2017 Arizona Cardinals season

98th season in franchise history

The 2017 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 98th in the National Football League, their 30th in Arizona and their 12th at University of Phoenix Stadium. It was also the fifth and final season under head coach Bruce Arians. The Cardinals played one road game in London at Twickenham Stadium against the Los Angeles Rams as one of the NFL London Games. They improved on a 7–8–1 season they had in 2016, finishing 8–8 as they spent most of the season alternating between wins and losses. However, they missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

Offseason

Signings

Position Player Age 2016 Team Contract
S Antoine Bethea 32 San Francisco 49ers 3 years, $12.75 million
K Phil Dawson 42 San Francisco 49ers 2 years, $6 million
LB Jarvis Jones 27 Pittsburgh Steelers 1 year, $2.2 million
DE Frostee Rucker 33 Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $1 million
RB Andre Ellington 28 Arizona Cardinals 1 year, $905,000

Departures

Position Player Age 2017 Team Contract
DE/DT Calais Campbell 30 Jacksonville Jaguars 4 years, $60 million

Draft

2017 Arizona Cardinals Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 13 Haason Reddick LB Temple
2 36 Budda Baker S Washington
3 98 Chad Williams WR Grambling State
4 120 Dorian Johnson OG Pittsburgh
5 157 Will Holden OT Vanderbilt
5 179 T. J. Logan RB North Carolina
6 208 Johnathan Ford S Auburn

Notes

Staff

2017 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 Caracciolo

Head coaches

  • Head coach – Bruce Arians
  • Assistant head coach/offense – Tom Moore

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – James Bettcher
  • Defensive line – Brentson Buckner
  • Outside linebackers – Bob Sanders
  • Inside linebackers – Larry Foote
  • Defensive backs – Nick Rapone
  • Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross
  • Defensive assistant/defensive backs – Mike Chiurco
  • Pass rush specialist – Tom Pratt

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Roger Kingdom

Final roster

2017 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 17 inactive, 10 practice squad

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
HOF August 3 vs. Dallas Cowboys L 18–20 0–1 Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium
(Canton, Ohio) 		Recap
1 August 12 Oakland Raiders W 20–10 1–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
2 August 19 Chicago Bears L 23–24 1–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
3 August 26 at Atlanta Falcons W 24–14 2–2 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
4 August 31 at Denver Broncos L 2–30 2–3 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 10 at Detroit Lions L 23–35 0–1 Ford Field Recap
2 September 17 at Indianapolis Colts W 16–13 (OT) 1–1 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
3 September 25 Dallas Cowboys L 17–28 1–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
4 October 1 San Francisco 49ers W 18–15 (OT) 2–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
5 October 8 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–34 2–3 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
6 October 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 38–33 3–3 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
7 October 22 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–33 3–4 United Kingdom Twickenham Stadium (London) Recap
8 Bye
9 November 5 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–10 4–4 Levi's Stadium Recap
10 November 9 Seattle Seahawks L 16–22 4–5 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
11 November 19 at Houston Texans L 21–31 4–6 NRG Stadium Recap
12 November 26 Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–24 5–6 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
13 December 3 Los Angeles Rams L 16–32 5–7 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
14 December 10 Tennessee Titans W 12–7 6–7 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
15 December 17 at Washington Redskins L 15–20 6–8 FedExField Recap
16 December 24 New York Giants W 23–0 7–8 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
17 December 31 at Seattle Seahawks W 26–24 8–8 CenturyLink Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Week One: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 0 7623
Lions 0 9 62035

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Justin Bethel 82-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick). Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:46.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 7 yards, 3:32.

Second quarter

  • DET – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:16.
  • DET – Matt Prater 58-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Kerwynn Williams 3-yard rush. (Phil Dawson kick). Cardinals 17–9. Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:49.
  • DET – Theo Riddick 7-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. Cardinals 17–15. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:45.

Fourth quarter

  • DET – Kenny Golladay 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. Lions 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:49.
  • DET – Kenny Golladay 45-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. (Matt Prater kick). Lions 28–17. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:55.
  • DET – Miles Killebrew 35-yard interception return (Matt Prater kick). Lions 35–17. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:10.
  • ARI – J. J. Nelson 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer. Lions 35–23. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:30.

Top passers

  • ARI – Carson Palmer – 27/48, 269 yards, TD, 3 INT
  • DET – Matthew Stafford – 29/41, 292 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – David Johnson – 11 rushes, 23 yards
  • DET – Ameer Abdullah – 15 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

The Cardinals would lose star running back David Johnson to a wrist injury during the game. Afterwards, it was revealed that his dislocated his wrist, an injury that sent him to injured reserve on September 12 and would eventually keep him out for the rest of the season.

