2011 Arizona Cardinals season

2011 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Rod Graves
Head coach	Ken Whisenhunt
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	Larry Fitzgerald, WR Patrick Peterson, CB Adrian Wilson, SS
Uniform
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The 2011 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 92nd in the National Football League (NFL), their 24th in Arizona and their fifth under head coach Ken Whisenhunt. This was going to be the Cardinals first season with new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb, but he was injured and replaced by John Skelton. Despite a 1-6 start the Cardinals managed to win 7 out of 9 games, including a stunning upset against the San Francisco 49ers in week 14. The team improved on their 5–11 record from the 2010 season, but missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

The 2011 Cardinals won four overtime games, an NFL record that would later be matched by the 2021 Las Vegas Raiders. ^[1]

Offseason

Signings

Pos.	Player	2010 Team	Contract
G	Daryn Colledge	Green Bay Packers	5 years, $27.5 million
LB	Stewart Bradley	Philadelphia Eagles	5 years, $25 million
C	Lyle Sendlein	Arizona Cardinals	5 years, $16 million
TE	Jeff King	Carolina Panthers	3 years, $5.5 million
DE	Nick Eason	Pittsburgh Steelers	2 years, $1.9 million
S	Michael Adams	Arizona Cardinals	2 years, $1.7 million
G	Floyd Womack	Cleveland Browns	1 year, $1.7 million
RB	Chester Taylor	Chicago Bears	1 year, $810,000
CB	Matt Ware	Arizona Cardinals	1 year, $855,000
C	Ben Claxton	Arizona Cardinals	1 year, $700,000

Departures

Pos.	Player	2011 Team
WR	Steve Breaston	Kansas City Chiefs
DT	Alan Branch	Seattle Seahawks
G	Alan Faneca

2011 NFL Draft

Main article: 2011 NFL Draft

Arizona Cardinals 2011 NFL Draft selections ^[2]

Draft order			Player name	Position	Height	Weight	College
Round	Choice	Overall
1	5	5	Patrick Peterson	CB	6'0"	219 lbs.	LSU
2	6	38	Ryan Williams	RB	5'9"	212 lbs.	VT
3	5	69	Rob Housler	TE	6'5"	215 lbs.	FAU
4	6	103	Sam Acho	OLB	6'2"	262 lbs.	Texas
5	5	136	Anthony Sherman	RB	5'10"	242 lbs.	UConn
6	6	171	Quan Sturdivant	ILB	6'1"	241 lbs.	UNC
	19	184 [upper-alpha 1]	David Carter	DE	6'5"	297 lbs.	UCLA
7 [upper-alpha 2]	46	249 [upper-alpha 3]	DeMarco Sampson	WR	6'2"	204 lbs.	SDSU

Acquisitions

On July 28, 2011 the Cardinals acquired Kolb from the Philadelphia Eagles for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2012 2nd-round pick. The next day they signed former Carolina Panthers starting CB Richard Marshall. ^[3]

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 11	at Oakland Raiders	W 24–18	1–0	O.co Coliseum	Recap
2	August 19	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–28	1–1	Lambeau Field	Recap
3	August 27	San Diego Chargers	L 31–34	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	September 1	Denver Broncos	W 26–7	2–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 11	Carolina Panthers	W 28–21	1–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
2	September 18	at Washington Redskins	L 21–22	1–1	FedExField	Recap
3	September 25	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–13	1–2	CenturyLink Field	Recap
4	October 2	New York Giants	L 27–31	1–3	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
5	October 9	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–34	1–4	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
6	Bye
7	October 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–32	1–5	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
8	October 30	at Baltimore Ravens	L 27–30	1–6	M&T Bank Stadium	Recap
9	November 6	St. Louis Rams	W 19–13 (OT)	2–6	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
10	November 13	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–17	3–6	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
11	November 20	at San Francisco 49ers	L 7–23	3–7	Candlestick Park	Recap
12	November 27	at St. Louis Rams	W 23–20	4–7	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
13	December 4	Dallas Cowboys	W 19–13 (OT)	5–7	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
14	December 11	San Francisco 49ers	W 21–19	6–7	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
15	December 18	Cleveland Browns	W 20–17 (OT)	7–7	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
16	December 24	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–23	7–8	Paul Brown Stadium	Recap
17	January 1	Seattle Seahawks	W 23–20 (OT)	8–8	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week One: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	7	7	0	21
Cardinals	7	0	7	14	28

