2023 Arizona Cardinals season

2023 Arizona Cardinals season
2023 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Michael Bidwill
General manager	Monti Ossenfort
Head coach	Jonathan Gannon
Home field	State Farm Stadium
Results
Record	4–13
Division place	4th NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	SS Budda Baker
Uniform
	← 2022; Cardinals seasons; 2024 →;

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]

The Arizona Cardinals drew an average home attendance of 62,864 in 8 home games in the 2023 NFL season.

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

2023 Arizona Cardinals Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	6	Paris Johnson Jr.	OT	Ohio State	From LA Rams via Detroit
2	41	BJ Ojulari	DE	LSU	From Tennessee
3	72	Garrett Williams	CB	Syracuse
3	94	Michael Wilson	WR	Stanford	From Philadelphia
4	105	Traded to Philadelphia
4	122	Jon Gaines II	G	UCLA	From Miami via Kansas City and Detroit
5	137	Traded to Buffalo^[A]
	139	Clayton Tune	QB	Houston	From Denver via Detroit
	168	Owen Pappoe	LB	Auburn	Compensatory pick
6	180	Kei'Trel Clark	CB	Louisville
6	213	Dante Stills	DT	West Virginia	Compensatory pick
7	220	Traded to Las Vegas^[B]

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.

2023 Arizona Cardinals undrafted free agents
Name	Position	College	Ref.
Daniel Arias	WR	Colorado	^[9]
Kendell Brooks	S	Michigan State
Emari Demercado	RB	TCU
Matt Hembrough	LS	Oklahoma State
Joel Honigford	TE	Michigan
Marvin Pierre	LB	Kent State
Jacob Slade	DT	Michigan State
Kyle Soelle	LB	Arizona State
Quavian White	CB	Georgia State
Blake Whiteheart	TE	Wake Forest

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 Head coach – Jonathan Gannon Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Jeff Rodgers Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Drew Petzing Quarterbacks – Israel Woolfork Running backs – Autry Denson Passing game coordinator/wide receivers – Drew Terrell Tight ends – Ben Steele Offensive line – Klayton Adams Assistant offensive line – Chris Cook Pass game specialist – Spencer Whipple Offensive quality control – Connor Senger Bill Bidwell coaching fellow – Blaine Gautier			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

Final roster

**2023 Arizona Cardinals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 1 Kyler Murray 15 Clayton Tune Running backs (RB) 22 Michael Carter 6 James Conner 31 Emari Demercado Wide receivers (WR) 83 Greg Dortch 4 Rondale Moore 0 Zach Pascal 14 Michael Wilson Tight ends (TE) 84 Elijah Higgins 85 Trey McBride 81 Travis Vokolek 89 Blake Whiteheart		Offensive linemen (OL) 68 Kelvin Beachum T 63 Trystan Colon C 71 Dennis Daley T 72 Hjalte Froholdt G 76 Will Hernandez G 60 Keith Ismael C 70 Paris Johnson Jr. T 61 Carter O'Donnell G 65 Elijah Wilkinson T Defensive linemen (DL) 95 Leki Fotu NT 79 Phil Hoskins DE 96 Naquan Jones DE 98 Roy Lopez NT 90 Ben Stille DE		Linebackers (LB) 51 Krys Barnes ILB 25 Zaven Collins OLB 52 Victor Dimukeje OLB 45 Dennis Gardeck OLB 43 Jesse Luketa OLB 58 Tyreek Maddox-Williams ILB 53 Trevor Nowaske ILB 18 BJ Ojulari OLB 44 Owen Pappoe ILB 50 Tyreke Smith OLB 97 Cameron Thomas OLB 47 Ezekiel Turner ILB Defensive backs (DB) 3 Budda Baker SS 32 Joey Blount SS 36 Andre Chachere FS 13 Kei'Trel Clark CB 33 Antonio Hamilton CB 28 Qwuantrezz Knight CB 26 Bobby Price CB 24 Starling Thomas V CB 34 Jalen Thompson FS 21 Garrett Williams CB 27 Divaad Wilson CB Special teams 46 Aaron Brewer LS 12 Blake Gillikin P 5 Matt Prater K		Practice squad 82 Andre Baccellia WR 66 Jackson Barton T 67 Ben Brown G 16 Dan Chisena WR 23 Corey Clement RB 17 Kaden Davis WR 78 Marquis Hayes G 75 Hayden Howerton G (PS/I) 37 Tony Jones Jr. RB 35 Verone McKinley S 80 Bernhard Seikovits TE (IPP) 64 Jacob Slade DE 86 Jeff Smith WR 54 Davion Taylor ILB 75 Kendal Vickers DE 38 Quavian White CB Reserve 2 Marquise Brown WR (IR) 91 L. J. Collier DE (IR) 50 Pat Elflein C (IR) 24 Rashad Fenton CB (IR) 59 Jon Gaines II G (IR) 39 Matt Hembrough LS (IR) 74 D. J. Humphries T (IR) 93 Jonathan Ledbetter DE (IR) 32 Marlon Mack RB (IR) 55 Dante Stills DE (IR) 87 Geoff Swaim TE (IR) 94 Carlos Watkins DE (IR) 7 Kyzir White ILB (IR) 10 Josh Woods ILB (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 14 reserve, 13 practice squad ( 2 exempt)

