 23 Cardinals 3 9 10 3 25
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date : November 12Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 62,861Referee :Craig Wrolstad TV announcers (CBS) : Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta andAmanda Renner Recap ,Game Book
Game information First quarter
ARI –Matt Prater 51-yard field goal, 4:48.Cardinals 3–0.Drive: 15 plays, 63 yards, 7:48. Second quarter
ATL –Scotty Miller 2-yard pass fromTaylor Heinicke (Younghoe Koo kick), 13:27.Falcons 7–3.Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:21. ARI – Matt Prater 46-yard field goal, 10:32.Falcons 7–6.Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:55. ATL –Bijan Robinson 5-yard run (Younghoe Koo kick), 4:07.Falcons 14–6.Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:25. ARI –Kyler Murray 6-yard run (pass failed), 0:10.Falcons 14–12.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:57. Third quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 56-yard field goal, 9:16.Cardinals 15–14.Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:49. ATL – Younghoe Koo 36-yard field goal, 5:18.Falcons 17–15.Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:17. ARI –Clayton Tune 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 0:19.Cardinals 22–17.Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:49. Fourth quarter
ATL –Desmond Ridder 9-yard run (pass failed), 2:33.Falcons 23–22.Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:10. ARI – Matt Prater 23-yard field goal, 0:00.Cardinals 25–23.Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 2:33. Top passers
ATL – Taylor Heinicke – 8/15, 55 yards, TD ARI – Kyler Murray – 19/32, 249 yards, INT Top rushers
ATL – Bijan Robinson – 22 rushes, 95 yards, TD ARI –James Conner – 16 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers
This game marked the return of quarterbackKyler Murray , who had been out since tearing his ACL on December 12, 2022 against theNew England Patriots .
Week 11: at Houston Texans [ edit ] Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 10 0 6 0 16 Texans 7 14 0 0 21
atNRG Stadium ,Houston, Texas
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
HOU –Devin Singletary 11-yard run (Matt Ammendola kick), 11:20.Texans 14–10.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:01. HOU –Tank Dell 40-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Matt Ammendola kick), 0:26.Texans 21–10.Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:49. Third quarter
ARI – Kyler Murray 1-yard run (run failed), 2:52.Texans 21–16.Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 6:23. Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI – Kyler Murray – 20/30, 214 yards, TD, INT HOU – C. J. Stroud – 27/37, 336 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers
ARI –James Conner – 14 rushes, 62 yards HOU – Devin Singletary – 22 rushes, 112 yards, TD Top receivers
ARI –Greg Dortch – 6 receptions, 76 yards HOU – Tank Dell – 8 receptions, 149 yards, TD
Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams [ edit ] Week 12: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 7 14 3 13 37 Cardinals 8 0 0 6 14
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
LAR – Tyler Higbee 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Lucas Havrisik kick), 9:57.Rams 14–8.Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 4:57. LAR –Kyren Williams 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Lucas Havrisik kick), 0:59.Rams 21–8.Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:57. Third quarter
LAR – Lucas Havrisik 24-yard field goal, 7:33.Rams 24–8.Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter
LAR – Kyren Williams 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Lucas Havrisik kick), 12:41.Rams 31–8.Drive: 13 plays, 54 yards, 7:22. LAR –Royce Freeman 23-yard run (kick failed), 8:19.Rams 37–8.Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 3:01. ARI –Greg Dortch 6-yard pass from Kyler Murray (pass failed), 5:12.Rams 37–14.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:07. Top passers
LAR – Matthew Stafford – 25/33, 229 yards, 4 TD, INT ARI – Kyler Murray – 27/45, 256 yards, TD Top rushers
LAR – Kyren Williams – 16 rushes, 143 yards ARI –James Conner – 6 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers
Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
PIT –Chris Boswell 29-yard field goal, 12:01.Steelers 3–0.Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:59. ARI –Matt Prater 51-yard field goal, 5:44.Tied 3–3.Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:32. Second quarter
Third quarter
