# 1995 Arizona Cardinals season

The 1995 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 97th season, 76th season in the National Football League (NFL), the eighth in Arizona and the second as the Arizona Cardinals. Former Seattle Seahawks quarterback Dave Krieg started in his only season with the team. The Cardinals failed to improve upon their 8–8 record from 1994 and finished 4–12, resulting in the firing of head coach Buddy Ryan and his entire staff.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

1995 Arizona Cardinals draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 2 | 47 | Frank Sanders | Wide receiver | Auburn |
| 3 | 80 | Stoney Case | Quarterback | New Mexico |
| 5 | 150 | Cedric Davis | Defensive back | Tennessee State |
| 5 | 165 | Lance Scott | Center | Utah |
| 5 | 167 | Tito Paul | Cornerback | Ohio State |
| 6 | 205 | Anthony Bridges | Defensive back | North Texas |
| 7 | 212 | Billy Williams | Wide receiver | Tennessee |
| 7 | 224 | Wesley Leasy | Linebacker | Mississippi State |
| 7 | 241 | Chad Eaton | Defensive tackle | Washington State |
| Made roster ||||||

### Undrafted Free Agents

1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Jason Bonds | Quarterback | Northern Arizona |
| Andy Caflisch | Punter | UW–Stout |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 3 | at Washington Redskins | L 7–27 | 0–1 | RFK Stadium | 52,731 |
| 2 | September 10 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 19–31 | 0–2 | Sun Devil Stadium | 45,004 |
| 3 | September 17 | at Detroit Lions | W 20–17 | 1–2 | Pontiac Silverdome | 58,727 |
| 4 | September 24 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 20–34 | 1–3 | Texas Stadium | 64,560 |
| 5 | October 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 3–24 | 1–4 | Sun Devil Stadium | 50,211 |
| 6 | October 8 | at New York Giants | L 21–27 (OT) | 1–5 | Giants Stadium | 68,463 |
| 7 | October 15 | Washington Redskins | W 24–20 | 2–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 42,370 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | October 29 | Seattle Seahawks | W 20–14 (OT) | 3–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 39,600 |
| 10 | November 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 6–38 | 3–6 | Mile High Stadium | 71,488 |
| 11 | November 12 | Minnesota Vikings | L 24–30 (OT) | 3–7 | Sun Devil Stadium | 51,342 |
| 12 | November 19 | at Carolina Panthers | L 7–27 | 3–8 | Memorial Stadium | 49,582 |
| 13 | November 26 | Atlanta Falcons | W 40–37 (OT) | 4–8 | Sun Devil Stadium | 35,147 |
| 14 | November 30 | New York Giants | L 6–10 | 4–9 | Sun Devil Stadium | 44,246 |
| 15 | December 9 | at San Diego Chargers | L 25–28 | 4–10 | Jack Murphy Stadium | 55,258 |
| 16 | December 17 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 20–21 | 4–11 | Veterans Stadium | 62,076 |
| 17 | December 25 | Dallas Cowboys | L 13–37 | 4–12 | Sun Devil Stadium | 72,394 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Game summaries
#### Week 1: at Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Redskins | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia
* Date: September 3
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 52,731
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Eddie Murray 36-yard field goal. Redskins 3–0.
WAS – Michael Westbrook 58-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Redskins 10–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Oscar McBride 3-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Redskins 10–7.
Third quarter
WAS – Eddie Murray 22-yard field goal. Redskins 13–7.
WAS – Leslie Shepherd 73-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Eddie Murray kick). Redskins 20–7.
Fourth quarter
WAS – Scott Galbraith 2-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Eddie Murray kick). Redskins 27–7.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 10/22, 92 yards, TD, 3 INT
WAS – Gus Frerotte – 9/15, 157 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 17 rushes, 97 yards
WAS – Terry Allen – 26 rushes, 131 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 1 reception, 36 yards
WAS – Leslie Shepherd – 1 reception, 73 yards, TD :

#### Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: September 10
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,004
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
PHI – William Thomas 37-yard interception return (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 7–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 21-yard field goal. Eagles 7–3.'
PHI – Gary Anderson 43-yard field goal. Eagles 10–3.
Third quarter
PHI – Charlie Garner 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 17–3.
ARI – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Eagles 17–6.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Fred Barnett 19-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 24–6.
ARI – Garrison Hearst 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Eagles 24–13.
PHI – Fred McCrary 1-yard run (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 31–13.
ARI – Rob Moore 5-yard pass from Mike Buck (run failed). Eagles 31–20.
Top passers
PHI – Rodney Peete – 8/13, 145 yards, TD
ARI – Mike Buck – 13/21, 198 yards, TD
Top rushers
PHI – Ricky Watters – 22 rushes, 94 yards
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 17 rushes, 21 yards
Top receivers
PHI – Fred Barnett – 5 receptions, 97 yards, TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 102 yards :

#### Week 3: at Detroit Lions

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 20 |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
* Game attendance: 58,727
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DET – Jason Hanson 21-yard field goal. Lions 3–0.
Second quarter
DET – Brett Perriman 39-yard pass from Scott Mitchell (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 10–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 55-yard field goal. Lions 10–3.
ARI – Greg Davis 41-yard field goal. Lions 10–6.
Third quarter
DET – Barry Sanders 47-yard run (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 17–6.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 25-yard field goal. Lions 17–9.
ARI – Greg Davis 25-yard field goal. Lions 17–12.
ARI – Anthony Edwards 24-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Dave Krieg–Frank Sanders pass). Cardinals 20–17.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 15/24, 158 yards, TD
DET – Scott Mitchell – 17/26, 217 yards, TD
Top rushers
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 22 rushes, 121 yards
DET – Barry Sanders – 24 rushes, 147 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Larry Centers – 6 receptions, 37 yards
DET – Brett Perriman – 7 receptions, 114 yards, TD :

#### Week 4: at Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
* Date: September 17
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 64,560
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Jay Novacek 2-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick). Cowboys 7–0.
DAL – Emmitt Smith 6-yard run (Chris Boniol kick). Cowboys 14–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal. Cowboys 14–3.
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Chris Boniol kick). Cowboys 21–3.
ARI – Larry Centers 13-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Cowboys 21–10.
DAL – Chris Boniol 25-yard field goal. Cowboys 24–10.
Third quarter
DAL – Chris Boniol 30-yard field goal. Cowboys 27–10.
ARI – Greg Davis 19-yard field goal. Cowboys 27–13.
Fourth quarter
DAL – Sherman Williams 44-yard run (Chris Boniol kick). Cowboys 34–13.
ARI – Rob Moore 25-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Cowboys 34–20.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 24/33, 324 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
DAL – Troy Aikman – 19/30, 251 yards, TD
Top rushers
ARI – Larry Centers – 4 rushes, 29 yards
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 21 rushes, 116 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 9 receptions, 154 yards, TD
DAL – Michael Irvin – 5 receptions, 105 yards :

#### Week 5: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chiefs | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 1
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,211
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
KC – Steve Bono 73-yard run (Lin Elliott kick). Chiefs 7–0.
KC – Joe Valerio 1-yard pass from Steve Bono (Lin Elliott kick). Chiefs 14–0.
Third quarter
KC – Lake Dawson 14-yard pass from Steve Bono (Lin Elliott kick). Chiefs 21–0.
KC – Lin Elliott 28-yard field goal. Chiefs 28–0.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 48-yard field goal. Chiefs 24–3.'
Top passers
KC – Steve Bono – 7/17, 78 yards, 2 TD, INT
ARI – Dave Krieg – 25/41, 308 yards, INT
Top rushers
KC – Steve Bono – 5 rushes, 74 yards, TD
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 15 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
KC – Lake Dawson – 2 receptions, 29 yards, TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 4 receptions, 97 yards :

