Carson Palmer, the starting quarterback for the previous five seasons, retired in the offseason. To replace him, the Cardinals signed veteran quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Mike Glennon, also selecting Josh Rosen in the first round of the draft. While Rosen took over the starting job by week 4, he and Bradford struggled throughout the season with Glennon only playing sparingly. All three quarterbacks were released or traded by the Cardinals during or after the season.
With a Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Cardinals had their first double digit loss season since 2012 and were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. One highlight of the Cardinals' 2018 season was their first ever victory against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, which also resulted in the firing of Packers head coach Mike McCarthy after a nearly 13-year tenure. They finished the season 3–13, their worst record since 2000. The Cardinals also tallied a 1–7 record at home, the worst in franchise history until it was broken four years later with a 1–8 home stretch. Head coach Steve Wilks was fired the day after the season ended.
This was also the last full season under the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.
The Cardinals traded their fourth-round selection (115th overall), and their second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections in 2017 (45th, 119th and 197th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second-round selection in 2017 (36th overall).
The Cardinals were awarded one third-, one fourth- and one fifth-round compensatory pick (97th, 134th and 254th overall).[1]
The Cardinals traded their sixth-round selection (189th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for running back Adrian Peterson.[2]
The Cardinals traded their seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to Kansas City in exchange for cornerback Marcus Cooper.[3]
The Cardinals traded center Tony Bergstrom to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's seventh-round selection (238th overall). However, the trade was voided as the result of Bergstrom not meeting playing time conditions with the Ravens.[4]
Rosen's first start was a loss as the Seahawks kicked a game-winning field goal. The Cardinals started 0–4 for the first time since 1986 when they were in St. Louis. Coupled with wins by the Raiders and Texans, the Cardinals became the only winless team in the NFL.
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ersEdit
Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
This was the first time the Cardinals defeated the Packers on the road since 1949 when the team was based in Chicago. It was also the first time they did so at Lambeau Field. After 12 years as head coach, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was fired following this game.
Week 14: vs. Detroit LionsEdit
Week Fourteen: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period
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2
3
4
Total
Lions
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3
7
7
17
Cardinals
0
0
0
3
3
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: December 9
Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C), cloudy and cold, possible snow flurries — retractable roof open
^ abNew Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory.
^ abcAtlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory.
^ abNY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay 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.
ReferencesEdit
^. NFL. April 24, 2018. Archived from the original on March 16, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
^Orr, Conor (October 10, 2017). "Saints trade RB Adrian Peterson to Cardinals". NFL. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
^Sessler, Marc (September 2, 2016). "Cardinals acquire CB Marcus Cooper from Chiefs". NFL. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
^Root, Jess (March 2, 2018). "Cardinals don't get 7th-round draft pick in trade with Ravens for Tony Bergstrom". USA Today. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
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The 2018 season was the Arizona Cardinals 99th in the National Football League their 31st in Arizona and their only season under head coach Steve Wilks During the off season State Farm purchased the naming rights to the Cardinals home stadium and it was renamed from University of Phoenix Stadium to State Farm Stadium Although former head coach Bruce Arians retired before the season began he came out of retirement on January 8 2019 to become the new coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2018 Arizona Cardinals seasonOwnerBill BidwillGeneral managerSteve KeimHead coachSteve WilksHome fieldState Farm StadiumResultsRecord3 13Division place4th NFC WestPlayoff finishDid not qualifyPro BowlersCB Patrick PetersonTeam MVPLarry FitzgeraldTeam ROYChristian KirkUniform 2017 Cardinals seasons 2019 Carson Palmer the starting quarterback for the previous five seasons retired