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 1:15 pm ^{[upper-alpha 4]}
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 60,627
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Jody Jackson

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CAR – ARI – Top rushers CAR – ARI – Top receivers CAR – ARI – Top tacklers CAR – ARI –

Week 2: at Washington Redskins

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	7	21
Redskins	0	10	0	12	22

at FedExField, Landover, Maryland

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 am ^{[upper-alpha 4]}
• Game weather: 66 °F (Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 76,330
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – WAS – Top rushers ARI – WAS – Top receivers ARI – WAS – Top tacklers ARI – WAS –

Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Three: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	0	0	10
Seahawks	3	3	7	0	13

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 1:15 pm ^{[upper-alpha 4]}
• Game weather: 68 °F (Rain)
• Game attendance: 66,199
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Drea Avent

Game information

First quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 30-yard field goal, 2:55 (SEA 3–0) Second quarter ARI – Jay Feely 44-yard field goal, 12:48 (Tied 3–3) ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 12-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), 7:29 (ARI 10–3) SEA – Steven Hauschka 19-yard field goal, 0:43 (ARI 10–6) Third quarter SEA – Tarvaris Jackson 11-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 5:57 (SEA 13–10) Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARI – Kevin Kolb: 25/39, 252 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT SEA – Tarvaris Jackson: 18/31, 171 yds, 1 INT Top rushers ARI – Alfonso Smith: 17 car, 54 yds SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 19 car, 73 yds Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald: 5 rec, 64 yds, 1 TD SEA – Sidney Rice: 8 rec, 109 yds Top tacklers ARI – Calais Campbell: 5 solo, 5 asst, 2.5 sacks, 2 tfl, SEA – Leroy Hill: 8 solo, 3 asst, sack, tfl, ff Team – pass – rush – total – to ARI – 234 – 90 – 324 – 2 SEA – 122 – 139 – 261 – 1

Week 4: vs. New York Giants

Week Four: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	0	10	0	21	31
Cardinals	3	3	14	7	27

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 1:05 pm ^{[upper-alpha 4]}
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 60,496
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston, & Tony Siragusa

Game information

First quarter ARI Jay Feely 27-yard FG (4–7, 1:35) (ARI 3–0) Second quarter ARI Feely 27-yard FG (16–79, 9:20) (ARI 6–0) NYG Bradshaw 13-yard run (Tynes kick) (10–69, 5:03) (NYG 7–6) NYG Tynes 30-yard FG (5:61, 0:28) (NYG 10–6) Third quarter ARI Wells 1-yard run (Feely kick) (8–78, 4:36) (ARI 13–10) ARI Wells 1-yard run (Feely kick) (2–5, 0:40) (ARI 20–10) Fourth quarter NYG Jacobs 1-yard run (Tynes kick) (13–75, 5:48) (ARI 20–17) ARI Wells 2-yard run (Feely kick) (6–77, 3:09) (ARI 27–17) NYG Ballard 2-yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (7–80, 1:39) (ARI 27–24) NYG Nicks 28-yard pass from Manning (Tynes kick) (2–48, 0:31) (NYG 31–27) Top passers NYG – Eli Manning – 27/40, 321 YDS, 2 TD ARI – Kevin Kolb – 20/34, 237 YDS, INT Top rushers NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 12 CAR, 39 YDS, TD ARI – Beanie Wells – 27 CAR, 138 YDS, 3 TD Top receivers NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 10 REC, 162 YDS, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 REC, 102 YDS Top tacklers NYG – Michael Boley – 5 TKL, 2 AST ARI – Patrick Peterson – 7 TKL

Despite the Cardinals holding a 10-point lead twice in the fourth quarter, the Giants scored three touchdowns in the final frame as Arizona dropped its third straight game and fell to 1–3.

Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	7	0	10
Vikings	28	0	3	3	34

at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CDT/10:00 am ^{[upper-alpha 4]}
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 62,479
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers and Tim Ryan

Game information

First quarter MIN – Adrian Peterson 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 9:18. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:35. MIN – Adrian Peterson 24-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 8:55. Vikings 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:07. MIN – Donovan McNabb 4-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 6:25. Vikings 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 1:50. MIN – Adrian Peterson 14-yard run (Ryan Longwell kick), 2:41. Vikings 28–0. Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 2:01. Second quarter ARI – Jay Feely 51-yard field goal, 10:29. Vikings 28–3. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:25. Third quarter ARI – Beanie Wells 2-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 8:23. Vikings 28–10. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41. MIN – Ryan Longwell 26-yard field goal, 3:35. Vikings 31–10. Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:48. Fourth quarter MIN – Ryan Longwell 53-yard field goal, 2:09. Vikings 34–10. Drive: 7 plays, 12 yards, 4:33. Top passers ARI – Kevin Kolb – 21/42, 232 yards MIN – Donovan McNabb – 10/21, 169 yards Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells – 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD MIN – Adrian Peterson – 29 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ARI – Early Doucet – 8 rec, 92 yards MIN – Devin Aromashodu – 2 rec, 81 yards

Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Seven: Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Steelers	7	10	9	6	32
Cardinals	0	7	7	6	20

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 1:05 pm ^{[upper-alpha 4]}
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 62,475
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel & Dan Dierdorf

Game information

First quarter Steelers 7–0 – Heath Miller 12 Yard Pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick) (9:39) Second quarter Steelers 14–0 – Mike Wallace 95 Yard Pass from Ben Rothelisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick) (8:09) Steelers 14–7 – Alfonso Smith 1 Yard Run (Jay Feely Kick) (1:20) Steelers 17–7 – Shaun Suisham 41 Yard Field Goal (0:00) Third quarter Steelers 17–14 – LaRod Stephens-Howling 73 Yard Pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely Kick) (9:26) Steelers 24–14 – Emmanuel Sanders 4 Yard Pass from Ben Rothelisberger (Shaun Suisham Kick) (3:54) Steelers 26–14 – Intentional Grounding called on Kevin Kolb in the End Zone (3:42) Fourth quarter Steelers 29–14 – Shaun Suisham 42 Yard Field Goal (11:30) Steelers 32–14 – Shaun Suisham 39 Yard Field Goal (6:46) Steelers 32–20 – Early Doucet 2 Yard Pass from Kevin Kolb (2-pt Kevin Kolb pass failed) (3:53) Top passers PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 26/39, 361 Yards, 3 TD ARI – Kevin Kolb – 18/34, 272 Yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 Rushes, 32 Yards ARI – Beanie Wells – 12 Rushes, 42 Yards Top receivers PIT – Mike Wallace – 3 Receptions, 118 Yards, TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 Receptions, 78 Yards Top tacklers PIT – LaMarr Woodley – 6 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks ARI – Richard Marshall, Patrick Peterson, & Daryl Washington – 7 tackles each

Coming off their bye week, the Cardinals went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. Arizona trailed early in the first quarter as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh would add onto their lead in the second quarter as Roethlisberger completed a 95-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace. The Cardinals would answer with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Alfonso Smith. The Steelers would close out the half with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 41-yard field goal.

Arizona opened the third quarter with quarterback Kevin Kolb finding running back LaRod Stephens-Howling on a 73-yard touchdown pass, but Pittsburgh struck back with Roethlisberger completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, along with Kolb's intentional grounding penalty in the endzone resulting in a safety. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers continued to pull away with Suisham making a 42-yard and a 39-yard field goal. The Cardinals tried to rally as Kolb found wide receiver Early Doucet on a 2-yard touchdown pass (with a failed two-point conversion), but Pittsburgh held on to preserve the victory.

With the loss, Arizona fell to 1–5.

Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Eight: Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	21	0	3	27
Ravens	0	6	14	10	30

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EDT/10:00 am ^{[upper-alpha 4]}
• Game weather: 48 °F (Sunny)
• Game attendance: 71,022
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin

