2011 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Arizona Cardinals 2011 8–8 2nd NFC West Ken Whisenhunt Rod Graves Bill Bidwill University of Phoenix Stadium Did not qualify Larry Fitzgerald, WRPatrick Peterson, CBAdrian Wilson, SS File:Arizona Cardinals Uniforms 2010-2016.png 2012 Cardinals seasons The 2011 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 92nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 24th in Arizona and their fifth under head coach Ken Whisenhunt. This was going to be the Cardinals first season with new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb, but he was injured and replaced by John Skelton. Despite a 1-6 start the Cardinals managed to win 7 out of 9 games, including a stunning upset against the San Francisco 49ers in week 14. The team improved on their 5–11 record from the 2010 season, but missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season. The 2011 Cardinals won four overtime games, an NFL record that would later be matched by the 2021 Las Vegas Raiders.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, team won game, Game went to overtime, sorted by descending Date. 3 Offseason October 2020 Signings Pos. Player 2010 Team Contract G Daryn Colledge Green Bay Packers 5 years, $27.5 million LB Stewart Bradley Philadelphia Eagles 5 years, $25 million C Lyle Sendlein Arizona Cardinals 5 years, $16 million TE Jeff King Carolina Panthers 3 years, $5.5 million DE Nick Eason Pittsburgh Steelers 2 years, $1.9 million S Michael Adams Arizona Cardinals 2 years, $1.7 million G Floyd Womack Cleveland Browns 1 year, $1.7 million RB Chester Taylor Chicago Bears 1 year, $810,000 CB Matt Ware Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $855,000 C Ben Claxton Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $700,000 Departures Pos. Player 2011 Team WR Steve Breaston Kansas City Chiefs DT Alan Branch Seattle Seahawks G Alan Faneca CBen ClaxtonQBDerek Anderson Carolina PanthersCBDominique Rodgers-CromartiePhiladelphia EaglesRBJason WrightFBNehemiah BroughtonTEStephen SpachSt. Louis Rams 2011 NFL draft 2011 NFL draft + Arizona Cardinals 2011 NFL Draft selections2011 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2011/draft.htm 2022-11-12 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Draft order Player name Position Height Weight College Round Choice Overall 1 5 5 Patrick Peterson CB 6'0" 219 lbs. LSU 2 6 38 Ryan Williams RB 5'9" 212 lbs. VT 3 5 69 Rob Housler TE 6'5" 215 lbs. FAU 4 6 103 Sam Acho OLB 6'2" 262 lbs. Texas 5 5 136 Anthony Sherman RB 5'10" 242 lbs. UConn 6 6 171 Quan Sturdivant ILB 6'1" 241 lbs. UNC 19 184The Cardinals acquired this sixth-round selection (No. 184 overall) in a trade that sent guard Reggie Wells to the Philadelphia Eagles. David Carter DE 6'5" 297 lbs. UCLA 7The Cardinals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 208 overall) and a 2010 fourth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for safety Kerry Rhodes. 46 249Compensatory selection. DeMarco Sampson WR 6'2" 204 lbs. SDSU Undrafted free agents Name Position College Jared Campbell Safety Miami (FL) Daiveun Curry-Chapman Wide receiver Northern Arizona Tommy Irvin Safety Wofford Sean Jeffcoat Wide receiver Elon Duke Lemmens Linebacker Florida Ricky Lumpkin Defensive tackle Kentucky Eric Mensik Tackle Oklahoma Aaron Nichols Wide receiver Oregon State Bryant Nnabuife Cornerback California Kristofer O'Dowd Center USC Stephen Skelton Tight end Fordham Kendall Smith Linebacker Florida State Jason Speredom Tackle BYU Jake Vermiglio Guard NC State D. J. Young Tackle Michigan State Acquisitions On July 28, 2011 the Cardinals acquired Kolb from the Philadelphia Eagles for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2012 2nd-round pick. The next day they signed former Carolina Panthers starting CB Richard Marshall.2011 Arizona Cardinals Transactions https://www.espn.co.uk/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/ari/season/2011 2022-11-12 ESPN en Coaching staff Arizona Cardinals 2011 staff Front office Owner/chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill general manager – Rod Graves Director of football administration – Reggie Terry Director of player personnel – Steve Keim Director of pro personnel – T. J. McCreight Assistant director of pro personnel – Quentin Harris Head coaches Head coach – Ken Whisenhunt Assistant head coach/run game coordinator/offensive line – Russ Grimm Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Mike Miller Quarterbacks – Chris Miller Running backs – Tommie Robinson Wide receivers – John McNulty Tight ends – Freddie Kitchens Offensive quality control – Chad Grimm Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ray Horton Defensive line – Ron Aiken Linebackers – Matt Raich Defensive backs – Louie Cioffi Assistant defensive backs – Deshea Townsend Defensive quality control – Ryan Slowik Special teams coaches Special teams – Kevin Spencer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength and conditioning – Pete Alosi Final roster 2011 Arizona Cardinals 53 8 7  2 Richard Bartel  4 Kevin Kolb 19 John Skelton American football 35 Anthony Sherman y FB 46 Alfonso Smith 36 LaRod Stephens-Howling KR 29 Chester Taylor 26 Beanie Wells 85 Early Doucet 11 Larry Fitzgerald 12 Andre Roberts American football 89 DeMarco Sampson y 17 Chansi Stuckey 18 Stephen Williams wide receiver 81 Jim Dray 86 Todd Heap 84 Rob Housler y 87 Jeff King American football 74 D'Anthony Batiste T 73 Jeremy Bridges T 75 Levi Brown offensive tackle T 71 Daryn Colledge G 70 Rex Hadnot G 76 Deuce Lutui G 63 Lyle Sendlein C 67 D. J. Young y T 93 Calais Campbell DE 79 David Carter defensive lineman y NT 90 Darnell Dockett DE 98 Nick Eason NT/DE 91 Vonnie Holliday DE 96 Ronald Talley DE 94 Sam Acho y OLB 52 Stewart Bradley American football ILB 53 Clark Haggans OLB 51 Paris Lenon ILB 50 O'Brien Schofield OLB 56 Reggie Walker linebacker, born 1986 ILB 58 Daryl Washington ILB 59 Brandon Williams linebacker OLB 23 Hamza Abdullah SS 27 Michael Adams American football CB 37 Sean Considine SS 30 Marshay Green CB 20 A. J. Jefferson CB 49 Rashad Johnson FS 31 Richard Marshall defensive back CB 21 Patrick Peterson y CB/PR 25 Kerry Rhodes FS 24 Adrian Wilson American football SS  3 Jay Feely K 82 Mike Leach long snapper LS  9 Dave Zastudil P 22 Crezdon Butler CB IR  6 Max Hall American football QB IR 72 Brandon Keith T IR 55 Joey Porter OLB IR 28 Greg Toler CB IR 92 Dan Williams defensive tackle NT IR 34 Ryan Williams running back y RB IR 78 Floyd Womack G IR 62 Ryan Bartholomew y C 83 Jaymar Johnson WR 32 Korey Lindsey y CB 60 Ricky Lumpkin y NT 37 William Powell gridiron football y RB 44 Steve Skelton y TE 54 Quan Sturdivant y LB Single Set Back 3-4 Yes No No Kevin Kolb John Skelton Richard Bartel Beanie Wells LaRod Stephens-Howling Alfonso Smith Anthony Sherman Larry Fitzgerald DeMarco Sampson Stephen Williams Andre Roberts Early Doucet Chansi Stuckey Todd Heap Jeff King Rob Housler Levi Brown D'Anthony Batiste Daryn Colledge D'Anthony Batiste Lyle Sendlein Rex Hadnot Rex Hadnot Deuce Lutui Brandon Keith Jeremy Bridges Clark Haggans Paris Lenon Daryl Washington Joey Porter Sam Acho Kerry Rhodes Rashad Johnson Hamza Abdullah Adrian Wilson Hamza Abdullah Sean Considine Patrick Peterson Richard Marshall A.J. Jefferson Calais Campbell Dan Williams Darnell Dockett Jay Feely Dave Zastudil LaRod Stephens-Howling Patrick Peterson Mike Leach Dave Zastudil Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 11 at Oakland Raiders W 24–18 1–0 O.co Coliseum Recap 2 August 19 at Green Bay Packers L 20–28 1–1 Lambeau Field Recap 3 August 27 San Diego Chargers L 31–34 1–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 4 September 1 Denver Broncos W 26–7 2–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 11 Carolina Panthers W 28–21 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 2 September 18 at Washington Redskins L 21–22 1–1 FedExField Recap 3 September 25 at Seattle Seahawks L 10–13 1–2 CenturyLink Field Recap 4 October 2 New York Giants L 27–31 1–3 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 5 October 9 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–34 1–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Recap 6 Bye 7 October 23 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–32 1–5 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 8 October 30 at Baltimore Ravens L 27–30 1–6 M&T Bank Stadium Recap 9 November 6 St. Louis Rams W 19–13 (OT) 2–6 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 10 November 13 at Philadelphia Eagles W 21–17 3–6 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 11 November 20 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–23 3–7 Candlestick Park Recap 12 November 27 at St. Louis Rams W 23–20 4–7 Edward Jones Dome Recap 13 December 4 Dallas Cowboys W 19–13 (OT) 5–7 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 14 December 11 San Francisco 49ers W 21–19 6–7 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 15 December 18 Cleveland Browns W 20–17 (OT) 7–7 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 16 December 24 at Cincinnati Bengals L 16–23 7–8 Paul Brown Stadium Recap 17 January 1 Seattle Seahawks W 23–20 (OT) 8–8 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap Game summaries Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary September 11 1:15 p.m. MST Panthers 7 7 7 0 Cardinals 7 0 7 14 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 60,627 None (retractable roof closed) Carl Cheffers Fox Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Jody Jackson Box Score First quarter ARI – Beanie Wells 7-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:45. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 3:42. CAR – Steve Smith 77-yard pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick), 7:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:34. Second quarter CAR – Steve Smith 26-yard pass from Cam Newton (Olindo Mare kick), 0:06. Panthers 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 0:57. Third quarter ARI – Jeff King 48-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 10:40. Tied 14–14. Drive: 1 play, 48 yards, 0:12. CAR – Cam Newton 1-yard run (Olindo Mare kick), 5:49. Panthers 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:51. Fourth quarter ARI – Early Doucet 70-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 10:48. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 2:13. ARI – Patrick Peterson 89-yard punt return (Jay Feely kick), 7:15. Cardinals 28–21. Top passers CAR – Cam Newton – 24/37, 422 yards, 2 TD, INT ARI – Kevin Kolb – 18/27, 309 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 12 rushes, 30 yards ARI – Beanie Wells – 18 rushes, 90 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Steve Smith – 8 receptions, 178 yards, 2 TD ARI – Early Doucet – 3 receptions, 105 yards, TD Week 2: at Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary September 18 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 7 0 7 7 Redksins 0 10 0 12 FedExField, Landover, Maryland 76,330 Cloudy, 66 F C Peter Morelli Fox Chris Myers and Tim Ryan Box Score First quarter ARI – Jeff King 21-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 3:54. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 37 yards, 0:38. Second quarter WAS – Graham Gano 26-yard field goal, 10:25. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards, 8:29. WAS – Fred Davis 1-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Graham Gano kick), 3:04. Redskins 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:57. Third quarter ARI – Beanie Wells 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 2:47. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 4:31. Fourth quarter WAS – Graham Gano 23-yard field goal, 11:18. Cardinals 14–13. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:42. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 73-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 10:58. Cardinals 21–13. Drive: 1 play, 68 yards, 0:20. WAS – Santana Moss 18-yard pass from Rex Grossman (run failed), 5:17. Cardinals 21–19. Drive: 13 plays, 73 yards, 5:41. WAS – Graham Gano 34-yard field goal, 1:45. Cardinals 22–21. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 2:35. Top passers ARI – Kevin Kolb – 17/30, 251 yards, 2 TD, INT WAS – Rex Grossman – 25/43, 291 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells – 14 rushes, 93 yards, TD WAS – Tim Hightower – 20 rushes, 96 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD WAS – Fred Davis – 6 receptions, 86 yards, TD Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary September 25 1:15 p.m. MST & PDT Cardinals 0 10 0 0 Seahawks 3 3 7 0 CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington 66,199 Rain, 68 F C Alberto Riveron Fox Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Drea Avent Box Score First quarter SEA – Stephen Hauschka 30-yard field goal, 2:55. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:57. Second quarter ARI – Jay Feely 44-yard field goal, 12:48. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 26 yards, 5:07. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 7:29. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:06. SEA – Stephen Hauschka 52-yard field goal, 0:43. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 16 yards, 1:08. Third quarter SEA – Tarvaris Jackson 11-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 5:57. Seahawks 13–10. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 6:00. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – Kevin Kolb – 25/39, 252 yards, TD, 2 INT SEA – Tarvaris Jackson – 18/31, 171 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Alfonso Smith – 17 rushes, 54 yards SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 19 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 64 yards, TD SEA – Sidney Rice – 8 receptions, 109 yards Week 4: vs. New York Giants background:#000000; color:white; border:2px solid #97233F;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 2 1:05 p.m. MST Giants 0 10 0 21 Cardinals 3 3 14 7 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 60,496 None (retractable roof closed) Jerome Boger Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa Box Score First quarter ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 13:02. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:35. Second quarter ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 7:57. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 9:20. NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw 13-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:54. Giants 7–6. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:03. NYG – Lawrence Tynes 30-yard field goal, 0:01. Giants 10–6. Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 0:28. Third quarter ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 10:24. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 4:36. ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 2:55. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:40. Fourth quarter NYG – Brandon Jacobs 1-yard run (Lawrence Tynes kick), 12:07. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:48. ARI – Beanie Wells 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:16. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 3:09. NYG – Jake Ballard 2-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 3:37. Cardinals 27–24. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 1:39. NYG – Hakeem Nicks 29-yard pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick), 2:39. Giants 31–27. Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:31. Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 27/40, 321 yards, 2 TD ARI – Kevin Kolb – 20/34, 237 yards, INT Top rushers NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 12 rushes, 39 yards, TD ARI – Beanie Wells – 27 rushes, 138 yards, 3 TD Top receivers NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 10 receptions, 162 yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 receptions, 102 yards Despite the Cardinals holding a 10-point lead twice in the fourth quarter, the Giants scored three touchdowns in the final frame as Arizona dropped its third straight game and fell to 1–3. Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary October 9 12:05 p.m. CDT/10:05 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 3 7 0 Vikings 28 0 3 3 Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 62,479 None (indoor stadium) Scott Green Fox Chris Myers and Tim Ryan Box Score First quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:18. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:35. MIN – Adrian Peterson 24-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:55. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:07. MIN – Donovan McNabb 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:25. Vikings 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:50. MIN – Adrian Peterson 14-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:41. Vikings 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:01. Second quarter ARI – Jay Feely 51-yard field goal, 10:29. Vikings 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:25. Third quarter ARI – Beanie Wells 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:23. Vikings 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41. MIN – Ryan Longwell 26-yard field goal, 3:35. Vikings 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:48. Fourth quarter MIN – Ryan Longwell 53-yard field goal, 2:09. Vikings 34–10. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:33. Top passers ARI – Kevin Kolb – 21/42, 232 yards, 2 INT MIN – Donovan McNabb – 10/21, 169 yards Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells – 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD MIN – Adrian Peterson – 29 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARI – Early Doucet – 8 receptions, 92 yards MIN – Devin Aromashodu – 2 receptions, 81 yards Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary October 23 1:05 p.m. MST Steelers 7 10 9 6 Cardinals 0 7 7 6 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 62,475 None (retractable roof closed) John Parry CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Box Score First quarter PIT – Heath Miller 12-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 9:39. Steelers 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 3:07. Second quarter PIT – Mike Wallace 95-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 8:09. Steelers 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 91 yards, 0:12. ARI – Alfonso Smith 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 1:20. Steelers 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 6:49. PIT – Shaun Suisham 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Steelers 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 1:20. Third quarter ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling 73-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 9:26. Steelers 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 2:40. PIT – Emmanuel Sanders 4-yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham kick), 3:54. Steelers 24–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:32. PIT – Team safety, 3:42. Steelers 26–14. Fourth quarter PIT – Shaun Suisham 42-yard field goal, 11:30. Steelers 29–14. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 7:12. PIT – Shaun Suisham 39-yard field goal, 6:46. Steelers 32–14. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 4:10. ARI – Early Doucet 2-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (pass failed), 3:53. Steelers 32–20. Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 2:53. Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 26/39, 361 yards, 3 TD ARI – Kevin Kolb – 18/34, 272 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 rushes, 32 yards ARI – Beanie Wells – 12 rushes, 42 yards Top receivers PIT – Mike Wallace – 3 receptions, 118 yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 receptions, 78 yards Coming off their bye week, the Cardinals went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. Arizona trailed early in the first quarter as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh would add onto their lead in the second quarter as Roethlisberger completed a 95-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace. The Cardinals would answer with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Alfonso Smith. The Steelers would close out the half with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 41-yard field goal. Arizona opened the third quarter with quarterback Kevin Kolb finding running back LaRod Stephens-Howling on a 73-yard touchdown pass, but Pittsburgh struck back with Roethlisberger completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, along with Kolb's intentional grounding penalty in the endzone resulting in a safety. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers continued to pull away with Suisham making a 42-yard and a 39-yard field goal. The Cardinals tried to rally as Kolb found wide receiver Early Doucet on a 2-yard touchdown pass (with a failed two-point conversion), but Pittsburgh held on to preserve the victory. With the loss, Arizona fell to 1–5. Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary October 30 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 3 21 0 3 Ravens 0 6 14 10 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,022 Sunny, 48 F C Jeff Triplette Fox Sam Rosen, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin Box Score First quarter ARI – Jay Feely 32-yard field goal, 3:56. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:19. Second quarter BAL – Billy Cundiff 26-yard field goal, 12:26. Tied 3–3. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 6:30. ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:22. Cardinals `10–3. Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:36. ARI – Patrick Peterson 82-yard punt return (Jay Feely kick), 6:06. Cardinals 17–3. ARI – Early Doucet 10-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 3:46. Cardinals 24–3. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 2:11. BAL – Billy Cundiff 47-yard field goal, 0:34. Cardinals 24–6. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, 3:12. Third quarter BAL – Ray Rice 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 12:13. Cardinals 24–13. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:47. BAL – Ray Rice 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 1:32. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 3:12. Fourth quarter BAL – Ray Rice 3-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), 14:55. Ravens 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:22. ARI – Jay Feely 45-yard field goal, 8:55. Tied 27–27. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 6:00. BAL – Billy Cundiff 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 30–27. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:52. Top passers ARI – Kevin Kolb – 10/21, 153 yards, TD, INT BAL – Joe Flacco – 31/51, 336 yards, INT Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells – 22 rushes, 83 yards, TD BAL – Ray Rice – 18 rushes, 63 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 98 yards BAL – Anquan Boldin – 7 receptions, 145 yards The Cardinals blew a 21-point first half lead and lost their sixth straight game to fall to 1–6. Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams background:#000000; color:white; border:2px solid #97233F;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 6 2:15 p.m. MST Rams 3 6 4 0 0 Cardinals 3 0 3 7 6 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 60,628 None (retractable roof closed) Ron Winter Fox Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Nischelle Turner Box Score First quarter ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 10:51. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 2:39. STL – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 4:38. Tied 3–3. Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 6:13. Second quarter STL – Josh Brown 37-yard field goal, 7:02. Rams 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:11. STL – Josh Brown 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 9–3. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 3:26. Third quarter ARI – Jay Feely 38-yard field goal, 10:30. Rams 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:30. STL – Team safety, 7:24. Rams 11–6. STL – Team safety, 3:31. Rams 13–6. Fourth quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 4:51. Tied 13–13. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:43. Overtime ARI – Patrick Peterson 99-yard punt return, 13:03. Cardinals 19–13. Top passers STL – Sam Bradford – 23/36, 255 yards, INT ARI – John Skelton – 20/35, 222 yards, TD Top rushers STL – Steven Jackson – 29 rushes, 130 yards ARI – John Skelton – 4 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers STL – Brandon Lloyd – 5 receptions, 80 yards ARI – Early Doucet – 6 receptions, 78 yards The Cardinals snapped their six-game losing streak as rookie Patrick Peterson returned a punt 98 yards for a game-winning touchdown in overtime. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 2–6. The game also featured the Rams' scoring the four points in the third quarter as the got two safeties on consecutive drives. This was first time in NFL history that a team had recorded four points in a quarter. Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary November 21 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 7 0 14 Eagles 0 14 0 3 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,144 Partly Cloudy, 60 F C Walt Anderson Fox Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter PHI – Asante Samuel 20-yard interception return (Alex Henery kick, 9:35. Eagles 7–0. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 10-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 4:48. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 4:47. PHI – LeSean McCoy 1-yard run (Alex Henery kick), 0:17. Eagles 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:31. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 9:18. Tied 14–14. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 4:00. PHI – Alex Henery 36-yard field goal, 5:06. Eagles 17–14. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:53. ARI – Early Doucet 5-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 1:53. Cardinals 21–17. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 3:13. Top passers ARI – John Skelton – 21/40, 315 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT PHI – Michael Vick – 16/34, 128 yards, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells – 23 rushes, 62 yards PHI – LeSean McCoy – 14 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 146 yards, 2 TD PHI – Brent Celek – 4 receptions, 53 yards Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary November 20 1:05 p.m. PST/2:050 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 0 7 49ers 6 3 14 0 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 69,732 Rain, 55 F C Peter Morelli Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin Box Score First quarter SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 3:10. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:48. SF – David Akers 43-yard field goal, 2:06. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:59. Second quarter SF – David Akers 29-yard field goal, 0:56. 49ers 9–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:06. Third quarter SF – Kyle Williams 8-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 7:12. 49ers 16–0. Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 7:48. SF – Vernon Davis 18-yard pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 4:14. 49ers 23–0. Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 1:53. Fourth quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 23-yard pass from Richard Bartel (Jay Feely kick), 8:38. 49ers 23–7. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:36. Top passers ARI – John Skelton – 6/19, 99 yards, 3 INT SF – Alex Smith – 20/38, 267 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Chester Taylor – 1 rush, 34 yards SF – Frank Gore – 24 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers ARI – Andre Roberts – 3 receptions, 51 yards SF – Michael Crabtree – 7 receptions, 120 yards Week 12: at St. Louis Rams Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary November 27 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 3 0 17 3 Rams 7 3 0 10 Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri 56,029 None (indoor stadium) Mike Carey Fox Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Tina Cervasio Box Score First quarter STL – Nick Miller 88-yard punt return (Josh Brown kick), 9:15. Rams 7–0. ARI – Jay Feely 29-yard field goal, 0:36. Rams 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:19. Second quarter STL – Josh Brown 35-yard field goal, 0:03. Rams 10–3. Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 3:49. Third quarter ARI – Jay Feely 37-yard field goal, 9:38. Rams 10–6. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 5:22. ARI – Beanie Wells 7-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:54. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 28 yards, 2:49. ARI – Patrick Peterson 80-yard punt return (Jay Feely kick), 2:56. Cardinals 20–10. Fourth quarter STL – Josh Brown 48-yard field goal, 14:49. Rams 20–13. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 3:07. STL – Brandon Lloyd 16-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Josh Brown kick), 7:46. Tied 20–20. Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:25. ARI – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 4:09. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:37. Top passers ARI – John Skelton – 12/23, 114 yards, 2 INT STL – Sam Bradford – 17/31, 203 yards, TD Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells – 27 rushes, 228 yards, TD STL – Steven Jackson – 17 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 55 yards STL – Brandon Lloyd – 5 receptions, 74 yards, TD Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 4 2:15 p.m. MST Cowboys 0 10 3 0 0 Cardinals 3 0 3 7 6 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 62,180 None (retractable roof closed) Walt Coleman Fox Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale Box Score First quarter ARI – Jay Feely 48-yard field goal, 4:13. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:03. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 50-yard field goal, 5:50. Tied 3–3. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:51. DAL – Dez Bryant 5-yard pass from Tony Romo (Dan Bailey kick), 3:09. Cowboys 10–3. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:57. Third quarter ARI – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 8:18. Cowboys 10–6. Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:42. DAL – Dan Bailey 37-yard field goal, 0:34. Cowboys 13–6. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 7:44. Fourth quarter ARI – Beanie Wells 4-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 13:08. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:26. Overtime ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling 52-yard pass from Kevin Kolb, 11:43. Cardinals 19–13. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 3:17. Top passers DAL – Tony Romo – 28/42, 299 yards, TD ARI – Kevin Kolb – 16/27, 247 yards, TD Top rushers DAL – DeMarco Murray – 12 rushes, 38 yards ARI – Beanie Wells – 20 rushes, 67 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Dez Bryant – 8 receptions, 86 yards, TD ARI – Andre Roberts – 6 receptions, 111 yards Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 14: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 11 2:05 p.m. MST 49ers 3 9 7 0 Cardinals 0 7 7 7 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 60,808 None (retractable roof closed) Alberto Riveron Fox Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale Box Score First quarter SF – David Akers 46-yard field goal, 4:39. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 15 yards, 5:16. Second quarter SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 14:02. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:58. ARI – Early Doucet 60-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 7:10. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 1 play, 60 yards, 0:11. SF – David Akers 27-yard field goal, 1:58. 49ers 9–7. Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 5:12. SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 12–7. Drive: 6 plays, 12 yards, 1:10. Third quarter SF – Frank Gore 37-yard run (David Akers kick), 12:24. 49ers 19–7. Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:09. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 46-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 9:04. 49ers 19–14. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:20. Fourth quarter ARI – Andre Roberts 3-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 11:50. Cardinals 21–19. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:26. Top passers SF – Alex Smith – 18/37, 175 yards ARI – John Skelton – 19/28, 282 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SF – Frank Gore – 10 rushes, 72 yards, TD ARI – Beanie Wells – 15 rushes, 27 yards Top receivers SF – Michael Crabtree – 7 receptions, 63 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 receptions, 149 yards, TD The Cardinals came back from 12-point halftime deficit to stun the 10–2 49ers. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 6–7. Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns Arizona Cardinals 2010 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary December 18 2:15 p.m. MST Browns 7 3 7 0 0 Cardinals 0 7 0 10 3 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 60,443 None (retractable roof closed) Scott Green CBS Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Box Score First quarter CLE – Peyton Hillis 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 11:33. Browns 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:27. Second quarter CLE – Phil Dawson 44-yard field goal, 11:33. Browns 10–0. Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 7:19. ARI – Andre Roberts 9-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 0:19. Browns 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 1:30. Third quarter CLE – Greg Little 76-yard pass from Seneca Wallace (Phil Dawson kick), 3:01. Browns 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 3:21. Fourth quarter ARI – Beanie Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:33. Browns 17–14. Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:49. ARI – Jay Feely 33-yard field goal, 5:40. Tied 17–17. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:20. Overtime ARI – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 10:56. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:46. Top passers CLE – Seneca Wallace – 18/31, 226 yards, TD ARI – John Skelton – 28/46, 313 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CLE – Peyton Hillis – 26 rushes, 99 yards, TD ARI – Beanie Wells – 15 rushes, 51 yards, TD Top receivers CLE – Greg Little – 5 receptions, 131 yards, TD ARI – Todd Heap – 7 receptions, 69 yards Head coach Ken Whisenhunt recorded his 43rd win as the Cardinals' head coach, and surpassed Don Coryell to become the winningest head coach in franchise history. Whisenhunt was the all-time leader in wins for Cardinals head coaches until his record was broken by Bruce Arians 5 years later. Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary December 24 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 0 16 Bengals 10 10 3 0 Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 41,273 Fair, 38 F C Terry McAulay Fox Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin Box Score First quarter CIN – Mike Nugent 24-yard field goal, 10:55. Bengals 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:59. CIN – Jermaine Gresham 11-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 6:24. Bengals 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 2:35. Second quarter CIN – Jerome Simpson 19-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Mike Nugent kick), 2:46. Bengals 17–0. Drive: 8 plays, 58 yards, 3:50. CIN – Mike Nugent 41-yard field goal, 0:00. Bengals 20–0. Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 1:47. Third quarter CIN – Mike Nugent 32-yard field goal, 3:09. Bengals 23–0. Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:51. Fourth quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 30-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 11:25. Bengals 23–7. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:52. ARI – Jeff King 2-yard pass from John Skelton (run failed), 7:39. Bengals 23–13. Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:40. ARI – Jay Feely 29-yard field goal, 3:16. Bengals 23–16. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 2:56. Top passers ARI – John Skelton – 23/44, 297 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT CIN – Andy Dalton – 18/31, 154 yards, 2 TD Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells – 14 rushes, 53 yards CIN – Cedric Benson – 16 rushes, 57 yards Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 receptions, 105 yards, TD CIN – Jermaine Gresham – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks Arizona Cardinals 2011 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary January 1 2:15 p.m. MST Seahawks 0 3 7 10 0 Cardinals 7 3 7 3 3 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 61,798 None (retractable roof closed) Gene Steratore Fox Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington Box Score First quarter ARI – Chester Taylor 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 3:02. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:37. Second quarter SEA – Stephen Hauschka 43-yard field goal, 12:10. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 5:52. ARI – Jay Feely 41-yard field goal, 3:28. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 7 plays, 8 yards, 3:14. Third quarter SEA – Leon Washington 48-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 10:56. Tied 10–10. Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, 1:22. ARI – Todd Heap 13-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 6:18. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:38. Fourth quarter ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 12:18. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:54. SEA – Stephen Hauschka 26-yard field goal, 9:05. Cardinals 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:59. SEA – Ricardo Lockette 61-yard pass from Tarvaris Jackson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:47. Tied 20–20. Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:09. Overtime ARI – Jay Feely 28-yard field goal, 5:59. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 7:56. Top passers SEA – Tarvaris Jackson – 21/35, 222 yards, TD, INT ARI – John Skelton – 22/40, 271 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 19 rushes, 86 yards ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling – 21 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers SEA – Ricardo Lockette – 1 reception, 61 yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 9 receptions, 149 yards Standings Footnotes References Arizona Cardinals Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Arizona