# 1999 Arizona Cardinals season

The 1999 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 101st season, 80th season in the National Football League and the 12th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 9–7, instead winning only six games. The Cardinals would fail to return to the playoffs and would not return until the 2008 season.

## Offseason
### Free agents

| Position | Player | Free agency tag | 1999 team |
| DB | Tommy Bennett | RFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| T | Lomas Brown | UFA | Cleveland Browns |
| QB | Stoney Case | UFA | Baltimore Ravens |
| C | Mike Devlin | UFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| T | James Dexter | RFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| WR | Anthony Edwards | UFA |
| C | Aaron Graham | RFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| K | Chris Jacke | UFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| G | Matt Joyce | RFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| DB | Kwamie Lassiter | UFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| LB | Mark Maddox | UFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| LB | Ronald McKinnon | RFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| TE | Johnny McWilliams | RFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| WR | Eric Metcalf | UFA | Carolina Panthers |
| LB | Jamir Miller | UFA | Cleveland Browns |
| WR | Rob Moore | Franchise | Arizona Cardinals |
| LB | Patrick Sapp | RFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| DT | Carl Simpson | UFA | Arizona Cardinals |
| RB | Cedric Smith | UFA | |
| DT | Bernard Wilson | UFA | |
| Additions | Subtractions |
| LB Rob Fredrickson (Lions) | OT J. B. Brown (Lions) |
| | FB Larry Centers (Redskins) |
| | QB Cory Sauter (Lions) |

### NFL Draft

1999 Arizona Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 9 | David Boston * | Wide receiver | Ohio State | from San Diego |
| 1 | 21 | L. J. Shelton | Tackle | Eastern Michigan | |
| 2 | 51 | Johnny Rutledge | Linebacker | Florida | |
| 3 | 83 | Tom Burke | Defensive end | Wisconsin | |
| 4 | 116 | Joel Makovicka | Fullback | Nebraska | |
| 5 | 155 | Paris Johnson | Safety | Miami | |
| 5 | 168 | Yusuf Scott | Guard | Arizona | |
| 6 | 190 | Coby Rhinehart | Cornerback | SMU | |
| 6 | 202 | Melvin Bradley | Linebacker | Arkansas | |
| 6 | 206 | Dennis McKinley | Fullback | Mississippi State | |
| 7 | 239 | Chris Greisen | Quarterback | NW Missouri State | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 12 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 25–24 | 1–0 | Veterans Stadium | 64,113 |
| 2 | September 19 | at Miami Dolphins | L 16–19 | 1–1 | Pro Player Stadium | 73,618 |
| 3 | September 27 | San Francisco 49ers | L 10–24 | 1–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 72,100 |
| 4 | October 3 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–35 | 1–3 | Texas Stadium | 64,169 |
| 5 | October 10 | New York Giants | W 14–3 | 2–3 | Sun Devil Stadium | 49,015 |
| 6 | October 17 | Washington Redskins | L 10–24 | 2–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 55,893 |
| 7 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 8 | October 31 | New England Patriots | L 3–27 | 2–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 55,830 |
| 9 | November 7 | at New York Jets | L 7–12 | 2–6 | Giants Stadium | 77,857 |
| 10 | November 14 | Detroit Lions | W 23–19 | 3–6 | Sun Devil Stadium | 49,600 |
| 11 | November 21 | Dallas Cowboys | W 13–9 | 4–6 | Sun Devil Stadium | 72,015 |
| 12 | November 28 | at New York Giants | W 34–24 | 5–6 | Giants Stadium | 77,809 |
| 13 | December 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–17 | 6–6 | Sun Devil Stadium | 46,550 |
| 14 | December 12 | at Washington Redskins | L 3–28 | 6–7 | Jack Kent Cooke Stadium | 75,851 |
| 15 | December 19 | Buffalo Bills | L 21–31 | 6–8 | Sun Devil Stadium | 64,337 |
| 16 | December 26 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–37 | 6–9 | Georgia Dome | 47,074 |
| 17 | January 2, 2000 | at Green Bay Packers | L 24–49 | 6–10 | Lambeau Field | 59,818 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 |
| Eagles | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 12
* Game time: 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,113
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, Don Tollefson
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
PHI – Duce Staley 24-yard run (Norm Johnson kick), 7:53. Eagles 7–0.
PHI – Duce Staley 3-yard pass from Doug Pederson (Norm Johnson kick), 2:19. Eagles 14–0.
PHI – Luther Broughton 15-yard pass from Doug Pederson (Norm Johnson kick), 0:16. Eagles 21–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 31-yard field goal, 8:11. Eagles 21–3.
ARI – Chris Jacke 25-yard field goal, 5:15. Eagles 21–6.
PHI – Norm Johnson 25-yard field goal, 0:00. Eagles 24–6.
Third quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (pass failed), 15:00. Eagles 24–12.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 32-yard field goal, 15:00. Eagles 24–15.
ARI – Rob Moore 20-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 6:26. Eagles 24–22.
ARI – Chris Jacke 31-yard field goal, 0:04. Cardinals 25–24.
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 25/48, 274 yards, TD, 3 INT
PHI – Doug Pederson – 12/26, 91 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 24 rushes, 53 yards
PHI – Duce Staley – 21 rushes, 111 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 3 receptions, 77 yards, TD
PHI – Luther Broughton – 3 receptions, 29 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: at Miami Dolphins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida
* Date: September 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 73,618
* Referee: Bob McElwee
* TV announcers (Fox): Ray Bentley, Ron Pitts
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MIA – Olindo Mare 39-yard field goal, 5:53. Dolphins 3–0.
Second quarter
MIA – Olindo Mare 51-yard field goal, 14:09. Dolphins 6–0.
ARI – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal, 6:54. Dolphins 6–3.
ARI – Chris Jacke 44-yard field goal, 5:44. Tied 6–6.
ARI – Rob Fredrickson 34-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick), 5:20. Cardinals 13–6.
MIA – Troy Drayton 10-yard pass from Dan Marino (Olindo Mare kick), 0:25. Tied 13–13.
Third quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 38-yard field goal, 9:12. Cardinals 16–13.
MIA – Olindo Mare 48-yard field goal, 5:11. Tied 16–16.
MIA – Olindo Mare 44-yard field goal, 4:26. Dolphins 19–16.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 11/27, 112 yards, 4 INT
MIA – Dan Marino – 21/35, 221 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 59 yards
MIA – Cecil Collins – 15 rushes, 45 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 7 receptions, 76 yards
MIA – O.J. McDuffie – 4 receptions, 85 yards :