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 11	Denver Broncos	W 18–17	1–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–38	1–1	State Farm Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	at Minnesota Vikings	W 18–17	2–1	U.S. Bank Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	at Washington Commanders	L 16–20	0–1	FedExField	Recap
2	September 17	New York Giants	L 28–31	0–2	State Farm Stadium	Recap
3	September 24	Dallas Cowboys	W 28–16	1–2	State Farm Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	at San Francisco 49ers	L 16–35	1–3	Levi's Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	Cincinnati Bengals	L 20–34	1–4	State Farm Stadium	Recap
6	October 15	at Los Angeles Rams	L 9–26	1–5	SoFi Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–20	1–6	Lumen Field	Recap
8	October 29	Baltimore Ravens	L 24–31	1–7	State Farm Stadium	Recap
9	November 5	at Cleveland Browns	L 0–27	1–8	Cleveland Browns Stadium	Recap
10	November 12	Atlanta Falcons	W 25–23	2–8	State Farm Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	at Houston Texans	L 16–21	2–9	NRG Stadium	Recap
12	November 26	Los Angeles Rams	L 14–37	2–10	State Farm Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 24–10	3–10	Acrisure Stadium	Recap
14	Bye
15	December 17	San Francisco 49ers	L 29–45	3–11	State Farm Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Chicago Bears	L 16–27	3–12	Soldier Field	Recap
17	December 31	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–31	4–12	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
18	January 7	Seattle Seahawks	L 20–21	4–13	State Farm Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Commanders

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

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

Date: September 10
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: Cloudy, 76 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 64,693
Referee: Alan Eck
TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Schlereth and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. 7-yard pass from Sam Howell (Joey Slye kick), 4:15. Commanders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 91 yards, 3:20.
ARI – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 0:53. Commanders 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 3:22.

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

ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 21/30, 132 yards
WAS – Sam Howell – 19/31, 202 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – James Conner – 14 rushes, 62 yards
WAS – Brian Robinson Jr. – 19 rushes, 59 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Rondale Moore – 3 receptions, 33 yards
WAS – Curtis Samuel – 5 receptions, 54 yards

Week 2: vs. New York Giants

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 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

NYG – Jalin Hyatt – 2 receptions, 89 yards
ARI – Zach Ertz – 6 receptions, 56 yards

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.^[10]

Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys

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

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

Week 4: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	6	0	16
49ers	7	14	0	14	35

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Date: October 1
Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C)
Game attendance: 71,521
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez and Laura Okmin
Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter

SF – Christian McCaffrey 1-yard run (Jake Moody kick), 9:07. 49ers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 4:16.

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

ARI – Joshua Dobbs – 28/41, 265 yards, 2 TD
SF – Brock Purdy – 20/21, 283 yards, TD

Top rushers

ARI – James Conner – 11 rushes, 52 yards
SF – Christian McCaffrey – 20 rushes, 106 yards, 3 TD

Top receivers

ARI – Marquise Brown – 7 receptions, 96 yards
SF – Brandon Aiyuk – 6 receptions, 148 yards

Week 5: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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 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

CIN – Joe Mixon – 25 rushes, 81 yards
ARI – Rondale Moore – 3 rushes, 50 yards

Top receivers

CIN – Ja'Marr Chase – 15 receptions, 192 yards, 3 TD
ARI – Marquise Brown – 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Week 6: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 6: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	6	0	0	9
Rams	3	3	10	10	26

at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California

Date: October 15
Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C) (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 71,202
Referee: Ronald Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake
Recap, Game Book

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

Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks

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

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

SEA – Jaxon Smith-Njigba 28-yard pass from Geno Smith (Jason Myers kick), 4:47. Seahawks 7-0. Drive: 3 plays, 61 yards, 1:01.
ARI – Matt Prater 44-yard field goal, 1:57. Seahawks 7-3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 1:22.