ARI –James Conner 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 7:18.Cardinals 17–3.Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 3:11. Fourth quarter
ARI – James Conner 9-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 8:28.Cardinals 24–3.Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:08. PIT –Diontae Johnson 2-yard pass fromMitchell Trubisky (Chris Boswell kick), 4:25.Cardinals 24–10.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03. Top passers
ARI – Kyler Murray – 13/23, 145 yards, TD PIT – Mitchell Trubisky – 11/17, 117 yards, TD Top rushers
ARI – James Conner – 25 rushes, 105 yards, 2 TD PIT –Najee Harris – 16 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers
ARI – Terry McBride – 8 receptions, 89 yards, TD PIT –George Pickens – 4 receptions, 86 yards
In an upset, the Cardinals defeated the Steelers to record their first road win inPittsburgh since the1969 season , when they were known as theSt. Louis Cardinals .[ 19]
Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Week 15: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 14 7 14 10 45 Cardinals 7 6 3 13 29
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 58-yard field goal, 14:11.49ers 14–10.Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 5:11. ARI – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 6:14.49ers 14–13.Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 6:15. SF –Christian McCaffrey 5-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 1:14.49ers 21–13.Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:00. Third quarter
SF – Christian McCaffrey 41-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 13:18.49ers 28–13.Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:42. ARI – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 4:20.49ers 28–16.Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 6:18. SF – Christian McCaffrey 1-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 1:08.49ers 35–16.Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 3:12. Fourth quarter
ARI –Emari Demercado 49-yard run (two-point pass failed), 11:30.49ers 35–22.Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:38. SF – Deebo Samuel 19-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 7:09.49ers 42–22.Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:21. SF – Jake Moody 43-yard field goal, 3:09.49ers 45–22.Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:09. ARI –Elijah Higgins 8-yard pass fromKyler Murray (Matt Prater kick), 0:47.49ers 45–29.Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:22. Top passers
SF – Brock Purdy – 16/25, 242 yards, 4 TD ARI – Kyler Murray – 26/39, 211 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
SF – Christian McCaffrey – 18 rushes, 115 yards, TD ARI – James Connor – 14 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers
SF – Christian McCaffrey – 5 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD ARI – Trey McBride – 10 receptions, 102 yards
The Cardinals came off their bye week to play at home against theirNFC West rival , the 49ers while still being in playoff contention. The Cardinals would end up losing to the 49ers by 16, which resulted in them being eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive year.
Week 16: at Chicago Bears [ edit ] Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 3 6 16 Bears 7 14 3 3 27
atSoldier Field ,Chicago, Illinois
Date : December 24Game time : 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MSTGame weather : Mostly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)Game attendance : 59,978Referee :John Hussey TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura OkminRecap ,Game Book
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
CHI –Khalil Herbert 11-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 12:54.Bears 14–0.Drive: 11 plays, 90 yard, 5:57. CHI –Marcedes Lewis 1-yard pass from Justin Fields (Cairo Santos kick), 7:12.Bears 21–0.Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:41. ARI –James Conner 16-yard pass fromKyler Murray (Matt Prater kick), 2:27.Bears 21–7.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:45. Third quarter
ARI – Matt Prater 55-yard field goal, 12:12.Bears 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 20 yards, 2:48.' CHI – Cairo Santos 49-yard field goal, 1:04.Bears 24–10.Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:35. Fourth quarter
ARI –Greg Dortch 38-yard pass from Kyler Murray (pass failed), 6:37.Bears 24–16.Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45. CHI – Cairo Santos 29-yard field goal, 1:02.Bears 27–16.Drive: 7 plays, 16 yards, 1:55. Top passers