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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| 49ers | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: September 26
* Game time: 9:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 97 °F (36 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,100
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (ABC): Al Michaels, Boomer Esiason, Lesley Visser
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
SF – Jerry Rice 13-yard pass from Steve Young (Wade Richey kick), 6:41. 49ers 7–0.
SF – Charlie Garner 11-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 5:47. 49ers 14–0.
Second quarter
SF – Wade Richey 33-yard field goal, 9:01. 49ers 17–0.
Third quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:45. 49ers 17–7.
ARI – Chris Jacke 43-yard field goal, 1:09. 49ers 17–10.
Fourth quarter
SF – Lawrence Phillips 68-yard run (Wade Richey kick), 1:42. 49ers 24–10.
Top passers
SF – Steve Young – 13/23, 92 yards, TD, INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/31, 176 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
SF – Lawrence Phillips – 9 rushes, 102 yards, TD
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 16 rushes, 42 yards
Top receivers
SF – Terrell Owens – 4 receptions, 59 yards
ARI – Frank Sanders – 7 receptions, 74 yards :

#### Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: October 3
* Game time: 12:05 p.m. CST/11:05 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,169
* Referee: Bill Carollo
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden, D.J. Johnson
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – George Teague 32-yard interception return (Richie Cunningham, 13:28. Cowboys 7–0.
DAL – Michael Irvin 18-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 3:19. Cowboys 14–0.
Second quarter
DAL – Rocket Ismail 63-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick), 12:01. Cowboys 21–0.
ARI – Joel Makovicka 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 0:11. Cowboys 21–7.
Third quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick), 7:59. Cowboys 28–7.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Greg Ellis 98-yard fumble return (Richie Cunningham kick), 10:13. Cowboys 35–7.
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 16/33, 111 yards, TD, 3 INT
DAL – Troy Aikman – 15/21, 192 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 14 rushes, 44 yards
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 22 rushes, 77 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Michael Pittman – 4 receptions, 42 yards
DAL – Rocket Ismail – 4 receptions, 101 yards, TD :