#### Week 6: at New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Giants | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
* Date: October 8
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,463
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0.
NYG – Mike Sherrard 6-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 7–3.
Second quarter
ARI – Frank Sanders 11-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 10–7.
Third quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 36-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–7.
NYG – Charles Way 2-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 14–13.
ARI – Frank Sanders 6-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Dave Krieg–Frank Sanders pass). Cardinals 21–14.
Fourth quarter
NYG – Dave Brown 2-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). Tied 21–21.
Overtime
NYG – Jessie Armstead 58-yard inteception return. Giants 27–21.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 23/38, 305 yards, 2 TD, INT
NYG – Dave Brown – 14/23, 166 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 23 rushes, 122 yards
NYG – Tyrone Wheatley – 18 rushes, 61 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
NYG – Mike Sherrard – 4 receptions, 32 yards, TD :

#### Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redskins | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 15
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 42,370
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
WAS – Henry Ellard 46-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Eddie Murray kick). Redskins 7–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 24-yard field goal. Redskins 7–3.'
Second quarter
ARI – Aeneas Williams 28-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 10–7.
WAS – Eddie Murray 38-yard field goal. Tied 10–10.
WAS – Eddie Murray 25-yard field goal. Redskins 13–10.
Third quarter
ARI – Larry Centers 9-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–13.
WAS – Coleman Bell 29-yard pass from Gus Frerotte (Eddie Murray kick). Redskins 20–17.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Garrison Hearst 1-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 24–20.
Top passers
WAS – Gus Frerotte – 15/29, 242 yards, 2 TD, INT
ARI – Dave Krieg – 22/33, 207 yards, TD, INT
Top rushers
WAS – Terry Allen – 17 rushes, 42 yards
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 24 rushes, 79 yards
Top receivers
WAS – Henry Ellard – 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD
ARI – Larry Centers – 7 receptions, 52 yards :

#### Week 9: vs. Seattle Seahawks

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Seahawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: October 29
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 39,600
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Rob Moore 8-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0.
ARI – Keith McCants 5-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–0.
Second quarter
No scoring plays
Third quarter
SEA – Mack Strong 17-yard pass from John Friesz (Todd Peterson kick). Cardinals 14–7.
Fourth quarter
SEA – Mack Strong 2-yard pass from John Friesz (Todd Peterson kick). Tied 14–14.
Overtime
ARI – Lorenzo Lynch 72-yard interception return. Cardinals 20–14.
Top passers
SEA – John Friesz – 17/32, 205 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
ARI – Dave Krieg – 23/45, 200 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
SEA – Chris Warren – 23 rushes, 127 yards
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 21 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
SEA – Brian Blades – 5 receptions, 69 yards
ARI – Rob Moore – 6 receptions, 77 yards, TD :

#### Week 10: at Denver Broncos

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Broncos | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
at Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
* Date: November 5
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C)
* Game attendance: 71,488
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DEN – Terrell Davis 5-yard run (Jason Elam kick). Broncos 7–0.
DEN – Aaron Craver 1-yard run (Jason Elam kick). Broncos 14–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal. Broncos 14–3.
Second quarter
DEN – Aaron Craver 1-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick). Broncos 21–3.
DEN – Jason Elam 53-yard field goal. Broncos 24–3.
ARI – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Broncos 24–6.
Third quarter
DEN – Anthony Miller 47-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick). Broncos 31–6.
Fourth quarter
DEN – Ed McCaffrey 23-yard pass from John Elway (Jason Elam kick). Broncos 38–6.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 17/29, 233 yards
DEN – John Elway – 16/21, 256 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 12 rushes, 50 yards
DEN – Terrell Davis – 22 rushes, 135 yards, TD
Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 6 receptions, 84 yards
DEN – Anthony Miller – 2 receptions, 61 yards, TD :