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Cardinals 0 3 010316
Colts 10 0 03013

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

First quarter

  • IND – Frank Gore 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:38. Colts 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 5:45.
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 46-yard field goal, 1:27. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:21.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 27-yard field goal, 5:56. Colts 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 5:49.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 11:42, Colts 13–3. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 9:18.
  • ARI – J. J. Nelson 45-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 7:38. Colts 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:04.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 3:25. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:09.

Overtime

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 30-yard field goal, 8:02. Cardinals 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:45.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ARI – Chris Johnson – 11 rushes, 44 yards
  • IND – Frank Gore – 14 rushes, 46 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – J. J. Nelson – 5 receptions, 120 yards, TD
  • IND – Jack Doyle – 8 receptions, 79 yards

For the first time in 5 years, head coach Bruce Arians made a return to Indianapolis, where he served as quarterback's coach from 1998-2000, as offensive coordinator in 2012, and that same year, served as interim head coach of the Colts, where he led them to a 9-3 record, the best record held by an interim head coach in NFL history.

Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Three: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 7 71428
Cardinals 7 0 7317

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • DAL – Dak Prescott 10-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 1:16. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 84 yards, 2:41.

Third quarter

  • DAL – Dez Bryant 15-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 8:42. Cowboys 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 46 yards, 1:58.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 15-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 3:21. Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards, 1:32.

Fourth quarter

  • DAL – Brice Butler 37-yard pass from Dak Prescott (Dan Bailey kick), 12:03. Cowboys 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:53.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 37-yard field goal, 6:40. Cowboys 21–17. Drive: 16 plays, 56 yards, 5:17.
  • DAL – Ezekiel Elliott 8-yard run (Dan Bailey kick), 5:03. Cowboys 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:38.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Four: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
49ers 3 3 60315
Cardinals 0 6 33618

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 64,121
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, David Diehl and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • SF – Robbie Gould 49-yard field goal, 2:05. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:45.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 29-yard field goal, 13:07. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 3:58.
  • SF – Robbie Gould 39-yard field goal, 7:16. 49ers 6–3. Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 5:51.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 43-yard field goal, 1:24. Tied 6–6. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:30.

Third quarter

  • SF – Robbie Gould 47-yard field goal, 10:34. 49ers 9–6. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 4:26.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 50-yard field goal, 6:50. Tied 9–9. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:44.
  • SF – Robbie Gould 48-yard field goal, 2:22. 49ers 12–9. Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:28.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 32-yard field goal, 7:41. Tied 12–12. Drive: 11 plays, 50 yards, 6:08.

Overtime

  • SF – Robbie Gould 23-yard field goal, 2:24. 49ers 15–12. Drive: 17 plays, 73 yards, 7:36.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 19-yard pass from Carson Palmer, 0:32. Cardinals 18–15. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:52.

Top passers

  • SF – Brian Hoyer – 24/49, 234 yards, INT
  • ARI – Carson Palmer – 33/51, 357 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • SF – Carlos Hyde – 16 rushes, 68 yards
  • ARI – Chris Johnson – 13 rushes, 32 yards

Top receivers

Week 5: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
Eagles 21 0 10334

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Showers, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,596
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • PHI – Trey Burton 15-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 8:19. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 49 yards, 5:26.
  • PHI – Zach Ertz 11-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 3:52. Eagles 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:30.
  • PHI – Torrey Smith 59-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 0:43. Eagles 21–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:33.

Second quarter

  • ARI – John Brown 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 11:42. Eagles 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 4:01.

Third quarter

  • PHI – Jake Elliott 36-yard field goal, 9:18. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:42.
  • PHI – Nelson Agholor 72-yard pass from Carson Wentz (Jake Elliott kick), 6:16. Eagles 31–7. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:01.

Fourth quarter

  • PHI – Jake Elliott 28-yard field goal, 2:00. Eagles 34–7. Drive: 13 plays, 47 yards, 9:14.

Top passers

  • ARI – Carson Palmer – 28/44, 291 yards, TD
  • PHI – Carson Wentz – 21/30, 304 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Chris Johnson – 9 rushes, 21 yards
  • PHI – LeGarrette Blount – 14 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

  • ARI – J. J. Nelson – 4 receptions, 80 yards
  • PHI – Nelson Agholor – 4 receptions, 93 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Six: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 62733
Cardinals 14 10 7738

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 63,999
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Charles Davis and Pam Oliver
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 11-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 12:04. Cardinals 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 95 yards, 4:04.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 28-yard field goal, 5:31. Cardinals 24–0. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 6:02.

