1994 Arizona Cardinals season

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1994 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner Bill Bidwill
Head coach Buddy Ryan
Home field Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record8–8
Division place3rd NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers LB Seth Joyner
FS Aeneas Williams

The 1994 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 75th season with the National Football League (NFL), the seventh season in Arizona and the first season as the "Arizona Cardinals". Buddy Ryan became the 32nd head coach in Cardinals history. After being given a large share of the credit for the success of the Houston Oilers in 1993, Ryan was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. Also named general manager of the Cardinals, Ryan went 8–8 his first year, the Cardinals’ first non-losing season since 1984.

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The Cardinals finished the season ranked third in the NFL in total defense, although it allowed only two fewer points in 1994 than they had in 1993. An anemic offense, one which saw three quarterbacks start at least one game, held the team back. Arizona scored 89 points fewer in 1994 than it did in 1993, and it finished with a minus-32-point differential after finishing at plus-57 in 1993.

Arizona lost its first two games by a combined five points, then were shut out 32–0 by the Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals recovered to enter the final week of the season with a shot at the playoffs, but those hopes were ended by a 10–6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1994 Arizona Cardinals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
110 Jamir Miller  *  Linebacker UCLA
238 Chuck Levy   Running back Arizona
376 Rich Braham   Center West Virginia
389 Eric England   Defensive end Texas A&M
4107 Perry Carter   Defensive back Southern Miss
4113John Reece Defensive back Nebraska
4115 Terry Irving  Linebacker McNeese State
5139 Anthony Redmon   Guard Auburn
6172 Terry Samuels   Tight end Kentucky
7204 Frank Harvey  Running back Georgia
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1994 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

1994 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 5 inactive, 2 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 4at Los Angeles Rams L 12–140–1 Anaheim Stadium 32,969
2September 11 New York Giants L 17–200–2Sun Devil Stadium60,066
3September 18at Cleveland Browns L 0–320–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 62,818
4 Bye
5October 2 Minnesota Vikings W 17–71–3Sun Devil Stadium67,950
6October 9at Dallas Cowboys L 3–381–4 Texas Stadium 64,518
7October 16at Washington Redskins W 19–16 (OT)2–4 RFK Stadium 50,019
8October 23 Dallas Cowboys L 21–282–5Sun Devil Stadium71,023
9October 30 Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–17 (OT)3–5Sun Devil Stadium65,690
10November 6at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–173–6 Veterans Stadium 64,952
11November 13at New York Giants W 10–94–6 Giants Stadium 71,719
12November 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 12–65–6Sun Devil Stadium62,779
13November 27 Chicago Bears L 16–19 (OT)5–7Sun Devil Stadium65,922
14December 4at Houston Oilers W 30–126–7 Houston Astrodome 39,821
15December 11 Washington Redskins W 17–157–7Sun Devil Stadium53,790
16December 18 Cincinnati Bengals W 28–78–7Sun Devil Stadium50,110
17December 24at Atlanta Falcons L 6–108–8 Georgia Dome 35,311
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1234Total
Cardinals066012
• Rams707014
Scoring summary
Q12:31RAMTodd Lyght 74-yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick)RAM 7–0
Q24:33ARI Greg Davis 37-yard field goalRAM 7–3
Q211:52ARI Greg Davis 34-yard field goalRAM 7–6
Q26:07RAMJerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick)RAM 14–6
Q412:56ARILarry Centers 3-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (pass failed)RAM 14–12

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Week 2

1234Total
• Giants6140020
Cardinals370717
Scoring summary
Q12:55NYG Howard Cross 1 yard pass from Dave Brown NYG 7–0
Q113:02ARI Greg Davis 21-yard field goalNYG 7–3
Q20:06ARI Fred McAfee 2-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 10–7
Q26:07NYG Rodney Hampton 3-yard rush (David Treadwell kick)NYG 14–10
Q215:01NYG Howard Cross 1 yard pass from Dave Brown (David Treadwell kick)NYG 20–10
Q45:02ARIRonald Moore 2-yard pass from Jim McMahon (Greg Davis kick)NYG 20–17

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Week 3

1234Total
Cardinals00000
• Browns03151432
Scoring summary
Q22:31CLE Matt Stover 32-yard field goalCLE 3–0
Q34:33CLE Vinny Testaverde 1 yard rush (Matt Stover kick)CLE 10–0
Q311:52CLE Tommy Vardell 16-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Tom Tupa run)CLE 18–0
Q46:07CLE Derrick Alexander 81-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Matt Stover kick)CLE 25–0
Q412:56CLE Eric Turner 93-yard interception return (Matt Stover kick)CLE 32–0

