2021_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2021 Arizona Cardinals season
2021 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Michael Bidwill
General manager	Steve Keim
Head coach	Kliff Kingsbury
Home field	State Farm Stadium
Results
Record	11–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Rams) 11–34
Pro Bowlers	5 QB Kyler Murray; RB James Conner; T D. J. Humphries; OLB Chandler Jones; SS Budda Baker;
AP All-Pros	SS Budda Baker (2nd team)
Uniform
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2021 Arizona Cardinals season

102nd season in franchise history

The 2021 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 102nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 34th in Arizona and their third under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. They improved from their 8–8 season from the previous year with a 23–13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11. The Cardinals started 7–0 for the first time in 47 years when they were based in St. Louis. With their week 11 win over their division rivals, the Seattle Seahawks, the Cardinals improved on their record from the previous year and clinched their first winning season since 2015. Despite a loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16, the Cardinals clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2015 after the Minnesota Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Rams.

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Despite an impressive 7–0 start and acquiring All-Pros J. J. Watt and A. J. Green prior to the season starting, the team suffered their second consecutive late-season collapse, only winning four out of their last ten games, resulting in them losing their lead in the division and dropping to the fifth seed. In the Wild Card playoffs, the Cardinals fell to the rival Los Angeles Rams on their way to win Super Bowl LVI.

In the offseason, cornerback Patrick Peterson left in free agency after 10 years, and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald chose not to sign with any team after 17 years with the franchise.^[1]

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^{[lower-alpha 5]}^{[lower-alpha 6]}	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
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Vance Joseph and Jeff Rodgers (Interim HCs for Week 6 after Kingsbury tested positive for COVID-19) Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4). Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4). Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories. Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit). 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.

Postseason

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[1] Vance Joseph and Jeff Rodgers (Interim HCs for Week 6 after Kingsbury tested positive for COVID-19)

[13-4-11] Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record (9–3 vs. 8–4).

[12-5-12] Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record (10–2 vs. 8–4).

[9-8-13] Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-14] Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head victories.

[7-10b-15] Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games (4–2 vs. 3–3 against: San Francisco, New Orleans, Jacksonville, Washington, and Detroit).

[16] 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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Position	Player	Tag	2021 team	Contract
TE	Dan Arnold	UFA	Carolina Panthers	2–year
S	Chris Banjo	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1–year
OT	Kelvin Beachum	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	2–year
DE	Angelo Blackson	UFA	Chicago Bears	2–year
LB	De'Vondre Campbell	UFA	Green Bay Packers	1–year
TE	Darrell Daniels	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1-year
TE	Seth DeValve	UFA	N/A	N/A
RB	Kenyan Drake	UFA	Las Vegas Raiders	2–year
LB	Kylie Fitts	ERFA	Arizona Cardinals	1–year
WR	Larry Fitzgerald	UFA	N/A	N/A
RB	D. J. Foster	UFA	N/A	N/A
OG	Max Garcia	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1–year
LB	Dennis Gardeck	RFA	Arizona Cardinals	1–year
LB	Markus Golden	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	2–year
QB	Brett Hundley	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	1–year
LB	Isaiah Irving	UFA	N/A	N/A
CB	Johnathan Joseph	UFA	N/A	N/A
CB	Dre Kirkpatrick	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	1–year
P	Andy Lee	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1–year
K	Mike Nugent	UFA	N/A	N/A
DT	Domata Peko	UFA	N/A	N/A
DT	Corey Peters	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1–year
CB	Patrick Peterson	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	1–year
CB	Kevin Peterson	UFA	N/A	N/A
LB	Haason Reddick	UFA	Carolina Panthers	1–year
WR	Trent Sherfield	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	1–year
OG	J.R. Sweezy	UFA	N/A	N/A
LB	Ezekiel Turner	RFA	Arizona Cardinals	1–year
LB	Tanner Vallejo	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	2–year
S	Charles Washington	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1-year

Position	Player	Tag	2020 team	Date signed	Contract
WR	A. J. Green	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	March 17	1–year, $8.5 million
K	Matt Prater	UFA	Detroit Lions	March 17	2–year, $6.5 million
DE	J. J. Watt	UFA	Houston Texans	March 17	2–year, $28 million
OG	Brian Winters	UFA	Buffalo Bills	March 22	1–year, $1 million
CB	Malcolm Butler	UFA	Tennessee Titans	March 25	1–year, $6 million
S	Shawn Williams	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	March 29	1–year
QB	Colt McCoy	UFA	New York Giants	March 30	1–year
RB	James Conner	UFA	Pittsburgh Steelers	April 13	1-year

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	16	Zaven Collins	LB	Tulsa
2	49	Rondale Moore	WR	Purdue
4	136	Marco Wilson	CB	Florida	from Kansas City via Baltimore
6	210	Victor Dimukeje	DE	Duke	from Baltimore
6	223	Tay Gowan	CB	UCF	from Minnesota via trade for Mason Cole
7	243	James Wiggins	S	Cincinnati
7	247	Michal Menet	C	Penn State	from Chicago via Las Vegas


