2014_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2014 Arizona Cardinals season
2014 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Steve Keim
Head coach	Bruce Arians
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Panthers) 16–27
Pro Bowlers	Justin Bethel, ST; Calais Campbell, DE; Antonio Cromartie, CB; Patrick Peterson, CB
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2014 Arizona Cardinals season

NFL team 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 try 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.

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NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) Arizona Cardinals at (#4) Carolina Panthers – Game summary

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
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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.

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[12–4_TEAMS-3] Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record.

[11–5_TEAMS-4] Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6).

[7–9_TEAMS-5] New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9).

[6–10_TEAMS-6] 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.

[7] 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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"Defense lifts Arizona Cardinals past St. Louis Rams".

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"2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2014 Arizona Cardinals draft
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


	Quarterbacks 14 Ryan Lindley 5 Drew Stanton 6 Logan Thomas Running backs 23 Marion Grice 39 Robert Hughes FB 30 Stepfan Taylor 33 Kerwynn Williams Wide receivers 13 Jaron Brown 12 John Brown 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Michael Floyd 19 Ted Ginn Jr. RS 10 Brittan Golden Tight ends 89 John Carlson 85 Darren Fells 84 Rob Housler		Offensive linemen 61 Jonathan Cooper G 74 Paul Fanaika G 62 Ted Larsen G 70 Bobby Massie T 63 Lyle Sendlein C 79 Bradley Sowell T 71 Anthony Steen G 68 Jared Veldheer T 78 Earl Watford G Defensive linemen 93 Calais Campbell DE 95 Tommy Kelly DE/NT 96 Kareem Martin DE 73 Josh Mauro DE 98 Frostee Rucker DE 66 Alameda Ta'amu NT 92 Dan Williams NT		Linebackers 94 Sam Acho OLB 97 Lorenzo Alexander OLB 59 Marcus Benard OLB 56 Glenn Carson ILB 54 Kenny Demens ILB 50 Larry Foote ILB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 57 Alex Okafor OLB 91 Matt Shaughnessy OLB Defensive backs 28 Justin Bethel CB 36 Deone Bucannon SS 29 Chris Clemons SS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 22 Tony Jefferson SS 26 Rashad Johnson FS 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS/SS 21 Patrick Peterson CB 25 Jerraud Powers CB Special teams 2 Drew Butler P 7 Chandler Catanzaro K 82 Mike Leach LS		Reserve lists 55 John Abraham OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 90 Darnell Dockett DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 20 Jonathan Dwyer RB (NF-Inj.Tooltip Non-football injury and illness) 38 Andre Ellington RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 87 Troy Niklas TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 3 Carson Palmer QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 72 Ed Stinson DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Daryl Washington ILB (Suspended) 41 Eddie Whitley CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 9 Dave Zastudil P (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 34 Zach Bauman RB 75 John Fullington G 80 Andre Hardy Jr. TE 17 Travis Harvey WR 46 Jimmy Legree CB 4 Jeff Mathews QB 69 Kelvin Palmer T 86 Ryan Spadola WR 37 Ross Weaver CB 27 Darren Woodard CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 10 inactive, 10 practice squad

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

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
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

NFC West
view talk edit	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

2014_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2014 Arizona Cardinals season

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Schedule

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week 2: at New York Giants

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 10: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers

Postseason

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #4 Carolina Panthers

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links

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NFC^[2] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	.525	.513	W6
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Green Bay Packers	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.482	.440	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	.523	.477	L2
6^{[lower-alpha 2]}	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^{[lower-alpha 3]}	New Orleans Saints	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.486	.415	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	1–5	6–6	.475	.308	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	.512	.323	L1
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	6	10	0	.375	5–1	6–6	.482	.380	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 4]}	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^{[lower-alpha 5]}
Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record. Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6). New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9). 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.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	14	0	17
Cardinals	0	6	0	12	18

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	0	0	15	25
Giants	0	7	7	0	14

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	7	0	0	14
Cardinals	3	3	14	3	23

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	7	0	20
Broncos	7	14	3	17	41