2025 Arizona Cardinals season

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2025 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner Michael Bidwill
General manager Monti Ossenfort
Head coach Jonathan Gannon
Home stadium State Farm Stadium
Results
Record2–4
Division place4th NFC West
Uniform
Arizona Cardinals Uniforms 2025.png

The 2025 season is the Arizona Cardinals' 106th in the National Football League (NFL), their 38th in Arizona, their 20th playing their homes games at State Farm Stadium and their third under the head coach/general manager tandem of Jonathan Gannon and Monti Ossenfort. They are looking to improve upon their 2024 record of 8–9, make the playoffs after a three-year absence, and end their 9-year NFC West title drought. The Cardinals started 2–4 for the second consecutive season.

Contents

Draft

Draft trades

  1. The Cardinals traded a sixth-round selection (191st overall) to the Denver Broncos in exchange for LB Baron Browning. [1]
  2. The Cardinals traded DE Cameron Thomas to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for a seventh-round selection (225th overall). [2]
  3. The Cardinals traded a seventh-round selection (230th overall) and a 2024 sixth-round selection to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for WR Robbie Chosen. [3]

Notable injuries

The Cardinals suffered major losses due to injury this season included the loss of Sean Murphy-Bunting and Starling Thomas V before the season started. In week 3 starting running back James Conner was lost for the season. The following week Trey Benson suffered a knee injury that required surgery with a return probable within 4 to 6 weeks after sustaining the injury. In addition first round draft choice Walter Nolen III hurt his calf and hasn't played through week 7. Quarterback Kyler Murray was out for week 6 with an ankle injury. Star receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. suffered a concussion in week 6 and missed the majority of the game. Emari Demercado was injured and was not able to practice in a large portion of the week 6 game. Max Melton and Will Johnson have been on and off the injury report. Punter Blake Gillikin is currently on the injured reserve with a back issue. Will Hernandez missed the first 4 weeks with an ACL injury. The Cardinals also lost Travis Vokolek and Tip Reiman for the season. Garrett Williams has also had an important injury since he is another Cardinals cornerback which means the Cardinals already depleted secondary has lost another piece.

Staff

Front office
  • Owner/chairman/president – Michael Bidwill
  • General manager – Monti Ossenfort
  • Assistant general manager – Dave Sears
  • Vice president of football operations & facilities – Matt Caracciolo
  • Director of pro personnel – Glen Fox
  • Vice President of player personnel – Rob Kisiel
  • Director of college scouting – Ryan Gold
  • Director of football administration – Matt Harriss
Head coach
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Sam Sewell
Support staff
  • Director, football strategy – Kenny Bell
  • Assistant to the head coach – Brandon Schwab
  • Coaching assistant – Jay Razzano
Strength and conditioning
  • Director, football performance – Shea Thompson
  • Head strength and conditioning – Evan Marcus
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Everrett Gathron
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Jason Benguche
  • Sports science coordinator/assistant strength and conditioning – Kyle Sammons
  • Senior reconditioning coordinator – Buddy Morris

Coaching staff
Front office
More NFL staffs

Current 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

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1August 9 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–171–0 State Farm Stadium Recap
2August 16at Denver Broncos L 7–271–1 Empower Field at Mile High Recap
3August 23 Las Vegas Raiders W 20–102–1State Farm Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Note: The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone; however, Daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation.
As a result, all times prior to November 2 are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time , not Mountain Daylight Time.
WeekDateTime (MST)OpponentResultRecordVenueNetworkRecap
1 September 710:00 a.m.at New Orleans Saints W 20–131–0 Caesars Superdome CBS Recap
2 September 141:05 p.m. Carolina Panthers W 27–222–0 State Farm Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 211:25 p.m.at San Francisco 49ers L 15–162–1 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 255:15 p.m. Seattle Seahawks L 20–232–2State Farm Stadium Prime Video Recap
5 October 51:05 p.m. Tennessee Titans L 21–222–3State Farm StadiumCBS Recap
6 October 1210:00 a.m.at Indianapolis Colts L 27–312–4 Lucas Oil Stadium Fox Recap
7 October 191:25 p.m. Green Bay Packers State Farm StadiumFox
8 Bye
9November 36:15 p.m.at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium ESPN/ABC
10November 92:05 p.m.at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field CBS
11November 162:05 p.m. San Francisco 49ers State Farm StadiumFox
12November 232:05 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars State Farm StadiumCBS
13November 3011:00 a.m.at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox
14December 72:25 p.m. Los Angeles Rams State Farm StadiumFox
15December 1411:00 a.m.at Houston Texans NRG Stadium Fox
16December 212:05 p.m. Atlanta Falcons State Farm StadiumFox
17December 27/28TBDat Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium TBD
18January 3/4TBDat Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium TBD

Notes

Game summaries

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals3143020
Saints0100313

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Game information

Despite getting shut out in the fourth quarter, the Cardinals held on to secure a 1–0 record. It was the Cardinals first win in New Orleans since the 1996 season. [6]

Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 2: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Panthers3061322
Cardinals10107027

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Despite taking a 27–3 lead into the fourth quarter, the Cardinals had to fend off a late Panthers comeback. Defensive end Calais Campbell sealed the 27–22 victory with a game-ending sack on Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, allowing Arizona to hold on for the win. [7]

Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 3: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals033915
49ers0601016

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 2–1.

