History of the Arizona Cardinals

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contrast to Sun Devil home games). The few fans who did show up for games were most often rooting for the away team, creating "home games" on the road for many opposing teams—a phenomenon most noticeable when teams with great national followings, such as the Packers, Bears, 49ers, Raiders, Redskins, Steelers and Cowboys, came into town. A significant percentage of the state's residents only live there during the winter and live elsewhere for the rest of the year, and many of Arizona's permanent residents either grew up in other states or have roots outside the state.

25: 876: 1152:, 33–7. The game was meaningless to both teams in terms of playoff positioning. With a Minnesota victory just shortly before the start the Cardinals and Packers game, the Cardinals learned that they would be playing the same Packers team the following week in a NFC Wild Card game at home. Both teams took a different strategy to the game. The Packers decided to play their starters through three quarters, while the Cardinals played most of their starters for only a few plays. 3075: 1134:. They quickly recovered after their bye-week, winning 6 of their next 7 games. While playing the Rams in Week 11, Kurt Warner sustained a concussion and sat out the game against Tennessee the following week. Matt Leinart took his place as starter in a 20–17 loss. After Warner returned, the Cardinals hosted Minnesota and inflicted a sensational 30–17 defeat on them. After that, they fell again to San Francisco 24–9 on Monday Night. 74: 60: 32: 46: 1269:. After a slow first half for the Cardinals, the score at halftime was a 10–0 Cowboys lead. The Cardinals defense played well, holding the Cowboys to just 10 first half points. In the second half, the offense got going, and Kolb went on to throw for 247 yards. At the end of regulation, the Cowboys were on offense, and poor clock management led to a 49-yard field goal attempt for the win. Cowboys head coach 609:

touchdown late in the 4th quarter, and the Cardinals held on for a 20–7 upset that wasn't even that close. The Cardinals, who had suffered for 51 years as the NFL's doormat (and having never won or hosted any playoff games during their tenure in St. Louis), finally had a playoff win. However, the distinction was short lived as the Cardinals fell in the divisional round of the playoffs to the

702:, the addition of the Houston Texans caused the NFL to realign into eight divisions of four teams each. After 32 years of being in the NFC East, and having been located in an Eastern conference or division since the NFL began conference play in 1933, the Cardinals were finally moved to the NFC West with the 49ers, Seahawks, and Rams, which made far more sense from a geographical standpoint. 639:, but a tough schedule ranked in the top 5 as well as key injuries returned the team to their losing ways, getting off to a 2–6 start. However, the Cardinals would make another run, winning 4 straight games to get back into the playoff chase, but it was not meant to be; Arizona lost their last 4 games to finish with a disappointing 6–10 record. 1828:

25–22, snapping their losing streak, but fell to the Seahawks in the final week of the regular season, and in doing so, lost out on the NFC West title and the 3 seed. The Cardinals finished 11-6 and made the playoffs as a Wildcard team, seeded 5th, and facing off against their division rival Rams for

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The next year, Arizona had an impressive start to the season, winning nine out of the first ten games. However, the team lost four of the next six games, finishing 2014 with an 11–5 record, setting the most wins in a regular season since 1975, when the Cardinals were based in St. Louis. The Cardinals

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called a time-out as the kicker was lining up to kick, and essentially "iced" his own kicker. After the time-out, the Cowboys lined up to kick again, and this time, the kick was short, leading to overtime. The Cardinals received the ball first, and moved down the field rapidly, with a 52-yard pass to

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to ensure the club's first playoff berth since 1998, as well as their first division title since 1975. It assured the Cardinals of hosting at least one playoff game at home—only the second home playoff game in franchise history (they never played a home playoff game while in St. Louis despite winning

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by the local and national media as eight of their 16 regular-season games were decided by three points or less, and seven of those games ended in favor of the Cardinals. Solidifying their status as the team to beat in the clutch, the Cardinals, sporting a 6–7 record going into the 15th week, defeated

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Going into the 2020 season, the Cardinals were expected to have a breakout season. Early on in the season, Kyler Murray was mentioned as a possible contender for NFL MVP with an improved offense and expectations to take a big step going into the second season of his career. The Cardinals won six of

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during the Divisional playoff game, losing by a lop-sided score of 45–14. Kurt Warner went 17–26 for 205 yards passing, but failed to throw for any touchdowns. The Cardinals went 1–8 on 3rd down conversions. Warner was knocked out of the game in the second quarter when he threw an interception that