in the offseason To replace him the Cardinals signed veteran quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Mike Glennon also selecting Josh Rosen in the first round of the draft While Rosen took over the starting job by week 4 he and Bradford struggled throughout the season with Glennon only playing sparingly All three quarterbacks were released or traded by the Cardinals during or after the season With a Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions the Cardinals had their first double digit loss season since 2012 and were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season One highlight of the Cardinals 2018 season was their first ever victory against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field which also resulted in the firing of Packers head coach Mike McCarthy after a nearly 13 year tenure They finished the season 3 13 their worst record since 2000 The Cardinals also tallied a 1 7 record at home the worst in franchise history until it was broken four years later with a 1 8 home stretch Head coach Steve Wilks was fired the day after the season ended This was also the last full season under the ownership of Bill Bidwill who died during the 2019 season Contents 1 Draft 1 1 Undrafted free agents 2 Staff 3 Final roster 4 Preseason 5 Regular season 5 1 Schedule 5 2 Game summaries 5 2 1 Week 1 vs Washington Redskins 5 2 2 Week 2 at Los Angeles Rams 5 2 3 Week 3 vs Chicago Bears 5 2 4 Week 4 vs Seattle Seahawks 5 2 5 Week 5 at San Francisco 49ers 5 2 6 Week 6 at Minnesota Vikings 5 2 7 Week 7 vs Denver Broncos 5 2 8 Week 8 vs San Francisco 49ers 5 2 9 Week 10 at Kansas City Chiefs 5 2 10 Week 11 vs Oakland Raiders 5 2 11 Week 12 at Los Angeles Chargers 5 2 12 Week 13 at Green Bay Packers 5 2 13 Week 14 vs Detroit Lions 5 2 14 Week 15 at Atlanta Falcons 5 2 15 Week 16 vs Los Angeles Rams 5 2 16 Week 17 at Seattle Seahawks 5 3 Standings 5 3 1 Division 5 3 2 Conference 6 References 7 External linksDraft EditMain article 2018 NFL Draft 2018 Arizona Cardinals Draft Round Selection Player Position College Notes1 10 Josh Rosen QB UCLA From Oakland2 47 Christian Kirk WR Texas A amp M3 97 Mason Cole C Michigan Compensatory pick4 134 Chase Edmonds RB Fordham Compensatory pick6 182 Chris Campbell CB Penn State7 254 Korey Cunningham G Cincinnati Compensatory pickDraft trades The Cardinals traded their fourth round selection 115th overall and their second fourth and sixth round selections in 2017 45th 119th and 197th overall to Chicago in exchange for Chicago s second round selection in 2017 36th overall The Cardinals were awarded one third one fourth and one fifth round compensatory pick 97th 134th and 254th overall 1 The Cardinals traded their sixth round selection 189th overall to New Orleans in exchange for running back Adrian Peterson 2 The Cardinals traded their seventh round selection 233rd overall to Kansas City in exchange for cornerback Marcus Cooper 3 The Cardinals traded center Tony Bergstrom to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore s seventh round selection 238th overall However the trade was voided as the result of Bergstrom not meeting playing time conditions with the Ravens 4 Undrafted free agents Edit 2018 Arizona Cardinals Undrafted Free Agents Position Player College NotesDT Hastin Adams Mary Hardin BaylorCB Elijah Battle West VirginiaP Joe Davidson Bowling GreenOLB Dennis Gardeck Sioux FallsLB Frank Ginda San Jose StateDB AJ Howard Appalachian StateDE Alec James WisconsinQB Chad Kanoff PrincetonK Matthew McCrane Kansas StateOL Brant Morris ToledoLB Mike Needham Southern UtahCB Deatrick Nichols South FloridaT Austin Olsen Southern IllinoisLB Matt Oplinger YaleS Jonathan Owens Missouri WesternFB Austin Ramesh WisconsinWR Trent Sherfield VanderbiltS Andy Smigiera Robert MorrisDB Tavierre Thomas Ferris StateWR Jalen Tolliver Arkansas MonticelloWR Jonah Trinnaman BYUS Ezekiel Turner WashingtonTE Andrew Vollert Weber StateDB Malcolm Washington Northern IowaWR Corey Willis Central MichiganStaff Edit2018 Arizona Cardinals staff Front office 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 Director of football administration Mike Disner Director of football operations Matt CaraccioloHead coaches Head coach Steve Wilks Assistant to the head coach Ben BurressOffensive coaches Offensive coordinator Mike McCoy fired Oct 19 2018 Quarterbacks Byron Leftwich interim Offensive Coordinator Running backs Kirby Wilson Wide receivers Kevin Garver Tight ends Jason Michael Offensive line Ray Brown Assistant offensive line Steve Heiden Offensive assistant Cameron Turner Offensive quality control Troy Rothenbuhler Bill Bidwill Fellowship assistant running backs Terry Allen Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator Al Holcomb Senior assistant defensive line Don Johnson Assistant defensive line Chris Achuff Linebackers Larry Foote Defensive backs Dave Merritt Assistant defensive backs Charlie Harbison Defensive quality control Alonso EscalanteSpecial teams coaches Special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers Assistant special teams Randall