1991 Phoenix Cardinals season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Phoenix Cardinals 1991 4–12 5th NFC East Joe Bugel Jerry Rhome Fritz Shurmur Larry Wilson Bill Bidwill Sun Devil Stadium Did not qualify None Cardinals seasons The 1991 Phoenix Cardinals season was the 72nd season the team was in the National Football League (NFL). The team failed to improve on their previous output of 5–11, winning only four games. After beginning the season 2–0, the Cardinals suffered a tough schedule and lost their last eight matches to finish 4–12.1991 Phoenix Cardinals This was the ninth consecutive season the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs. The Cardinals’ 196 points scored is the lowest total in franchise history for a 16-game season.Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2012, playing for the Ari (StL/Chi) Cardinals, in the regular season, sorted by ascending Points For. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Phoenix Cardinals 1 6 Eric Swann Defensive tackle Wake Technical CC yes yes 2 32 Mike Jones Defensive end North Carolina State yes 3 59 Aeneas Williams Cornerback Southern yes yes yes 4 86 Dexter Davis Cornerback Clemson yes 5 117 Vince Hammond Defensive tackle Clemson 6 144 Eduardo Vega Offensive tackle Memphis 7 171 Ivory Lee Brown Running back Arkansas–Pine Bluff 8 198 Greg Amsler Running back Tennessee 8 204 Jerry Evans Tight end Toledo 8 209 Scott Evans Defensive end Oklahoma yes 10 255 Herbie Anderson Defensive back Texas A&I 11 282 Nathan LaDuke Defensive back Arizona State 12 309 Jeff Bridewell Quarterback UC Davis yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1991_draft.htm 1991 Phoenix Cardinals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com December 28, 2013 Undrafted free agents + 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeDonn GrimmLinebackerNotre Dame Personnel Staff 1991 Phoenix Cardinals President – Bill Bidwill Vice president and general manager – Larry Wilson Director of pro personnel – Erik Widmark Director of player personnel – George Boone Head coach – Joe Bugel Offensive coordinator – Jerry Rhome Running backs – Bobby Hammond Receivers – Ted Plumb Offensive line – Tom Lovat Defensive coordinator – Fritz Shurmur Defensive line – Ted Cottrell Inside linebackers/quality control – Mike Murphy Outside linebackers – Joe Pascale Defensive secondary – Jim Johnson Special teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki Roster 1991 Phoenix Cardinals 17 Chris Chandler American football 10 Stan Gelbaugh 19 Tom Tupa 37 Larry Centers FB 39 Johnny Johnson American football 34 Anthony Thompson American football 24 Ron Wolfley FB 81 Anthony Edwards American football 81 Randal Hill y 80 John Jackson wide receiver 86 Ernie Jones wide receiver 87 Ricky Proehl 85 Tim Jorden 89 Walter Reeves American football 57 Kani Kauahi C 51 Bill Lewis center C 63 Tootie Robbins RT 67 Luis Sharpe LT 61 Lance Smith American football G 69 Vernice Smith G 60 Willie Williams offensive tackle LT 68 Joe Wolf American football G 94 Jeff Faulkner DE 75 Mike Jones defensive lineman y DT 76 Craig Patterson DE 98 Eric Swann y DT 66 Jim Wahler NT 78 Chris Williams defensive lineman y NT 54 David Braxton OLB 93 Sidney Coleman American football ILB 56 Ken Harvey American football OLB 58 Eric Hill American football ILB 97 Steve Hyche OLB 55 Jock Jones ILB 50 Freddie Joe Nunn OLB 90 Tyronne Stowe ILB/OLB 48 Dexter Davis defensive back y CB 22 Dave Duerson SS 31 Richard Fain y CB 42 Steve Lofton y CB 29 Lorenzo Lynch CB 40 Robert Massey CB 27 Jay Taylor defensive back CB 35 Aeneas Williams y CB 38 Mike Zordich FS 16 Rich Camarillo P  5 Greg Davis placekicker K 45 Greg Amsler y RB IR 53 Garth Jax LB IR 46 Tim McDonald American football S IR  3 Timm Rosenbach QB IR 23 Marcus Turner American football S IR 25 Eddie Brown arena football y WR 33 Ivory Lee Brown y RB 71 Mike Nord y T 52 Willie Wright American football, born 1968 y LB 47 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3, 1991 at Seattle Seahawks W 31–13 1–0 Kingdome 49,448 2 August 11 at Chicago Bears W 12–10 2–0 Soldier Field 55,513 3 August 17, 1991 New England Patriots W 46–0 3–0 Sun Devil Stadium 51,070 4 August 23, 1991 Denver Broncos W 34–10 4–0 Sun Devil Stadium 38,372https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflphx.html 1991 Phoenix Cardinals (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule The 1991 Cardinals suffered from a very tough schedule playing in a powerful NFC East that provided the first four Super Bowl winners of the 1990s, and seven of ten between 1986 and 1995. Football statistics site Football Outsiders calculated that the 1991 Cardinals played the second-toughest scheduleThe toughest schedule between 1989 and 2013 according to Football Outsiders was played by the 2004 Cleveland Browns. based on strength of opponent of any NFL team between 1989 and 2013,Football Outsiders; DVOA Analysis: ‘Let Me Check My Schedule’ although Pro Football Reference argues that the 1991 Cardinals suffered the ninth toughest non-strike schedule since 1971.Tougher schedules according to Pro Football Reference in non-strike seasons since 1971 were suffered by, in descending order of toughness, the 2010 Buffalo Bills, the 1975 Cleveland Browns and 1975 New York Jets (equal), the 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the 2010 Miami Dolphins, the 1979 Cincinnati Bengals, the 1977 Kansas City Chiefs and the 1973 San Francisco 49ers. The Cardinals played just two games against opponents with losing records – both amongst their first five games and both won – whilst ten opponents including all their last five finished 10–6 or better. Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–14 1–0 Anaheim Stadium 47,069 Recap 2 September 8 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–10 2–0 Veterans Stadium 63,818 Recap 3 September 15 at Washington Redskins L 0–34 2–1 RFK Stadium 54,662 Recap 4 September 22 Dallas Cowboys L 9–17 2–2 Sun Devil Stadium 68,814 Recap 5 September 29 New England Patriots W 24–10 3–2 Sun Devil Stadium 26,043 Recap 6 October 6 at New York Giants L 9–20 3–3 Giants Stadium 75,891 Recap 7 October 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 7–34 3–4 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 51,209 Recap 8 October 20 Atlanta Falcons W 16–10 4–4 Sun Devil Stadium 29,804 Recap 9 October 27 Minnesota Vikings L 0–28 4–5 Sun Devil Stadium 45,447 Recap 10 November 3 at Dallas Cowboys L 7–27 4–6 Texas Stadium 61,190 Recap 11 November 10 New York Giants L 14–21 4–7 Sun Devil Stadium 50,048 Recap 12 November 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–14 4–8 Candlestick Park 50,180 Recap 13 November 24 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–34 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium 37,307 Recap 14 Bye 15 December 8 Washington Redskins L 14–20 4–10 Sun Devil Stadium 48,373 Recap 16 December 15 at Denver Broncos L 19–24 4–11 Mile High Stadium 74,098 Recap 17 December 22 New Orleans Saints L 3–27 4–12 Sun Devil Stadium 30,928 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 1: Phoenix Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary September 1 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 14 7 0 3 Rams 0 7 7 0 Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California 47,069 67 F C Box Score First quarter PHO – Eric Hill 85-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. PHO – Ernie Jones 28-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–0. Second quarter LA – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick). Cardinals 14–7. PHO – Tom Tupa 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–7. Third quarter LA – Robert Delpino 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick). Cardinals 21–14. Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal. Cardinals 24–14. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 10/18, 124 yards, TD LA – Jim Everett – 25/35, 290 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PHO – Anthony Thompson – 29 rushes, 60 yards LA – Robert Delpino – 15 rushes, 81 yards, 2 TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 5 receptions, 69 yards LA – Henry Ellard – 7 receptions, 116 yards Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 2: Phoenix Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary September 8 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 13 3 3 7 Eagles 0 10 0 0 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 63,818 76 F C Box Score First quarter PHO – Greg Davis 52-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. PHO – Johnny Johnson 51-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 10–0. PHO – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–0. Second quarter PHO – Greg Davis 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–0. PHI – Thomas Sanders 3-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Cardinals 16–7. PHI – Roger Ruzek 47-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–10. Third quarter PHO – Greg Davis 42-yard field goal. Cardinals 19–10. Fourth quarter PHO – Rod Saddler 7-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 26–10. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 6/19, 218 yards, TD, INT PHI – Jim McMahon – 19/34, 173 yards Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 19 rushes, 54 yards PHI – Thomas Sanders – 15 rushes, 43 yards Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 2 receptions, 75 yards PHI – Fred Barnett – 6 receptions, 67 yards Week 3: at Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Phoenix Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary September 15 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 0 0 Redskins 7 7 14 6 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia 54,662 76 F C Box Score First quarter WAS – Earnest Byner 2-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 7–0. Second quarter WAS – Ricky Sanders 10-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 14–0. Third quarter WAS – Gary Clark 28-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 21–0. WAS – Wilber Marshall 55-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 28–0. Fourth quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 30-yard field goal. Redskins 31–0. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 48-yard field goal. Redskins 34–0. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 13/24, 120 yards, 3 INT WAS – Mark Rypien – 15/23, 181 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 8 rushes, 27 yards WAS – Earnest Byner – 23 rushes, 109 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Tim Jorden – 5 receptions, 36 yards WAS – Gary Clark – 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD Week 4: vs. Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Dallas Cowboys at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary September 22 8:00 p.m. MST Cowboys 14 0 0 3 Cardinals 0 6 0 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 68,814 86 F C Box Score First quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 60-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 7–0. DAL – Emmitt Smith 60-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 14–0. Second quarter PHO – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal. Cowboys 14–3. PHO – Greg Davis 32-yard field goal. Cowboys 14–6. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Cowboys 14–9. DAL – Ken Willis 41-yard field goal. Cowboys 17–9. Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 12/20, 150 yards PHO – Tom Tupa – 24/38, 242 yards Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 23 rushes, 182 yards, 2 TD PHO – Johnny Johnson – 24 rushes, 92 yards Top receivers DAL – Michael Irvin – 3 receptions, 68 yards PHO – Ernie Jones – 8 receptions, 92 yards Week 5: vs. New England Patriots Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 5: New England Patriots at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary September 29 2:00 p.m. MST Patriots 0 7 0 3 Cardinals 0 14 0 10 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 26,043 87 F C Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter PHO – Ernie Jones 17-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. NE – Jon Vaughn 99-yard kickoff return (Jason Staurovsky kick). Tied 7–7. PHO – Johnny Johnson 15-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–7. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter NE – Jason Staurovsky 39-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–10. PHO – Ricky Proehl 62-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–10. PHO – Greg Davis 47-yard field goal. Cardinals 24–10. Top passers NE – Hugh Millen – 12/21, 115 yards PHO – Tom Tupa – 17/28, 312 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers NE – Jon Vaughn – 7 rushes, 61 yards PHO – Anthony Thompson – 26 rushes, 98 yards Top receivers NE – Marv Cook – 6 receptions, 42 yards PHO – Ernie Jones – 8 receptions, 145 yards, TD Week 6: at New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 6: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary October 6 2:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 3 0 6 0 Giants 14 3 0 3 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 75,891 64 F C Box Score First quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 12-yard run (Matt Bahr kick). Giants 7–0. PHO – Greg Davis 52-yard field goal. Giants 7–3. NYG – Zeke Mowatt 7-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick). Giants 14–3. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 30-yard field goal. Giants 17–3. Third quarter PHO – Greg Davis 40-yard field goal. Giants 17–6. PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Giants 17–9. Fourth quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal. Giants 20–9. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 23/40, 230 yards, 2 INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 14/18, 200 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 14 rushes, 73 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 22 rushes, 137 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Randal Hill – 6 receptions, 65 yards NYG – Odessa Turner – 3 receptions, 46 yards Week 7: at Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 7: Phoenix Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary October 13 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 0 7 Vikings 7 13 7 7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota 51,209 None (Indoor stadium) Box Score First quarter MIN – Cris Carter 42-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 7–0. Second quarter MIN – Herschel Walker 1-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 14–0. MIN – Rich Gannon 18-yard run (kick failed). Vikings 20–0. Third quarter MIN – Anthony Carter 3-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 27–0. Fourth quarter MIN – Alfred Anderson 6-yard run (Fuad Reveiz). Vikings 34–0. PHO – Anthony Thompson 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Vikings 34–7. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 21/36, 240 yards MIN – Rich Gannon – 23/31, 254 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PHO – Tom Tupa – 3 rushes, 22 yards MIN – Rich Gannon – 5 rushes, 34 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Ernie Jones – 6 receptions, 67 yards MIN – Cris Carter – 6 receptions, 118 yards, TD Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 8: Atlanta Falcons at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary October 20 2:00 p.m. MST Falcons 7 3 0 0 Cardinals 3 0 10 3 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 29,804 83 F C Box Score First quarter PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. ATL – Mike Pritchard 21-yard pass from Chris Miller (Norm Johnson kick). Falcons 7–3. Second quarter ATL – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal. Falcons 10–3. Third quarter PHO – Randal Hill 31-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Greg Davis kick). Tied 10–10. Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 51-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–10. PHO – Greg Davis 49-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–10. Top passers ATL – Chris Miller – 13/35, 220 yards, TD, 4 INT PHO – Tom Tupa – 9/23, 139 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ATL – Steve Broussard – 7 rushes, 34 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 25 rushes, 83 yards Top receivers ATL – Andre Rison – 5 receptions, 91 yards PHO – Randal Hill – 2 receptions, 47 yards, TD Week 9: vs. Minnesota Vikings Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 9: Minnesota Vikings at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary October 27 2:00 p.m. MST Vikings 0 7 7 14 Cardinals 0 0 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 45,447 65 F C Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter MIN – Hassan Jones 5-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 7–0. Third quarter MIN – Herschel Walker 16-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 14–0. Fourth quarter MIN – Herschel Walker 1-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 21–0. MIN – Herschel Walker 5-yard run (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 28–0. Top passers MIN – Rich Gannon – 17/26, 142 yards, TD, INT PHO – Tom Tupa – 12/30, 123 yards, 2 INT Top rushers MIN – Herschel Walker – 17 rushes, 79 yards, 3 TD PHO – Anthony Thompson – 6 rushes, 26 yards Top receivers MIN – Steve Jordan – 5 receptions, 54 yards PHO – Ernie Jones – 3 receptions, 53 yards Week 10: at Dallas Cowboys Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 10: Phoenix Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary November 3 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST Cardinals 0 7 0 0 Cowboys 10 0 7 10 Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas 61,190 33 F C Box Score First quarter DAL – Ken Willis 36-yard field goal. Cowboys 3–0. Second quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 10–0. PHO – Johnny Johnson 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cowboys 10–7. Third quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 17–7. Fourth quarter DAL – Ken Willis 27-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–7. DAL – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 27–7. Top passers PHO – Tom Tupa – 15/34, 130 yards, 2 INT DAL – Troy Aikman – 17/23, 191 yards, 2 INT Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 19 rushes, 89 yards, TD DAL – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 62 yards, 3 TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 4 receptions, 47 yards DAL – Alvin Harper – 3 receptions, 67 yards Week 11: vs. New York Giants Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 11: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary November 10 2:00 p.m. MST Giants 7 7 7 0 Cardinals 0 7 0 7 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 50,048 74 F C Box Score First quarter NYG – Jeff Hostetler 47-yard run (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 7–0. Second quarter NYG – Rodney Hampton 1-yard run (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 14–0. PHO – Johnny Johnson 3-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Giants 14–7. Third quarter NYG – Jeff Hostetler 4-yard run (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 21–7. Fourth quarter PHO – Ricky Proehl 34-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (Greg Davis kick). Giants 21–14. Top passers NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 12/21, 124 yards PHO – Tom Tupa – 15/25, 175 yards, INT Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 24 rushes, 99 yards, TD PHO – Johnny Johnson – 14 rushes, 37 yards, TD Top receivers NYG – Mark Ingram – 3 receptions, 46 yards PHO – Ernie Jones – 5 receptions, 99 yards Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 12: Phoenix Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary November 17 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 0 3 7 49ers 0 7 0 7 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 50,180 59 F C Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SF – Keith Henderson 2-yard run (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 7–0. PHO – Greg Davis 35-yard field goal. 49ers 7–3. Third quarter SF – Tom Rathman 1-yard run (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 14–3. Fourth quarter PHO – Ernie Jones 26-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (Greg Davis kick). 