Third quarter

  • ARI – John Brown 17-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 11:58. Cardinals 31–0. Drive: 4 plays, 33 yards, 2:11.
  • TB – DeSean Jackson 4-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (run failed), 8:27. Cardinals 31–6. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:31.

Fourth quarter

  • TB – Cameron Brate 10-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (pass failed), 13:32. Cardinals 31–12. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 2:50.
  • TB – Lavonte David 21-yard fumble return (Doug Martin run), 12:56. Cardinals 31–19.
  • ARI – Adrian Peterson 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 7:17. Cardinals 38–19. Drive: 1 plays, 1 yards, 0:05.
  • TB – Doug Martin 1-yard run (pass failed), 3:02. Cardinals 38–25. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 4:15.
  • TB – Mike Evans 37-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Patrick Murray kick), 2:02. Cardinals 38–33. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:32.

Top passers

  • TB – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 22/32, 290 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • ARI – Carson Palmer – 18/22, 283 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • TB – Doug Martin – 14 rushes, 53 yards, TD
  • ARI – Adrian Peterson – 26 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD

Top receivers

  • TB – Cameron Brate – 6 receptions, 76 yards, TD
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 10 receptions, 138 yards, TD

This was the debut of recently acquired veteran running back Adrian Peterson. He'd have a hot day that contributed to a Cardinal victory, rushing 26 times for 134 yards and 2 touchdowns. The performance would earn him NFC Offensive Player of the Week.

Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams

NFL London Games

Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Rams 3 20 3733

at Twickenham Stadium, London, England

  • Date: October 22
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. BST/10:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Rain, 54 °F (12 °C)
  • Game attendance: 73,736
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 23-yard field goal, 4:14. Rams 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 73 yards, 5:50.

Second quarter

  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 33-yard field goal, 11:13. Rams 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 51 yards, 3:38.
  • LAR – Todd Gurley 18-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:25. Rams 13–0. Drive: 1 plays, 18 yards, 0:10.
  • LAR – Jared Goff 9-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:41. Rams 20–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 1:23.
  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 53-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 23–0. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 0:33.

Third quarter

  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 34-yard field goal, 10:53. Rams 26–0. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 4:07.

Fourth quarter

  • LAR – Cooper Kupp 18-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 3:46. Rams 33–0. Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 10:19.

Top passers

  • ARI – Carson Palmer – 10/18, 122 yards, INT
  • LAR – Jared Goff – 22/37, 235 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

  • ARI – Adrian Peterson – 11 rushes, 21 yards
  • LAR – Todd Gurley – 22 rushes, 106 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 29 yards
  • LAR – Robert Woods – 5 receptions, 59 yards

The Cardinals lost Carson Palmer to an arm injury during the game. Shortly after, it was revealed that he broke his arm and would be out for the remainder of the season. It was also his last game he'd ever play in the NFL.

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Nine: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 0620
49ers 0 3 7010

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST/1:05 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 70,133
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SF – Robbie Gould 42-yard field goal, 14:55. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 1:43.
  • ARI – Jermaine Gresham 11-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Phil Dawson kick), 11:04. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:51.

Third quarter

  • SF – C. J. Beathard 1-yard run (Robbie Gould kick), 9:43. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:17.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 25-yard field goal, 13:31. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:24.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 32-yard field goal, 5:33. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 39 yards, 7:02.

Top passers

  • ARI – Drew Stanton – 15/30, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • SF – C. J. Beathard – 24/51, 294 yards, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 70 yards
  • SF – Carlos Hyde – 9 receptions, 84 yards

The Cardinals swept the 49ers for the third consecutive season.

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Ten: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 8 0722
Cardinals 0 7 3616

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Jermaine Gresham 14-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Phil Dawson kick), 14:53. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:14.
  • SEA – Adrian Peterson tackled by Kam Chancellor in the end zone for a safety, 10:53. Seahawks 9–7.
  • SEA – Blair Walsh 33-yard field goal, 10:19. Seahawks 12–7. Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:45.
  • SEA – Blair Walsh 43-yard field goal, 10:19. Seahawks 15–7. Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 0:44.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 43-yard field goal, 10:19. Seahawks 15–10. Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 6:28.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Jimmy Graham 2-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 12:49. Seahawks 22–10. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:54.
  • ARI – Andre Ellington 1-yard run (kick blocked), 0:20. Seahawks 22–16. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 2:08.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 11: at Houston Texans

Week Eleven: Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 14 7021
Texans 0 10 71431

at NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,680
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Lamar Miller 7-yard pass from Tom Savage (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 14:12. Texans 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 6:58.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 20-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), 7:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:47.
  • ARI – Ricky Seals-Jones 11-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), 1:53. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 15 yards, 0:29.
  • HOU – Ka'imi Fairbairn 34-yard field goal, 0:09. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:48.