McCrayStrength and conditioning Strength and conditioning Buddy Morris Assistant strength and conditioning Vernon Stephens Sports science coordinator Evan LodderFinal roster Edit2018 Arizona Cardinals final roster Quarterbacks 7 Mike Glennon 3 Josh RosenRunning backs 32 Derrick Coleman FB 29 Chase Edmonds 31 David Johnson 22 T J LoganWide receivers 12 Pharoh Cooper 15 Malachi Dupre 11 Larry Fitzgerald 14 J J Nelson 16 Trent Sherfield 17 Jalen Tolliver 10 Chad WilliamsTight ends 81 Darrell Daniels 84 Jermaine Gresham 82 John Phillips 86 Ricky Seals Jones Offensive linemen 70 Oday Aboushi G 60 Joe Barksdale T 64 Mason Cole C 75 Zack Golditch G 78 Colby Gossett G 69 Will Holden G 62 Daniel Munyer C 63 Rees Odhiambo GDefensive linemen 54 Vontarrius Dora DE 44 Markus Golden DE 95 Rodney Gunter DT 55 Chandler Jones DE 94 Cameron Malveaux DE 91 Benson Mayowa DE 56 Zach Moore DE 98 Corey Peters DT 65 Pasoni Tasini DT 96 Vincent Valentine DT Linebackers 20 Deone Bucannon OLB 92 Dennis Gardeck OLB 51 Gerald Hodges MLB 43 Haason Reddick OLB 47 Zeke Turner OLB 59 Joe Walker MLBDefensive backs 38 David Amerson CB 36 Budda Baker SS 41 Antoine Bethea FS 33 Tre Boston FS 30 Rudy Ford SS 25 Chris Jones CB 21 Patrick Peterson CB 35 D J Swearinger FS 26 Brandon Williams CBSpecial teams 46 Aaron Brewer LS 5 Zane Gonzalez K 2 Andy Lee P Reserve lists 58 Thurston Armbrister MLB IR 57 Josh Bynes MLB IR 52 Jeremy Cash OLB IR 79 Korey Cunningham T IR 4 Phil Dawson K IR 37 D J Foster RB IR 74 D J Humphries T IR 76 Mike Iupati G IR 13 Christian Kirk WR IR 50 Gabe Martin OLB IR 90 Robert Nkemdiche DT IR 42 Jonathan Owens S IR 72 Olsen Pierre DT IR 67 Justin Pugh G IR 53 A Q Shipley C IR 68 Jeremy Vujnovich G IR 73 John Wetzel T IR Practice squad 71 Justin Evans T 85 Gabe Holmes TE 66 Will House G 6 Chad Kanoff QB 72 Rick Leonard T Injured 23 Jonathan Moxey CB 45 Pete Robertson LB 61 Coleman Shelton C 34 Brandon Wilds RBRookies in italics 53 active 17 inactive 8 practice squadPreseason EditWeek Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap1 August 11 Los Angeles Chargers W 24 17 1 0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap2 August 17 at New Orleans Saints W 20 15 2 0 Mercedes Benz Superdome Recap3 August 26 at Dallas Cowboys W 27 3 3 0 AT amp T Stadium Recap4 August 30 Denver Broncos L 10 21 3 1 University of Phoenix Stadium RecapRegular season EditSchedule Edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap1 September 9 Washington Redskins L 6 24 0 1 State Farm Stadium Recap2 September 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 0 34 0 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap3 September 23 Chicago Bears L 14 16 0 3 State Farm Stadium Recap4 September 30 Seattle Seahawks L 17 20 0 4 State Farm Stadium Recap5 October 7 at San Francisco 49ers W 28 18 1 4 Levi s Stadium Recap6 October 14 at Minnesota Vikings L 17 27 1 5 U S Bank Stadium Recap7 October 18 Denver Broncos L 10 45 1 6 State Farm Stadium Recap8 October 28 San Francisco 49ers W 18 15 2 6 State Farm Stadium Recap9 Bye10 November 11 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14 26 2 7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap11 November 18 Oakland Raiders L 21 23 2 8 State Farm Stadium Recap12 November 25 at Los Angeles Chargers L 10 45 2 9 StubHub Center Recap13 December 2 at Green Bay Packers W 20 17 3 9 Lambeau Field Recap14 December 9 Detroit Lions L 3 17 3 10 State Farm Stadium Recap15 December 16 at Atlanta Falcons L 14 40 3 11 Mercedes Benz Stadium Recap16 December 23 Los Angeles Rams L 9 31 3 12 State Farm Stadium Recap17 December 30 at Seattle Seahawks L 24 27 3 13 CenturyLink Field RecapNote Intra division opponents are in bold text Game summaries Edit Week 1 vs Washington Redskins Edit Week One Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRedskins 0 21 0324Cardinals 0 0 066at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date September 9Game time 1 25 p m MSTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 61 613Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers Fox Thom Brennaman Chris Spielman and Shannon SpakeRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter No scoring playsSecond quarter WAS Chris Thompson 13 yard pass from Alex Smith Dustin Hopkins kick 15 00 Redskins 7 0 Drive 11 plays 80 yards 5 53 WAS Adrian Peterson 1 yard run Dustin Hopkins kick 4 12 Redskins 14 0 Drive 15 plays 73 yards 9 06 WAS Jordan Reed 4 yard pass from Alex Smith Dustin Hopkins kick 0 12 Redskins 21 0 Drive 10 plays 92 yards 3 11 Third quarter No scoring playsFourth quarter WAS Dustin Hopkins 31 yard field goal 12 16 Redskins 24 0 Drive 10 plays 63 yards 4 42 ARI David Johnson 2 yard run pass failed 5 51 Redskins 24 6 Drive 13 plays 75 yards 6 26 Top passers WAS Alex Smith 21 30 255 yards 2 TD ARI Sam Bradford 20 34 153 yards INTTop rushers WAS Adrian Peterson 26 rushes 96 yards TD ARI David Johnson 9 rushes 37 yards TDTop receivers WAS Chris Thompson 6 receptions 63 yards TD ARI Larry Fitzgerald 7 receptions 76 yards Week 2 at Los Angeles Rams Edit Week Two Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 