2014 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Arizona Cardinals 2014 11–5 2nd NFC West Bruce Arians Harold Goodwin Todd Bowles Bill Bidwill Steve Keim University of Phoenix Stadium Lost Wild Card Playoffs(at Panthers) 16–27 Justin Bethel, STCalais Campbell, DEAntonio Cromartie, CBPatrick Peterson, CB File:Arizona Cardinals Uniforms 2010-2016.png Cardinals seasons The 2014 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 95th in the National Football League (NFL), their 27th in Arizona and their second under head coach Bruce Arians. Following an explosive 9–1 start to the regular season, they finished at 11–5, achieving their highest win total since 1975 when they were still in St. Louis (also their highest total in a 16-game season). The Cardinals clinched their first playoff berth since 2009, and had a chance to become the first team to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, University of Phoenix Stadium. However, after season-ending injuries to Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton, they were forced to start third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley in the wild-card round, losing to the Carolina Panthers, 27–16, which was the first time since 1982 when they were in St. Louis that the Cardinals went one-and-done. 3 Draft 2014 NFL draft 2014 Arizona Cardinals 1 27 Deone Bucannon S Washington St Pick from NO yes 2 52 Troy Niklas TE Notre Dame yes 3 84 Kareem Martin DE North Carolina yes 3 91 John Brown WR Pittsburg St Pick from NO yes 4 120 Logan Thomas QB Virginia Tech yes 5 160 Ed Stinson DE Alabama yes 6 196 Walt Powell WR Murray St Note: The Cardinals traded their original first-round selection (No. 20 overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints' first- (No. 27 overall) and third- (No. 91 overall) round selections. Staff 2014 Arizona Cardinals Owner/chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill General manager – Steve Keim Vice president of player personnel – Terry McDonough Director of college scouting – Dru Grigson Director of pro scouting – Quentin Harris Head coach – Bruce Arians Assistant head coach/offense – Tom Moore Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Harold Goodwin Quarterbacks – Freddie Kitchens Running backs – Stump Mitchell Wide receivers – Darryl Drake Tight ends – Rick Christophel Assistant tight ends/assistant special teams – Steve Heiden Assistant offensive line – Larry Zierlein Offensive assistant – David Diaz-Infante Offensive quality control – Kevin Garver Defensive coordinator – Todd Bowles Defensive line – Brentson Buckner Outside linebackers – James Bettcher Inside linebackers – Mike Caldwell Defensive backs – Nick Rapone Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Defensive assistant/assistant defensive backs – Ryan Slowik Pass rush specialist – Tom Pratt Special teams coordinator – Amos Jones Assistant special teams – Anthony Blevins Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris Assistant strength and conditioning – Pete Alosi Assistant strength and conditioning – Roger Kingdom Final roster 2014 Arizona Cardinals 53 10 10 14 Ryan Lindley  5 Drew Stanton  6 Logan Thomas y 23 Marion Grice y 39 Robert Hughes American football FB 30 Stepfan Taylor 33 Kerwynn Williams 13 Jaron Brown 12 John Brown y wide receiver 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Michael Floyd 19 Ted Ginn Jr. RS 10 Brittan Golden 89 John Carlson American football 85 Darren Fells 84 Rob Housler 61 Jonathan Cooper G 74 Paul Fanaika G 62 Ted Larsen G 70 Bobby Massie T 63 Lyle Sendlein C 79 Bradley Sowell T 71 Anthony Steen G y American football 68 Jared Veldheer T 78 Earl Watford G 93 Calais Campbell DE 95 Tommy Kelly American football DE/NT 96 Kareem Martin DE y 73 Josh Mauro DE y 98 Frostee Rucker DE 66 Alameda Ta'amu NT 92 Dan Williams defensive tackle NT 94 Sam Acho OLB 97 Lorenzo Alexander OLB 59 Marcus Benard OLB 56 Glenn Carson ILB y 54 Kenny Demens ILB 50 Larry Foote ILB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 57 Alex Okafor OLB 91 Matt Shaughnessy OLB 28 Justin Bethel CB 36 Deone Bucannon SS y 29 Chris Clemons safety SS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 22 Tony Jefferson SS 26 Rashad Johnson FS 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS/SS 21 Patrick Peterson CB 25 Jerraud Powers CB  2 Drew Butler P  7 Chandler Catanzaro K y 82 Mike Leach long snapper LS 55 John Abraham American football OLB IR 90 Darnell Dockett DE IR 20 Jonathan Dwyer RB NF-Inj. 38 Andre Ellington RB IR 87 Troy Niklas y TE IR  3 Carson Palmer QB IR 72 Ed Stinson DE y IR 58 Daryl Washington ILB Susp. 41 Eddie Whitley CB IR  9 Dave Zastudil P IR 34 Zach Bauman RB y 75 John Fullington G y 80 Andre Hardy Jr. TE 17 Travis Harvey WR 46 Jimmy Legree CB y  4 Jeff Mathews QB y 69 Kelvin Palmer T y 86 Ryan Spadola WR 37 Ross Weaver CB 27 Darren Woodard CB Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 9 Houston Texans W 32–0 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 