#### Week 5: vs. New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 10
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 95 °F (35 °C)
* Game attendance: 49,015
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Pam Oliver
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 14:58. Cardinals 7–0.
ARI – David Boston 11-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 0:33. Cardinals 14–0.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 31-yard field goal, 10:13. Cardinals 14–3.
Top passers
NYG – Kerry Collins – 24/38, 202 yards, INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 13/19, 156 yards, TD
Top rushers
NYG – Gary Brown – 18 rushes, 67 yards
ARI – Michael Pittman – 8 rushes, 20 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Ike Hilliard – 5 receptions, 78 yards
ARI – David Boston – 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD :

#### Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 17
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,893
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Solomon Wilcots
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 44-yard field goal, 3:15. Cardinals 3–0.
Second quarter
WAS – Brett Conway 36-yard field goal, 7:50. Tied 3–3.
WAS – Champ Bailey 59-yard interception return (Brett Conway kick), 3:33. Redskins 10–3.
Third quarter
WAS – Stephen Alexander 1-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 1:20. Redskins 17–3.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Rob Moore 10-yard pass from Dave Brown (Chris Jacke kick), 6:59. Redskins 17–10.
WAS – Skip Hicks 14-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 2:03. Redskins 24–10.
Top passers
WAS – Brad Johnson – 24/40, 248 yards, TD, 2 INT
ARI – Dave Brown – 8/20, 117 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
WAS – Stephen Davis – 18 rushes, 91 yards
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 15 rushes, 51 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Albert Connell – 8 receptions, 110 yards
ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 68 yards :

#### Week 8: vs. New England Patriots

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Patriots | 14 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 31
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,830
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Sam Wyche
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
NE – Lamont Warren 3-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 8:56. Patriots 7–0.
NE – Shawn Jefferson 64-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 1:13. Patriots 14–0.
Second quarter
NE – Shawn Jefferson 35-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (kick failed), 4:45. Patriots 20–0.
Third quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 24-yard field goal, 9:57. Patriots 20–3.
Fourth quarter
NE – Terry Glenn 36-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Adam Vinatieri kick), 14:20. Patriots 27–3.
Top passers
NE – Drew Bledsoe – 14/22, 276 yards, 4 TD
ARI – Dave Brown – 12/33, 107 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
NE – Terry Allen – 21 rushes, 88 yards
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 13 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
NE – Shawn Jefferson – 3 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 4 receptions, 34 yards :

#### Week 9: at New York Jets

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jets | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 7
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,857
* Referee: Ron Blum
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
NYJ – John Hall 44-yard field goal, 6:38. Jets 3–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Michael Pittman 4-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 5:09. Cardinals 7–3.
Third quarter
NYJ – John Hall 33-yard field goal, 3:07. Cardinals 7–6.
Fourth quarter
NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson 43-yard pass from Rick Mirer (pass failed), 5:21. Jets 12–7.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Brown – 16/26, 199 yards
NYJ – Rick Mirer – 12/18, 122 yards, TD
Top rushers
ARI – Michael Pittman – 9 rushes, 41 yards, TD
NYJ – Curtis Martin – 38 rushes, 131 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 3 receptions, 98 yards
NYJ – Keyshawn Johnson – 2 receptions, 51 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 14
* Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C)
* Game attendance: 49,600
* Referee: Mike Carey
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, Kevin McCabe
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DET – David Sloan 7-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Jason Hanson kick), 10:44. Lions 7–0.
ARI – Chris Jacke 35-yard field goal, 7:59. Lions 7–3.
Second quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 3-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 13:18. Cardinals 10–7.
ARI – Chris Jacke 35-yard field goal, 5:11. Cardinals 13–7.
ARI – Chris Jacke 49-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 16–7.
Third quarter
ARI – Michael Pittman 58-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 11:11. Cardinals 23–7.
DET – Germane Crowell 77-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (pass failed), 10:51. Cardinals 23–13.
Fourth quarter
DET – Terry Fair 35-yard fumble return (pass failed), 5:26. Cardinals 23–19.
Top passers
DET – Gus Frerotte – 24/39, 375 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Dave Brown – 16/30, 209 yards
Top rushers
DET – Greg Hill – 10 rushes, 25 yards
ARI – Michael Pittman – 23 rushes, 133 yards, TD
Top receivers
DET – Germane Crowell – 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 86 yards :

#### Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 21
* Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,015
* Referee: Ron Winter
* TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Bill Maas, Kevin McCabe
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – David LaFleur 11-yard pass from Jason Garrett (Richie Cunningham kick), 0:58. Cowboys 7–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 24-yard field goal, 0:15. Cowboys 7–3.
Third quarter
ARI – Rob Moore 21-yard pass from Dave Brown (Chris Jacke kick), 13:10. Cardinals 10–7.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 38-yard field goal, 11:30. Cardinals 13–7.
DAL – Team safety, 1:49. Cardinals 13–9.
Top passers
DAL – Jason Garrett – 16/29, 111 yards, TD
ARI – Dave Brown – 13/29, 115 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 29 rushes, 127 yards
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 17 rushes, 72 yards
Top receivers
DAL – Rocket Ismail – 5 receptions, 43 yards
ARI – David Boston – 3 receptions, 47 yards :

#### Week 12: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| Giants | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: November 28
* Game time: 1:05 p.m. EST/11:05 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
* Game attendance: 77,809
* Referee: Larry Nemmers
* TV announcers (Fox): Pat Summerall, John Madden, D.J. Johnson
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 39-yard field goal, 5:54. Cardinals 3–0.
Second quarter
NYG – Kerry Collins 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 6:24. Giants 7–3.
ARI – Chris Jacke 20-yard field goal, 1:51. Giants 7–6.
NYG – Cary Blanchard 24-yard field goal, 0:02. Giants 10–6.
Third quarter
ARI – Rob Moore 2-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 11:50. Cardinals 13–10.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Johnny McWilliams 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 14:55. Cardinals 20–10.
NYG – Sean Bennett 1-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick), 8:51. Cardinals 20–17.
ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 4:16. Cardinals 27–17.
ARI – Eric Swann 44-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick), 1:57. Cardinals 34–17.
NYG – Tiki Barber 34-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Cary Blanchard kick), 0:42. Cardinals 34–24.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Brown – 11/17, 126 yards
NYG – Kerry Collins – 22/45, 298 yards, TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Mario Bates – 16 rushes, 37 yards, TD
NYG – Tiki Barber – 10 rushes, 37 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 7 receptions, 102 yards, TD
NYG – Amani Toomer – 6 receptions, 87 yards :

#### Week 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: December 5
* Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,550
* Referee: Tom White
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green, Kevin McCabe
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Kwamie Lassiter 78-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick), 5:24. Cardinals 7–0.
Second quarter
PHI – Chad Lewis 11-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Norm Johnson kick), 7:56. Tied 7–7.
PHI – Dameane Douglas 29-yard pass from Donovan McNabb (Norm Johnson kick), 0:43. Eagles 14–7.
Third quarter
PHI – Norm Johnson 29-yard field goal, 5:31. Eagles 17–7.
Fourth quarter
ARI – David Boston 4-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 4:31. Eagles 17–14.
ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 0:57. Cardinals 21–17.
Top passers
PHI – Donovan McNabb – 19/31, 157 yards, 2 TD, INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 179 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
PHI – Duce Staley – 25 rushes, 72 yards
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 8 rushes, 24 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Dameane Douglas – 3 receptions, 47 yards, TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 72 yards :

#### Week 14: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Redskins | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, Landover, Maryland
* Date: December 12
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
* Game attendance: 75,851
* Referee: Tony Corrente
* TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Tim Green, Kevin McCabe
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Stephen Davis 50-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 10:52. Redskins 7–0.
ARI – Chris Jacke 31-yard field goal, 3:12. Redskins 7–3.
Second quarter
WAS – Irving Fryar 7-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 12:53. Redskins 14–3.
WAS – Michael Westbrook 25-yard pass from Brad Johnson (Brett Conway kick), 0:11. Redskins 21–3.
Third quarter
No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
WAS – Skip Hicks 11-yard run (Brett Conway kick), 2:39. Redskins 28–3.
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 15/32, 147 yards, 3 INT
WAS – Brad Johnson – 17/31, 191 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 8 rushes, 41 yards
WAS – Stephen Davis – 37 rushes, 189 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 4 receptions, 44 yards
WAS – Albert Connell – 3 receptions, 54 yards :