0 0 000Rams 0 19 8734at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles California Date September 16Game time 1 05 p m MST amp PDTGame weather 86 F 30 C sunnyGame attendance 66 515Referee Craig WrolstadTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton Mark Schlereth and Jennifer HaleRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter No scoring playsSecond quarter LAR Todd Gurley 11 yard run Todd Gurley run for two point conversion 14 29 Rams 8 0 Drive 4 plays 59 yards 1 19 LAR Johnny Hekker 20 yard field goal 8 07 Rams 11 0 Drive 11 plays 52 yards 4 45 LAR Todd Gurley 1 yard run Todd Gurley run for two point conversion 0 00 Rams 19 0 Drive 8 plays 32 yards 4 18 Third quarter LAR Todd Gurley 2 yard run Jared Goff pass to Malcolm Brown for two point conversion 3 39 Rams 27 0 Drive 5 plays 56 yards 2 10 Fourth quarter LAR Tyler Higbee 3 yard pass from Jared Goff Johnny Hekker kick 3 17 Rams 34 0 Drive 7 plays 25 yards 3 45 Top passers ARI Sam Bradford 17 27 90 yards INT LAR Jared Goff 24 32 354 yards TD INTTop rushers ARI David Johnson 13 rushes 48 yards LAR Malcolm Brown 12 rushes 48 yardsTop receivers ARI Larry Fitzgerald 3 receptions 28 yards LAR Brandin Cooks 7 receptions 159 yards Week 3 vs Chicago Bears Edit Week Three Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBears 0 3 10316Cardinals 14 0 0014at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date September 23Game time 1 25 p m MSTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 62 163Referee Bill VinovichTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton Mark Schlereth and Jennifer HaleRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ARI Ricky Seals Jones 35 yard pass from Sam Bradford Phil Dawson kick 12 12 Cardinals 7 0 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 2 48 ARI David Johnson 21 yard pass from Sam Bradford Phil Dawson kick 1 40 Cardinals 14 0 Drive 1 plays 21 yards 0 06 Second quarter CHI Cody Parkey 20 yard field goal 1 54 Cardinals 14 3 Drive 11 plays 71 yards 5 27 Third quarter CHI Jordan Howard 1 yard run Cody Parkey kick 6 16 Cardinals 14 10 Drive 9 plays 67 yards 4 30 CHI Cody Parkey 41 yard field goal 0 44 Cardinals 14 13 Drive 7 plays 21 yards 2 54 Fourth quarter CHI Cody Parkey 43 yard field goal 4 31 Bears 16 14 Drive 13 plays 59 yards 6 52 Top passers CHI Mitchell Trubisky 24 35 220 yards 1 INT ARI Sam Bradford 13 19 157 yards 2 TD 2 INTTop rushers CHI Jordan Howard 24 carries 61 yards 1 TD ARI David Johnson 12 carries 31 yardsTop receivers CHI Taylor Gabriel 6 receptions 34 yards ARI Christian Kirk 7 receptions 90 yards Week 4 vs Seattle Seahawks Edit Week Four Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalSeahawks 7 0 10320Cardinals 0 10 0717at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date September 30Game time 1 05 p m MSTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 61 845Referee John HusseyTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton Mark Schlereth and Jennifer HaleRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter SEA Mike Davis 20 yard run Sebastian Janikowski kick 6 09 Seahawks 7 0 Drive 6 plays 62 yards 2 57 Second quarter ARI Phil Dawson 23 yard field goal 14 04 Seahawks 7 3 Drive 13 plays 68 yards 5 30 ARI David Johnson 1 yard run Phil Dawson kick 1 52 Cardinals 10 7 Drive 6 plays 58 yards 3 32 Third quarter SEA Sebastian Janikowski 40 yard field goal 4 59 Tied 10 10 Drive 14 plays 57 yards 7 46 SEA Mike Davis 1 yard run Sebastian Janikowski kick 1 00 Seahawks 17 10 Drive 5 plays 47 yards 2 19 Fourth quarter ARI Chad Williams 22 yard pass from Josh Rosen Phil Dawson kick 8 59 Tied 17 17 Drive 5 plays 80 yards 2 39 SEA Sebastian Janikowski 52 yard field goal 0 00 Seahawks 20 17 Drive 7 plays 31 yards 1 50 Top passers SEA Russell Wilson 19 26 172 yards ARI Josh Rosen 15 27 180 yards 1 TDTop rushers SEA Mike Davis 21 carries 101 yards 2 TD ARI David Johnson 22 carries 71 yards 1 TDTop receivers SEA Tyler Lockett 5 receptions 53 yards ARI Christian Kirk 4 receptions 28 yards Rosen s first start was a loss as the Seahawks kicked a game winning field goal The Cardinals started 0 4 for the first time since 1986 when they were in St Louis Coupled with wins by the Raiders and Texans the Cardinals became the only winless team in the NFL Week 5 at San Francisco 49ers Edit Week Five Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 7 7 0142849ers 6 0 01218at Levi s Stadium Santa Clara California Date October 7Game time 1 25 p m MST amp PDTGame weather 79 F 26 C clearGame attendance 68 337Referee Shawn SmithTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton Mark Schlereth and Jennifer HaleRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter SF Matt Breida 5 yard pass from C J Beathard two point conversion failed 9 49 49ers 6 0 Drive 8 plays 75 yards 5 11 ARI Christian Kirk 75 yard pass from Josh Rosen Phil Dawson kick 9 39 Cardinals 7 6 Drive 1 play 75 yards 0 10 Second quarter ARI David Johnson 2 yard run Phil Dawson kick 11 00 Cardinals 14 6 Drive 4 plays 18 yards 2 18 Third quarter No scoring playsFourth