49ers 14–10. Top passers PHO – Stan Gelbaugh – 14/26, 156 yards, TD SF – Steve Bono – 20/35, 187 yards Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 12 rushes, 32 yards SF – Keith Henderson – 15 rushes, 51 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 59 yards SF – Brent Jones – 5 receptions, 79 yards Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 13: Philadelphia Eagles at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary November 24 2:00 p.m. MST Eagles 20 0 7 7 Cardinals 7 7 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 37,307 58 F C Box Score First quarter PHI – Fred Barnett 18-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 7–0. PHI – Seth Joyner 34-yard fumble return (kick failed). Eagles 13–0. PHO – Willie Williams 3-yard pass from Stan Gelbaugh (Greg Davis kick). Eagles 13–7. PHI – Clyde Simmons 0-yard fumble return (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 20–7. Second quarter PHO – Lorenzo Lynch 35-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Eagles 20–14. Third quarter PHI – Keith Jackson 29-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 27–14. Fourth quarter PHI – Keith Byars 14-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 34–14. Top passers PHI – Jim McMahon – 10/25, 162 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT PHO – Stan Gelbaugh – 19/39, 193 yards, TD, 4 INT Top rushers PHI – James Joseph – 25 rushes, 85 yards PHO – Anthony Thompson – 10 rushes, 35 yards Top receivers PHI – Fred Barnett – 4 receptions, 90 yards, TD PHO – Randal Hill – 7 receptions, 80 yards Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 15: Washington Redskins at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary December 8 2:00 p.m. MST Redskins 0 0 14 6 Cardinals 0 14 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 48,373 59 F C Box Score First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter PHO – Johnny Johnson 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. PHO – Johnny Johnson 3-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–0. Third quarter WAS – Terry Orr 4-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Cardinals 14–7. WAS – Ricky Sanders 17-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Tied 14–14. Fourth quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 42-yard field goal. Redskins 17–14. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 27-yard field goal. Redskins 20–14. Top passers WAS – Mark Rypien – 22/33, 256 yards, 2 TD PHO – Stan Gelbaugh – 11/21, 111 yards, 2 INT Top rushers WAS – Earnest Byner – 25 rushes, 116 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 13 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD Top receivers WAS – Gary Clark – 7 receptions, 99 yards PHO – Ernie Jones – 4 receptions, 76 yards Week 16: at Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 16: Phoenix Cardinals at Denver Broncos – Game summary December 15 2:00 p.m. MST Cardinals 0 3 10 6 Broncos 7 3 7 7 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 74,098 34 F C Box Score First quarter DEN – Shannon Sharpe 3-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 7–0. Second quarter DEN – David Treadwell 18-yard field goal. Broncos 10–0. PHO – Greg Davis 33-yard field goal. Broncos 10–3. Third quarter PHO – Greg Davis 45-yard field goal. Broncos 10–6. DEN – Steve Sewell 8-yard run (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 17–6. PHO – Ernie Jones 45-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Broncos 17–13. Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal. Broncos 17–16. PHO – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 19–17. DEN – John Elway 4-yard run (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 24–19. Top passers PHO – Chris Chandler – 15/32, 194 yards, TD DEN – John Elway – 19/33, 245 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 13 rushes, 37 yards DEN – Gaston Green – 13 rushes, 50 yards Top receivers PHO – Ernie Jones – 4 receptions, 84 yards, TD DEN – Vance Johnson – 4 receptions, 58 yards Week 17: vs. New Orleans Saints Arizona Cardinals 1991 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 17: New Orleans Saints at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary December 22 2:00 p.m. MST Saints 0 13 7 7 Cardinals 3 0 0 0 Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona 30,928 55 F C Box Score First quarter PHO – Greg Davis 38-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter NO – Morten Andersen 27-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. NO – Dalton Hilliard 2-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 10–3. NO – Morten Anderson 39-yard field goal. Saints 13–3. Third quarter NO – Buford Jordan 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 20–3. Fourth quarter NO – Floyd Turner 19-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 27–3. Top passers NO – Bobby Hebert – 12/24, 100 yards, TD, INT PHO – Stan Gelbaugh – 12/24, 128 yards, 3 INT Top rushers NO – Buford Jordan – 4 rushes, 38 yards, TD PHO – Anthony Thompson – 7 rushes, 28 yards Top receivers NO – Floyd Turner – 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD PHO – Randal Hill – 5 receptions, 65 yards Standings Notes note References Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons Phoenix Cardinals Phoenix