#### Week 11: vs. Minnesota Vikings

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Vikings | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 24 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 12
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,342
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
MIN – Fuad Reveiz 43-yard field goal. Vikings 3–0.
Second quarter
MIN – Jake Reed 32-yard pass from Warren Moon (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 10–0.
ARI – Rob Moore 9-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Vikings 10–7.
MIN – Cris Carter 5-yard pass from Warren Moon (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 17–7.
ARI – Greg Davis 39-yard field goal. Vikings 17–10.
Third quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 44-yard field goal. Vikings 17–13.
ARI – Greg Davis 44-yard field goal. Vikings 17–16.
Fourth quarter
MIN – Cris Carter 2-yard pass from Warren Moon (Fuad Reveiz kick). Vikings 24–16.
ARI – Wendall Gaines 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Dave Krieg–Rob Moore pass). Tied 24–24.
Overtime
MIN – Qadry Ismail 50-yard pass from Warren Moon. Vikings 30–24.
Top passers
MIN – Warren Moon – 24/43, 342 yards, 4 TD
ARI – Dave Krieg – 19/36, 231 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
MIN – Robert Smith – 15 rushes, 62 yards
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 18 rushes, 103 yards
Top receivers
MIN – Cris Carter – 12 receptions, 157 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 70 yards :

#### Week 12: at Carolina Panthers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 27 |
at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
* Date: November 19
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 49,582
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
CAR – Pete Metzelaars 7-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 7–0.
CAR – Bob Christian 2-yard pass from Kerry Collins (John Kasay kick). Panthers 14–0.
ARI – Aeneas Williams 72-yard blocked field goal return (Greg Davis kick). Panthers 14–7.
Third quarter
CAR – John Kasay 42-yard field goal. Panthers 17–7.
CAR – John Kasay 30-yard field goal. Panthers 20–7.
Fourth quarter
CAR – Anthony Johnson 23-yard run (John Kasay kick). Panthers 27–7.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 14/25, 106 yards
CAR – Kerry Collins – 15/23, 201 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 9 rushes, 32 yards
CAR – Howard Griffith – 25 rushes, 88 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 37 yards
CAR – Mark Carrier – 5 receptions, 90 yards :

#### Week 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Falcons | 0 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 37 |
| Cardinals | 6 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 40 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 26
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C)
* Game attendance: 35,147
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 44-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–0.
Second quarter
ATL – Eric Metcalf 5-yard pass from Jeff George (kick failed). Tied 6–6.
ATL – Jessie Tuggle 27-yard interception return (Morten Andersen kick). Falcons 13–6.
ATL – Roell Preston 61-yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick). Falcons 20–6.
ARI – Rob Moore 18-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Falcons 20–13.
ARI – Anthony Edwards 28-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Tied 20–20.
Third quarter
ATL – Terance Mathis 54-yard pass from Jeff George (Morten Andersen kick). Falcons 27–20.
ARI – Wendall Gaines 22-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Tied 27–27.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 23-yard field goal. Cardinals 30–27.
ATL – Jamal Anderson 3-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Falcons 34–30.
ATL – Morten Andersen 21-yard field goal. Falcons 37–30.
ARI – Oscar McBride 2-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Tied 37–37.
Overtime
ARI – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 40–37.
Top passers
ATL – Jeff George – 15/34, 280 yards, 3 TD, INT
ARI – Dave Krieg – 27/43, 413 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
ATL – Craig Heyward – 9 rushes, 33 yards
ARI – Larry Centers – 13 rushes, 62 yards
Top receivers
ATL – Roell Preston – 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD
ARI – Rob Moore – 8 receptions, 121 yards, TD :

#### Week 14: vs. New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 30
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,246
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 44-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–0.'
NYG – Brad Daluiso 51-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–3.
Third quarter
NYG – Mike Sherrard 12-yard pass from Dave Brown (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 10–6.
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
NYG – Dave Brown – 17/27, 144 yards, TD
ARI – Dave Krieg – 22/37, 235 yards, INT
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 18 rushes, 43 yards
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 21 rushes, 85 yards
Top receivers
NYG – Chris Calloway – 7 receptions, 71 yards
ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 84 yards :

