# 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season

The 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise’s 70th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in Phoenix. With five games to go in the season, fourth-year coach Gene Stallings announced he would resign at the end of the season. Instead, general manager Larry Wilson ordered Stallings to leave immediately and named running backs coach Hank Kuhlmann as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Cardinals were 5–5 through ten games but would finish the season on a six-game losing streak, which would knock them out of the playoffs.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 10 | Eric Hill | Linebacker | LSU |
| 1 | 17 | Joe Wolf | Offensive tackle | Boston College |
| 2 | 40 | Walter Reeves | Tight end | Auburn |
| 3 | 67 | Mike Zandofsky | Guard | Washington |
| 4 | 94 | Jim Wahler | Defensive tackle | UCLA |
| 5 | 123 | Richard Tardits | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 5 | 128 | David Edeen | Defensive end | Wyoming |
| 6 | 150 | Jay Taylor | Defensive back | San Jose State |
| 7 | 177 | Rickey Royal | Defensive back | Sam Houston State |
| 8 | 207 | John Burch | Running back | Tennessee–Martin |
| 9 | 234 | Kendall Trainor | Placekicker | Arkansas |
| 10 | 261 | Chris Becker | Punter | TCU |
| 11 | 291 | Jeffrey Hunter | Defensive end | Albany State |
| 12 | 318 | Todd Nelson | Guard | Wisconsin |
| Made roster ||||||

### Supplemental draft

1989 Phoenix Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | Timm Rosenbach | Quarterback | Washington State | |
| Made roster ||||||

## Regular season

In week 10, Tim McDonald returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown to beat the Dallas Cowboys.

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 10 | at Detroit Lions | W 16–13 | 1–0 | Pontiac Silverdome | 36,735 | Recap |
| 2 | September 17 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 34–24 | 2–0 | Kingdome | 60,444 | Recap |
| 3 | September 24 | at New York Giants | L 7–35 | 2–1 | Giants Stadium | 75,742 | Recap |
| 4 | October 1 | San Diego Chargers | L 13–24 | 2–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 44,201 | Recap |
| 5 | October 8 | at Washington Redskins | L 28–30 | 2–3 | RFK Stadium | 53,335 | Recap |
| 6 | October 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 5–17 | 2–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 42,620 | Recap |
| 7 | October 22 | Atlanta Falcons | W 34–20 | 3–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 33,894 | Recap |
| 8 | October 29 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 19–10 | 4–4 | Texas Stadium | 44,431 | Recap |
| 9 | November 5 | New York Giants | L 13–20 | 4–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 46,588 | Recap |
| 10 | November 12 | Dallas Cowboys | W 24–20 | 5–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 49,657 | Recap |
| 11 | November 19 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 14–37 | 5–6 | Anaheim Stadium | 53,176 | Recap |
| 12 | November 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 13–14 | 5–7 | Sun Devil Stadium | 33,297 | Recap |
| 13 | December 3 | Washington Redskins | L 10–29 | 5–8 | Sun Devil Stadium | 38,870 | Recap |
| 14 | December 10 | at Los Angeles Raiders | L 14–16 | 5–9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 41,785 | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | Denver Broncos | L 0–37 | 5–10 | Sun Devil Stadium | 56,071 | Recap |
| 16 | December 24 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–31 | 5–11 | Veterans Stadium | 43,287 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
| Lions | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 36,735
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Eddie Murray 30-yard field goal. Lions 3–0.
Second quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 29-yard field goal. Tied 3–3.
PHO – Al Del Greco 23-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–3.
Third quarter
DET – Barry Sanders 3-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Lions 10–6.
Fourth quarter
PHO – Roy Green 15-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 13–10.
DET – Eddie Murray 23-yard field goal. Tied 13–13.
PHO – Al Del Greco 33-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–13.
Top passers
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 21/35, 264 yards, TD, INT
DET – Bob Gagliano – 7/20, 116 yards
Top rushers
PHO – Stump Mitchell – 18 rushes, 52 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 9 rushes, 71 yards, TD
Top receivers
PHO – J. T. Smith – 10 receptions, 121 yards
DET – Stacey Mobley – 2 receptions, 44 yards :

#### Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 13 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 60,444
* Referee: Pat Haggerty
* TV: CBS
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PHO – Roy Green 51-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (kick failed). Cardinals 6–0.
PHO – Tony Jordan 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 13–0.
Second quarter
SEA – Paul Skansi 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick). Cardinals 13–7.
Third quarter
PHO – J. T. Smith 25-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 20–7.
SEA – Paul Skansi 17-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick). Cardinals 20–14.
Fourth quarter
PHO – Roy Green 6-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 27–14.
SEA – Norm Johnson 39-yard field goal. Cardinals 27–17.
PHO – Roy Green 59-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 34–17.
SEA – Brian Blades 5-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Norm Johnson kick). Cardinals 34–24.
Top passers
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 18/24, 298 yards, 4 TD, INT
SEA – Dave Krieg – 25/43, 279 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
PHO – Stump Mitchell – 18 rushes, 95 yards
SEA – John Williams – 9 rushes, 36 yards
Top receivers
PHO – Roy Green – 8 receptions, 166 yards, 3 TD
SEA – Brian Blades – 9 receptions, 146 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Giants | 14 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 35 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,742
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Stephen Baker 39-yard pass from Phil Simms (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 7–0.
NYG – Terry Kinard 58-yard interception return (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 14–0.
Second quarter
NYG – Raul Allegre 22-yard field goal. Giants 17–0.
NYG – Raul Allegre 38-yard field goal. Giants 20–0.
Third quarter
NYG – Raul Allegre 32-yard field goal. Giants 23–0.
NYG – Team safety. Giants 25–0.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Ottis Anderson 36-yard run (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 32–0.
NYG – Raul Allegre 32-yard field goal. Giants 35–0.
PHO – J. T. Smith 21-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Giants 35–7.
Top passers
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 19/32, 222 yards, TD, 4 INT
NYG – Phil Simms – 11/21, 202 yards, TD
Top rushers
PHO – Tony Jordan – 6 rushes, 23 yards
NYG – Ottis Anderson – 21 rushes, 98 yards, TD
Top receivers
PHO – J. T. Smith – 8 receptions, 87 yards, TD
NYG – Lionel Manuel – 3 receptions, 69 yards :

#### Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,201
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 36-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0.
Third quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 33-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–0.
SD – Anthony Miller 16-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Chris Bahr kick). Chargers 7–6.
PHO – Roy Green 59-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 13–7.
Fourth quarter
SD – Marion Butts 2-yard run (Chris Bahr kick). Chargers 14–13.
SD – Bill Ray Smith 15-yard fumble return (Chris Bahr kick), 3:52. Chargers 21–13.
SD – Chris Bahr 37-yard field goal. Chargers 24–21.
Top passers
SD – Jim McMahon – 15/23, 188 yards, TD
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 22/43, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SD – Marion Butts – 9 rushes, 26 yards, TD
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 10 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
SD – Anthony Miller – 3 receptions, 66 yards, TD
PHO – J. T. Smith – 11 receptions, 123 yards :

#### Week 5: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Redskins | 10 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 30 |
at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,335
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 22-yard field goal. Redskins 3–0.
WAS – Earnest Byner 2-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 10–0.
Second quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 32-yard field goal. Redskins 13–0.
PHO – J. T. Smith 7-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Redskins 13–7.
PHO – J. T. Smith 20-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 14–13.
Third quarter
PHO – Earl Ferrell 44-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 21–13.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 21–16.
WAS – Art Monk 12-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 23–21.
WAS – Gary Clark 23-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 30–21.
PHO – J. T. Smith 17-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Redskins 30–28.
Top passers
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 20/35, 296 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
WAS – Mark Rypien – 23/42, 333 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 7 rushes, 53 yards, TD
WAS – Earnest Byner – 14 rushes, 100 yards
Top receivers
PHO – J. T. Smith – 8 receptions, 114 yards, 3 TD
WAS – Art Monk – 8 receptions, 102 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,620
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
PHO – Team safety. Cardinals 2–0.
PHO – Al Del Greco 41-yard field goal. Cardinals 5–0.
Third quarter
PHI – Cris Carter 2-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick). Eagles 7–5.
PHI – Cris Carter 40-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Luis Zendejas kick). Eagles 14–5.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Luis Zendejas 42-yard field goal. Eagles 17–5.
Top passers
PHI – Randall Cunningham – 16/29, 192 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
PHO – Tom Tupa – 16/41, 266 yards, 6 INT
Top rushers
PHI – Randall Cunningham – 7 rushes, 70 yards
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 13 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Cris Carter – 2 receptions, 42 yards, 2 TD
PHO – Ernie Jones – 8 receptions, 144 yards :

#### Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 22
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,894
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PHO – Earl Ferrell 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–0.
PHO – Earl Ferrell 6-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 14–0.
Second quarter
ATL – Paul McFadden 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–3.
PHO – Ron Wolfley 5-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 21–3.
ATL – Paul McFadden 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 21–6.
Third quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 50-yard field goal. Cardinals 24–6.
ATL – Keith Jones 14-yard run (Paul McFadden kick). Cardinals 24–13.
Fourth quarter
PHO – Earl Ferrell 3-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 31–13.
ATL – John Settle 16-yard pass from Chris Miller (Paul McFadden kick). Cardinals 31–20.
PHO – Al Del Greco 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 34–20.
Top passers
ATL – Chris Miller – 24/44, 249 yards, TD
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 17/25, 181 yards, INT
Top rushers
ATL – John Settle – 14 rushes, 87 yards
PHO – Tony Jordan – 12 rushes, 49 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Michael Haynes – 4 receptions, 66 yards
PHO – J. T. Smith – 7 receptions, 96 yards :

#### Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 6 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| Cowboys | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,431
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 40-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0.
PHO – Al Del Greco 25-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–0.
Second quarter
DAL – Roger Ruzek 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–3.
Third quarter
PHO – Mike Zordich 16-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 13–3.
Fourth quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 31-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–3.
DAL – Derrick Shepard 37-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Roger Ruzek kick). Cardinals 16–10.
PHO – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal. Cardinals 19–10.
Top passers
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 17/31, 164 yards
DAL – Steve Walsh – 21/49, 264 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 18 rushes, 71 yards
DAL – Paul Palmer – 15 rushes, 45 yards
Top receivers
PHO – J. T. Smith – 6 receptions, 60 yards
DAL – Derrick Shepard – 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD :

#### Week 9: vs. New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,588
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
NYG – Jeff Hostetler 19-yard run (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 7–0.
PHO – Al Del Greco 37-yard field goal. Giants 7–3.
Second quarter
NYG – Stephen Baker 35-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Raul Allegre kick). Giants 14–3.
Third quarter
PHO – Gary Hogeboom 5-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Giants 14–6.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Jeff Hostetler 3-yard run (kick failed). Giants 20–6.
PHO – Al Del Greco 46-yard field goal. Giants 20–9.
Top passers
NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 12/24, 177 yards, TD, 2 INT
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 13/31, 157 yards, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Ottis Anderson – 27 rushes, 89 yards
PHO – Vai Sikahema – 8 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Odessa Turner – 5 receptions, 45 yards
PHO – Ernie Jones – 3 receptions, 42 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 49,657
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Luis Zendejas 32-yard field goal. Cowboys 3–0.
Second quarter
DAL – Luis Zendejas 29-yard field goal. Cowboys 6–0.
PHO – Tim McDonald 53-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–6.
DAL – Kelvin Martin 5-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Luis Zendejas kick). Cowboys 13-7
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 45-yard field goal. Cowboys 13–10.
PHO – Ernie Jones 38-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 17-13
DAL – James Dixon 75-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Luis Zendejas kick). Cowboys 20-17
PHO – Ernie Jones 72-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 24-20
Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 21/40, 379 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
PHO – Tom Tupa – 14/22, 245 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
DAL – Paul Palmer – 22 rushes, 66 yards
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 13 rushes, 44 yards
Top receivers
DAL – James Dixon – 6 receptions, 203 yards, TD
PHO – Ernie Jones – 3 receptions, 139 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
at Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim, California
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 53,176
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
LA – Michael Stewart 41-yard interception return (Mike Lansford kick). Rams 7–0.
LA – Henry Ellard 49-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick). Rams 14–0.
Second quarter
LA – Robert Delpino 32-yard run (Mike Lansford kick). Rams 21–0.
LA – Mike Lansford 27-yard field goal. Rams 24–0.
Third quarter
LA – Mike Lansford 23-yard field goal. Rams 27–0.
PHO – Don Holmes 77-yard pass from Tom Tupa (Al Del Greco kick). Rams 27–7.
Fourth quarter
LA – Mike Lansford 40-yard field goal. Rams 30–7.
LA – Henry Ellard 42-yard pass from Jim Everett (Mike Lansford kick). Rams 37–7.
PHO – Tony Jordan 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Rams 37–14.
Top passers
PHO – Tom Tupa – 7/12, 114 yards, TD, INT
LA – Jim Everett – 15/24, 308 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
PHO – Tony Jordan – 7 rushes, 18 yards, TD
LA – Robert Delpino – 11 rushes, 68 yards, TD
Top receivers
PHO – Don Holmes – 1 reception, 77 yards, TD
LA – Henry Ellard – 5 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,297
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
TB – Bruce Hill 5-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Donald Igwebuike kick). Buccaneers 7–0.
PHO – Earl Ferrell 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 7–7.
PHO – Al Del Greco 21-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–7.
Third quarter
PHO – Al Del Greco 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–7.
Fourth quarter
TB – Mark Carrier 5-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Donald Igwebuike kick). Buccaneers 14-13
Top passers
TB – Vinny Testaverde – 19/42, 200 yards, 2 TD, INT
PHO – Tom Tupa – 17/38, 207 yards
Top rushers
TB – William Howard – 21 rushes, 83 yards
PHO – Tom Tupa – 3 rushes, 22 yards
Top receivers
TB – Mark Carrier – 8 receptions, 90 yards, TD
PHO – Ernie Jones – 4 receptions, 65 yards :

#### Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 3 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 29 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: December 3
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 38,870
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 29-yard field goal. Redskins 3–0.
Second quarter
WAS – Earnest Byner 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 10–0.
PHO – Al Del Greco 27-yard field goal. Redskins 10–3.
PHO – Earl Ferrell 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 10–10.
Third quarter
WAS – Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 17–10.
WAS – A.J. Johnson 59-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 24-10
Fourth quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 24-yard field goal. Redskins 27–10.
WAS – Team safety. Redskins 29–10.
Top passers
WAS – Mark Rypien – 16/22, 153 yards
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 8/11, 131 yards, INT
Top rushers
WAS – Earnest Byner – 20 rushes, 86 yards, TD
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 8 rushes, 14 yards, TD
Top receivers
WAS – Earnest Byner – 4 receptions, 54 yards
PHO – Roy Green – 8 receptions, 116 yards :

#### Week 14: at Los Angeles Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Raiders | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,785
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
LA – Jeff Jaeger 25-yard field goal. Raiders 3–0.
PHO – Ernie Jones 35-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–3.
LA – Jeff Jaeger 30-yard field goal. Cardinals 7–6.
Third quarter
LA – Jeff Jaeger 48-yard field goal. Raiders 9–7.
Fourth quarter
PHO – Jay Novacek 2-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 14–9.
LA – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Jeff Jaeger kick). Raiders 16–14.
Top passers
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 12/24, 160 yards, 2 TD
LA – Steve Beuerlein – 13/30, 255 yards
Top rushers
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 15 rushes, 57 yards
LA – Bo Jackson – 22 rushes, 114 yards
Top receivers
PHO – Ernie Jones – 4 receptions, 97 yards, TD
LA – Mervyn Fernandez – 5 receptions, 119 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 7 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: December 16
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,071
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Karl Mecklenburg 23-yard fumble return (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 7–0.
Second quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 38-yard field goal. Broncos 10–0.
DEN – Steve Sewell 14-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 17–0.
DEN – David Treadwell 33-yard field goal. Broncos 20–0.
Third quarter
DEN – Mel Bratton 17-yard pass from Bobby Humphrey (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 27–0.
DEN – Clarence Kay 20-yard pass from John Elway (David Treadwell kick). Broncos 34–0.
Fourth quarter
DEN – David Treadwell 35-yard field goal. Broncos 37–0.
Top passers
DEN – John Elway – 20/29, 247 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 12/22, 106 yards, INT
Top rushers
DEN – Bobby Humphrey – 23 rushes, 128 yards
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 3 rushes, 9 yards
Top receivers
DEN – Clarence Kay – 4 receptions, 64 yards, TD
PHO – Roy Green – 3 receptions, 38 yards :

#### Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Eagles | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 24
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 14 °F (−10 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,287
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PHO – Roy Green 6-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–0.
PHI – Randall Cunningham 14-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Tied 7–7.
Second quarter
PHI – Cris Carter 22-yard pass from Roger Ruzek (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 14–7.
PHI – Robert Drummond 22-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 21–7.
PHO – Roy Green 36-yard pass from Gary Hogeboom (Al Del Greco kick). Eagles 21–14.
Third quarter
PHI – Roger Ruzek 39-yard field goal. Eagles 24–14.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Heath Sherman 7-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 31–14.
Top passers
PHO – Gary Hogeboom – 12/28, 212 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
PHI – Randall Cunningham – 19/36, 162 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PHO – Earl Ferrell – 16 rushes, 55 yards
PHI – Anthony Toney – 17 rushes, 82 yards
Top receivers
PHO – Ernie Jones – 5 receptions, 76 yards
PHI – Cris Carter – 3 receptions, 51 yards, TD :

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants$^{(2)}$ | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 6–2 | 8–4 | 348 | 252 | W3 |
| Philadelphia Eagles$^{(4)}$ | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 7–1 | 8–4 | 342 | 274 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 386 | 308 | W5 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–6 | 4–8 | 258 | 377 | L6 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 15 | 0 | .063 | 1–7 | 1–13 | 204 | 393 | L7 |

## Records

* Rich Camarillo, NFL Punting Leader