ARI – Kyler Murray – 24/38, 230 yards, 2 TD CHI – Justin Fields – 15/27, 170 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – James Conner – 12 rushes, 45 yards CHI – Khalil Herbert – 20 rushes, 112 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 3 15 14 35 Eagles 7 14 0 10 31
atLincoln Financial Field ,Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : December 31Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : Partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)Game attendance : 69,879Referee :Bill Vinovich TV announcers (Fox) : Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam OliverRecap ,Game Book
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PHI –Sydney Brown 99-yard interception return (Jake Elliott kick), 12:01.Eagles 14-3. ARI – Matt Prater 34-yard field goal, 1:53.Eagles 14-6.Drive: 16 plays, 63 yards, 9:54. PHI – Julio Jones 22-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 0:24.Eagles 21-6.Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:54. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHI –Dallas Goedert 9-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 10:02.Eagles 28-21.Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 7:06. ARI – Michael Wilson 5-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Matt Prater kick), 5:30.Tied 28-28.Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 4:29. PHI – Jake Elliott 43-yard field goal, 2:37.Eagles 31-28.Drive: 6 plays, 24 yards, 2:53. ARI – James Conner 2-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 0:36.Cardinals 35-31.Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:01. Top passers
ARI – Kyler Murray – 25/31, 232 yards, 3 TD, INT PHI – Jalen Hurts – 18/23, 167 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – James Conner – 26 rushes, 128 yards, TD PHI –D'Andre Swift – 13 rushes, 61 yards Top receivers
Week 18: vs. Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Week #: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 3 10 0 8 21 Cardinals 0 6 7 7 20
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date : January 7Game time : 2:25 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 63,197Referee :Adrian Hill TV announcers (Fox) : Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura OkminRecap ,Game Book
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK Division leaders 1[ a] San Francisco 49ers West 12 5 0 .706 5–1 10–2 .509 .475 L1 2[ a] [ b] Dallas Cowboys East 12 5 0 .706 5–1 9–3 .446 .392 W2 3[ a] [ b] Detroit Lions North 12 5 0 .706 4–2 8–4 .481 .436 W1 4[ c] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 .481 .379 W1 Wild cards 5 Philadelphia Eagles East 11 6 0 .647 4–2 7–5 .481 .476 L2 6 Los Angeles Rams West 10 7 0 .588 5–1 8–4 .529 .453 W4 7[ d] [ e] Green Bay Packers North 9 8 0 .529 4–2 7–5 .474 .458 W3 Did not qualify for the postseason 8[ d] [ e] Seattle Seahawks West 9 8 0 .529 2–4 7–5 .512 .392 W1 9[ c] [ d] New Orleans Saints South 9 8 0 .529 4–2 6–6 .433 .340 W2 10[ f] [ g] Minnesota Vikings North 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 .509 .454 L4 11[ g] [ h] Chicago Bears North 7 10 0 .412 2–4 6–6 .464 .370 L1 12[ f] [ h] Atlanta Falcons South 7 10 0 .412 3–3 4–8 .429 .462 L2 13 New York Giants East 6 11 0 .353 3–3 5–7 .512 .353 W1 14[ i] Washington Commanders East 4 13 0 .235 0–6 2–10 .512 .338 L8 15[ i] Arizona Cardinals West 4 13 0 .235 0–6 3–9 .561 .588 L1 16 Carolina Panthers South 2 15 0 .118 1–5 1–11 .522 .500 L3 Tiebreakers [ j] ^a b c San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record, claiming the No. 1 seed. ^a b Dallas claimed the No. 2 seed over Detroit based on head-to-head victory. ^a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans in the NFC South based on common record. (Tampa Bay is 8–4 against Minnesota, Chicago, Detroit, Green Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, Houston, Tennessee, Jacksonville, and Indianapolis, while New Orleans is 6–6 against the same teams.) ^a b c Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record. ^a b Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot. ^a b Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below). ^a b Minnesota finished ahead of Chicago based on common record. (Minnesota is 5–7 against Tampa Bay, Los Angeles Chargers, Carolina, Kansas City, Green Bay, Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, Las Vegas, and Detroit, while Chicago is 4–8 against the same teams.) ^a b Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. ^a b Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory. ^ 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.
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