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With injuries being a factor the Cardinals started the NFC Wild Card game as a 2.5 point underdog at home on January 10, 2010. The Cardinals ended up beating the Green Bay Packers 51–45 in overtime in the highest scoring playoff game in NFL history, keeping alive the Packers–Cardinals rivalry which

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and a slide-out grass surface, which is good for the hot desert weather; the new stadium has a state-of-the-art air conditioning system and high-back seats. The Cardinals' executive offices and training facility remained in Tempe, in a complex (built in 1990) about 8 miles (13 km) south of Sun

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2017 was another hard year for the Cardinals. David Johnson and Carson Palmer suffered injuries early in the season. Midseason, former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was acquired from New Orleans, but was also shut down after a neck injury suffered late in the season. The Cardinals

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26–20 in overtime, giving quarterback Carson Palmer his first playoff victory. The Cardinals advanced to their second NFC Championship game in their history and faced the top-seeded Carolina Panthers. The Cardinals were blown out 49–15, with Arizona having seven turnovers, the most in any playoff

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The next week in a divisional game against the San Francisco 49ers, on just the third play of the game, Kolb was inadvertently kicked in the head and suffered a concussion. The concussion eventually caused Kolb to miss the rest of the season. Skelton came in and pulled off the upset over the 10–2

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For some time, many team officials blamed Sun Devil Stadium for the Cardinals' woes. Being merely a tenant in a college-owned stadium, especially considering that it was never intended as a full-time home, denied the Cardinals access to many revenue streams that other NFL teams took for granted.

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However, Arizona dominated the Cowboys on both ends of the football throughout the game. At Texas Stadium that afternoon, the Cardinals jumped out to a 10–0 halftime lead. The Cardinals would later increase that lead to 20–0 in the final minutes of the 4th quarter. The Cowboys' only score was a

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The Cardinals did not win more than seven games in any season between 1999 and 2006, and had one of the worst yearly attendance records in the NFL. Sun Devil Stadium gained a reputation for being one of the quietest stadiums in the NFL during the Cardinals' tenure there (which stood in decided

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Kolb was still not ready to start in week 12 when the team traveled to St. Louis to again face the St. Louis Rams. Skelton gave a mediocre performance, throwing for just 112 yards with 2 interceptions. But running back Chris "Beanie" Wells made up for the weak passing game by running for a

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missed wide left. Afterwards Green fired off an uncharacteristic, angry tirade in the postgame press conference, stating "The Bears are who we thought they were", adding "If you want to crown them, then crown their ass! But they are who we thought they were, and we let 'em off the hook!"

1229:, in Baltimore. Despite having a 21–6 lead at halftime, a poor performance in the second half led to 27–30 loss. During the game, quarterback Kevin Kolb injured his toe and after the game, it was announced that he was suffering from a serious turf toe and would miss time on the field. 605:, the "Team of the Nineties" seemed to have history and ample statistical evidence on their side. To further the situation, the Cardinals franchise had not won a single playoff game since their title year of 1947, resulting in the longest active drought in professional sports history. 1282:

49ers. Skelton would go on and start the remainder of the season. Despite the Cardinals starting the season 1–6, they won 7 of their last nine to finish 8–8, including four overtime wins, an NFL record for most overtime wins in a single season. The Cardinals sent three players to the

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In March 1994, Bill Bidwill bowed to fan preference and renamed the team the Arizona Cardinals. Bidwill had rebuffed earlier entreaties, citing the NFL's tradition of team names that identified home cities – even though the Cardinals did not actually play in Phoenix, and that the

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Once again the Cardinals started the season hot, this time winning their first 7 games, and holding the NFL's only undefeated record for four weeks. Additionally, 5 of those 7 games were won by more than 10 points, including blowouts against strong opponents such as the

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game against the Seattle Seahawks on October 23. The score was 6–6, the lowest-scoring tie since overtime began in 1974. After a loss to the New Orleans Saints in Week 15, the Cardinals were eliminated from playoff contention. They finished the year at 7–8–1.

