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move in exchange for a pledge to eventually build a new venue. However, it was clear the team would be playing for at least a few years not only in an antiquated ballpark not designed for football with poor and outdated infrastructure and in a neighborhood that had fallen into disrepair. Moreover, the baseball team had priority for scheduling. Under these circumstances, tickets proved difficult to sell. The Cardinals initially held practices in the city park. In 1961, they finished .500 at 7–7, but after the NFL had expanded to a 14-game season to compete with the upstart AFL, the team fell to 4–9–1 in 1962. Although improving to 9–5–0 in 1963, the Cardinals failed reached the playoffs, after a loss to the Giants prevented that.
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in their new city to share the "Cardinals" nickname. Other cities had hosted football teams that copied the local baseball team's name, but the Cardinals were (and remain) the only American team with a long-established nickname that moved to a city where another major sports franchise coincidentally
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By 1964, the Bidwills were disappointed with the progress of the new downtown stadium and considered moving the team to Atlanta. St. Louis city leaders provided some incentives, which combined with groundbreaking at a new stadium later that year persuaded them to stay. While the football team would
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The overall mediocrity of the Cardinals, combined with an old stadium, caused game attendance to dwindle, and once again the Bidwills decided to move the team, this time to either Baltimore, Phoenix, or Jacksonville. Nonetheless, Cardinals fans were unhappy at losing their team, and Bill Bidwill,
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In 1964, the Cardinals got off to a good start, going undefeated in their first four games (all on the road), their only blemish being a 33-33 tie against the Cleveland Browns. However, the Cardinals were then forced to play what was supposed to be their home opener against the Baltimore Colts at
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as tenants of the baseball team. St. Louis had not had a professional football team since the early days of the NFL. For decades, the NFL had demanded a modern stadium as a condition for returning to the city, until the prospect of competition with the AFL compelled them to approve the Cardinals'
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The Cardinals experienced several years of notoriously poor drafts and unfortunate personnel moves in the late 1970s, typified by the first-round selection of kicker Steve Little, who was paralyzed in a 1980 automobile accident, and hiring Wilkinson in 1978. The team also suffered a tragic loss
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This period for the franchise was characterized by exciting close games, come-from-behind nailbiters, and several frustrating near-misses. The press and league fans began to call the team the "Cardiac Cardinals". Team stars from the 1970s included Wehrli, wide receiver
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in what appeared to be obvious interference, but a penalty was not called. With this loss, the Cardinals were dethroned from the divisional lead and became the first NFC team to reach 10 wins without qualifying for the
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when the NFL changed from six divisions to eight; this ensured that the Cardinals, now in the NFC West, played one regular season game in St. Louis annually until the 2015 season, after which the Rams moved back to
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During the Cardinals' 28 years in St. Louis, they advanced to the playoffs just four times (1964, 1974, 1975, and 1982), and never hosted a playoff game. Their only postseason win came in the 1964
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looming, NFL owners sought to preserve their market domination by expanding their established league to more cities. The NFL examined St. Louis, and concluded that it could support a team.
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However, the Cardinals had some success in the early 1980s, posting three consecutive winning seasons from 1982 to 1984. The heart of this squad was the prolific trio of quarterback
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During the Cardinals' tenure in St. Louis, they were locally called the "Big Red", the "Football Cardinals", or "the Gridbirds" in order to avoid confusion with the baseball team.
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Their winning percentage of .481 during their time in St. Louis—187 victories, 202 losses, and 13 ties—is better than those in the other two cities the Cardinals have called home.
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fearing for his safety, stayed away from several of the 1987 home games. Their last home game was on December 13, 1987, in which the Cardinals won 27–24 over the
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and won the NFC East championship — their first division or conference title since their unsuccessful title defense of 1948 — by a season sweep of the
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with the Cardinals at 3–10 and last in the NFC East. Wilkinson was canned by Bidwill for refusing to bench quarterback Jim Hart in favor of rookie
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the previous season. Hart threw for over 3000 yards and 19 touchdowns in 1967, but the team finished with six wins, seven losses, and one tie.
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On March 13, 1960, the league's 12 owners unanimously approved the Cardinals' move to St. Louis, ending the team's 62-year history and 40
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During this period, the Cardinals boasted an effective offense in the wake of a record-setting offensive line which included standouts
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finished 5–4, which was nevertheless good enough to qualify for the team's first postseason appearance since 1975 due to the expanded
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safety who starred for the Cardinals for 13 seasons, coached the final three games of the 1979 season, finishing with a 5–11 record.
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of the NFL, was eventually created for Atlanta and began play in 1966, while a different St. Louis team would move to Atlanta: the
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by scoring 28 points in the fourth quarter for a 31–28 victory. It remains the largest fourth-quarter comeback in NFL history.
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On March 15, 1988, the NFL team owners voted to allow Bidwill to move the Cardinals from St. Louis to Tempe, Arizona, for the
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continue to be tenants in the new facility, they received better lease terms, furthermore the new venue was a "cookie-cutter"
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on December 13, 1987, was also against the Giants. Their last game as a St. Louis–based club was on December 27, 1987, at the
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after six seasons. Hanifan would return triumphantly to St. Louis 14 years later, serving as offensive line coach during the
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returned interceptions for touchdowns, staking the Rams to a 28–9 halftime lead en route to a 35–23 victory at the
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With the Rams' move back to Los Angeles, St. Louis became the first city to have lost two NFL teams to the
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were placed in the new NFC East division. They posted three consecutive shutouts in November, blanking the
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moved to Kansas City twelve years later, but altered the name to avoid confusion in their new home.)
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The 1987 season is remembered for a stunning comeback, rallying from a 28–3 deficit against the
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seasons in Chicago. In addition to the NFL's blessing, the Bidwills sought permission from the
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a 29–27 victory and the division championship; the team finished 9–7 and missed the playoffs.
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to St. Louis, but this was not to be. While the Cardinals took an early 7–0 lead against the
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Dierdorf, Smith, Wehrli and Wilson were members of the St. Louis Football Ring of Fame in
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started slowly but won 6 consecutive games before losing the Thanksgiving Day game to the
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from Chicago to St. Louis in 1960, and played their first home game there on October 2 at
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A 4–1–0 start to the 1965 season evaporated into a 5–9–0 finish. Starting quarterback
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Head Coach Bob Hollway was fired after consecutive 4-9-1 seasons in 1971 and 1972.
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became sole owner in 1972; he would own the team until his death in 2019. Only the
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and Chicago Bears have been in the hands of one family longer than the Cardinals.
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with eight straight losses and finished at 6–10, and Wilkinson was fired in
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The Cardinals were competitive for much of the 1960s. New stars emerged in
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in what would turn out to be their last playoff game as a St. Louis team.
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who gained 908 yards from scrimmage and was named NFL Rookie of the Year.
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with the Cowboys, replaced Hanifan. The Cardinals finished 4–11–1 in
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with a chance to win the NFC East by defeating the Redskins, but
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win over the Packers by a score of 24-17 to finish third place.
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who played 14 seasons for the Cardinals and was elected to the
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3–1, but finished 5–11, leading to the termination of coach
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to give them a critical advantage under the newly-devised
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had the same long-established name and kept it. (The
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in front of 29,623 fans on a late Sunday afternoon.
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The NFL returns to St. Louis, and then leaves again
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