quarter SF Trent Taylor 1 yard pass from C J Beathard two point conversion failed 6 51 Cardinals 14 12 14 plays 83 yards 5 46 ARI Josh Bynes 23 yard fumble return Phil Dawson kick 4 33 Cardinals 21 12 ARI David Johnson 6 yard run Phil Dawson kick 3 21 Cardinals 28 12 Drive 5 plays 26 yards 0 27 SF C J Beathard 1 yard run two point conversion failed 1 29 Cardinals 28 18 Drive 10 plays 76 yards 1 52 Top passers ARI Josh Rosen 10 25 170 yards TD SF C J Beathard 34 54 349 yards 2 TD 2 INTTop rushers ARI David Johnson 18 carries 55 yards 2 TD SF Alfred Morris 18 carries 61 yardsTop receivers ARI Christian Kirk 3 receptions 85 yards TD SF George Kittle 5 receptions 83 yards Week 6 at Minnesota Vikings Edit Week Six Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 3 7 0717Vikings 10 3 14027at U S Bank Stadium Minneapolis Minnesota Date October 14Game time 12 00 p m CDT 10 00 a m MSTGame weather Played indoors dome stadium Game attendance 66 801Referee Jerome BogerTV announcers Fox Sam Rosen Ronde Barber and Shane BaconRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ARI Phil Dawson 26 yard field goal 8 18 Cardinals 3 0 Drive 7 plays 49 yards 2 47 MIN Latavius Murray 21 yard run Dan Bailey kick 5 33 Vikings 7 3 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 2 45 MIN Dan Bailey 37 yard field goal 2 03 Vikings 10 3 Drive 6 plays 12 yards 3 23 Second quarter ARI Budda Baker 36 yard fumble return Phil Dawson kick 4 13 Tied 10 10 MIN Dan Bailey 48 yard field goal 0 07 Vikings 13 10 Drive 7 plays 36 yards 1 13 Third quarter MIN Adam Thielen 13 yard pass from Kirk Cousins Dan Bailey kick 10 06 Vikings 20 10 Drive 10 plays 75 yards 4 54 MIN Kirk Cousins 7 yard run Dan Bailey kick 6 37 Vikings 27 10 Drive 3 plays 43 yards 1 11 Fourth quarter ARI David Johnson 1 yard run Phil Dawson kick 6 57 Vikings 27 17 Drive 7 plays 69 yards 2 48 Top passers ARI Josh Rosen 21 31 240 yards INT MIN Kirk Cousins 24 34 233 yards TD INTTop rushers ARI David Johnson 18 rushes 55 yards TD MIN Latavius Murray 24 rushes 155 yards TDTop receivers ARI Christian Kirk 6 receptions 77 yards MIN Adam Thielen 11 receptions 123 yards TD Week 7 vs Denver Broncos Edit Week Seven Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalBroncos 21 14 7345Cardinals 3 0 7010at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date October 18Game time 5 20 p m MSTGame weather 78 F 26 C sunny and warm retractable roof openGame attendance 62 359Referee Alex KempTV announcers Fox NFLN Joe Buck Troy Aikman Erin Andrews and Kristina Pink Amazon Video Hannah Storm and Andrea KremerRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter DEN Todd Davis 20 yard interception return Brandon McManus kick 14 01 Broncos 7 0 DEN Courtland Sutton 28 yard pass from Emmanuel Sanders Brandon McManus kick 8 38 Broncos 14 0 Drive 6 plays 77 yards 3 41 ARI Phil Dawson 43 yard field goal 5 18 Broncos 14 3 Drive 9 plays 61 yards 3 20 DEN Chris Harris Jr 53 yard interception return Brandon McManus kick 2 02 Broncos 21 3 Second quarter DEN Emmanuel Sanders 64 yard pass from Case Keenum Brandon McManus kick 14 40 Broncos 28 3 Drive 1 play 64 yards 0 11 DEN Royce Freeman 1 yard run Brandon McManus kick 0 21 Broncos 35 3 Drive 15 plays 70 yards 6 39 Third quarter ARI Larry Fitzgerald 4 yard pass from Josh Rosen Phil Dawson kick 8 33 Broncos 35 10 Drive 11 plays 63 yards 4 11 DEN Phillip Lindsay 28 yard run Brandon McManus kick 3 32 Broncos 42 10 Drive 3 plays 43 yards 1 35 Fourth quarter DEN Brandon McManus 41 yard field goal 5 35 Broncos 45 10 Drive 4 plays 11 yards 2 13 Top passers DEN Case Keenum 14 21 161 yards TD INT ARI Josh Rosen 21 39 194 yards TD 3 INTTop rushers DEN Phillip Lindsay 14 rushes 90 yards TD ARI David Johnson 14 rushes 39 yardsTop receivers DEN Emmanuel Sanders 6 receptions 102 yards TD ARI Christian Kirk 3 receptions 57 yards Week 8 vs San Francisco 49ers Edit Week Eight San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34Total49ers 2 3 7315Cardinals 0 3 01518at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date October 28Game time 1 25 p m MSTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 61 923Referee Brad AllenTV announcers Fox Dick Stockton Mark Schlereth and Jennifer HaleRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter SF Penalty on Josh Rosen enforced in ARI end zone for a safety 4 17 49ers 2 0 Second quarter ARI Phil Dawson 31 yard field goal 10 27 Cardinals 3 2 Drive 12 plays 78 yards 6 33 SF Robbie Gould 27 yard field goal 4 36 49ers 5 3 Drive 4 plays 3 yards 1 41 Third quarter SF Marquise Goodwin 55 yard pass from C J Beathard Robbie Gould kick 6 32 49ers 12 3 Drive 6 plays 70 yards 1 34 Fourth quarter SF Robbie Gould 20 yard field goal 13 37 49ers 15 3 Drive 11 plays 73 yards 6 14 ARI Larry Fitzgerald 13 yard pass from Josh Rosen Phil Dawson kick 11 11 49ers 15 10 Drive 6 plays 75 yards 2 27 ARI Christian Kirk 9 yard pass from Josh Rosen Josh Rosen Larry Fitzgerald pass 0 39 Cardinals 18 15 Drive 12 plays 73 yards 1 42 Top passers SF C J Beathard 14 28 190 yards TD ARI Josh Rosen 23 40 252 yards 2 TD INTTop rushers SF Matt Breida 