#### Week 15: at San Diego Chargers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| Chargers | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California
* Date: December 9
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,258
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
SD – Mark Seay 15-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick). Chargers 7–0.
ARI – Larry Centers 22-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Greg Davis kick). Tied 7–7.
ARI – Clyde Simmons 25-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–7.
SD – Ronnie Harmon 3-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick). Tied 14–14.
Third quarter
SD – Andre Coleman 92-yard kickoff return (John Carney kick). Chargers 21–14.
SD – Mark Seay 38-yard pass from Stan Humphries (John Carney kick). Chargers 28–14.
ARI – Greg Davis 36-yard field goal. Chargers 28–17.
Fourth quarter
ARI – Stevie Anderson 12-yard pass from Dave Krieg (Dave Krieg–Stevie Anderson pass). Chargers 28–25.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 24/40, 283 yards, 2 TD
SD – Stan Humphries – 26/41, 288 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 11 rushes, 18 yards
SD – Aaron Hayden – 24 rushes, 84 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 5 receptions, 104 yards
SD – Mark Seay – 7 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD :

#### Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 25 |
| Eagles | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: December 17
* Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
* Game weather: 36 °F (2 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,076
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
ARI – Greg Davis 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 35-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–0.
Second quarter
ARI – Larry Centers 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 13–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–0.
PHI – Derrick Witherspoon 86-yard kickoff return (Gary Anderson kick). Cardinals 17–7.
Third quarter
PHI – Reggie Johnson 21-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Gary Anderson kick). Cardinals 17–14.
ARI – Greg Davis 35-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–14.
Fourth quarter
PHI – Calvin Williams 37-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Gary Anderson kick). Eagles 21–20.
Top passers
ARI – Dave Krieg – 21/38, 253 yards, 2 INT
PHI – Rodney Peete – 14/31, 213 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
Top rushers
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 26 rushes, 95 yards
PHI – Ricky Watters – 23 rushes, 74 yards
Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 7 receptions, 70 yards
PHI – Calvin Williams – 7 receptions, 105 yards, TD :

#### Week 17: vs. Dallas Cowboys

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cowboys | 17 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 37 |
| Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
* Date: December 25
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,394
* Box Score
Game information :
First quarter
DAL – Kevin Williams 25-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick). Cowboys 7–0.
DAL – Brock Marion 32-yard interception return. Cowboys 14–0.
DAL – Chris Boniol 39-yard field goal. Cowboys 17–0.'
Second quarter
DAL – Kevin Williams 48-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick). Cowboys 24–0.
ARI – Greg Davis 21-yard field goal. Cowboys 24–3.
Third quarter
ARI – Aeneas Williams 48-yard interception return. Cowboys 24–10.
ARI – Greg Davis 23-yard field goal. Cowboys 24–13.'
DAL – Chris Boniol 23-yard field goal. Cowboys 27–13.'
Fourth quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cowboys 34–13.
DAL – Chris Boniol 24-yard field goal. Cowboys 37–13.'
Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 21/32, 350 yards, 2 TD, INT
ARI – Dave Krieg – 12/28, 152 yards, 2 INT
Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 68 yards, TD
ARI – Garrison Hearst – 14 rushes, 57 yards
Top receivers
DAL – Kevin Williams – 9 receptions, 203 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Larry Centers – 12 receptions, 172 yards :

### Standings

NFC East :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Dallas Cowboys | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 435 | 291 | W2 |
| $^{(4)}$ Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 318 | 338 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 326 | 359 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 290 | 340 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 275 | 422 | L4 |

## Awards and records

* Larry Centers, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Receptions in One Season, 101
* Greg Davis, Franchise Record, Most Field Goals in One Season, 30
* Garrison Hearst, NFL Comeback Player of the Year

### Milestones

* Larry Centers, 1st 100 Reception Season

## Pop culture

The season was featured in the 1996 film Jerry Maguire. Portions of the film centered on fictional wide receiver Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., and his agent Jerry Maguire, played by Tom Cruise.