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Week 5

1234Total
Vikings07007
• Cardinals7001017
Scoring summary
Q19:21ARI Derek Ware 4-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Greg Davis kick)ARI 7–0
Q25:15MIN Jake Reed 15-yard pass from Warren Moon (Fuad Reveiz kick)7–7
Q42:20ARI Greg Davis 46-yard field goalARI 10–7
Q46:50ARI Larry Centers 6-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 17–7

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Week 6

1234Total
Cardinals00303
• Cowboys21710038
Scoring summary
Q17:35DAL Daryl Johnston 2-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 7–0
Q110:40DAL Emmitt Smith 3-yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 14–0
Q114:18DAL Emmitt Smith 1 yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 21–0
Q26:20DAL Michael Irvin 12-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 28–0
Q36:50DAL Chris Boniol 19-yard field goalDAL 31–0
Q38:01ARI Greg Davis 42-yard field goalDAL 31–3
Q38:10DAL Kevin Williams 87-yard kickoff return (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 38–3

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Week 7

1234OTTotal
• Cardinals03013319
Redskins01402016
Scoring summary
Q21:43WASBrian Mitchell 46-yard pass from Heath Shuler (Chip Lohmiller kick)WAS 7–0
Q213:27WASDarrell Green 27-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick)WAS 14–0
Q213:42ARITodd Peterson 35-yard field goalWAS 14–3
Q44:58ARIRonald Moore 10-yard rush (run failed)WAS 14–9
Q45:50WASSafety, Jeff Feagles stepped out of end zoneWAS 16–9
Q410:00ARIRicky Proehl 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Todd Peterson kick)16–16
OT5:45ARI Todd Peterson 29-yard field goalARI 19–16

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Week 8

1234Total
• Cowboys7701428
Cardinals0140721
Scoring summary
Q14:30DAL Alvin Harper 15-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 7–0
Q21:00ARI Steve Beuerlein 1 yard rush (Todd Peterson kick)7–7
Q212:59ARI Ronald Moore 4-yard rush (Todd Peterson kick)ARI 14–7
Q214:02DAL Michael Irvin 5-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Chris Boniol kick)14–14
Q43:38ARI Ricky Proehl 9-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Todd Peterson kick)ARI 21–14
Q45:08DALMichael Irvin 65-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Chris Boniol kick)21–21
Q49:10DAL Emmitt Smith 6-yard rush (Chris Boniol kick)DAL 28–21

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Week 9

1234OTTotal
Steelers01403017
• Cardinals71000320
Scoring summary
Q111:05ARI Larry Centers 4-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 7–0
Q23:02PIT Bam Morris 11-yard rush (Gary Anderson kick)7–7
Q211:40ARI Greg Davis 20-yard field goalARI 10–7
Q212:00PIT Yancey Thigpen 60-yard pass from Neil O'Donnell (Gary Anderson kick)PIT 14–10
Q214:18ARI Ronald Moore 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 17–14
Q414:19PIT Gary Anderson 23-yard field goal17–17
QOTARI Greg Davis 51-yard field goalARI 20–17

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Week 10

1234Total
Cardinals00077
• Eagles0314017
Scoring summary
Q214:47PHI Eddie Murray 36-yard field goalPHI 3–0
Q33:35PHI Fred Barnett 47-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick)PHI 10–0
Q39:43PHI Fred Barnett 50-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Eddie Murray kick)PHI 17–0
Q414:39ARI Ricky Proehl 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick)PHI 17–7

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Week 11

1234Total
• Cardinals003710
Giants72009
Scoring summary
Q1NYG Aaron Pierce 4-yard pass from Kent Graham (David Treadwell kick)NYG 7–0
Q2NYGHolding penalty on Cardinals in end zoneNYG 9–0
Q3ARI Greg Davis 45-yard field goalNYG 9–3
Q4ARIBryan Reeves 9-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick)ARI 10–9

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Week 12

1234Total
Eagles03036
• Cardinals333312
Scoring summary
Q1ARI Davis 24-yard field goalARI 3–0
Q2ARIDavis 24-yard field goalARI 6–0
Q2PHI Murray 26-yard field goalARI 6–3
Q3ARIDavis 24-yard field goalARI9–3
Q4PHIMurray 30-yard field goalARI9–6
Q4ARIDavis 39-yard field goalARI12–6

