2019 Arizona Cardinals season

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2019 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner Bill Bidwill (died on October 2, 2019)
Michael Bidwill (October 3, 2019 onward)
General manager Steve Keim
Head coach Kliff Kingsbury
Home stadium State Farm Stadium
Results
Record5–10–1
Division place4th NFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers FS Budda Baker
OLB Chandler Jones
All-Pros OLB Chandler Jones (1st team)
Uniform
Arizona Cardinals Uniforms 2017-2021.png

The 2019 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 100th in the National Football League (NFL), their 32nd in Arizona and their first under head coach Kliff Kingsbury, following the firing of former head coach Steve Wilks the previous season. During the offseason, the Cardinals' home stadium was renamed from University of Phoenix Stadium to State Farm Stadium. The Cardinals were one of two current teams, along with the Chicago Bears, who were among the 14 charter members of the American Professional Football Association, which later became the NFL, that celebrated its 100th season in 2019.

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This was also the first season with quarterback Kyler Murray, who was drafted drafted first overall to be the starting quarterback as the Cardinals then traded previous starter Josh Rosen away after just one season. The Cardinals improved on their 3–13 campaign in 2018. However, they were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth straight season after a Week 13 loss to the Los Angeles Rams.

Bill Bidwill, who had owned the team since 1972, died on October 2, 2019, at the age of 88.

Offseason

Signings

2019 Arizona Cardinals free agent signings
PositionPlayerAge2018 teamContract
CB Robert Alford 30 Atlanta Falcons 3 years, $22.5 million
OLB Brooks Reed 31 Atlanta Falcons 1 years, $1.625 million
TE Charles Clay 30 Buffalo Bills 1 year, $2 million
OLB Terrell Suggs 36 Baltimore Ravens 1 year, $7 million
QB Brett Hundley 25 Seattle Seahawks 1 year, $1.875 million
ILB Jordan Hicks 26 Philadelphia Eagles 4-year, $34 million
DT Darius Philon 25 Los Angeles Chargers 2-year, $10 million
G J. R. Sweezy 29 Seattle Seahawks 2-year, $9 million

Draft

2019 Arizona Cardinals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
11 Kyler Murray *  QB Oklahoma
233 Byron Murphy   CB Washington
262 Andy Isabella   WR Massachusetts From Miami via New Orleans
365 Zach Allen   DE Boston College
4103 Hakeem Butler   WR Iowa State
5139 Deionte Thompson   S Alabama
6174 Keesean Johnson   WR Fresno State
6179 Lamont Gaillard   C Georgia From Tampa Bay
7248 Joshua Miles   T Morgan State Compensatory pick
7249 Michael Dogbe   DE Temple Compensatory pick
7254 Caleb Wilson   TE UCLA Compensatory pick
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Notes

Draft trades

Supplemental draft

The Cardinals selected Washington State safety Jalen Thompson in the fifth round of the 2019 supplemental draft that was held on July 10. As a result, the Cardinals will forfeit their fifth-round selection during the 2020 draft. [3]

Roster changes

In addition to receiving the number one overall draft pick, the Cardinals also have the top spot on the waiver wire by virtue of having the worst record in the NFL during the 2018 season. The Cardinals picked up Pharoh Cooper (wide receiver, previously from the Los Angeles Rams), D. J. Swearinger (safety, previously from the Washington Redskins), Tanner Vallejo (linebacker, previously from the Cleveland Browns), Robert Alford (cornerback, previously from the Atlanta Falcons), Brooks Reed (outside linebacker, previously from the Atlanta Falcons), and Charles Clay (tight end, previously from the Buffalo Bills).

Staff

2019 Arizona Cardinals staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Final roster

2019 Arizona Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics
53 active, 17 reserve, 9 practice squad

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 8 Los Angeles Chargers W 17–131–0 State Farm Stadium Recap
2August 15 Oakland Raiders L 26–331–1State Farm Stadium Recap
3August 24at Minnesota Vikings L 9–201–2 U.S. Bank Stadium Recap
4August 29at Denver Broncos L 7–201–3 Broncos Stadium at Mile High Recap