Game information

First quarter ARI – Jay Feely 32-yard Field Goal, Cardinals 3–0 Second quarter BAL – Billy Cundiff 26-yard Field Goal, Tied 3–3 ARI – Chris Wells 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), Cardinals 10–3 ARI – Patrick Peterson 82-yard punt return (Jay Feely kick), Cardinals 17–3 ARI – Early Doucet 10-yard pass from Kevin Kolb (Jay Feely kick), Cardinals 24–3 BAL – Billy Cundiff 47-yard Field Goal, Cardinals 24–6 Third quarter BAL – Ray Rice 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), Cardinals 24–13 BAL – Ray Rice 1-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), Cardinals 24–20 Fourth quarter BAL – Ray Rice 3-yard run (Billy Cundiff kick), Ravens 27–24 ARI – Jay Feely 45-yard Field Goal, Tied 27–27 BAL – Billy Cundiff 25-yard Field Goal, Ravens 30–27 Top passers ARI – Kevin Kolb – 10/21, 153 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception BAL – Joe Flacco – 31/51, 336 yards, 1 interception Top rushers ARI – Chris Wells – 22 carries, 83 yards, 1 touchdown BAL – Ray Rice – 18 carries, 63 yards, 3 touchdowns Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 3 receptions, 98 yards BAL – Anquan Bolden – 7 receptions, 145 yards Top tacklers ARI – Rashad Johnson – 7 tackles, 1 assist BAL – Terrell Suggs – 9 tackles, 4 assists, 1 sack

The Cardinals blew a 21-point first half lead and lost their sixth straight game to fall to 1–6.

Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Nine: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rams	3	6	4	0	0	13
Cardinals	3	0	3	7	6	19

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 2:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 60,628
• Referee: Ron Winter
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen and Chad Pennington

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – ARI – Top rushers STL – ARI – Top receivers STL – ARI – Top tacklers STL – ARI –

The Cardinals snapped their six-game losing streak as rookie Patrick Peterson returned a punt 98 yards for a game-winning touchdown in overtime. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 2–6. The game also featured the Rams' scoring the four points in the third quarter as the got two safeties on consecutive drives. This was first time in NFL history that a team had recorded four points in a quarter.

Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Ten: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	0	14	21
Eagles	0	14	0	3	17

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 13
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/11:00 am. MST
• Game weather: 60 °F (Partly Cloudy)
• Game attendance: 69,144
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – John Skelton PHI – Michael Vick Top rushers ARI – Beanie Wells PHI – Lesean McCoy Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald PHI – Brent Celek Top tacklers ARI – Daryl Washington PHI – Kurt Coleman

Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Eleven: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	7	7
49ers	6	3	14	0	23

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 2:05 pm. MST/1:05 pm. PST
• Game weather: 55 °F (Rain)
• Game attendance: 69,732
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick and Laura Okmin

Game information

First quarter SF – David Akers 22 yd. Field Goal, 49ers 3–0 SF – David Akers 43 yd. Field Goal, 49ers 6–0 Second quarter SF – David Akers 29 yd. Field Goal, 49ers 9–0 Third quarter SF – Kyle Williams 8 yd. pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 49ers 16–0 SF – Vernon Davis 18 yd. pass from Alex Smith (David Akers kick), 49ers 23–0 Fourth quarter ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 23 yd. pass from Richard Bartel (Jay Feely kick), 49ers 23–7 Top passers ARI – Ricahrd Bartel – 8/16, 64 yards, 1 touchdown SF – Alex Smith – 20/38, 267 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Top rushers ARI – Chris Wells – 8 carries, 33 yards SF – Frank Gore – 24 carries, 88 yards Top receivers ARI – Early Doucet – 6 receptions, 50 yards SF – Michael Crabtree – 7 receptions, 120 yards Top tacklers ARI – Paris Lenon – 9 tackles SF – Patrick Willis – 6 tackles, 1 assist

Week 12: at St. Louis Rams

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	17	3	23
Rams	7	3	0	10	20

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 12:00 pm. CST/11:00 am. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 56,029
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Chad Pennington and Tina Cervasio

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – STL – Top rushers ARI – STL – Top receivers ARI – STL – Top tacklers ARI – STL –

Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week Thirteen: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cowboys	0	10	3	0	0	13
Cardinals	3	0	3	7	6	19

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 4
• Game time: 2:15 pm. MST
• Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 62,180
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers DAL – ARI – Top rushers DAL – ARI – Top receivers DAL – ARI – Top tacklers DAL – ARI –

Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Fourteen: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	3	9	7	0	19
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 2:05 pm. MST
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 60,808
• Referee: Alberto Riveron
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, John Lynch and Jennifer Hale