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Seahawks773623
Cardinals3031420

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

With the loss (their eighth consecutive loss to the Seahawks), the Cardinals fell to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 5: Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Titans3301622
Cardinals1470021

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 5
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 64,280
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

The Cardinals blew a 21–3 lead and suffered an embarrassing defeat, falling to 2–3 on the season. Arizona led 21–6 entering the fourth quarter before a series of critical mistakes shifted momentum. Running back Emari Demercado appeared to have all but sealed the game with a 72-yard touchdown run with 12:51 remaining, but he dropped the ball just before crossing the goal line, resulting in a touchback. Later in the quarter, safety Dadrion Taylor-Demerson intercepted a pass from Cam Ward but immediately fumbled. Titans receiver Tyler Lockett recovered the ball in the end zone, cutting the Cardinals' lead to 21–19 with 4:51 left. After a subsequent punt, the Cardinals allowed the Titans to drive down the field, setting up a 29-yard game-winning field goal by Joey Slye as time expired. The Titans won 22–21, snapping a 10-game losing streak and giving rookie quarterback Cam Ward his first NFL victory. [8] [9]

The game also marked the first time in NFL history that a team lost three consecutive games on a field goal as time expired. [10] It was the Cardinals' first home loss to the Titans since the 1997 season, when the franchise was known as the Tennessee Oilers. [11]

On the sideline, head coach Jonathan Gannon lectured Demercado before seemingly hitting him in the arm. Gannon later apologized to Demercado and was fined $100,000 by the team. [12] [13]

Week 6: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 6: Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Cardinals7314327
Colts7731431

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

Game information

Jacoby Brissett started in place of an injured Kyler Murray. Despite a close game, Arizona would find themselves yet again on the losing end, suffering their 4th straight loss falling to 2–4.

Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 7: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Packers00000
Cardinals00000

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Standings

Division

NFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
San Francisco 49ers 420.6673–04–1125128L1
Seattle Seahawks 420.6671–12–2166117W1
Los Angeles Rams 420.6670–10–2140110W1
Arizona Cardinals 240.3330–22–2130127L4

Conference

SeedTeamDivisionWLTPCTDIVCONFSOSSOVSTK
Division leaders
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South510.8331–03–1.500.464W2
2 Green Bay Packers North311.7001–02–0–1.435.526W1
3 [a] [b] San Francisco 49ers West420.6673–04–1.556.458L1
4 [a] Philadelphia Eagles East420.6671–13–1.569.604L2
Wild cards
5 [b] [c] [d] Seattle Seahawks West420.6671–12–2.556.458W1
6 [c] [e] Detroit Lions North420.6671–11–1.414.333L1
7 [b] [d] [e] Los Angeles Rams West420.6670–10–2.486.391W1
In the hunt
8 [f] Atlanta Falcons South320.6000–22–2.621.588W2
9 [f] [g] Minnesota Vikings North320.6001–01–1.483.389W1
10 [g] Chicago Bears North320.6000–22–2.500.417W3
11 [h] Carolina Panthers South330.5001–02–1.471.382W2
12 [h] Washington Commanders East330.5001–01–3.530.444L1
13 Dallas Cowboys East231.4171–11–3–1.456.167L1
14 [i] Arizona Cardinals West240.3330–22–2.500.333L4
15 [i] New York Giants East240.3331–21–3.486.667W1
16 New Orleans Saints South150.1670–01–3.556.333L1

Notes

  1. 1 2 San Francisco wins tie break over Philadelphia based on conference record.
  2. 1 2 3 San Francisco wins tie break over Seattle and LA Rams based on head-to-head record.
  3. 1 2 Seattle wins tie break over Detroit based on strength of victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate LA Rams (see below).
  4. 1 2 Seattle wins tie break over LA Rams based on division record.
  5. 1 2 Detroit wins tie break over LA Rams based on conference record.
  6. 1 2 Atlanta wins tie break over Minnesota based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Chicago (see below).
  7. 1 2 Minnesota wins tie break over Chicago based on head-to-head victory.
  8. 1 2 Carolina wins tie break over Washington based on conference record.
  9. 1 2 Arizona wins tie break over NY Giants based on conference record.

References

  1. Urban, Darren (November 4, 2024). "Cardinals Deal For Outside Linebacker Baron Browning". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  2. Urban, Darren (August 27, 2024). "Cardinals Deal Cameron Thomas To Chiefs For Draft Pick". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  3. Urban, Darren (October 17, 2022). "With Offense Struggling, Cardinals Trade For Wide Receiver Robbie Anderson". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
  4. Urban, Darren (April 28, 2025). "After Big Draft Class, Cardinals Agree With 3 Undrafted Rookies". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL.com. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
  6. Root, Jess (September 10, 2025). "Arizona Cardinals' win over Saints wasn't impressive but it was important". CardsWire. USA Today. Archived from the original on October 10, 2025. Retrieved October 10, 2025.
  7. "Calais Campbell's sack with 26 seconds left secures Cardinals' 27-22 win after Carolina comeback try". ESPN. Associated Press. September 14, 2025. Archived from the original on September 17, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  8. "Titans snap 10-game skid with improbable comeback to beat Cardinals 22-21". ESPN. Associated Press. October 5, 2025. Archived from the original on October 8, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  9. Ricketson, Teddy (October 7, 2025). "Emari Demercado fumble, explained: How RB cost Cardinals a touchdown by celebrating too early vs. Titans". The Sporting News . Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  10. Druin, Donnie (October 6, 2025). "Cardinals On Wrong Side of Very Rare NFL History". SI. Archived from the original on October 8, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  11. "Titans-Cardinals Week 5 Postgame Notes". Tennessee Titans. October 5, 2025. Archived from the original on October 8, 2025. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  12. "Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon apologizes to Emari Demercado following heated sideline exchange". National Football League. AP. October 6, 2025. Retrieved October 7, 2025.
  13. Weinfuss, Josh (October 7, 2025). "Sources: Cardinals fining Jonathan Gannon for sideline spat". ESPN.com . ESPN . Retrieved October 7, 2025.