#### Week 15: vs. Buffalo Bills

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bills | 14 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: December 19
* Game time: 4:20 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,337
* Referee: Johnny Grier
* TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Matt Millen, Pam Oliver
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
BUF – Eric Moulds 15-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 11:36. Bills 7–0.
BUF – Jonathan Linton 6-yard run (Steve Christie kick), 1:03. Bills 14–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:31. Bills 14–7.
ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 1:15. Tied 14–14.
Third quarter
BUF – Steve Christie 33-yard field goal, 4:07. Bills 17–14.
Fourth quarter
BUF – Jay Riemersma 4-yard pass from Doug Flutie (Steve Christie kick), 3:01. Bills 24–14.
ARI – Rob Moore 26-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 1:49. Bills 24–21.
BUF – Henry Jones 37-yard kickoff return (Steve Christie kick), 1:44. Bills 31–21.
Top passers
BUF – Doug Flutie – 21/32, 239 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
ARI – Jake Plummer – 11/30, 119 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
BUF – Jonathan Linton – 21 rushes, 81 yards, TD
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 12 rushes, 47 yards
Top receivers
BUF – Eric Moulds – 6 receptions, 73 yards, TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 57 yards :

#### Week 16: at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Falcons | 7 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
* Date: December 26
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 47,074
* Referee: Gerry Austin
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Patrick, Joe Theismann, Paul Maguire, Solomon Wilcots
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ATL – Terance Mathis 23-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Morten Andersen kick), 6:50. Falcons 7–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 14:10. Tied 7–7.
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 8:18. Cardinals 14–7.
ATL – Bob Christian 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 4:39. Tied 14–14.
ATL – Morten Andersen 28-yard field goal, 0:42. Falcons 17–14.
ATL – Morten Andersen 24-yard field goal, 0:00. Falcons 20–14.
Third quarter
ATL – Byron Hanspard 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 4:39. Falcons 27–14.
Fourth quarter
ATL – Bob Christian 33-yard run (Morten Andersen kick), 10:06. Falcons 34–14.
ATL – Morten Andersen 41-yard field goal, 3:03. Falcons 37–14.
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 15/26, 217 yards, 2 INT
ATL – Chris Chandler – 14/23, 230 yards, TD
Top rushers
ARI – Mario Bates – 14 rushes, 39 yards, 2 TD
ATL – Byron Hanspard – 26 rushes, 102 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 106 yards
ATL – Tim Dwight – 3 receptions, 52 yards :

#### Week 17: at Green Bay Packers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Packers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 49 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
* Date: January 2
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,818
* Referee: Bernie Kukar
* TV announcers (Fox): Curt Menefee, Brian Baldinger, Kevin McCabe
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
GB – Bill Schroeder 10-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 7:38. Packers 7–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 23-yard field goal, 13:48. Packers 7–3.
GB – Dorsey Levens 8-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:59. Packers 14–3.
Third quarter
GB – Dorsey Levens 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 5:57. Packers 21–3.
ARI – Frank Sanders 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 1:49. Packers 21–10.
GB – Basil Mitchell 88-yard kickoff return (Ryan Longwell kick), 1:32. Packers 28–10.
Fourth quarter
GB – Dorsey Levens 5-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 12:09. Packers 35–10.
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick), 9:29. Packers 35–17.
GB – Bill Schroeder 32-yard pass from Brett Favre (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:38. Packers 42–17.
ARI – Mac Cody 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick), 1:49. Packers 42–24.
GB – Dorsey Levens 1-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 0:58. Packers 49–24.
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 35/57, 396 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
GB – Brett Favre – 21/34, 311 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
ARI – Mario Bates – 17 rushes, 64 yards, TD
GB – Dorsey Levens – 24 rushes, 146 yards, 4 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 13 receptions, 118 yards, TD
GB – Bill Schroeder – 6 receptions, 93 yards, 2 TD :

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(3)}$ Washington Redskins | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 443 | 377 | W2 |
| $^{(5)}$ Dallas Cowboys | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 352 | 276 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 299 | 358 | L3 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 245 | 382 | L4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 272 | 357 | W2 |