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declared that Kolb and Skelton would compete for the starting quarterback position. Skelton would eventually win the battle and be named the opening-day starter. However, Skelton was injured near the end of the opening game against the

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The close calls and the fact that none of their victories had been to teams with winning records (New Orleans was the best of the group at 6–10; San Diego was 5–11 and Philadelphia 3–13) made them heavy underdogs going into their

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After the team's results in 2015, the Cardinals were an expected Super Bowl contender in 2016. However, the team had a poor start, losing three of their first four games. The first tie for the franchise since 1986 occurred on an

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began on Nov. 20, 1921 when the two teams played to a 3–3 tie. For the game, Kurt Warner had 5 touchdown passes and only 4 incomplete passes, going 29 for 33. With the playoff victory, the Cardinals earned the right to play the

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27–13 at one point, and held off a late Falcons rally to win 34–33. This was followed by a game that followed the same script: the Cardinals this time held a 17–0 lead in the middle of the second quarter, then held off a late

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enjoyed his greatest stretch of success during his tenure with the franchise, in terms of victories at least, as his quarterback rating was still an average 75.0. The team during that time had once again been dubbed the

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career-high 228 yards. It was during this game that cornerback Patrick Peterson returned another punt for a touchdown, for a total of 4 on the season to that point, tying the NFL record. The Cardinals would win 23–20.

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was caught by Saints DE Will Smith. A few days after the game, Kurt Warner announced his retirement from the NFL. This took the team by surprise, as they had expected him to play for the last year of his contract.

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In the following offseason, the Cardinals continued their trend of big signings, adding many veteran players through both free agency and trade, highlighted by 3 time Defensive Player of the Year, defensive end

1508:. Rosen went 4/7 on his throws, had 36 passing yards, and threw an interception. Rosen remained as the starting quarterback and Bradford was released by the Cardinals on November 1. After a blowout loss to the 1247:. Historically, the Cardinals had struggled when playing on the east coast, but they made short work of the Eagles, winning 21–17, with Skelton throwing for 315 yards, including 146 yards and 2 touchdowns to 1121:

and having contract disputes with certain players, many outsiders thought the Cardinals would not return to the playoffs. The Cardinals started the season with a frustrating loss to their division rival, the

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for running back David Johnson and a 2021 second-round pick. In the 2020 NFL Draft, the Arizona Cardinals would draft lauded linebacker Isiah Simmons of Clemson with the seventh overall pick of the draft.

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38–24, then upsetting the 11–3 Seahawks 27–13 before dropping their season finale to the Rams, 31–24. The Cardinals finished 5–10–1 for the season, and acquired the eighth overall pick in the

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finished 8–8 without the playoffs. This season marked the end of the Bruce Arians era in Arizona as he retired following the season. Carson Palmer also retired the next day after 15 seasons.

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On January 15, 1988, Bidwill announced his intention to move to Arizona. On March 15, 1988, the NFL team owners voted to allow Bidwill to move the Cardinals from St. Louis to Phoenix for the

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a week later, the Cardinals were off to a very bad start. They were struggling offensively, with Sam Bradford not being able to do anything positive, and the comeback of running back

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season they were poised to make the playoffs. At the end of week 11, they were 7–4 and in first place in the NFC East. However, they dropped their final five games to finish 7–9.

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The two wins with Skelton gave way to the suggestion by fans and commentators that Skelton may end up the permanent starter. But after an abysmal week 11 performance against the

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In the 2013 season, the Cardinals won 10 games, and were in playoff contention heading into the final Week 17. But the team missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive year.

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in Foxborough. Kolb played well enough to stay the starting quarterback even after Skelton was healthy, but Kolb himself would become injured in a 19–16 overtime loss to the

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was also hurt by the Rams as well in week 16 of the 2014 season by taking a hit to the knee which soon became infected and forced the team to start third-string quarterback

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rally to win 27–21, which put the Cardinals at 3–3–1 for the season. Then, the Cardinals deteriorated for a long losing streak that started with a 31–9 blowout loss to the

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was nothing like it was hoped to be, as he was constantly shut down. Through two weeks, they had failed to put up a single offensive score. In week 3 they played the

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facilities in the greater Phoenix region; and youth recreation). After some legal obstacles, the Cardinals began construction of their new facility in April 2003, in

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replaced Bugel in 1994, also serving as his own general manager. With typical bluster, he declared, "You've got a winner in town." He guaranteed victory in the

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in the fourth quarter to tie it up at 24, they couldn't seal the deal, and the game ended in a 27–27 tie. The Cardinals lost their next three games against the

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The Cardinals finished the season 10–6, which was the team's best record since moving to Arizona. In the final game of the year, they were blown out by the

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at home to clinch their first winning season since 1998, and thus avoided becoming the third team to win a division title with an 8–8 record (after the

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On January 1, 2007, after a 5–11 season and a 3-year record of 16–32, the Cardinals announced the firing of Green. After a brief period of speculation,

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in week 2, ending Dallas' 13-game winning streak over the Cardinals which dated back to 1990. But the team lost the next two games, falling to the

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That season, Arizona set another record for number of wins in a season since moving to Arizona, this time with 13. They also clinched their first

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started off with high expectations from fans following the team's improbable run to the Super Bowl the previous year. The Cardinals drafted

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voters passed a ballot initiative by a margin of 51% to 49%, providing funding for a new Cardinals stadium (as well as for improvements to

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In Week 10, Kolb was still not ready to return, so John Skelton would start again, with the team traveling to Philadelphia to take on the

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as an assistant coaching intern for training camp and the preseason; as such, she is believed to be the first female coach in the NFL.

