# 2014 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2014 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 95th in the National Football League (NFL), their 27th in Arizona and their second under head coach Bruce Arians. Following an explosive 9–1 start to the regular season, they finished at 11–5, achieving their highest win total since 1975 when they were still in St. Louis (also their highest total in a 16-game season). The Cardinals clinched their first playoff berth since 2009, and had a chance to become the first team to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, University of Phoenix Stadium. However, after season-ending injuries to Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton, they were forced to start third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley in the wild-card round, losing to the Carolina Panthers, 27–16, which was the first time since 1982 when they were in St. Louis that the Cardinals went one-and-done.

## Draft

2014 Arizona Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 27 | Deone Bucannon | S | Washington St | Pick from NO |
| 2 | 52 | Troy Niklas | TE | Notre Dame | |
| 3 | 84 | Kareem Martin | DE | North Carolina | |
| 3 | 91 | John Brown | WR | Pittsburg St | Pick from NO |
| 4 | 120 | Logan Thomas | QB | Virginia Tech | |
| 5 | 160 | Ed Stinson | DE | Alabama | |
| 6 | 196 | Walt Powell | WR | Murray St | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
* Note: The Cardinals traded their original first-round selection (No. 20 overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints' first- (No. 27 overall) and third- (No. 91 overall) round selections.

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | August 9 | Houston Texans | W 32–0 | 1–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | August 16 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 28–30 | 1–1 | TCF Bank Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | August 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–19 | 1–2 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | August 28 | at San Diego Chargers | L 9–12 | 1–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| 1 | September 8 | San Diego Chargers | W 18–17 | 1–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 2 | September 14 | at New York Giants | W 25–14 | 2–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
| 3 | September 21 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–14 | 3–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–41 | 3–1 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
| 6 | October 12 | Washington Redskins | W 30–20 | 4–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 7 | October 19 | at Oakland Raiders | W 24–13 | 5–1 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–20 | 6–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 9 | November 2 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 28–17 | 7–1 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
| 10 | November 9 | St. Louis Rams | W 31–14 | 8–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 11 | November 16 | Detroit Lions | W 14–6 | 9–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 12 | November 23 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 3–19 | 9–2 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 18–29 | 9–3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
| 14 | December 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–14 | 10–3 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 15 | December 11 | at St. Louis Rams | W 12–6 | 11–3 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
| 16 | December 21 | Seattle Seahawks | L 6–35 | 11–4 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
| 17 | December 28 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 | 11–5 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |

## Game summaries
### Regular season
#### Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chargers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: September 8
* Game time: 7:20 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 61,292
* Referee: Bill Vinovich
* TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Lindsay Czarniak
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
SD – Philip Rivers - 21/36, 238 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer - 24/37, 304 Yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SD – Ryan Matthews - 12 Car, 40 Yds, 1 TD
ARI – Andre Ellington - 13 Car, 53 Yds
Top receivers
SD – Antonio Gates - 6 Rec, 81 Yds
ARI – Michael Floyd - 5 Rec, 119 Yds
Top tacklers
SD – Shareece Wright - 8 Solo
ARI – Larry Foote - 8 Solo :

#### Week 2: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 a.m.
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 78,344
* Referee: John Parry
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI – Drew Stanton, 14/29, 167 Yds
NYG – Eli Manning, 26/39, 277 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Andre Ellington, 15 Car, 91 Yds
NYG – Rashad Jennings, 18 Car, 64 Yds
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald, 6 Rec, 51 Yds
NYG – Larry Donnell, 7 Rec, 81 Yds
Top tacklers
ARI – Calais Campbell, 10 solo
NYG – Prince Amukamara, 9 solo :

#### Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: September 21
* Game time: 1:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 61,572
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
SF – Colin Kaepernick, 29/37, 245 Yds, 1 TD
ARI – Drew Stanton, 18/33, 244 Yds, 2 TD
Top rushers
SF – Colin Kaepernick, 12 Car, 54 Yds
ARI – Andre Ellington, 18 Car, 62 Yds
Top receivers
SF – Stevie Johnson, 9 Rec, 103 Yds
ARI – Michael Floyd, 5 Rec, 114 Yds
Top tacklers
SF – Patrick Willis, 6 Solo
ARI – Tony Jefferson, 10 Solo :