2 August 16 at Minnesota Vikings L 28–30 1–1 TCF Bank Stadium Recap 3 August 24 Cincinnati Bengals L 13–19 1–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 4 August 28 at San Diego Chargers L 9–12 1–3 Qualcomm Stadium Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 Monday Night Football San Diego Chargers W 18–17 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 2 September 14 at New York Giants W 25–14 2–0 MetLife Stadium Recap 3 September 21 San Francisco 49ers W 23–14 3–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 4 Bye 5 October 5 at Denver Broncos L 20–41 3–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap 6 October 12 Washington Redskins W 30–20 4–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 7 October 19 at Oakland Raiders W 24–13 5–1 O.co Coliseum Recap 8 October 26 Philadelphia Eagles W 24–20 6–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 9 November 2 at Dallas Cowboys W 28–17 7–1 AT&T Stadium Recap 10 November 9 St. Louis Rams W 31–14 8–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 11 November 16 Detroit Lions W 14–6 9–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 12 November 23 at Seattle Seahawks L 3–19 9–2 CenturyLink Field Recap 13 November 30 at Atlanta Falcons L 18–29 9–3 Georgia Dome Recap 14 December 7 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 10–3 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 15 December 11 Thursday Night Football at St. Louis Rams W 12–6 11–3 Edward Jones Dome Recap 16 December 21 Seattle Seahawks L 6–35 11–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 17 December 28 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 11–5 Levi's Stadium Recap Game summaries Regular season Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 8 Monday 7:20 p.m. Chargers 0 3 14 0 Cardinals 0 6 0 12 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 61,292 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Bill Vinovich ESPN Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Lindsay Czarniak Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SD – Philip Rivers - 21/36, 238 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT ARI – Carson Palmer - 24/37, 304 Yds, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Ryan Matthews - 12 Car, 40 Yds, 1 TD ARI – Andre Ellington - 13 Car, 53 Yds Top receivers SD – Antonio Gates - 6 Rec, 81 Yds ARI – Michael Floyd - 5 Rec, 119 Yds Top tacklers SD – Shareece Wright - 8 Solo ARI – Larry Foote - 8 Solo Week 2: at New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary September 14 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 a.m. Cardinals 10 0 0 15 Giants 0 7 7 0 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,344 66 F C, sunny John Parry Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – Drew Stanton, 14/29, 167 Yds NYG – Eli Manning, 26/39, 277 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Andre Ellington, 15 Car, 91 Yds NYG – Rashad Jennings, 18 Car, 64 Yds Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald, 6 Rec, 51 Yds NYG – Larry Donnell, 7 Rec, 81 Yds Top tacklers ARI – Calais Campbell, 10 solo NYG – Prince Amukamara, 9 solo Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers background:#000000; color:white; border:2px solid #97233F;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 21 1:05 p.m. 49ers 7 7 0 0 Cardinals 3 3 14 3 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 61,572 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Gene Steratore Fox Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SF – Colin Kaepernick, 29/37, 245 Yds, 1 TD ARI – Drew Stanton, 18/33, 244 Yds, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Colin Kaepernick, 12 Car, 54 Yds ARI – Andre Ellington, 18 Car, 62 Yds Top receivers SF – Stevie Johnson, 9 Rec, 103 Yds ARI – Michael Floyd, 5 Rec, 114 Yds Top tacklers SF – Patrick Willis, 6 Solo ARI – Tony Jefferson, 10 Solo Week 5: at Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos – Game summary October 5 2:05 pm. MDT/1:05 p.m. Cardinals 6 7 7 0 Broncos 7 14 3 17 Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado 76,895 71 F C, sunny Bill Leavy Fox Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews Recap, Game book First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – Drew Stanton, 11/26, 118 Yds DEN – Peyton Manning, 31/47, 479 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Andre Ellington, 16 Car, 32 Yds, 1 TD DEN – Ronnie Hillman, 15 Car, 64 Yds Top receivers ARI – Andre Ellington, 4 Rec, 112 Yds, 1 TD DEN – Demaryius Thomas, 8 Rec, 226 Yds, 2 TD Top tacklers ARI – Jerraud Powers, 7 Solo DEN – Danny Trevathan, 7 Solo Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 12 1:25 p.m. Redskins 0 13 0 7 Cardinals 7 7 3 13 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 61,139 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Ed Hochuli Fox Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kris Budden Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WAS – Kirk Cousins, 24/38, 354 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT ARI – Carson Palmer, 28/44, 250, 2 TD Top rushers WAS – Alfred Morris, 13 Car, 41 Yds ARI – Andre Ellington, 19 Car, 67 Yds Top receivers WAS – DeSean Jackson, 3 Rec, 115 Yds, 1 TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald, 6 Rec, 98 Yds, 1 TD Top tacklers WAS – Ryan Kerrigan, 9 Solo ARI – Rashad Johnson 8 Solo The win ended the Cardinals' eight-game losing streak against the Redskins, beating them for the first time since the 2000 season, when both teams were members of the NFC East.All Matchups, Chicago/St. Louis/Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals vs. Washington Commanders https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/head-to-head.htm Pro Football Reference Week 7: at Oakland Raiders Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Arizona Cardinals at Oakland Raiders – Game summary October 19 1:25 p.m. Cardinals 7 7 7 3 Raiders 0 10 3 0 O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California 52,101 69 F C, sunny Clete Blakeman Fox Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kristina Pink Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – OAK – Top rushers ARI – OAK – Top receivers ARI – OAK – Top tacklers ARI – OAK – Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 26 1:05 p.m. Eagles 7 0 10 3 Cardinals 0 7 7 10 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 61,789 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Walt Anderson Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers PHI – ARI – Top rushers PHI – ARI – Top receivers PHI – ARI – Top tacklers PHI – ARI – Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary November 2 12:00 pm. CST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 14 0 14 Cowboys 10 0 0 7 AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas 85,688 57 F C, cloudy (retractable roof open) Craig Wrolstad Fox Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – DAL – Top rushers ARI – DAL – Top receivers ARI – DAL – Top tacklers ARI – DAL – Week 10: vs. St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 9 2:25 pm. MST Rams 7 7 0 0 Cardinals 0 10 0 21 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 61,363 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Ron Torbert Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Matt Hasselbeck and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter Top passers STL – ARI – Top rushers STL – ARI – Top receivers STL – ARI – Top tacklers STL – ARI – Carson Palmer would suffer a season-ending injury on his left-knee. Drew Stanton would take over as quarterback for the rest of the game. Thanks to the efforts of the defense during the fourth quarter, the Cardinals rallied to beat the Rams 31-14.http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2014/11/09/defense-carries-cardinals-past-rams-nfl/18775997/ Defense lifts Arizona Cardinals past St. Louis Rams Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 16 2:25 pm. MST Lions 3 3 0 0 Cardinals 14 0 0 0 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 62,487 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Jerome Boger Fox Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers DET – ARI – Top rushers DET – ARI – Top receivers DET – ARI – Top tacklers DET – ARI – Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary November 23 2:05 pm. MST/1:05 pm. PST Cardinals 0 3 0 0 Seahawks 3 6 10 0 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 68,327 51 F C, sunny Gene Steratore Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – SEA – Top rushers ARI – SEA – Top receivers ARI – SEA – Top tacklers ARI – SEA – Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary November 30 4:05 pm. EST/2:05 pm. MST Cardinals 0 10 0 8 Falcons 17 3 3 6 Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia 69,557 Played indoors (dome stadium) Terry McAulay Fox Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – ATL – Top rushers ARI – ATL – Top receivers ARI – ATL – Top tacklers ARI – ATL – Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 7 2:05 pm. MST Chiefs 7 7 0 0 Cardinals 3 3 11 0 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 62,387 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Craig Wrolstad CBS Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 44-yard field goal, 11:00. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:05. KC – Jamaal Charles 63-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:48. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:20. Second quarter ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 33-yard field goal, 7:48. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 8:07. KC – Jamaal Charles 18-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:19. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:31. Third quarter ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 39-yard field goal, 9:07. Chiefs 14–9. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:16. ARI – Jaron Brown 26-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Drew Stanton-John Carlson pass), 3:32. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:00. Fourth quarter No scoring plays. Top passers KC – Alex Smith – 26/39, 293 yards, TD, INT ARI – Drew Stanton – 15/30, 239 yards, TD Top rushers KC – Jamaal Charles – 10 rushes, 91 yards, TD ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 19 rushes, 100 yards Top receivers KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 110 yards ARI – Michael Floyd – 4 receptions, 85 yards Top tacklers KC – Ron Parker – 9 tackles, 1 assist ARI – Patrick Peterson – 8 tackles (1 sack) Week 15: at St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary December 11 Thursday 7:25 pm. CST/6:25 pm. MST Cardinals 0 6 3 3 Rams 3 0 0 3 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 55,880 Played indoors (dome stadium) Walt Coleman NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – STL – Top rushers ARI – STL – Top receivers ARI – STL – Top tacklers ARI – STL – Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 21 6:30 pm. MST Seahawks 0 14 0 21 Cardinals 0 3 3 0 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 63,806 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Walt Anderson NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SEA – ARI – Top rushers SEA – ARI – Top receivers SEA – ARI – Top tacklers SEA – ARI – Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary December 28 2:25 pm. MST/1:25 pm. PST Cardinals 7 10 0 0 49ers 7 6 7 0 Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California 70,699 51 F C, sunny Carl Cheffers Fox Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – SF – Top rushers ARI – SF – Top receivers ARI – SF – Top tacklers ARI – SF – This would snap the 49ers' 4-game losing streak in Levi's Stadium. With the loss, the Cardinals finished their season to 11-5. Postseason 2014–15 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap Wild Card January 3, 2015 Saturday at Carolina Panthers (4) L 16–27 0–1 Bank of America Stadium Recap NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #4 Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals 2;text-align:center; autocollapse NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) Arizona Cardinals at (#4) Carolina Panthers – Game summary January 3, 2015 Saturday 2:35 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 14 0 2 Panthers 10 3 14 0 Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina 71,849 51 F C, rain Ed Hochuli ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter CAR – Graham Gano 47-yard field goal, 11:27. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:03. CAR – Jonathan Stewart 13-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 5:21. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:51. Second quarter ARI – Darren Fells 1-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 14:56. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:15. ARI – Marion Grice 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 2:50. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:04. CAR – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 0:15. Cardinals 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:35. Third quarter CAR – Fozzy Whittaker 39-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:36. Panthers 20–14. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:14. CAR – Mike Tolbert 1-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 4:04. Panthers 27–14. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yard, 1:24. Fourth quarter ARI – Brad Nortman tackled in end zone by Justin Bethel, 0:03. Panthers 27–16. Top passers ARI – Ryan Lindley – 16/28, 82 yards, TD, 2 INT CAR – Cam Newton – 18/32, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 10 carries, 23 yards CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 24 carries, 123 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – John Brown – 4 receptions, 34 yards CAR – Fozzy Whittaker – 1 reception, 39 yards, TD The Cardinals' offensive performance was historically bad as the team lost to the 7-8-1 Panthers, by a final score of 27-16, and were eliminated from the postseason. They committed three turnovers (two of them being red zone interceptions), gained only 8 first downs (and only 2 first downs in the second half) and recorded 78 net yards of offense, the fewest yards gained in a playoff game by any team in NFL postseason history. After a 9-1 start, the Cardinals went 2-5 in their final seven games. Because both QB Carson Palmer and QB Drew Stanton went down with injuries during regular Season Games. Cardinals were forced to use 3rd string QB Ryan Lindley for the last 2 regular season Games and Lindley had to start for the Cardinals in the Wild Card game at Carolina. Standings Division ARI Conference ARI References External links http://www.azcardinals.com Arizona Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Arizona