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was also a leading candidate for the head coach position; after Arians' hiring, Horton was hired as the defensive coordinator for the

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who possessed a 15–1 record as well as the highest scoring offense in NFL history at the time. The Vikings won the game 41–21 in the

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saw the Cardinals lose, along with Kyler Murray taking a hit and injuring his ankle, missing the next three games. Led by backup

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On December 31, 2012, Whisenhunt was relieved of his head coaching duties by the Cardinals after 3 straight non-playoff seasons.

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the 3rd rematch of the season. Arizona lost 34–11 and were eliminated from postseason contention. The Rams went on to win

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was fired, thus ending the short-lived 'Wilks era'. Offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich and defensive coordinator

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The Cardinals followed up winning the division title with two lackluster performances, losing at home 35–14 to the

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was arrested and later pleaded guilty to extreme DUI. The Cardinals suspended him for the first five weeks of the

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as interim coach. The team lost its last five games to finish 5–11 – the first of four straight 11-loss seasons.

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to acquire their first victory of the season in a high-scoring fourth quarter. The following week, they led the

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The Cardinals had missed the playoffs by a single game in their final season in St. Louis, and for much of the

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as their head coach. Prior to his signing with the Cardinals, he compiled a 97–62 record in ten seasons with

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to a remarkable 11–0 regular season before falling just short of the national championship with a loss to

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the next day, the Cardinals, as the only remaining division champion, earned the right to host the first

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were set to start play the following year). The rest of the NFL owners quickly approved the name change.

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The Cardinals began the 2008 season by splitting their first four games, including a 56–35 loss to the

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Coming off their playoff run in 1998, the Cardinals were expected to do bigger and better things in

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The Cardinals' season started shaky. Although they managed to come back from down 24–6 against the

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that resulted in a 23–7 loss, the discussion stopped and fans eagerly awaited the return of Kolb.

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in team history. On January 18, 2009, the Cardinals defeated the Eagles 32–25 to advance to the

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in Week 1 for Kolb's first regular season game on the team, but lost the next three against the

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agreed on a 4-year deal that would make him their head coach. Cardinals defensive coordinator

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suffered a fractured sinus and concussion following a helmet-to-helmet hit by Jets cornerback

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derailed financing for the stadium, and the Cardinals played at Arizona State for 18 years.

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The Packers game exposed Arizona's weak defense however, and they were out-gunned by the

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Following the 2019 season, the Arizona Cardinals would trade for Pro Bowl wide receiver

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title since 2009, and a first-round bye in team history. The Cardinals defeated the

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The 63,500-seat stadium (expandable to 72,800) opened on August 12, 2006, when the

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with an 8–8 record, just their third non-losing record since moving to Arizona.

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in exchange for trading cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. They beat the

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who previously had only 1 win on the year. In Week 17 the Cardinals beat the

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clinched a playoff spot as a wild card, the #5 seed. They would play the #4

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with no time left on the clock, eliminating the Vikings from the playoffs.

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first-ever visit to Oakland, and an 18–17 triumph in the final game of the

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in exchange for a 2019 second round pick and a 2019 fifth round pick.

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Several quarterback options were floated for 2011, including veteran

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a Hail Mary from Kyler Murray to DeAndre Hopkins to win the game

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on week 11 of the regular season which would end Palmer's year.

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with the fifth overall pick. The Cardinals selected cornerback

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their first nine games, including divisional wins against the

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to help improve their lack of a running game with the loss of

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were also both fired, along with most of the coaching staff.

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as their new head coach, the second African-American (after

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temporarily, while a new stadium was being built. But the

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offensive coordinator (and temporary interim head coach)

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despite close scores. In Week 5, they headed to face the

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still in existence. The franchise moved from Chicago to

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In January 2018, the Cardinals announced the hiring of

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Week 9, the second year and second string quarterback

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with a 1–8 record, punctuated by a 24–23 loss to the

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in the divisional playoff game on January 16, 2010.

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