2018 Arizona Cardinals season

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2018 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner Bill Bidwill
General manager Steve Keim
Head coach Steve Wilks
Home field State Farm Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers CB Patrick Peterson
Team MVP Larry Fitzgerald
Team ROY Christian Kirk
Uniform
Arizona Cardinals Uniforms 2017-2021.png

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.

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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.

Draft

2018 Arizona Cardinals Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 10 Josh Rosen QB UCLA From Oakland
247 Christian Kirk WR Texas A&M
397 Mason Cole C Michigan Compensatory pick
4134 Chase Edmonds RB Fordham Compensatory pick
6182 Chris Campbell CB Penn State
7254 Korey Cunningham G Cincinnati Compensatory pick

Draft trades

Undrafted free agents

2018 Arizona Cardinals Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollegeNotes
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
WRJonah Trinnaman BYU
S Ezekiel Turner Washington
TE Andrew Vollert Weber State
DB Malcolm Washington Northern Iowa
WR Corey Willis Central Michigan

Staff

2018 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2018 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
53 active, 18 inactive, 8 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 11 Los Angeles Chargers W 24–171–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
2August 17at New Orleans Saints W 20–152–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
3August 26at Dallas Cowboys W 27–33–0 AT&T Stadium Recap
4August 30 Denver Broncos L 10–213–1University of Phoenix Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 9 Washington Redskins L 6–240–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
2 September 16at Los Angeles Rams L 0–340–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap
3 September 23 Chicago Bears L 14–160–3State Farm Stadium Recap
4 September 30 Seattle Seahawks L 17–200–4State Farm Stadium Recap
5 October 7at San Francisco 49ers W 28–181–4 Levi's Stadium Recap
6 October 14at Minnesota Vikings L 17–271–5 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
7 October 18 Denver Broncos L 10–451–6State Farm Stadium Recap
8 October 28 San Francisco 49ers W 18–152–6State Farm Stadium Recap
9 Bye
10 November 11at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–262–7 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
11 November 18 Oakland Raiders L 21–232–8State Farm Stadium Recap
12 November 25at Los Angeles Chargers L 10–452–9 StubHub Center Recap
13 December 2at Green Bay Packers W 20–173–9 Lambeau Field Recap
14 December 9 Detroit Lions L 3–173–10State Farm Stadium Recap
15 December 16at Atlanta Falcons L 14–403–11 Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recap
16 December 23 Los Angeles Rams L 9–313–12State Farm Stadium Recap
17 December 30at Seattle Seahawks L 24–273–13 CenturyLink Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins

Week One: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Redskins0210324
Cardinals00066

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Period1234Total
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Rams0198734

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Three: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Bears0310316
Cardinals1400014

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 62,163
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Seahawks7010320
Cardinals0100717

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 61,845
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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.

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
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Cardinals7701428
49ers6001218

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 68,337
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals370717
Vikings10314027

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 7: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Seven: Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Broncos21147345
Cardinals307010

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 8: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Eight: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
49ers237315
Cardinals0301518

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 61,923
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

The Cardinals swept the 49ers for the fourth consecutive season.

Week 10: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Ten: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals707014
Chiefs10100626

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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Raiders776323
Cardinals1400721

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: November 18
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), sunny — retractable roof open
  • Game attendance: 62,435
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 12: at Los Angeles Chargers

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals1000010
Chargers02814345

at StubHub Center, Carson, California

Game information

Week 13: at Green Bay Packers

Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals0710320
Packers0100717

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: December 2
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 34 °F (1 °C), snow
  • Game attendance: 77,234
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston, and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

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.

Week 14: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Fourteen: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Lions037717
Cardinals00033

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Larry Fitzgerald passed Jerry Rice for most receptions with a single team in NFL history with 1,282 receptions. [5]

This was the Cardinals first home loss to the Lions since 1993.

Week 15: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals700714
Falcons10167740

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Week 16: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Sixteen: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period1234Total
Rams7143731
Cardinals36009

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 3-12 and finished 1-7 at home, their worst in franchise history

Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Seventeen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Period1234Total
Cardinals3108324
Seahawks777627

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,990
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Brady Quinn and Lisa Byington
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

With the loss, the Cardinals ended their season at 3–13 and were swept by the Seahawks for the first time since 2014.

Standings

Division

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(2) Los Angeles Rams 1330.8136–09–3527384W2
(5) Seattle Seahawks 1060.6253–38–4428347W2
San Francisco 49ers 4120.2501–52–10342435L2
Arizona Cardinals 3130.1882–43–9225425L4

Conference

NFC
#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [lower-alpha 1] New Orleans Saints South1330.8134–29–3.482.488L1
2 [lower-alpha 1] Los Angeles Rams West1330.8136–09–3.480.428W2
3 Chicago Bears North1240.7505–110–2.430.419W4
4 Dallas Cowboys East1060.6255–19–3.488.444W2
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West1060.6253–38–4.484.400W2
6 Philadelphia Eagles East970.5634–26–6.518.486W3
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Minnesota Vikings North871.5313–2–16–5–1.504.355L1
8 [lower-alpha 2] Atlanta Falcons South790.4384–27–5.482.348W3
9 [lower-alpha 2] Washington Redskins East790.4382–46–6.486.371L2
10 [lower-alpha 2] Carolina Panthers South790.4382–45–7.508.518W1
11 Green Bay Packers North691.4061–4–13–8–1.488.417L1
12 Detroit Lions North6100.3752–44–8.504.427W1
13 [lower-alpha 3] New York Giants East5110.3131–54–8.527.487L3
14 [lower-alpha 3] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South5110.3132–44–8.523.506L4
15 San Francisco 49ers West4120.2501–52–10.504.406L2
16 Arizona Cardinals West3130.1882–43–9.527.302L4
Tiebreakers [lower-alpha 4]
  1. 1 2 New Orleans finished ahead of LA Rams based on head-to-head victory.
  2. 1 2 3 Atlanta finished ahead of Washington based on head-to-head victory. Atlanta finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. Washington finished ahead of Carolina based on head-to-head victory.
  3. 1 2 NY Giants finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory.
  4. ↑ 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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