16 rushes 42 yards ARI David Johnson 16 rushes 59 yardsTop receivers SF Kendrick Bourne 7 receptions 71 yards ARI Larry Fitzgerald 8 receptions 102 yards TD The Cardinals swept the 49ers for the fourth consecutive season Week 10 at Kansas City Chiefs Edit Week Ten Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 7 0 7014Chiefs 10 10 0626at Arrowhead Stadium Kansas City Missouri Date November 11Game time 12 00 p m CST 11 00 a m MSTGame weather 43 F 6 C sunny and clearGame attendance 76 712Referee Carl CheffersTV announcers CBS Greg Gumbel Trent Green Bruce Arians and Melanie CollinsRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter KC Tyreek Hill 37 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 14 04 Chiefs 7 0 Drive 3 plays 75 yards 0 56 ARI David Johnson 9 yard pass from Josh Rosen Phil Dawson kick 8 03 Tied 7 7 Drive 12 plays 75 yards 6 01 KC Harrison Butker 45 yard field goal 3 00 Chiefs 10 7 Drive 7 plays 11 yards 5 03 Second quarter KC Harrison Butker 46 yard field goal 12 29 Chiefs 13 7 Drive 9 plays 54 yards 3 58 KC Tyreek Hill 14 yard pass from Patrick Mahomes Harrison Butker kick 5 31 Chiefs 20 7 Drive 9 plays 73 yards 4 53 Third quarter ARI David Johnson 1 yard run Phil Dawson kick 7 48 Chiefs 20 14 Drive 12 plays 61 yards 7 12 Fourth quarter KC Spencer Ware 3 yard run pass failed 10 14 Chiefs 26 14 Drive 4 plays 31 yards 1 58 Top passers ARI Josh Rosen 22 39 208 yards 1 TD 2 INT KC Patrick Mahomes 21 28 249 yards 2 TDTop rushers ARI David Johnson 21 carries 98 yards 1 TD KC Kareem Hunt 16 carries 71 yardsTop receivers ARI David Johnson 7 receptions 85 yards 1 TD KC Tyreek Hill 7 receptions 117 yards 2 TD Week 11 vs Oakland Raiders Edit Week Eleven Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRaiders 7 7 6323Cardinals 14 0 0721at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date November 18Game time 2 05 p m MSTGame weather 72 F 22 C sunny retractable roof openGame attendance 62 435Referee Jerome BogerTV announcers CBS Spero Dedes and Adam ArchuletaRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter OAK Jared Cook 23 yard pass from Derek Carr Daniel Carlson kick 12 36 Raiders 7 0 Drive 3 plays 33 yards 1 33 ARI Larry Fitzgerald 18 yard pass from Josh Rosen Matt McCrane kick 6 14 Tied 7 7 Drive 9 plays 64 yards 6 22 ARI Christian Kirk 59 yard pass from Josh Rosen Matt McCrane kick 0 16 Cardinals 14 7 Drive 3 plays 64 yards 1 40 Second quarter OAK Brandon LaFell 5 yard pass from Derek Carr Daniel Carlson kick 8 20 Tied 14 14 Drive 7 plays 50 yards 3 37 Third quarter OAK Daniel Carlson 49 yard field goal 10 26 Raiders 17 14 Drive 7 plays 44 yards 4 34 OAK Daniel Carlson 21 yard field goal 0 22 Raiders 20 14 Drive 12 plays 63 yards 7 39 Fourth quarter ARI Larry Fitzgerald 5 yard pass from Josh Rosen Matt McCrane kick 5 02 Cardinals 21 20 Drive 6 plays 80 yards 2 37 OAK Daniel Carlson 35 yard field goal 0 00 Raiders 23 21 Drive 9 plays 63 yards 1 53 Top passers OAK Derek Carr 19 31 192 yards 2 TD ARI Josh Rosen 9 20 136 yards 3 TDTop rushers OAK Jalen Richard 11 carries 61 yards ARI David Johnson 25 carries 137 yardsTop receivers OAK Marcell Ateman 4 receptions 50 yards ARI Christian Kirk 3 receptions 77 yards TD Week 12 at Los Angeles Chargers Edit Week Twelve Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 10 0 0010Chargers 0 28 14345at StubHub Center Carson California Date November 25Game time 2 05 p m MST 1 05 p m PSTGame weather 74 F 23 C partly cloudyGame attendance 25 343Referee Alex KempTV announcers Fox Chris Myers Daryl Johnston and Laura OkminRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ARI Larry Fitzgerald 25 yard pass from Josh Rosen Phil Dawson kick 10 20 Cardinals 7 0 Drive 9 plays 76 yards 4 40 ARI Phil Dawson 30 yard field goal 4 22 Cardinals 10 0 Drive 8 plays 32 yards 3 47 Second quarter LAC Mike Williams 9 yard pass from Philip Rivers Michael Badgley kick 14 12 Cardinals 10 7 Drive 8 plays 58 yards 5 10 LAC Melvin Gordon 28 yard rush Michael Badgley kick 6 59 Chargers 14 10 Drive 4 plays 31 yards 2 35 LAC Melvin Gordon 5 yard rush Michael Badgley kick 4 16 Chargers 21 10 Drive 4 plays 31 yards 2 35 LAC Mike Williams 2 yard pass from Philip Rivers Michael Badgley kick 0 08 Chargers 28 10 Drive 10 plays 80 yards 1 37 Third quarter LAC Keenan Allen 2 yard pass from Philip Rivers Michael Badgley kick 8 01 Chargers 35 10 Drive 11 plays 77 yards 6 59 LAC Austin Ekeler 2 yard rush Michael Badgley kick 0 00 Chargers 42 10 Drive 10 plays 73 yards 6 04 Fourth quarter LAC Michael Badgley 31 yard field goal 3 25 Chargers 45 10 Drive 9 plays 62 yards 4 58 Top passers ARI Josh Rosen 12 19 105 yards TD INT LAC Philip Rivers 28 29 259 yards 3 TDTop rushers ARI David Johnson 17 carries 63 yards LAC Melvin Gordon 10 carries 61 yards 2 TDTop receivers ARI Christian Kirk 4 receptions 41 yards LAC Keenan Allen 7 receptions 72 yards TD Week 13 at Green Bay Packers Edit Week Thirteen Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 0 7 10320Packers 0 10 0717at Lambeau Field Green Bay Wisconsin Date December 2Game time 12 00 p m CST 11 00 a m MSTGame weather 34 F 