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1 September 8 Detroit Lions T 27–27 (OT)0–0–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
2 September 15at Baltimore Ravens L 17–230–1–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
3 September 22 Carolina Panthers L 20–380–2–1State Farm Stadium Recap
4 September 29 Seattle Seahawks L 10–270–3–1State Farm Stadium Recap
5 October 6at Cincinnati Bengals W 26–231–3–1 Paul Brown Stadium Recap
6 October 13 Atlanta Falcons W 34–332–3–1State Farm Stadium Recap
7 October 20at New York Giants W 27–213–3–1 MetLife Stadium Recap
8 October 27at New Orleans Saints L 9–313–4–1 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
9 October 31 San Francisco 49ers L 25–283–5–1State Farm Stadium Recap
10 November 10at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 27–303–6–1 Raymond James Stadium Recap
11 November 17at San Francisco 49ers L 26–363–7–1 Levi's Stadium Recap
12 Bye
13 December 1 Los Angeles Rams L 7–343–8–1State Farm Stadium Recap
14 December 8 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–233–9–1State Farm Stadium Recap
15 December 15 Cleveland Browns W 38–244–9–1State Farm Stadium Recap
16 December 22at Seattle Seahawks W 27–135–9–1 CenturyLink Field Recap
17 December 29at Los Angeles Rams L 24–315–10–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions

Week One: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234OTTotal
Lions01707327
Cardinals03318327

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals333817
Ravens1070623

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Three: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Panthers014141038
Cardinals7310020

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks10100727
Cardinals030710

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals7601326
Bengals3331423

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

Game information

Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Six: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Falcons73101333
Cardinals3177734

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 7: at New York Giants

Week Seven: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals1437327
Giants0140721

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

Game information

Week 8: at New Orleans Saints

Week Eight: Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals33309
Saints01071431

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Week 9: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Nine: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
49ers7147028
Cardinals7071125

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Ten: Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals3107727
Buccaneers71031030

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 1:00 pm. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,038
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman and Shannon Spake
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Eleven: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals973726
49ers01071936

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

The Cardinals were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2013.

Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Thirteen: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Rams31714034
Cardinals00077

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 2:05 pm. MST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 60,944
  • Referee: Alex Kemp
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

Week Fourteen: Pittsburgh Steelers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Steelers1037323
Cardinals0100717

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 63,880
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Balionis
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns

Week Fifteen: Cleveland Browns at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Browns0107724
Cardinals71471038

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Sixteen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals7103727
Seahawks700613

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 2:25 pm. MST/1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 43 °F (6 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,022
  • Referee: Brad Rogers
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Seventeen: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals737724
Rams31401431

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: December 29
  • Game time: 2:25 pm. MST/1:25 pm. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,665
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Standings

Division

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 1330.8135–110–2479310W2
(5) Seattle Seahawks 1150.6883–38–4405398L2
Los Angeles Rams 970.5633–37–5394364W1
Arizona Cardinals 5101.3441–53–8–1361442L1

Conference

#TeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 [a] San Francisco 49ers West1330.8135–110–2.504.466W2
2 [a] [b] Green Bay Packers North1330.8136–010–2.453.428W5
3 [a] [b] New Orleans Saints South1330.8135–19–3.486.459W3
4 Philadelphia Eagles East970.5635–17–5.455.417W4
Wild Cards
5 Seattle Seahawks West1150.6883–38–4.531.463L2
6 Minnesota Vikings North1060.6252–47–5.477.356L2
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Los Angeles Rams West970.5633–37–5.535.438W1
8 [c] Chicago Bears North880.5004–27–5.508.383W1
9 [c] Dallas Cowboys East880.5005–17–5.479.316W1
10 [d] Atlanta Falcons South790.4384–26–6.545.518W4
11 [d] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South790.4382–45–7.500.384L2
12 Arizona Cardinals West5101.3441–53–8–1.529.375L1
13 Carolina Panthers South5110.3131–52–10.549.469L8
14 New York Giants East4120.2502–43–9.473.281L1
15 Detroit Lions North3121.2190–62–9–1.506.375L9
16 Washington Redskins East3130.1880–62–10.502.281L4
Tiebreakers [e]
  1. 1 2 3 San Francisco finished ahead of Green Bay and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep, claiming the No. 1 seed.
  2. 1 2 Green Bay claimed the No. 2 seed over New Orleans based on conference record.
  3. 1 2 Chicago finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  4. 1 2 Atlanta finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on division record.
  5. 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.

References

  1. Urban, Darren (February 22, 2019). "Cardinals Awarded Four Compensatory Draft Picks For 2019". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
  2. Florio, Mike. "Cardinals get a little compensation for Bruce Arians, after all". profootballtalk.com. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. Patra, Kevin (July 10, 2019). "Cards take Jalen Thompson in supplemental draft". NFL. Retrieved July 10, 2019.