2018 Arizona Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bill Bidwill |
General manager | Steve Keim |
Head coach | Steve Wilks |
Home field | State Farm Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 3–13 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers | CB Patrick Peterson |
Team MVP | Larry Fitzgerald |
Team ROY | Christian Kirk |
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The 2018 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 99th in the National Football League (NFL), their 31st in Arizona, and their only season under head coach Steve Wilks. During the off-season, State Farm purchased the naming rights to the Cardinals' home stadium and it was renamed from University of Phoenix Stadium to State Farm Stadium. Although former head coach Bruce Arians retired before the season began, he came out of retirement on January 8, 2019 to become the new coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Carson Palmer, the starting quarterback for the previous five seasons, retired in the offseason. To replace him, the Cardinals signed veteran quarterbacks Sam Bradford and Mike Glennon, also selecting Josh Rosen in the first round of the draft. While Rosen took over the starting job by week 4, he and Bradford struggled throughout the season with Glennon only playing sparingly. All three quarterbacks were released or traded by the Cardinals during or after the season.
With a Week 14 loss to the Detroit Lions, the Cardinals had their first double digit loss season since 2012 and were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season. One highlight of the Cardinals' 2018 season was their first ever victory against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field, which also resulted in the firing of Packers head coach Mike McCarthy after a nearly 13-year tenure. They finished the season 3–13, their worst record since 2000. The Cardinals also tallied a 1–7 record at home, the worst in franchise history until it was tied by four years later. Head coach Steve Wilks was fired the day after the season ended.
This was also the last full season under the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 10 | Josh Rosen | QB | UCLA | From Oakland |
2 | 47 | Christian Kirk | WR | Texas A&M | |
3 | 97 | Mason Cole | C | Michigan | Compensatory pick |
4 | 134 | Chase Edmonds | RB | Fordham | Compensatory pick |
6 | 182 | Chris Campbell | CB | Penn State | |
7 | 254 | Korey Cunningham | G | Cincinnati | Compensatory pick |
Draft trades
Position | Player | College | Notes |
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DT | Hastin Adams | Mary Hardin-Baylor | |
CB | Elijah Battle | West Virginia | |
P | Joe Davidson | Bowling Green | |
OLB | Dennis Gardeck | Sioux Falls | |
LB | Frank Ginda | San Jose State | |
DB | AJ Howard | Appalachian State | |
DE | Alec James | Wisconsin | |
QB | Chad Kanoff | Princeton | |
K | Matthew McCrane | Kansas State | |
OL | Brant Morris | Toledo | |
LB | Mike Needham | Southern Utah | |
CB | Deatrick Nichols | South Florida | |
T | Austin Olsen | Southern Illinois | |
LB | Matt Oplinger | Yale | |
S | Jonathan Owens | Missouri Western | |
FB | Austin Ramesh | Wisconsin | |
WR | Trent Sherfield | Vanderbilt | |
S | Andy Smigiera | Robert Morris | |
DB | Tavierre Thomas | Ferris State | |
WR | Jalen Tolliver | Arkansas-Monticello | |
WR | Jonah Trinnaman | BYU | |
S | Ezekiel Turner | Washington | |
TE | Andrew Vollert | Weber State | |
DB | Malcolm Washington | Northern Iowa | |
WR | Corey Willis | Central Michigan |
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 11 | Los Angeles Chargers | W 24–17 | 1–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 17 | at New Orleans Saints | W 20–15 | 2–0 | Mercedes-Benz Superdome | Recap |
3 | August 26 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 27–3 | 3–0 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 30 | Denver Broncos | L 10–21 | 3–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 9 | Washington Redskins | L 6–24 | 0–1 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 0–34 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Recap |
3 | September 23 | Chicago Bears | L 14–16 | 0–3 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
4 | September 30 | Seattle Seahawks | L 17–20 | 0–4 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 7 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 28–18 | 1–4 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 14 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 17–27 | 1–5 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 18 | Denver Broncos | L 10–45 | 1–6 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
8 | October 28 | San Francisco 49ers | W 18–15 | 2–6 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
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10 | November 11 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 14–26 | 2–7 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 18 | Oakland Raiders | L 21–23 | 2–8 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 25 | at Los Angeles Chargers | L 10–45 | 2–9 | StubHub Center | Recap |
13 | December 2 | at Green Bay Packers | W 20–17 | 3–9 | Lambeau Field | Recap |
14 | December 9 | Detroit Lions | L 3–17 | 3–10 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 16 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 14–40 | 3–11 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 23 | Los Angeles Rams | L 9–31 | 3–12 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 30 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 24–27 | 3–13 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redskins | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rams | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 34 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Seahawks | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Rosen's first start was a loss as the Seahawks kicked a game-winning field goal. The Cardinals started 0–4 for the first time since 1986 when they were in St. Louis. Coupled with wins by the Raiders and Texans, the Cardinals became the only winless team in the NFL.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
49ers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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With the win the Cardinals improve to 1-4 and defeat the 49ers for the 7th consecutive time.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Vikings | 10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Broncos | 21 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 45 |
Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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49ers | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 18 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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The Cardinals swept the 49ers for the fourth consecutive season.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Chiefs | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
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Raiders | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Chargers | 0 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
at StubHub Center, Carson, California
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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This was the first time the Cardinals defeated the Packers on the road since 1949 when the team was based in Chicago. It was also the first time they did so at Lambeau Field. After 12 years as head coach, Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was fired following this game.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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Larry Fitzgerald passed Jerry Rice for most receptions with a single team in NFL history with 1,282 receptions. [5]
With their first home loss to Detroit since 1993 the Cardinals secured their first double digit loss season since 2012 and they were also eliminated from playoff contention.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Falcons | 10 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 40 |
at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Rams | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
Cardinals | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 3–12 and finished 1–7 at home, their worst in franchise history
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
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With the loss, the Cardinals ended their season at 3–13 and were swept by the Seahawks for the first time since 2014.
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Los Angeles Rams | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 9–3 | 527 | 384 | W2 |
(5) Seattle Seahawks | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 428 | 347 | W2 |
San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | 342 | 435 | L2 |
Arizona Cardinals | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 3–9 | 225 | 425 | L4 |
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 [a] | New Orleans Saints | South | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–3 | .482 | .488 | L1 |
2 [a] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .480 | .428 | W2 |
3 | Chicago Bears | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | .430 | .419 | W4 |
4 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 5–1 | 9–3 | .488 | .444 | W2 |
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5 | Seattle Seahawks | West | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3–3 | 8–4 | .484 | .400 | W2 |
6 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 4–2 | 6–6 | .518 | .486 | W3 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
7 | Minnesota Vikings | North | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | 3–2–1 | 6–5–1 | .504 | .355 | L1 |
8 [b] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–2 | 7–5 | .482 | .348 | W3 |
9 [b] | Washington Redskins | East | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 6–6 | .486 | .371 | L2 |
10 [b] | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .508 | .518 | W1 |
11 | Green Bay Packers | North | 6 | 9 | 1 | .406 | 1–4–1 | 3–8–1 | .488 | .417 | L1 |
12 | Detroit Lions | North | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .504 | .427 | W1 |
13 [c] | New York Giants | East | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | .527 | .487 | L3 |
14 [c] | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 2–4 | 4–8 | .523 | .506 | L4 |
15 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 1–5 | 2–10 | .504 | .406 | L2 |
16 | Arizona Cardinals | West | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 2–4 | 3–9 | .527 | .302 | L4 |
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