1 C snowGame attendance 77 234Referee Pete MorelliTV announcers Fox Chris Myers Daryl Johnston and Laura OkminRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarterNo scoring plays Second quarterGB Davante Adams 13 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers Mason Crosby kick 11 35 Packers 7 0 Drive 5 plays 35 yards 2 13 ARI Chase Edmonds 6 yard run Zane Gonzalez kick 4 46 Tied 7 7 Drive 11 plays 70 yards 6 47 GB Mason Crosby 32 yard field goal 0 18 Packers 10 7 Drive 14 plays 46 yards 4 27 Third quarterARI Zane Gonzalez 32 yard field goal 5 22 Tied 10 10 Drive 6 plays 61 yards 2 24 ARI Chase Edmonds 8 yard run Zane Gonzalez kick 2 01 Cardinals 17 10 Drive 4 plays 70 yards 1 38 Fourth quarterGB Aaron Jones 8 yard run Mason Crosby kick 5 31 Tied 17 17 Drive 11 plays 95 yards 5 51 ARI Zane Gonzalez 44 yard field goal 1 45 Cardinals 20 17 Drive 11 plays 54 yards 3 45 Top passersARI Josh Rosen 11 26 149 yards GB Aaron Rodgers 31 50 233 yards TDTop rushersARI David Johnson 20 carries 69 yards GB Aaron Jones 11 carries 36 yards TDTop receiversARI Christian Kirk 3 receptions 54 yards GB Davante Adams 8 receptions 93 yards TD This was the first time the Cardinals defeated the Packers on the road since 1949 when the team was based in Chicago It was also the first time they did so at Lambeau Field After 12 years as head coach Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was fired following this game Week 14 vs Detroit Lions Edit Week Fourteen Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalLions 0 3 7717Cardinals 0 0 033at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date December 9Game time 2 25 p m MSTGame weather 36 F 2 C cloudy and cold possible snow flurries retractable roof openGame attendance 62 014Referee Shawn HochuliTV announcers Fox Tim Brando Brady Quinn and Shane BaconRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter No scoringSecond quarter DET Matt Prater 47 yard field goal 9 40 Drive 3 plays 55 yards 7 56 Lions 3 0 Third quarter DET Darius Slay 67 yard interception return Matt Prater kick 3 16 Drive 8 plays 42 yards 4 42 Lions 10 0 Fourth quarter ARI Zane Gonzalez 22 yard field goal 8 21 Drive 9 plays 62 yards 5 17 Lions 10 3 DET Zach Zenner 1 yard rush Matt Prater kick 4 05 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 4 09 Lions 17 3 Top passers DET Matthew Stafford 15 23 101 yards ARI Josh Rosen 26 41 240 yards INTTop rushers DET Zach Zenner 12 carries 54 yards TD ARI David Johnson 15 carries 49 yardsTop receivers DET Theo Riddick 4 receptions 30 yards ARI Trent Sherfield 5 receptions 77 yardsLarry Fitzgerald passed Jerry Rice for most receptions with a single team in NFL history with 1 282 receptions 5 This was the Cardinals first home loss to the Lions since 1993 Week 15 at Atlanta Falcons Edit Week Fifteen Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 7 0 0714Falcons 10 16 7740at Mercedes Benz Stadium Atlanta Georgia Date December 16Game time 1 00 p m EST 11 00 a m MSTGame weather Played indoors retractable roof closed Game attendance 72 084Referee Shawn SmithTV announcers Fox Kenny Albert Ronde Barber and Sara WalshRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ARI David Johnson 1 yard rush Zane Gonzalez kick 8 25 Cardinals 7 0 Drive 8 plays 64 yards 3 22 ATL Deion Jones 41 yard interception return Matt Bryant kick 6 11 Tied 7 7 ATL Matt Bryant 22 yard field goal 0 37 Falcons 10 7 Drive 5 plays 69 yards 2 15 Second quarter ATL Matt Ryan 1 yard rush Matt Bryant kick 12 32 Falcons 17 7 Drive 5 plays 34 yards 1 37 ATL Matt Bryant 33 yard field goal 5 16 Falcons 20 7 Drive 11 plays 65 yards 5 03 ATL Julio Jones 21 yard pass from Matt Ryan pass failed 0 13 Falcons 26 7 Drive 6 plays 71 yards 0 57 Third quarter ATL Tevin Coleman 43 yard rush Matt Bryant kick 5 39 Falcons 33 7 Drive 4 plays 72 yards 1 53 Fourth quarter ATL Justin Hardy 5 yard pass from Matt Ryan Matt Bryant kick 11 14 Falcons 40 7 Drive 12 plays 76 yards 6 32 ARI Trent Sherfield 7 yard pass from Mike Glennon Zane Gonzalez kick 3 14 Falcons 40 14 Drive 13 plays 64 yards 3 50 Top passers ARI Josh Rosen 13 22 132 yards 2 INT ATL Matt Ryan 22 36 231 yards 2 TDTop rushers ARI David Johnson 11 carries 33 yards 1 TD ATL Tevin Coleman 11 carries 145 yards 1 TDTop receivers ARI Larry Fitzgerald 7 receptions 82 yards ATL Julio Jones 6 receptions 82 yards 1 TD Week 16 vs Los Angeles Rams Edit Week Sixteen Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalRams 7 14 3731Cardinals 3 6 009at State Farm Stadium Glendale Arizona Date December 23Game time 2 05 p m MSTGame weather 72 F 22 C sunny retractable roof openGame attendance 61 759Referee Walt ColemanTV announcers Fox Kevin Burkhardt Charles Davis and Pam OliverRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ARI Zane Gonzalez 36 yard field goal 7 07 Cardinals 3 0 Drive 8 plays 23 yards 4 58 LAR Robert Woods 4 yard rush Greg Zuerlein kick 3 59 Rams 7 3 Drive 7 plays 75 yards 3 08 Second quarter LAR Jared Goff 1 yard rush Greg Zuerlein kick 11 56 Rams 14 3 Drive 11 plays 84 yards 5 29 ARI David Johnson 32 yard pass from Larry Fitzgerald