# 2013 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2013 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 94th in the National Football League (NFL), their 26th in Arizona and their first under head coach Bruce Arians. The team finished with a 10–6 record, which was the second time in 37 years that the team finished with at least 10 wins. The Cardinals doubled their win total from 2012, and were in playoff contention heading into the Week 17 regular season finale, but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.

## 2013 draft class

| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | Jonathan Cooper | G | North Carolina |
| 2 | 45 | Kevin Minter | LB | LSU |
| 3 | 69 | Tyrann Mathieu | CB/S | LSU |
| 4 | 103 | Alex Okafor | LB/DE | Texas |
| 4 | 116 | Earl Watford | G | James Madison |
| 5 | 140 | Stepfan Taylor | RB | Stanford |
| 6 | 174 | Ryan Swope | WR | Texas A&M |
| 6 | 187 | Andre Ellington | RB | Clemson |
| 7 | 219 | D. C. Jefferson | TE | Rutgers |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 9 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–0 | 1–0 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
| 2 | August 17 | Dallas Cowboys | W 12–7 | 2–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | San Diego Chargers | L 7–24 | 2–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | August 29 | at Denver Broncos | W 32–24 | 3–1 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 8 | at St. Louis Rams | L 24–27 | 0–1 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
| 2 | September 15 | Detroit Lions | W 25–21 | 1–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | at New Orleans Saints | L 7–31 | 1–2 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
| 4 | September 29 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 13–10 | 2–2 | Raymond James Stadium | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | Carolina Panthers | W 22–6 | 3–2 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 6 | October 13 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–32 | 3–3 | Candlestick Park | Recap |
| 7 | October 17 | Seattle Seahawks | L 22–34 | 3–4 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 8 | October 27 | Atlanta Falcons | W 27–13 | 4–4 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | November 10 | Houston Texans | W 27–24 | 5–4 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 17 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 27–14 | 6–4 | EverBank Field | Recap |
| 12 | November 24 | Indianapolis Colts | W 40–11 | 7–4 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 13 | December 1 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–24 | 7–5 | Lincoln Financial Field | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | St. Louis Rams | W 30–10 | 8–5 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | at Tennessee Titans | W 37–34 (OT) | 9–5 | LP Field | Recap |
| 16 | December 22 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 17–10 | 10–5 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
| 17 | December 29 | San Francisco 49ers | L 20–23 | 10–6 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
    Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Rams | 0 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 1:25 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 55,279
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 14:11. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:19.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 36-yard field goal, 11:20. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:51.
ARI – Jay Feely 30-yard field goal, 5:23. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:57.
STL – Jared Cook 13-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:57.
Third quarter
STL – Greg Zuerlein 25-yard field goal, 13:57. Rams 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:50.
ARI – Dan Williams 2-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 10:34. Cardinals 17–13.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 24-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 1:47. Cardinals 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:16.
Fourth quarter
STL – Jared Cook 1-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Sam Bradford run), 12:56. Cardinals 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:51.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 38-yard field goal, 9:04. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:34.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 48-yard field goal, 0:40. Rams 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:05.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 26/40, 327 yards, 2 TD, INT
STL – Sam Bradford – 27/38, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 16 rushes, 60 yards
STL – Daryl Richardson – 20 rushes, 63 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Andre Roberts – 8 receptions, 97 yards
STL – Jared Cook – 7 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: September 15
* Game time: 1:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 63,400
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 47-yard field goal, 11:44. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:40.
DET – Calvin Johnson 72-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 10:20. Lions 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:24.
ARI – Andre Ellington 36-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:32. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:48.
DET – Calvin Johnson 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 1:55. Lions 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:37.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 10:32. Lions 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22.
DET – DeAndre Levy 66-yard interception return (David Akers kick), 7:04. Lions 21–13.
ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 4:13. Lions 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:51.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 33-yard field goal, 14:17. Lions 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:21.
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:59. Cardinals 25–21. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:29.
Top passers
DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/36, 278 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 22/39, 248 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
DET – Joique Bell – 8 rushes, 31 yards
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 15 rushes, 66 yards, TD
Top receivers
DET – Calvin Johnson – 6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Andre Ellington – 2 receptions, 42 yards, TD :

#### Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Saints | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: September 22
* Game time: 10:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 73,057
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Alfonso Smith 3-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 9:13. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.
NO – Robert Meachem 27-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 5:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45.
Second quarter
NO – Jimmy Graham 16-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 2:52. Saints 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:16.
Third quarter
NO – Garrett Hartley 31-yard field goal, 4:03. Saints 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:48.
Fourth quarter
NO – Drew Brees 7-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 14:42. Saints 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:18.
NO – Jimmy Graham 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 5:25. Saints 31–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:31.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 18/35, 187 yards, 2 INT
NO – Drew Brees – 29/46, 342 yards, 3 TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 9 rushes, 29 yards
NO – Khiry Robinson – 4 rushes, 38 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 64 yards
NO – Jimmy Graham – 9 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
* Date: September 29
* Game time: 10:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 44,956
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
TB – Mike Williams 8-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Rian Lindell kick), 6:17. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:26.
Second quarter
TB – Rian Lindell 50-yard field goal, 0:27. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 4:23.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 42-yard field goal, 11:16. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:14.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 3:06. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:06.
ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 1:29. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:27.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 21/38, 248 yards, TD, 2 INT
TB – Mike Glennon – 24/43, 193 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Andre Ellington – 4 rushes, 29 yards
TB – Doug Martin – 27 rushes, 45 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 87 yards
TB – Tim Wright – 5 receptions, 41 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 22 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: October 6
* Game time: 1:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,426
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
CAR – Graham Gano 22-yard field goal, 7:27. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:26.
Second quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 42-yard field goal, 8:29. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:38.
CAR – Graham Gano 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 0:32.
Third quarter
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:48. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:32.
ARI – Cam Newton sacked in endzone by Calais Campbell for a safety, 5:28. Cardinals 12–6.
'Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 50-yard field goal, 3:38. Cardinals 15–6. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 6:23.
ARI – Jim Dray 7-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 2:23. Cardinals 22–6. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:15.
Top passers
CAR – Cam Newton – 21/39, 308 yards, 3 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 19/28, 175 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 12 rushes, 39 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 7 rushes, 52 yards
Top receivers
CAR – Greg Olsen – 5 receptions, 79 yards
ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 61 yards :

#### Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| 49ers | 6 | 16 | 0 | 10 | 32 |
at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
* Date: October 13
* Game time: 1:25 p.m.
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 69,732
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 9:37. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:00.
SF – Phil Dawson 26-yard field goal, 4:31. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:35.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 75-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 3:06. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:25.
Second quarter
SF – Carson Palmer sacked in the endzone by Corey Lemonier for a safety, 9:22. 49ers 8–7.
SF – Vernon Davis 61-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 8:31. 49ers 15–7. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:51.
ARI – Andre Ellington 11-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 7:03. 49ers 15–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:28.
SF – Vernon Davis 35-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 1:55. 49ers 22–14. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:59.
Third quarter
ARI – Michael Floyd 10-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed), 8:12. 49ers 22–20. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:33.
Fourth quarter
SF – Kendall Hunter 6-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 6:35. 49ers 29–20. Drive: 18 plays, 89 yards, 9:32.
SF – Phil Dawson 44-yard field goal, 4:15. 49ers 32–20. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:41.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 25/41, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
SF – Colin Kaepernick – 16/29, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Andre Ellington – 7 rushes, 56 yards, TD
SF – Frank Gore – 25 rushes, 101 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
SF – Vernon Davis – 8 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 34 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 5:25 p.m.
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear skies (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 61,200
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
SEA – Sidney Rice 31-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:13. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:31.
Second quarter
SEA – Zach Miller 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 13:25. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:26.
ARI – Jay Feely 49-yard field goal, 4:02. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 26 yards, 6:10.
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 3-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 3:40. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:03.
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 51-yard field goal, 0:05. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 3:35.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 52-yard field goal, 11:48. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:09.
SEA – Kellen Davis 1-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:48. Seahawks 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:00.
SEA – Marshawn Lynch 2-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 3:52. Seahawks 31–13. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:51.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 14:41. Seahawks 31–16. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 0:39.
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 42-yard field goal, 10:21. Seahawks 34–16. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:20.
ARI – Jaron Brown 8-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed), 4:34. Seahawks 34–22. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:28.
Top passers
SEA – Russell Wilson – 18/29, 235 yards, 3 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 30/45, 258 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 21 rushes, 91 yards, TD
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 rushes, 22 yards, TD
Top receivers
SEA – Golden Tate – 4 receptions, 77 yards
ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 58 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: October 27
* Game time: 1:25 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,671
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Matt Bryant 24-yard field goal, 3:23. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:14.
Second quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 10-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 14:55. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:28.
ATL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 7:38. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:17.
ARI – Andre Ellington 80-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 7:25. Cardinals 14–6. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13.
ARI – Michael Floyd 15-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Cardinals 21–6. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:19.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 39-yard field goal, 7:07. Cardinals 24–6. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:43.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 38-yard field goal, 8:40. Cardinals 27–6. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:20.
ATL – Drew Davis 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:38. Cardinals 27–13. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:02.
Top passers
ATL – Matt Ryan – 34/61, 301 yards, TD, 4 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 13/18, 172 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ATL – Matt Ryan – 1 rush, 13 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 15 rushes, 154 yards, TD
Top receivers
ATL – Harry Douglas – 12 receptions, 121 yards
ARI – Teddy Williams – 1 reception, 51 yards :

#### Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Texans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: November 10
* Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,845
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Matt Shaughnessy 6-yard fumble return (Jay Feely kick), 14:46. Cardinals 7–0.
HOU – Andre Johnson 7-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 5:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:52.
Second quarter
ARI – Rob Housler 12-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 13:57. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:28.
HOU – Ryan Griffin 2-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 9:37. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:20.
HOU – Randy Bullock 48-yard field goal, 6:31. Texans 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:09.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 35-yard field goal, 6:06. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:12.
ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 0:02. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:23.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Andre Roberts 19-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 6:42. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:48.
HOU – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 4:34. Cardinals 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:12.
Top passers
HOU – Case Keenum – 22/43, 201 yards, 3 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 20/32, 241 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
HOU – Ben Tate – 15 rushes, 56 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 11 rushes, 55 yards
Top receivers
HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 69 yards
ARI – Andre Roberts – 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida
* Date: November 17
* Game time: 11:00 am. MST
* Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), 20% chance of rain
* Game attendance: 59,862
* Referee: Jeff Triplette
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
JAX – Danny Noble 62-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 12:53. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:07.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 14-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:03.
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 5:08. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:42.
Second quarter
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 5-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:06.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 10:36. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:24.
ARI – Michael Floyd 91-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:29. Cardinals 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:29.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 32-yard field goal, 7:03. Cardinals 27–14. Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 2:16.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 30/42, 419 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Chad Henne – 27/42, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 12 rushes, 14 yards, TD
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 14 rushes, 23 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Michael Floyd – 6 receptions, 193 yards, TD
JAX – Danny Noble – 1 reception, 62 yards, TD :

#### Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: November 24
* Game time: 2:05 pm. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 60,882
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 10:02. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:58.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 27-yard field goal, 1:15. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:23.
Second quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 26-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 13:29. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:46.
ARI – Jay Feely 48-yard field goal, 8:15. Cardinals 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:15.
ARI – Karlos Dansby 22-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 7:58. Cardinals 24–3.
ARI – Jay Feely 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 1:41.
Third quarter
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 5-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:57. Cardinals 34–3. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:11.
Fourth quarter
IND – Coby Fleener 17-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Andrew Luck-Darrius Heyward-Bey pass), 10:26. Cardinals 34–11. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:22.
ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 7:20. Cardinals 37–11. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:06.
ARI – Jay Feely 25-yard field goal, 2:17. Cardinals 40–11. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:40.
Top passers
IND – Andrew Luck – 20/39, 163 yards, TD, INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 26/37, 314 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
IND – Dan Herron – 4 rushes, 33 yards
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 rushes, 54 yards, TD
Top receivers
IND – Coby Fleener – 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD
ARI – Michael Floyd – 7 receptions, 104 yards :

#### Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Eagles | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 1
* Game time: 11:00 am. MST
* Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 69,144
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
PHI – Zach Ertz 6-yard pass from Nick Foles (Alex Henery kick), 12:30. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:56.
Second quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 43-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:13.
PHI – Alex Henery 32-yard field goal, 3:59. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:51.
PHI – Brent Celek 1-yard pass from Nick Foles (Alex Henery kick), 0:15. Eagles 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:07.
Third quarter
PHI – Zach Ertz 24-yard pass from Nick Foles (Alex Henery kick), 10:16. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:44.
ARI – Michael Floyd 23-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 5:14. Eagles 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:02.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jim Dray 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 4:45. Eagles 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:53.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 24/41, 302 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
PHI – Nick Foles – 21/34, 237 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 18 rushes, 76 yards
PHI – LeSean McCoy – 19 rushes, 79 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD
PHI – Zach Ertz – 5 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 8
* Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 60,643
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 3-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 10:32. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:28.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 44-yard field goal, 6:12. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:20.
Second quarter
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 0:50. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:41.
Third quarter
ARI – Karlos Dansby 23-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 14:42. Cardinals 21–3.
ARI – Kellen Clemens sacked in the end zone by John Abraham for a safety, 9:10. Cardinals 23–3.
Fourth quarter
STL – Zac Stacy 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 14:57. Cardinals 23–10. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:09.
ARI – Andre Ellington 6-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Cardinals 30–10. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:25.
Top passers
STL – Kellen Clemens – 16/27, 181 yards, 2 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 27/32, 269 yards, TD
Top rushers
STL – Tavon Austin – 1 rush, 56 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 11 rushes, 46 yards, TD
Top receivers
STL – Jared Cook – 3 receptions, 49 yards
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 12 receptions, 96 yards, TD :

#### Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 37 |
| Titans | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 34 |
at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee
* Date: December 15
* Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
* Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 69,143
* Referee: Pete Morelli
* TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
TEN – Rob Bironas 45-yard field goal, 9:34. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:28.
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 4:30. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:04.
TEN – Chris Johnson 25-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 0:00. Titans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:30.
Second quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 25-yard field goal, 7:21. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:39.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 47-yard field goal, 13:32. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:28.
TEN – Delanie Walker 1-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 6:16. Titans 17–13. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:16.
ARI – Jake Ballard 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 2:14. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 4:02.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 6:50. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:07.
ARI – Antoine Cason 20-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 6:13. Cardinals 34–17.
TEN – Michael Preston 10-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 3:12. Cardinals 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:01.
TEN – Rob Bironas 24-yard field goal, 0:47. Cardinals 34–27. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 1:55.
TEN – Michael Preston 8-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 0:10. Tied 34–34. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 0:37.
Overtime
ARI – Jay Feely 41-yard field goal, 10:18. Cardinals 37–34. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:37.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 20/31, 231 yards, TD
TEN – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 36/58, 402 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Andre Ellington – 10 rushes, 71 yards
TEN – Chris Johnson – 13 rushes, 40 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Andre Ellington – 4 receptions, 87 yards
TEN – Kendall Wright – 12 receptions, 150 yards :
With the win, the Cardinals were the only NFC West team to defeat all of their AFC South opponents.

#### Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 |
| Seahawks | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: December 22
* Game time: 2:05 pm. MST
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
* Game attendance: 68,266
* Referee: Scott Green
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays.
Second quarter
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 13:42. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:02.
ARI – Jay Feely 39-yard field goal, 2:15. Tied 3–3. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:21.
Third quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 46-yard field goal, 0:27. Cardinals 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:03.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 26-yard field goal, 10:39. Cardinals 9–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:34.
SEA – Zach Miller 11-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:26. Seahawks 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:13.
ARI – Michael Floyd 31-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Rashard Mendenhall run), 2:13. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:13.
Top passers
ARI – Carson Palmer – 13/25, 178 yards, TD, 4 INT
SEA – Russell Wilson – 11/27, 108 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Andre Ellington – 15 rushes, 64 yards
SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 18 rushes, 71 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Brittan Golden – 1 reception, 63 yards
SEA – Jermaine Kearse – 3 receptions, 38 yards :

#### Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 17 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 29
* Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), sunny (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 63,570
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Phil Dawson 27-yard field goal, 10:39. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:55.
SF – Anquan Boldin 4-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 8:33. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:15.
SF – Vernon Davis 3-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 0:52. 49ers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:23.
Second quarter
ARI – Jake Ballard 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 4:46. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:44.
Third quarter
No scoring plays.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Jay Feely 49-yard field goal, 14:47. 49ers 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:09.
ARI – Andre Roberts 34-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 3:20. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:28.
SF – Phil Dawson 56-yard field goal, 1:45. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:35.
ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 0:29. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:16.
SF – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 23–20. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:29.
Top passers
SF – Colin Kaepernick – 21/34, 310 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 28/49, 407 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
SF – Quinton Patton – 1 rush, 26 yards
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 10 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
SF – Anquan Boldin – 9 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 catches, 113 yards :
The Cardinals finished their regular season at home against the 49ers in hopes of making the playoffs needing not only a win over the 49ers, but also a long shot upset by the Buccaneers over the Saints. After being behind 17–7 at halftime, the Cardinals came back to tie the game but were beaten by their division rivals on a game-winning field goal and finished in 3rd place, barely missing out as they needed to beat the 49ers to win the NFC's last playoff spot. However, even if they had won, they would not have qualified for the playoffs, since the Saints easily defeated the Buccaneers 42–17. They would finish their season 10–6, becoming the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.

## Standings
### Division

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Seattle Seahawks | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 10–2 | 417 | 231 | W1 |
| $^{(5)}$ San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 406 | 272 | W6 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2–4 | 6–6 | 379 | 324 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 348 | 364 | L1 |

### Conference

NFCviewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division winners ||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 10–2 | .490 | .445 | W1 |
| 2 | Carolina Panthers | South | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .451 | W3 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .453 | .391 | W2 |
| 4 | Green Bay Packers | North | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .453 | .371 | W1 |
| Wild cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .494 | .414 | W6 |
| 6 | New Orleans Saints | South | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .516 | .455 | W1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .531 | .444 | L1 |
| 8 | Chicago Bears | North | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .465 | .469 | L2 |
| 9 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 5–1 | 7–5 | .484 | .363 | L1 |
| 10 | New York Giants | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .520 | .366 | W2 |
| 11 | Detroit Lions | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .457 | .402 | L4 |
| 12 | St. Louis Rams | West | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .551 | .446 | L1 |
| 13 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | 2–3–1 | 4–7–1 | .512 | .450 | W1 |
| 14 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .553 | .313 | L2 |
| 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .574 | .391 | L3 |
| 16 | Washington Redskins | East | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .516 | .438 | L8 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| ↑ Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28). ↑ The NY Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. ↑ The NY Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)). ↑ Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. ↑ Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 The Cardinals traded their second-round selection (No. 38 overall) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth- round selections – Nos. 45 and 110 overall. The Cardinals later traded the No. 110 selection to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' fourth- (No. 116) and sixth- (No. 187 overall) round selections.
* 1 2 The Cardinals acquired an additional sixth-round selection – No. 176 overall – in a trade that sent cornerback A. J. Jefferson and the team's original seventh-round selection (No. 213 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings. The Cardinals later traded the No. 176 selection along with a conditional 2014 selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and one of the Raiders' seventh-round selections (No. 219 overall).