Third quarter

  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 28-yard pass from Tom Savage (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 11:02. Texans 17–14. Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:58.
  • ARI – Ricky Seals-Jones 28-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), 4:41. Cardinals 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 3:45.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – D'Onta Foreman 3-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 13:13. Texans 24–21. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:28.
  • HOU – D'Onta Foreman 34-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick), 6:26. Texans 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 34 yards, 0:07.

Top passers

  • ARI – Blaine Gabbert – 21/33, 237 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
  • HOU – Tom Savage – 22/32, 230 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 3 71424
Cardinals 3 10 31127

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 63,891
  • Referee: Clete Blakeman
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal, 8:26. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 4:51.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 42-yard field goal, 9:05. Cardinals 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:08.
  • ARI – Ricky Seals-Jones 29-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Phil Dawson kick), 4:51. Cardinals 13–0. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 2:07.
  • JAX – Josh Lambo 43-yard field goal, 0:20. Cardinals 13–3. Drive: 8 plays, 31 yards, 1:45.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 48-yard field goal, 11:34. Cardinals 16–3. Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:31.
  • JAX – Blake Bortles 1-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 7:39. Cardinals 16–10. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:56.

Fourth quarter

  • JAX – Calais Campbell 10-yard fumble return (Josh Lambo kick), 12:19 Jaguars 17–16.
  • ARI – Jaron Brown 52-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (Blaine Gabbert to Larry Fitzgerald, pass succeeded), 9:17. Cardinals 24–17. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:03.
  • JAX – Blake Bortles 17-yard run (Josh Lambo kick), 7:33. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 38 yards, 1:41.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 57-yard field goal, 0:06. Cardinals 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:15.

Top passers

  • JAX – Blake Bortles – 19/33, 160 yards, INT
  • ARI – Blaine Gabbert – 22/38, 241 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

  • JAX – Blake Bortles – 6 rushes, 62 yards, 2 TD
  • ARI – Adrian Peterson – 20 rushes, 79 yards

Top receivers

Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Thirteen: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 16 3 7632
Cardinals 0 13 0316

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 3
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 63,986
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 56-yard field goal, 11:41. Rams 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 31 yards, 3:19.
  • LAR – Gerald Everett 1-yard pass from Jared Goff (kick failed), 7:51. Rams 9–0. Drive: 7 plays, 23 yards, 3:30.
  • LAR – Alec Ogletree 41-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:45. Rams 16–0.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Elijhaa Penny 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 7:38. Rams 16–7. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 6:07.
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 15-yard pass from Blaine Gabbert (kick blocked), 3:25. Rams 16–13. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 2:28.
  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 20-yard field goal, 0:00. Rams 19–13. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 3:25.

Third quarter

  • LAR – Sammy Watkins 11-yard pass from Jared Goff (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:07. Rams 26–13. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 3:00.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 54-yard field goal, 14:55. Rams 26–16. Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:12.
  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 24-yard field goal, 6:18. Rams 29–16. Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:34.
  • LAR – Greg Zuerlein 41-yard field goal, 1:55. Rams 32–16. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 2:34.

Top passers

  • LAR – Jared Goff – 21/31, 220 yards, 2 TD, INT
  • ARI – Blaine Gabbert – 18/32, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • LAR – Todd Gurley – 6 receptions, 84 yards
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 10 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Week 14: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Fourteen: Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Titans 0 7 007
Cardinals 0 0 6612

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 47-yard field goal, 9:36. Titans 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 5:24.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 23-yard field goal, 4:44. Titans 7–6. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 2:41.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 32-yard field goal, 5:59. Cardinals 9–7. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 4:00.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 3:45. Cardinals 12–7. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, 2:03.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 15: at Washington Redskins

Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 6 3315
Redskins 7 7 3320

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

  • Date: December 17
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 71,026
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • WAS – Kapri Bibbs 36-yard pass from Kirk Cousins (Dustin Hopkins kick), 13:27. Redskins 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:41.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 7:35. Redskins 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 5:52.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Redskins 14–9. Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 1:39.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 34-yard field goal, 13:37. Redskins 14–12. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:23.
  • WAS – Dustin Hopkins 24-yard field goal, 4:23. Redskins 17–12. Drive: 11 plays, 88 yards, 6:04.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 32-yard field goal, 11:13. Redskins 17–15. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:37.
  • WAS – Dustin Hopkins 32-yard field goal, 4:30. Redskins 20–15. Drive: 8 plays, 30 yards, 3:21.