Game information

First quarter SF – David Akers 46-yard field goal, 49ers 3–0. Second quarter SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 49ers 6–0. ARI – Early Doucet 60-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), Cardinals 7–6. SF – David Akers 27-yard field goal, 49ers 9–7. SF – David Akers 22-yard field goal, 49ers 12–7. Third quarter SF – Frank Gore 37-yard run (David Akers kick), 49ers 19–7. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 46-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 49ers 19–14. Fourth quarter ARI – Andre Roberts 3-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), Cardinals 21–19. Top passers SF – Alex Smith – 18/37, 175 yards ARI – John Skelton – 19/28, 282 yards, 3 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Top rushers SF – Frank Gore – 10 carries, 72 yards ARI – Chris Wells – 15 carries, 27 yards Top receivers SF – Michael Crabtree – 7 catches, 63 yards ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 7 catches, 149 yards, 1 touchdown Top tacklers SF – Larry Grant – 10 tackles, 1 assist ARI – Richard Marshall – 4 tackles, 3 assists

The Cardinals came back from 12-point halftime deficit to stun the 10–2 49ers. With the win, the Cardinals improved to 6–7.

Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fifteen: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Browns	7	3	7	0	0	17
Cardinals	0	7	0	10	3	20

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 2:15 pm. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 60,443
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CLE – ARI – Top rushers CLE – ARI – Top receivers CLE – ARI – Top tacklers CLE – ARI –

Head coach Ken Whisenhunt recorded his 43rd win as the Cardinals' head coach, and surpassed Don Coryell to become the winningest head coach in franchise history. Whisenhunt was the all-time leader in wins for Cardinals head coaches until his record was broken by Bruce Arians 5 years later.

Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Sixteen: Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	16	16
Bengals	10	10	3	0	23

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

• Date: December 24
• Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/11:00 am. MST
• Game weather: 38 °F (Fair)
• Game attendance: 41,273
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Brian Billick, & Laura Okmin

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – CIN – Top rushers ARI – CIN – Top receivers ARI – CIN – Top tacklers ARI – CIN –

Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	0	3	7	10	0	20
Cardinals	7	3	7	3	3	23

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: January 1
• Game time: 2:15 pm. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 61,798
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen & Chad Pennington

Game information

First quarter ARI – Chester Taylor 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 3:02 (ARI 7–0) Second quarter SEA – Steven Hauschka 19-yard field goal, 12:10 (ARI 7–3) ARI – Jay Feely 30-yard field goal, 3:28 (ARI 10–3) Third quarter SEA – Leon Washington 48-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 10:56 (Tied 10–10) ARI – Todd Heap 13-yard pass from John Skelton (Jay Feely kick), 6:18 (ARI 17–10) Fourth quarter ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 12:18 (ARI 20–10) SEA – Steven Hauschka 26-yard field goal, 9:05 (ARI 20–13) SEA – Ricardo Lockette 61-yard pass from Tarvaris Jackson (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:47 (Tied 20–20) Overtime ARI – Jay Feely 28-yard field goal, 5:59 (ARI 23–20) Top passers SEA – Tarvaris Jackson: 21/35, 222 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT ARI – John Skelton: 22/40, 271 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch: 19 car, 86 yds ARI – LaRod Stephens-Howling: 21 car, 93 yds Top receivers SEA – Ricardo Lockette: 1 rec, 61 yds, 1 TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald: 9 rec, 149 yds Top tacklers SEA – David Hawthorne, 9 solo, 4 asst, sack, tfl ARI – Daryl Washington, 11 solo, sack, 2 tfl, pd Team – pass – rush – total – to SEA – 191 – 178 – 369 – 1 ARI – 257 – 131 – 388 – 2

Standings

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) San Francisco 49ers	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	380	229	W3
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	4–2	7–5	312	348	W1
Seattle Seahawks	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	321	315	L2
St. Louis Rams	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	193	407	L7

Coaching staff

Arizona Cardinals 2011 staff
	Front office Owner/chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill general manager – Rod Graves Director of football administration – Reggie Terry Director of player personnel – Steve Keim Director of pro personnel – T. J. McCreight Assistant director of pro personnel – Quentin Harris Head coaches Head coach – Ken Whisenhunt Assistant head coach/run game coordinator/offensive line – Russ Grimm Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Mike Miller Quarterbacks – Chris Miller Running backs – Tommie Robinson Wide receivers – John McNulty Tight ends – Freddie Kitchens Offensive quality control – Chad Grimm			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Ray Horton Defensive line – Ron Aiken Linebackers – Matt Raich Defensive backs – Louie Cioffi Assistant defensive backs – Deshea Townsend Defensive quality control – Ryan Slowik Special teams coaches Special teams – Kevin Spencer Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength and conditioning – Pete Alosi