	Quarterbacks 12 Colt McCoy 19 Trace McSorley 1 Kyler Murray Running backs 26 Eno Benjamin 6 James Conner 2 Chase Edmonds 29 Jonathan Ward Wide receivers 83 Greg Dortch 18 A. J. Green 17 Andy Isabella 13 Christian Kirk 4 Rondale Moore 85 Antoine Wesley Tight ends 81 Darrell Daniels 86 Zach Ertz 84 Demetrius Harris		Offensive linemen 68 Kelvin Beachum T 73 Max Garcia G 64 Sean Harlow G 53 Marcus Henry C 61 Rodney Hudson C 74 D. J. Humphries T 79 Josh Jones T 66 Joshua Miles T 67 Justin Pugh G Defensive linemen 94 Zach Allen DE 91 Michael Dogbe DE 95 Leki Fotu NT 90 Rashard Lawrence NT 98 Corey Peters NT 97 Jordan Phillips DE 99 J. J. Watt DE		Linebackers 25 Zaven Collins ILB 52 Victor Dimukeje OLB 45 Dennis Gardeck OLB 44 Markus Golden OLB 58 Jordan Hicks ILB 55 Chandler Jones OLB 42 Devon Kennard OLB 9 Isaiah Simmons ILB 47 Ezekiel Turner ILB 51 Tanner Vallejo ILB Defensive backs 3 Budda Baker FS 31 Chris Banjo SS 33 Antonio Hamilton CB 7 Byron Murphy CB 22 Deionte Thompson SS 34 Jalen Thompson SS 28 Charles Washington FS 20 Marco Wilson CB Special teams 46 Aaron Brewer LS 14 Andy Lee P 5 Matt Prater K		Reserve lists 23 Robert Alford CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 69 Jack Crawford DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 49 Kylie Fitts OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 10 DeAndre Hopkins WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 Justin Murray T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 38 James Wiggins FS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 87 Maxx Williams TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 82 Andre Baccellia WR 24 Bashaud Breeland CB 37 Nate Brooks SS 36 Alex Ellis TE 30 Tavien Feaster RB 32 Javon Hagan FS 63 Danny Isidora G 92 Zach Kerr NT 93 Jonathan Ledbetter DE 60 Koda Martin G 96 Josh Mauro DE 27 Kevin Peterson CB 80 Bernhard Seikovits TE (Int.) 72 Eric Smith T 59 Joe Walker ILB 41 David Wells TE 39 Jace Whittaker CB Rookies in italics 53 active, 7 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 13	Dallas Cowboys	W 19–16	1–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
2	August 20	Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–17	1–1	State Farm Stadium	Recap
3	August 28	at New Orleans Saints	Cancelled due to Hurricane Ida^[9]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Tennessee Titans	W 38–13	1–0	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–33	2–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 31–19	3–0	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
4	October 3	at Los Angeles Rams	W 37–20	4–0	SoFi Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	San Francisco 49ers	W 17–10	5–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at Cleveland Browns	W 37–14	6–0	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
7	October 24	Houston Texans	W 31−5	7–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	Green Bay Packers	L 21–24	7–1	State Farm Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	at San Francisco 49ers	W 31–17	8–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 14	Carolina Panthers	L 10–34	8–2	State Farm Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Seattle Seahawks	W 23–13	9–2	Lumen Field	Recap
12	Bye
13	December 5	at Chicago Bears	W 33–22	10–2	Soldier Field	Recap
14	December 13	Los Angeles Rams	L 23–30	10–3	State Farm Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Detroit Lions	L 12–30	10–4	Ford Field	Recap
16	December 25	Indianapolis Colts	L 16–22	10–5	State Farm Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at Dallas Cowboys	W 25–22	11–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	Seattle Seahawks	L 30–38	11–6	State Farm Stadium	Recap

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Los Angeles Rams	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	460	372	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Arizona Cardinals	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	449	366	L1
⁽⁶⁾ San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	427	365	W2
Seattle Seahawks	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	395	366	W2

Category	Total yards	Yards per game	NFL rank (out of 32)
Passing offense	4,276	251.5	10th
Rushing offense	2,076	122.1	10th
Total offense	6,352	373.6	8th
Passing defense	2,771	163.0	7th
Rushing defense	1,952	114.8	20th
Total defense	5,597	329.2	11th

Category	Player	Total yards
Offense
Passing	Kyler Murray	3,787
Rushing	James Conner	752
Receiving	Christian Kirk	982
Defense
Tackles (Solo)	Jalen Thompson	79
Sacks	Markus Golden	11
Interceptions	Byron Murphy	4

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	14	14	0	38
Titans	0	6	7	0	13

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	14	9	7	3	33
Cardinals	7	17	7	3	34

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	17	7	31
Jaguars	0	13	6	0	19

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	17	10	3	37
Rams	10	3	0	7	20

2021_Arizona_Cardinals_season

Roster changes

Signings

Trades

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Tennessee Titans

Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Week 3: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 4: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 5: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 6: at Cleveland Browns

Week 7: vs. Houston Texans

Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 10: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 13: at Chicago Bears

Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 15: at Detroit Lions

Week 16: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 17: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 18: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Standings

Division

Conference

Postseason

Game summaries

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (4) Los Angeles Rams

Statistics

Team

Individual

References

External links

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