kick failed kick 9 40 Rams 14 9 Drive 5 plays 75 yards 2 16 LAR C J Anderson 4 yard rush Greg Zuerlein kick 2 10 Rams 21 9 Drive 12 plays 75 yards 7 30 Third quarter LAR Greg Zuerlein 21 yard field goal 5 37 Rams 24 9 Drive 11 plays 86 yards 6 15 Fourth quarter LAR Robert Woods 39 yard pass from Jared Goff Greg Zuerlein kick 9 19 Rams 31 9 Drive 4 plays 95 yards 2 15 Top passers LAR Jared Goff 19 24 216 yards 1 TD ARI Josh Rosen 12 23 87 yardsTop rushers LAR C J Anderson 20 carries 167 yards ARI Josh Rosen 4 carries 49 yardsTop receivers LAR Robert Woods 6 receptions 89 yards 1 TD ARI Trent Sherfield 6 receptions 62 yards With the loss the Cardinals fell to 3 12 and finished 1 7 at home their worst in franchise history Week 17 at Seattle Seahawks Edit Week Seventeen Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalCardinals 3 10 8324Seahawks 7 7 7627at CenturyLink Field Seattle Washington Date December 30Game time 2 25 p m MST 1 25 p m PSTGame weather 45 F 7 C cloudyGame attendance 68 990Referee Ronald TorbertTV announcers Fox Sam Rosen Brady Quinn and Lisa ByingtonRecap Gamebook Game informationFirst quarter ARI Zane Gonzalez 36 yard field goal 7 22 Cardinals 3 0 Drive 7 plays 11 yards 2 22 SEA Tyler Lockett 29 yard pass from Russell Wilson Sebastian Janikowski kick 1 25 Seahawks 7 3 Drive 6 plays 47 yards 2 26 Second quarter SEA Chris Carson 7 yard rush Sebastian Janikowski kick 11 39 Seahawks 14 3 Drive 4 plays 34 yards 2 12 ARI Larry Fitzgerald 15 yard pass from Josh Rosen Zane Gonzalez kick 5 44 Seahawks 14 10 Drive 3 plays 27 yards 1 28 ARI Zane Gonzalez 50 yard field goal 1 12 Seahawks 14 13 Drive 4 plays 11 yards 2 13 Third quarter SEA Mike Davis 17 yard rush Sebastian Janikowski kick 4 34 Seahawks 21 13 Drive 5 plays 98 yards 2 54 ARI Dennis Gardeck blocked punt recovery in end zone David Johnson rush 0 11 Tied 21 21 Fourth quarter SEA Sebastian Janikowski 42 yard field goal 6 20 Seahawks 24 21 Drive 6 plays 7 yards 2 38 ARI Zane Gonzalez 55 yard field goal 1 49 Tied 24 24 Drive 9 plays 38 yards 4 31 SEA Sebastian Janikowski 33 yard field goal 0 00 Seahawks 27 24 Drive 8 plays 60 yards 1 49 Top passers ARI Josh Rosen 18 34 149 yards 1 TD SEA Russell Wilson 12 21 152 yards 1 TD 1 INTTop rushers ARI David Johnson 17 carries 62 yards SEA Chris Carson 19 carries 122 yards 1 TDTop receivers ARI Chad Williams 5 receptions 51 yards SEA Tyler Lockett 2 receptions 66 yards 1 TD With the loss the Cardinals ended their season at 3 13 and were swept by the Seahawks for the first time since 2014 Standings Edit Division Edit NFC Westviewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK 2 Los Angeles Rams 13 3 0 813 6 0 9 3 527 384 W2 5 Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 625 3 3 8 4 428 347 W2San Francisco 49ers 4 12 0 250 1 5 2 10 342 435 L2Arizona Cardinals 3 13 0 188 2 4 3 9 225 425 L4Conference Edit NFCvte Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STKDivision leaders1 a New Orleans Saints South 13 3 0 813 4 2 9 3 482 488 L12 a Los Angeles Rams West 13 3 0 813 6 0 9 3 480 428 W23 Chicago Bears North 12 4 0 750 5 1 10 2 430 419 W44 Dallas Cowboys East 10 6 0 625 5 1 9 3 488 444 W2Wild Cards5 Seattle Seahawks West 10 6 0 625 3 3 8 4 484 400 W26 Philadelphia Eagles East 9 7 0 563 4 2 6 6 518 486 W3Did not qualify for the postseason7 Minnesota Vikings North 8 7 1 531 3 2 1 6 5 1 504 355 L18 b Atlanta Falcons South 7 9 0 438 4 2 7 5 482 348 W39 b Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 438 2 4 6 6 486 371 L210 b Carolina Panthers South 7 9 0 438 2 4 5 7 508 518 W111 Green Bay Packers North 6 9 1 406 1 4 1 3 8 1 488 417 L112 Detroit Lions North 6 10 0 375 2 4 4 8 504 427 W113 c New York Giants East 5 11 0 313 1 5 4 8 527 487 L314 c Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 313 2 4 4 8 523 506 L415 San Francisco 49ers West 4 12 0 250 1 5 2 10 504 406 L216 Arizona Cardinals West 3 13 0 188 2 4 3 9 527 302 L4Tiebreakers d a b New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head to head victory a b c Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head to head victory Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head to head sweep Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head to head victory a b NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay 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 Edit 2018 NFL Draft trade tracker Details of all the moves NFL April 24 2018 Archived from the original on March 16 2019 Retrieved April 24 2018 Orr Conor October 10 2017 Saints trade RB Adrian Peterson to Cardinals NFL Retrieved October 10 2017 Sessler Marc September 2 2016 Cardinals acquire CB Marcus Cooper from Chiefs NFL Retrieved September 2 2016 Root Jess March 2 2018 Cardinals don t get 7th round draft pick in trade with Ravens for Tony Bergstrom USA Today Retrieved March 2 2018 Weinfuss Jerry 2018 12 09 Cardinals Fitzgerald passes Rice s catch mark ESPN com Retrieved 2019 12 18 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2018 Arizona Cardinals season amp oldid 1152441599, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