#### Week 5: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Broncos | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 2:05 pm. MDT/1:05 p.m.
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 76,895
* Referee: Bill Leavy
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
* Recap, Game book
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI – Drew Stanton, 11/26, 118 Yds
DEN – Peyton Manning, 31/47, 479 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Andre Ellington, 16 Car, 32 Yds, 1 TD
DEN – Ronnie Hillman, 15 Car, 64 Yds
Top receivers
ARI – Andre Ellington, 4 Rec, 112 Yds, 1 TD
DEN – Demaryius Thomas, 8 Rec, 226 Yds, 2 TD
Top tacklers
ARI – Jerraud Powers, 7 Solo
DEN – Danny Trevathan, 7 Solo :

#### Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 1:25 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 61,139
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kris Budden
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
WAS – Kirk Cousins, 24/38, 354 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer, 28/44, 250, 2 TD
Top rushers
WAS – Alfred Morris, 13 Car, 41 Yds
ARI – Andre Ellington, 19 Car, 67 Yds
Top receivers
WAS – DeSean Jackson, 3 Rec, 115 Yds, 1 TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald, 6 Rec, 98 Yds, 1 TD
Top tacklers
WAS – Ryan Kerrigan, 9 Solo
ARI – Rashad Johnson 8 Solo :

#### Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Raiders | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 1:25 p.m.
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 52,101
* Referee: Clete Blakeman
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kristina Pink
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI –
OAK –
Top rushers
ARI –
OAK –
Top receivers
ARI –
OAK –
Top tacklers
ARI –
OAK – :

#### Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 1:05 p.m.
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 61,789
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
PHI –
ARI –
Top rushers
PHI –
ARI –
Top receivers
PHI –
ARI –
Top tacklers
PHI –
ARI – :

#### Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 12:00 pm. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy (retractable roof open)
* Game attendance: 85,688
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI –
DAL –
Top rushers
ARI –
DAL –
Top receivers
ARI –
DAL –
Top tacklers
ARI –
DAL – :

#### Week 10: vs. St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 61,363
* Referee: Ron Torbert
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Matt Hasselbeck and Jennifer Hale
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
Top passers
STL –
ARI –
Top rushers
STL –
ARI –
Top receivers
STL –
ARI –
Top tacklers
STL –
ARI – :
Carson Palmer would suffer a season-ending injury on his left-knee. Drew Stanton would take over as quarterback for the rest of the game. Thanks to the efforts of the defense during the fourth quarter, the Cardinals rallied to beat the Rams 31-14.

#### Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: November 16
* Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 62,487
* Referee: Jerome Boger
* TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
DET –
ARI –
Top rushers
DET –
ARI –
Top receivers
DET –
ARI –
Top tacklers
DET –
ARI – :

#### Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 2:05 pm. MST/1:05 pm. PST
* Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 68,327
* Referee: Gene Steratore
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
ARI –
SEA –
Top rushers
ARI –
SEA –
Top receivers
ARI –
SEA –
Top tacklers
ARI –
SEA – :

#### Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Falcons | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 4:05 pm. EST/2:05 pm. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 69,557
* Referee: Terry McAulay
* TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI –
ATL –
Top rushers
ARI –
ATL –
Top receivers
ARI –
ATL –
Top tacklers
ARI –
ATL – :

#### Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 7
* Game time: 2:05 pm. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 62,387
* Referee: Craig Wrolstad
* TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 44-yard field goal, 11:00. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:05.
KC – Jamaal Charles 63-yard run (Cairo Santos kick), 9:48. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, 1:20.
Second quarter
ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 33-yard field goal, 7:48. Chiefs 7–6. Drive: 16 plays, 65 yards, 8:07.
KC – Jamaal Charles 18-yard pass from Alex Smith (Cairo Santos kick), 1:19. Chiefs 14–6. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:31.
Third quarter
ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 39-yard field goal, 9:07. Chiefs 14–9. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 1:16.
ARI – Jaron Brown 26-yard pass from Drew Stanton (Drew Stanton-John Carlson pass), 3:32. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:00.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays.
Top passers
KC – Alex Smith – 26/39, 293 yards, TD, INT
ARI – Drew Stanton – 15/30, 239 yards, TD
Top rushers
KC – Jamaal Charles – 10 rushes, 91 yards, TD
ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 19 rushes, 100 yards
Top receivers
KC – Travis Kelce – 7 receptions, 110 yards
ARI – Michael Floyd – 4 receptions, 85 yards
Top tacklers
KC – Ron Parker – 9 tackles, 1 assist
ARI – Patrick Peterson – 8 tackles (1 sack) :

#### Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
* Date: December 11
* Game time: 7:25 pm. CST/6:25 pm. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
* Game attendance: 55,880
* Referee: Walt Coleman
* TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI –
STL –
Top rushers
ARI –
STL –
Top receivers
ARI –
STL –
Top tacklers
ARI –
STL – :

#### Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
* Date: December 21
* Game time: 6:30 pm. MST
* Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 63,806
* Referee: Walt Anderson
* TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
SEA –
ARI –
Top rushers
SEA –
ARI –
Top receivers
SEA –
ARI –
Top tacklers
SEA –
ARI – :

#### Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 49ers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
* Date: December 28
* Game time: 2:25 pm. MST/1:25 pm. PST
* Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
* Game attendance: 70,699
* Referee: Carl Cheffers
* TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
ARI –
SF –
Top rushers
ARI –
SF –
Top receivers
ARI –
SF –
Top tacklers
ARI –
SF – :
This would snap the 49ers' 4-game losing streak in Levi's Stadium. With the loss, the Cardinals finished their season to 11-5.

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| Wild Card | January 3, 2015 | at Carolina Panthers (4) | L 16–27 | 0–1 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |

#### NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #4 Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Panthers | 10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
* Date: January 3, 2015
* Game time: 2:35 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), rain
* Game attendance: 71,849
* Referee: Ed Hochuli
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
* Recap, Gamebook
Game information :
First quarter
CAR – Graham Gano 47-yard field goal, 11:27. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:03.
CAR – Jonathan Stewart 13-yard run (Graham Gano kick), 5:21. Panthers 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:51.
Second quarter
ARI – Darren Fells 1-yard pass from Ryan Lindley (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 14:56. Panthers 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:15.
ARI – Marion Grice 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 2:50. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 17 yards, 2:04.
CAR – Graham Gano 39-yard field goal, 0:15. Cardinals 14–13. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 2:35.
Third quarter
CAR – Fozzy Whittaker 39-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 5:36. Panthers 20–14. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:14.
CAR – Mike Tolbert 1-yard pass from Cam Newton (Graham Gano kick), 4:04. Panthers 27–14. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yard, 1:24.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Brad Nortman tackled in end zone by Justin Bethel, 0:03. Panthers 27–16.
Top passers
ARI – Ryan Lindley – 16/28, 82 yards, TD, 2 INT
CAR – Cam Newton – 18/32, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Kerwynn Williams – 10 carries, 23 yards
CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 24 carries, 123 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – John Brown – 4 receptions, 34 yards
CAR – Fozzy Whittaker – 1 reception, 39 yards, TD :
The Cardinals' offensive performance was historically bad as the team lost to the 7-8-1 Panthers, by a final score of 27-16, and were eliminated from the postseason. They committed three turnovers (two of them being red zone interceptions), gained only 8 first downs (and only 2 first downs in the second half) and recorded 78 net yards of offense, the fewest yards gained in a playoff game by any team in NFL postseason history. After a 9-1 start, the Cardinals went 2-5 in their final seven games. Because both QB Carson Palmer and QB Drew Stanton went down with injuries during regular Season Games. Cardinals were forced to use 3rd string QB Ryan Lindley for the last 2 regular season Games and Lindley had to start for the Cardinals in the Wild Card game at Carolina.

## Standings
### Division

NFC West :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 394 | 254 | W6 |
| $^{(5)}$ Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 310 | 299 | L2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 306 | 340 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 324 | 354 | L3 |

### Conference

NFCviewtalkedit :
| # | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
| Division leaders ||||||||||||
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .525 | .513 | W6 |
| 2 | Green Bay Packers | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .482 | .440 | W2 |
| 3 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .445 | .422 | W4 |
| 4 | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .490 | .357 | W4 |
| Wild Cards ||||||||||||
| 5 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .523 | .477 | L2 |
| 6 | Detroit Lions | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .471 | .392 | L1 |
| Did not qualify for the postseason ||||||||||||
| 7 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .490 | .416 | W1 |
| 8 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .527 | .508 | W1 |
| 9 | New Orleans Saints | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .486 | .415 | W1 |
| 10 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 6–6 | .475 | .308 | W1 |
| 11 | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .512 | .323 | L1 |
| 12 | Atlanta Falcons | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 5–1 | 6–6 | .482 | .380 | L1 |
| 13 | St. Louis Rams | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .531 | .427 | L3 |
| 14 | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .529 | .338 | L5 |
| 15 | Washington Redskins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 2–10 | .496 | .422 | L1 |
| 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | .486 | .469 | L6 |
| Tiebreakers ||||||||||||
| 1 2 3 Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record. 1 2 Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6). 1 2 New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9). 1 2 3 The NY Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27), while Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record. ↑ 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. ||||||||||||