2004_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2004 Arizona Cardinals season
2004 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Rod Graves
Head coach	Dennis Green
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE Bertrand Berry
	← 2003; Cardinals seasons; 2005 →;

2004 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team season

The 2004 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 85th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 106th overall and their 17th in Arizona. The team finished with a 6–10 record, an improvement on their 4–12 record from the previous season, and finished in third place in the NFC West, failing to make the playoffs for the sixth straight season. Season lows for the Cardinals included losing two games to the San Francisco 49ers, the only two games the 49ers won in 2004. The Cardinals, during Week 9, also defeated the Miami Dolphins for the first time in franchise history.

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The season was notable for drafting wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald with the third overall pick of the draft. At the end of the season, Emmitt Smith retired after 15 years in the league.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

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#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Philadelphia Eagles	East	13	3	0	.813	6–0	11–1	.453	.409	L2
2	Atlanta Falcons	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.420	.432	L2
3	Green Bay Packers	North	10	6	0	.625	5–1	9–3	.457	.419	W2
4	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	7	0	.563	3–3	8–4	.445	.368	W2
Wild cards
5^{[lower-alpha 1]}	St. Louis Rams	West	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	.488	.438	W2
6^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.480	.406	L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^{[lower-alpha 1]}^{[lower-alpha 2]}	New Orleans Saints	South	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.465	.427	W4
8	Carolina Panthers	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.496	.366	L1
9^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Detroit Lions	North	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.496	.417	L2
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.461	.417	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	3–3	5–7	.516	.417	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.516	.375	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Washington Redskins	East	6	10	0	.375	1–5	6–6	.477	.333	W1
14^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.477	.413	L4
15^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	2–4	4–8	.465	.388	L4
16	San Francisco 49ers	West	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	.488	.375	L3
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St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6). Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington. New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3). Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep. Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory. 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.

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[8–8a-3] St. Louis clinched the NFC #5 seed instead of Minnesota or New Orleans based on better conference record (7–5 to Minnesota’s 5–7 to New Orleans’ 6–6).

[8–8b-4] Minnesota clinched the NFC #6 seed instead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[6–10a-5] Detroit finished ahead of Arizona and New York Giants based upon head-to-head record (2–0 versus Arizona’s 1–1 and New York Giants’ 0–2). Division tiebreak was initially used to eliminate Dallas and Washington.

[6–10b-6] New York Giants finished ahead of Dallas and Washington in the NFC East based on better head-to-head record (3–1 to Dallas‘ 2–2 to Washington’s 1–3).

[6–10c-7] Dallas finished ahead of Washington in the NFC East based on head-to-head sweep.

[5–11-8] Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based upon head-to-head victory.

[9] 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.

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"2004 Arizona Cardinals Draftees".

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"2004 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2024.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	3	Larry Fitzgerald	Wide receiver	University of Pittsburgh
2	33	Karlos Dansby	Linebacker	Auburn University
3	64	Darnell Dockett	Defensive tackle	Florida State University
4	100	Alex Stepanovich	Center	Ohio State University
5	135	Antonio Smith	Defensive end	Oklahoma State University
6	167	Nick Leckey	Center	Kansas State University
7	202	John Navarre	Quarterback	University of Michigan


	Quarterbacks 4 Shaun King 12 Josh McCown 16 John Navarre Running backs 20 Damien Anderson 30 Obafemi Ayanbadejo 32 Larry Croom KR 33 Josh Scobey KR 22 Emmitt Smith Wide receivers 81 Anquan Boldin 11 Larry Fitzgerald 84 Lawrence Hamilton 80 Bryant Johnson KR 89 Nate Poole 86 Karl Williams PR Tight ends 83 Eric Edwards 88 Freddie Jones		Offensive linemen 73 Jeremy Bridges G 65 Anthony Clement T 60 Nick Leckey C 66 Alan Reuber G/T 76 Cameron Spikes G 71 Alex Stepanovich C 74 Reggie Wells G Defensive linemen 92 Bertrand Berry DE 91 Wendell Bryant DT 98 Russell Davis DT 90 Darnell Dockett DT 72 Ross Kolodziej DT 97 Calvin Pace DE 67 Antonio Smith DE 93 Kyle Vanden Bosch DE 94 Peppi Zellner DE		Linebackers 58 Karlos Dansby OLB 51 James Darling OLB 54 Gerald Hayes MLB 59 Leon Joe OLB 53 Isaac Keys OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon MLB 55 Raynoch Thompson OLB 56 LeVar Woods OLB Defensive backs 41 Clarence Curry CB 29 Quentin Harris FS 21 Renaldo Hill CB 27 David Macklin CB 37 Adrian Mayes SS 25 Ifeanyi Ohalete FS 22 Duane Starks CB/PR 44 Michael Stone CB/S 26 Robert Tate CB 24 Adrian Wilson SS Special teams 48 Nathan Hodel LS 10 Scott Player P 1 Neil Rackers K		Reserve lists 75 Leonard Davis T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 47 Troy Hambrick RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 42 James Hodgins FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 95 Kenny King DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 70 L. J. Shelton T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 31 Marcel Shipp RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Fred Wakefield DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 49 Bobby Blizzard TE 69 Rolando Cantú G/T ^Int'l 82 Lorenzo Diamond TE 15 Chris Lewis QB 45 Casey Moore FB 87 Reggie Newhouse WR 62 Jim Newton T 36 Tyrone Sanders CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 7 inactive, 8 practice squad

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 12	at St. Louis Rams	L 10–17	0–1	Edward Jones Dome	65,538
2	September 19	New England Patriots	L 12–23	0–2	Sun Devil Stadium	51,557
3	September 26	at Atlanta Falcons	L 3–6	0–3	Georgia Dome	70,534
4	October 3	New Orleans Saints	W 34–10	1–3	Sun Devil Stadium	28,109
5	October 10	at San Francisco 49ers	L 28–31 (OT)	1–4	Monster Park	62,836
6	Bye
7	October 24	Seattle Seahawks	W 25–17	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium	35,695
8	October 31	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–38	2–5	Ralph Wilson Stadium	65,887
9	November 7	at Miami Dolphins	W 24–23	3–5	Pro Player Stadium	72,612
10	November 14	New York Giants	W 17–14	4–5	Sun Devil Stadium	42,297
11	November 21	at Carolina Panthers	L 10–35	4–6	Bank of America Stadium	72,796
12	November 28	New York Jets	L 3–13	4–7	Sun Devil Stadium	35,820
13	December 5	at Detroit Lions	L 12–26	4–8	Ford Field	62,262
14	December 12	San Francisco 49ers	L 28–31 (OT)	4–9	Sun Devil Stadium	35,069
15	December 19	St. Louis Rams	W 31–7	5–9	Sun Devil Stadium	40,070
16	December 26	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–24	5–10	Qwest Field	65,825
17	January 2, 2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 12–7	6–10	Sun Devil Stadium	31,650
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	7	3	6	23
Cardinals	0	6	6	0	12

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	3	3
Falcons	3	3	0	0	6

2004_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2004 Arizona Cardinals season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pat Tillman

Personnel

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at St. Louis Rams

Week 2: vs. New England Patriots

Week 3: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 8: at Buffalo Bills

Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

Week 10: vs. New York Giants

Week 11: at Carolina Panthers

Week 12: vs. New York Jets

Week 13: at Detroit Lions

Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 15: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Standings

References

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NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	3–3	8–4	371	373	W2
⁽⁵⁾ St. Louis Rams	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	319	392	W2
Arizona Cardinals	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	284	322	W1
San Francisco 49ers	2	14	0	.125	2–4	2–10	259	452	L3