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

Week 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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 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

ARI – Josh Dobbs 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 8:05. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:55.
BAL – Mark Andrews 5-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Justin Tucker kick), 2:38. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:27.

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

Week 9: Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0
Browns	0	13	7	7	27

at Cleveland Browns Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

Date: November 5
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: Sunny, 56 °F (13 °C)
Game attendance: 67,919
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
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Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

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

Week 10: vs. Atlanta Falcons

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 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

ATL – Drake London – 3 receptions, 36 yards
ARI – Trey McBride – 8 receptions, 131 yards

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

Quarter	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

ARI – Rondale Moore 48-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Matt Prater kick), 13:28. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:32.
HOU – Dalton Schultz 20-yard pass from C. J. Stroud (Matt Ammendola kick), 5:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 1:57.
ARI – Matt Prater 57-yard field goal, 1:21. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 4:27.

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

No scoring plays.

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

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

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

LAR – Tyler Higbee 7-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Lucas Havrisik kick), 11:18. Rams 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:42.
ARI – Kyler Murray 2-yard run (Clayton Tune run), 4:50. Cardinals 8–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.

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

LAR – Tutu Atwell – 3 receptions, 76 yards
ARI – Marquise Brown – 6 receptions, 88 yards

Week 13: at Pittsburgh Steelers

Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

Quarter	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

Week 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

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

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

Quarter	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
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Game information

First quarter

CHI – Justin Fields 3-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 6:16. Bears 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yard, 2:56.

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

ARI – Emari Demercado – 7 receptions, 40 yards
CHI – Cole Kmet – 4 receptions, 107 yards

Week 17: at Philadelphia Eagles

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

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
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Game information

First quarter

ARI – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 5:12. Cardinals 3-0. Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 7:46.
PHI – Julio Jones 12-yard pass from Jalen Hurts (Jake Elliott kick), 0:42. Eagles 7-3. Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:33.

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

ARI – Greg Dortch – 7 receptions, 82 yards
PHI – A. J. Brown – 4 receptions, 53 yards

Week 18: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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 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

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ San Francisco 49ers	12	5	0	.706	5–1	10–2	491	298	L1
⁽⁶⁾ Los Angeles Rams	10	7	0	.588	5–1	8–4	404	377	W4
Seattle Seahawks	9	8	0	.529	2–4	7–5	364	402	W1
Arizona Cardinals	4	13	0	.235	0–6	3–9	330	455	L1

Conference

NFC v t e
#	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.

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. Associated Press. 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.
^ Urban, Darren (May 1, 2023). "ASU's Kyle Soelle Highlights Cardinals Undrafted Free Agent Class". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
^ "Arizona Cardinals Blown Leads". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved September 23, 2023.

External links

Official website

[Bills-9] Arizona traded a fifth-round selection to Buffalo in exchange for offensive lineman Cody Ford.

[Raiders-10] 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.

[12-5a-13] San Francisco finished ahead of Dallas and Detroit based on conference record.

[12-5b-14] Dallas finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[9-8a-15] 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.)

[9-8b-16] Green Bay and Seattle finished ahead of New Orleans based on conference record.

[9-8c-17] Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on strength of victory, claiming the 7th and final playoff spot.

[7-10a-18] Minnesota finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).

[7-10b-19] 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.)

[7-10c-20] Chicago finished ahead of Atlanta based on head-to-head victory.

[4-13-21] Washington finished ahead of Arizona based on head-to-head victory.

[22] 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.

[1] Shook, Nick (May 26, 2023). "Cardinals release WR DeAndre Hopkins after three seasons". NFL.com. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[2] "C.J. Stroud leads Texans to 21-16 win over Cardinals despite throwing season-high 3 interceptions". ESPN.com. Associated Press. November 19, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.

[3] "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.

[4] Root, Jess (December 17, 2023). "Cardinals officially eliminated from postseason contention". cardswire.USAToday.com. Retrieved December 18, 2023.

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