Top passers

  • ARI – Blaine Gabbert – 16/41, 189 yards, INT
  • WAS – Kirk Cousins – 18/26, 196 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 60 yards
  • WAS – Jamison Crowder – 5 receptions, 55 yards, TD

Week 16: vs. New York Giants

Week Sixteen: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Giants 0 0 000
Cardinals 3 7 6723

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Phil Dawson 21-yard field goal, 5:29. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:16.

Second quarter

Third quarter

  • ARI – John Brown 15-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Phil Dawson kick), 9:25. Cardinals 17–0. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:32.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Robert Nkemdiche 21-yard fumble return (Phil Dawson kick failed), 14:50. Cardinals 23–0.

Top passers

  • NYG – Eli Manning – 27/45, 263 yards, 2 INT
  • ARI – Drew Stanton – 20/34, 209 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • NYG – Rhett Ellison – 4 receptions, 60 yards
  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 9 receptions, 119 yards, 1 TD

Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Seventeen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 10 10 3326
Seahawks 7 0 71024

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 31
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 40 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,078
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Jaron Brown 25-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Phil Dawson kick), 8:55. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 6:05.
  • SEA – Tyler Lockett 99-yard kickoff return (Blair Walsh kick), 8:43. Tied 7–7.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 49-yard field goal, 7:10. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 1:33.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Elijhaa Penny 4-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 12:19. Cardinals 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:49.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 46-yard field goal, 0:58. Cardinals 20–7. Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Doug Baldwin 18-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 8:59. Cardinals 20–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:01.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 53-yard field goal, 4:22. Cardinals 23–14. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:54.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Blair Walsh 49-yard field goal, 13:04. Cardinals 23–17. Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 2:41.
  • SEA – Doug Baldwin 29-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Blair Walsh kick), 10:24. Seahawks 24–23. Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:47.
  • ARI – Phil Dawson 42-yard field goal, 2:21. Cardinals 26–24. Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:50.

Top passers

  • ARI – Drew Stanton – 15/34, 145 yards, TD, INT
  • SEA – Russell Wilson – 18/29, 221 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

  • ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 23 rushes, 75 yards
  • SEA – Mike Davis – 10 rushes, 48 yards

Top receivers

  • ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 receptions, 55 yards
  • SEA – Doug Baldwin – 4 receptions, 90 yards, 2 TD

The Seahawks lost four out of five home games versus the Bruce Arians-led Cardinals; this one, combined with the Atlanta Falcons winning, eliminated Seattle for the first time since 2011. In what would be head coach Bruce Arians' final game as Cardinals head coach, Arians recorded his 50th win with the Cardinals and became the winningest head coach in Cardinals history, surpassing Ken Whisenhunt, who won 49 games during his tenure with the Cardinals (2007–2012).

Standings

Division

NFC West
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Los Angeles Rams 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 478 329 L1
Seattle Seahawks 9 7 0 .563 4–2 7–5 366 332 L1
Arizona Cardinals 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 295 361 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 10 0 .375 1–5 3–9 331 383 W5

Conference

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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a] Philadelphia Eagles East 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .461 .433 L1
2[a] Minnesota Vikings North 13 3 0 .813 5–1 10–2 .492 .447 W3
3[b] Los Angeles Rams West 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 .504 .460 L1
4[b][c] New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 8–4 .535 .483 L1
Wild Cards
5[c] Carolina Panthers South 11 5 0 .688 3–3 7–5 .539 .500 L1
6 Atlanta Falcons South 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .543 .475 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[d] Detroit Lions North 9 7 0 .563 5–1 8–4 .496 .368 W1
8[d] Seattle Seahawks West 9 7 0 .563 4–2 7–5 .492 .444 L1
9[d] Dallas Cowboys East 9 7 0 .563 5–1 7–5 .496 .438 W1
10 Arizona Cardinals West 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .488 .406 W2
11[e] Green Bay Packers North 7 9 0 .438 2–4 5–7 .539 .357 L3
12[e] Washington Redskins East 7 9 0 .438 1–5 5–7 .539 .429 L1
13 San Francisco 49ers West 6 10 0 .375 1–5 3–9 .512 .438 W5
14[f] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 .555 .375 W1
15[f] Chicago Bears North 5 11 0 .313 0–6 1–11 .559 .500 L1
16 New York Giants East 3 13 0 .188 1–5 1–11 .531 .458 W1
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  2. ^ a b LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep.
  4. ^ a b c Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams.
  6. ^ a b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ 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.

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