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Week 13

1234OTTotal
• Bears7360319
Cardinals03310016
Scoring summary
Q1CHI Ryan Wetnight 2-yard pass from Steve Walsh (Kevin Butler kick)CHI 7–0
Q2ARI Greg Davis 49-yard field goalCHI 7–3
Q2CHI Kevin Butler 35-yard field goalCHI 10–3
Q3CHI Kevin Butler 52-yard field goalCHI 13–3
Q3ARI Greg Davis 22-yard field goalCHI 13–6
Q3CHI Kevin Butler 31-yard field goalCHI 16–6
Q4ARI Keith McCants 46-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick)CHI 16–13
Q4ARI Greg Davis 47-yard field goal16–16
OTCHI Kevin Butler 27-yard field goalCHI 19–16

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Week 14

1234Total
• Cardinals01002030
Oilers930012
Scoring summary
Q19:33HOUSafety, Lamar Lathon tackled Jay Schroeder in end zoneHOU 2–0
Q111:50HOU Cris Dishman 36-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick)HOU 9–0
Q22:59ARI Larry Centers 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick)HOU 9–7
Q210:45ARI Greg Davis 25-yard field goalARI 10–9
Q213:42HOU Al Del Greco 34-yard field goalHOU 12–10
Q42:57ARI Gary Clark 13-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Ronald Moore run)ARI 18–12
Q4ARI Greg Davis 23-yard field goalARI 21–12
Q4ARI Larry Centers 4-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 28–12
Q4ARISafety, Eric Swann tackled Billy Joe Tolliver in end zoneARI 30–12

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This ninth successive defeat for the Oilers has the unusual distinction of being the most recent NFL game as of 2017 during which both teams scored a safety, and one of only eight since at least 1940. [15]

Week 15

1234Total
Redskins330915
• Cardinals7001017
Scoring summary
Q1ARI Proehl 48-yard pass from Schroeder (Davis kick)ARI 7–0
Q1WSH Chip Lohmiller 34-yard field goalARI 7–3
Q2WSH Chip Lohmiller 31-yard field goalARI 7–6
Q4ARI Moore 1 yard run (Davis kick)ARI 14–6
Q4WSH Ellard 52-yard pass from Shuler (kick failed)ARI 14–12
Q4WSHLohmiller 21-yard field goalWSH 15–14
Q4ARIDavis 27-yard field goalARI 17–15

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Week 16

1234Total
Bengals00707
• Cardinals1470728
Scoring summary
Q13:29ARI Garrison Hearst 1 yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 7–0
Q14:59ARI Larry Centers 10-yard pass from Garrison Hearst (Greg Davis kick)ARI 14–0
Q20:10ARI Ricky Proehl 15-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Greg Davis kick)ARI 21–0
Q34:23CIN Carl Pickens 4-yard pass from Jeff Blake (Doug Pelfrey kick)ARI 21–7
Q4ARI Larry Centers 10-yard rush (Greg Davis kick)ARI 28–7

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Week 17

1234Total
Cardinals03036
• Falcons703010
Scoring summary
Q18:32ATL Bert Emanuel 85-yard pass from Jeff George (Norm Johnson kick)ATL 7–0
Q27:51ARI Greg Davis 22-yard field goalATL 7–3
Q313:58ATL Norm Johnson 24-yard field goalATL 10–3
Q46:40ARI Greg Davis 49-yard field goalATL 10–6

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Standings

NFC East
WLTPCTPFPASTK
(2) Dallas Cowboys 1240.750414248L1
New York Giants 970.563279305W6
Arizona Cardinals 880.500235267L1
Philadelphia Eagles 790.438308308L7
Washington Redskins 3130.188320412W1

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Awards and records

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  2. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – September 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
  3. ↑ New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – September 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
  4. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – September 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
  5. ↑ Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – October 2nd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
  6. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – October 9th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
  7. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – October 16th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
  8. ↑ Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – October 23rd, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
  9. ↑ Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals – October 30th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
  10. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – November 6th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-11.
  11. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – November 13th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-May-18.
  12. ↑ Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – November 20th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.
  13. ↑ Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – November 27th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10.
  14. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Houston Oilers – December 4th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-10.
  15. ↑ Pro Football Reference ; In a single game, from 1940 to 2017, requiring opp Safeties >= 1 and Safeties >= 1, sorted by ascending Date
  16. ↑ Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – December 11th, 1994. Retrieved 2014-Jul-06.
  17. ↑ Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – December 18th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
  18. ↑ Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – December 24th, 1994. Retrieved 2018-Sep-15.
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  20. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 453
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