Final roster

2011 Arizona Cardinals final roster

	Quarterbacks  2 Richard Bartel  4 Kevin Kolb 19 John Skelton Running backs 35 Anthony Sherman FB 46 Alfonso Smith 36 LaRod Stephens-Howling KR 29 Chester Taylor 26 Beanie Wells Wide receivers 85 Early Doucet 11 Larry Fitzgerald 12 Andre Roberts 89 DeMarco Sampson 17 Chansi Stuckey 18 Stephen Williams Tight ends 81 Jim Dray 86 Todd Heap 84 Rob Housler 87 Jeff King		Offensive linemen 74 D'Anthony Batiste T 73 Jeremy Bridges T 75 Levi Brown T 71 Daryn Colledge G 70 Rex Hadnot G 76 Deuce Lutui G 63 Lyle Sendlein C 67 D. J. Young T Defensive linemen 93 Calais Campbell DE 79 David Carter NT 90 Darnell Dockett DE 98 Nick Eason NT/DE 91 Vonnie Holliday DE 96 Ronald Talley DE		Linebackers 94 Sam Acho OLB 52 Stewart Bradley ILB 53 Clark Haggans OLB 51 Paris Lenon ILB 50 O'Brien Schofield OLB 56 Reggie Walker ILB 58 Daryl Washington ILB 59 Brandon Williams OLB Defensive backs 23 Hamza Abdullah SS 27 Michael Adams CB 37 Sean Considine SS 30 Marshay Green CB 20 A. J. Jefferson CB 49 Rashad Johnson FS 31 Richard Marshall CB 21 Patrick Peterson CB/PR 25 Kerry Rhodes FS 24 Adrian Wilson SS Special teams  3 Jay Feely K 82 Mike Leach LS  9 Dave Zastudil P		Reserve lists 22 Crezdon Butler CB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve)  6 Max Hall QB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 72 Brandon Keith T (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 55 Joey Porter OLB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 28 Greg Toler CB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 92 Dan Williams NT (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 34 Ryan Williams RB (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) 78 Floyd Womack G (IR Tooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 62 Ryan Bartholomew C 83 Jaymar Johnson WR 32 Korey Lindsey CB 60 Ricky Lumpkin NT 37 William Powell RB 44 Steve Skelton TE 54 Quan Sturdivant LB Rookies in italics 53 active, 8 inactive, 7 practice squad

Defense FS Kerry Rhodes Rashad Johnson WLB ILB ILB SLB Clark Haggans Paris Lenon Daryl Washington ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ SS Adrian Wilson Hamza Abdullah CB Patrick Peterson ⋅ DE NT DE Calais Campbell Dan Williams Darnell Dockett ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ CB Richard Marshall A.J. Jefferson Offense WR Larry Fitzgerald DeMarco Sampson WR ⋅ ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Levi Brown Daryn Colledge Lyle Sendlein Rex Hadnot Brandon Keith D'Anthony Batiste D'Anthony Batiste Rex Hadnot Deuce Lutui Jeremy Bridges TE Todd Heap Jeff King WR Andre Roberts Early Doucet QB Kevin Kolb John Skelton Special teams PK Jay Feely P Dave Zastudil KR LaRod Stephens-Howling PR Patrick Peterson LS Mike Leach H Dave Zastudil RB Beanie Wells LaRod Stephens-Howling

Footnotes

1. The Cardinals acquired this sixth-round selection (No. 184 overall) in a trade that sent guard Reggie Wells to the Philadelphia Eagles.
2. The Cardinals traded their original seventh-round selection (No. 208 overall) and a 2010 fourth-round selection to the New York Jets in exchange for safety Kerry Rhodes.
3. Compensatory selection.
4. The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone, but does not observe Daylight saving time (excluding the Navajo Nation), so it is effectively the same as Pacific Daylight Time from mid-March until the first Sunday of November. Therefore, all kickoffs during the preseason and from Weeks 1–8 during the regular season are listed as Pacific time, while kickoffs from Weeks 9–17 are listed as Mountain time.

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1940 to 2011, in the regular season, team won game, Game went to overtime, sorted by descending Date.
2. "2011 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
3. "2011 Arizona Cardinals Transactions". ESPN. Retrieved November 12, 2022.