104th season in franchise history
The 2023 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 104th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the first under new head coach Jonathan Gannon and general manager Monti Ossenfort. The Cardinals matched their 4–13 record from the previous year after an upset win over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 17. The team also introduced new uniforms for the first time since the 2005 season.
For the first time since 2019, DeAndre Hopkins was not on the roster as he was released in the offseason.[1]
After their Week 11 loss to the Houston Texans,[2] they were guaranteed their second consecutive losing season. After another loss to the Los Angeles Rams the next week,[3] they suffered their second consecutive double digit losing season. After losing to the San Francisco 49ers in Week 15, the Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention for the second consecutive season.[4]
Offseason
Head coach
The Cardinals fired fourth year head coach Kliff Kingsbury, who led the Cardinals to playoffs in 2021 and had been signed to a 5-year contract extension 10 months prior, on January 9.[5] On February 14, two days after Super Bowl LVII concluded, the Cardinals hired former Philadelphia Eagles' defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon as the team's new head coach.[6] He was the last new head coach hired for the NFL before the 2023 NFL season began after being one of the first teams to search for a new head coach.
General manager
Tenth year general manager Steve Keim stepped down on January 9,[5] following a tenure that had included the drafting of Pro Bowlers D. J. Humphries and Kyler Murray, and All-Pros Haason Reddick and Budda Baker. On January 16 the Cardinals hired former Tennessee Titans director of player personnel Monti Ossenfort as their new general manager.[7]
Uniforms
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] The helmet also includes larger holographic team logos included on either side.
Roster changes
Free agents
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 | – | – |
Signings
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
Notes
- ^ Arizona traded a fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for offensive lineman Cody Ford.
- ^ Arizona traded a seventh-round selection to Las Vegas in exchange for cornerback Trayvon Mullen. This selection could become a sixth-round selection if Mullen was active for 10 or more games in 2022 for Arizona.
Staff
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 - Defensive coordinator – Nick Rallis
- Defensive line – Derrick LeBlanc
- Assistant defensive line – William Peagler
- Linebackers – Sam Siefkes
- Outside linebackers – Rob Rodriguez
- Defensive backs – Patrick Toney
- Cornerbacks – Ryan Smith
- Defensive quality control – Ronald Booker
Special teams coaches - Assistant special teams – Sam Sewell
Strength and conditioning - Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris
- Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Naylor
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Final roster
2023 Arizona Cardinals final roster |
| Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams | | Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 inactive, 13 practice squad (+2 exempt) |
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Washington Commanders
Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Commanders – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 3 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Commanders | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at FedExField, 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
Week 2: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 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 17
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,080
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
First quarter - ARI – James Conner 4-yard rush (Matt Prater kick), 6:11. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:41.
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 in the second half, 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.[10]
Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 3: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cowboys | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 |
Cardinals | 9 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: September 24
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,915
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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 from Dak 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 from Joshua 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 - DAL – Michael Gallup – 6 receptions, 92 yards
- ARI – Michael Wilson – 2 receptions, 86 yards
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Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers
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 from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 5:22. 49ers 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:52.
- ARI – Michael Wilson 16-yard pass from Joshua 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
Week 5: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 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 8
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,651
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
First quarter - CIN – Ja'Marr Chase 2-yard pass from Joe 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 from Joshua 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
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Week 6: at Los Angeles Rams
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 from Matthew 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
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Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington
- Date: October 22
- Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST & PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 68,781
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
- Recap, 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 - ARI – Emari Demercado – 13 rushes, 58 yards
- SEA – Kenneth Walker III – 26 rushes, 105 yards
Top receivers - ARI – Emari Demercado – 4 receptions, 17 yards
- SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba – 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD
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Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens
Week 8: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 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 29
- Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 63,064
- Referee: Tra Blake
- TV announcers (CBS): Chris Lewis, Ross Tucker and Justin Walters
- Recap, 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
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Week 9: at Cleveland Browns
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 from Deshaun 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
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Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 10: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 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 12
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,861
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Amanda 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 from Taylor 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 quarterback Kyler Murray, who had been out since tearing his ACL on December 12, 2022 against the New England Patriots.
Week 11: at Houston Texans
Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Texans | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas
- Date: November 19
- Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 70,247
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, James Lofton, Jay Feely and Tiffany Blackmon
- Recap, Game Book
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
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Week 12: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 12: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Rams | 7 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 37 |
Cardinals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: November 26
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 62,177
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Robert Smith and Jen Hale
- Recap, Game Book
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
Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 3
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 56 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,436
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
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 - ARI – Trey McBride 5-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Matt Prater kick), 0:15. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 99 yards, 4:36.
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 from Mitchell 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
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Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 15: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
49ers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
Cardinals | 7 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
- Date: December 17
- Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C) (retractable roof open)
- Game attendance: 63,967
- Referee: Scott Novak
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
First quarter - ARI – James Conner 2-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 10:40. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:20.
- SF – Deebo Samuel 12-yard pass from Brock Purdy (Jake Moody kick), 6:33. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:07.
- SF – Charvarius Ward 66-yard interception return (Jake Moody kick), 4:22. 49ers 14–7.
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 from Kyler 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
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The Cardinals came off their bye week to play at home against their NFC 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
Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 |
Bears | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,978
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
- Recap, 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 from Kyler 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
Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
Eagles | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Date: December 31
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
- Game attendance: 69,879
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
Game information |
First quarter Second quarter - 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 - ARI – Michael Carter 6-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Matt Prater kick), 8:48. Eagles 21-13. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:18.
- ARI – James Conner 5-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Kyler Murray-Michael Wilson pass), 2:10. Tied 21-21. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:03.
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
Week #: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period | 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 7
- Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
- Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
- Game attendance: 63,197
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
- Recap, Game Book
Standings
Division
Conference
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# | 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.
- ^ a b Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
- ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of New Orleans 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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References
- ^ Shook, Nick (May 26, 2023). "Cardinals release WR DeAndre Hopkins after three seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "C.J. Stroud leads Texans to 21-16 win over Cardinals despite throwing season-high 3 interceptions". ESPN.com. November 19, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "Stafford throws season-high 4 TDs. Rams roll to a 37-14 win over the Cardinals". ESPN.com. November 27, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Root, Jess (December 17, 2023). "Cardinals officially eliminated from postseason contention". cardswire.USAToday.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ a b Weinfuss, Josh (January 9, 2023). "Cardinals fire Kliff Kingsbury; GM Steve Keim steps aside". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Weinfuss, Josh (February 14, 2023). "Cardinals hire Eagles' Jonathan Gannon as new head coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ Shook, Nick (January 16, 2023). "Cardinals hire Titans exec Monti Ossenfort as new general manager". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
- ^ "New Uniforms For The Arizona Cardinals". www.azcardinals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "ASU's Kyle Soelle Highlights Cardinals Undrafted Free Agent Class". azcardinals.com. May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Arizona Cardinals Blown Leads". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
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