2025 Arizona Cardinals season

2025 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Michael Bidwill
General manager	Monti Ossenfort
Head coach	Jonathan Gannon
Home stadium	State Farm Stadium
Results
Record	2–1
Division place	2nd NFC West
Uniform
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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. This season began with the team's first 2–0 start since 2021.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Arizona Cardinals draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 16 Walter Nolen DT Ole Miss 2 47 Will Johnson CB Michigan 3 78 Jordan Burch EDGE Oregon 4 115 Cody Simon LB Ohio State 5 152 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys 174 Denzel Burke CB Ohio State From Dallas Cowboys 6 191 Traded to the Denver Broncos [A] 204 Traded to the Dallas Cowboys From Dallas Cowboys 211 Hayden Conner OG Texas From Dallas Cowboys 7 225 Kitan Crawford S Nevada From Jets via Chiefs [B] 230 Traded to the Carolina Panthers [C]

2025 Arizona Cardinals undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Jeremiah Byers OL Florida State [4] Oscar Cardenas TE UTSA Josh Fryar OL Ohio State Bryson Green WR Wisconsin Valentin Senn OL UConn Elijah Simmons DL Tennessee

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]

Staff

Arizona Cardinals staff

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	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 Head coach – Jonathan Gannon Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Jeff Rodgers Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Drew Petzing Quarterbacks – Israel Woolfork Running backs – Autry Denson Passing game coordinator/wide receivers – Drew Terrell Tight ends – Ben Steele Offensive line – Justin Frye Assistant offensive line – Chris Cook Pass game specialist – Connor Senger Offensive quality control – Blaine Gautier			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Nick Rallis Defensive line – Winston DeLattiboudere III Linebackers – Cristian Garcia Outside linebackers – Matt Feeney Defensive backs – Patrick Toney Cornerbacks – Ryan Smith Defensive quality control – Ronald Booker Defensive quality control – Alec Osborne 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

Arizona Cardinals roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Jacoby Brissett  1 Kyler Murray Running backs (RB) 33 Trey Benson  6 James Conner 31 Emari Demercado 20 Bam Knight Wide receivers (WR)  4 Greg Dortch 80 Simi Fehoko 18 Marvin Harrison Jr. 17 Zay Jones 89 Xavier Weaver 14 Michael Wilson Tight ends (TE) 84 Elijah Higgins 85 Trey McBride 87 Tip Reiman 81 Travis Vokolek

Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Isaiah Adams RG 68 Kelvin Beachum LT 63 Evan Brown LG 72 Hjalte Froholdt C 78 Josh Fryar RT 71 Jon Gaines II C 76 Will Hernandez RG 70 Paris Johnson Jr. LT 73 Jonah Williams RT Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Calais Campbell DT 79 PJ Mustipher NT 56 Darius Robinson DE 55 Dante Stills DE 94 Dalvin Tomlinson NT

Linebackers (LB)  5 Baron Browning OLB 52 Jordan Burch OLB 25 Zaven Collins OLB 27 Akeem Davis-Gaither ILB 44 Owen Pappoe ILB 50 Cody Simon ILB 10 Josh Sweat OLB 54 Xavier Thomas OLB  2 Mack Wilson ILB Defensive backs (DB)  3 Budda Baker SS 29 Denzel Burke CB 13 Kei'Trel Clark CB 36 Kitan Crawford SS 30 Darren Hall CB  0 Will Johnson CB 28 Elijah Jones CB 16 Max Melton CB 42 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson FS 34 Jalen Thompson FS Special teams (ST) 46 Aaron Brewer LS 12 Blake Gillikin P 38 Chad Ryland K

Practice squad 35 Ekow Boye-Doe CB 26 Chigozie Anusiem CB 82 Andre Baccellia WR 65 Kyon Barrs DE 48 Jared Bartlett OLB 67 Jeremiah Byers RT 22 Michael Carter RB 90 Zachary Carter DE 64 Jake Curhan LG 59 Denzel Daxon DE(Int.) 45 Josiah Deguara TE 95 Anthony Goodlow DE 66 Demontrey Jacobs LT 60 Nick Leverett G 83 Tejhaun Palmer WR 19 Kedon Slovis QB 47 Channing Tindall ILB Reserve 32 Joey Blount SS (IR) 91 L. J. Collier DE (IR) 58 Hayden Conner LG (IR/DFR) 86 Trishton Jackson WR (IR) 75 Christian Jones RT (IR/DFR) 98 Justin Jones NT (IR) 23 Sean Murphy-Bunting CB (NF-Inj.) 92 Bilal Nichols DE (PUP) 97 Walter Nolen DE (PUP)  9 BJ Ojulari OLB (PUP) 51 J.J. Russell ILB (IR) 69 Valentin Senn LT(Int.) (IR) 24 Starling Thomas V CB (IR) 21 Garrett Williams CB (IR) 52 active, 17 practice squad, 14 reserve As of September 20, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	1–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	at Denver Broncos	L 7–27	1–1	Empower Field at Mile High	Recap
3	August 23	Las Vegas Raiders	W 20–10	2–1	State 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.

Week	Date	Time (MST)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	10:00 a.m.	at New Orleans Saints	W 20–13	1–0	Caesars Superdome	CBS	Recap
2	September 14	1:05 p.m.	Carolina Panthers	W 27–22	2–0	State Farm Stadium	CBS	Recap
3	September 21	1:25 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers	L 15–16	2–1	Levi's Stadium	Fox	Recap
4	September 25	5:15 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks			State Farm Stadium	Prime Video
5	October 5	1:05 p.m.	Tennessee Titans			State Farm Stadium	CBS
6	October 12	10:00 a.m.	at Indianapolis Colts			Lucas Oil Stadium	Fox
7	October 19	1:25 p.m.	Green Bay Packers			State Farm Stadium	Fox
8	Bye
9	November 3	6:15 p.m.	at Dallas Cowboys			AT&T Stadium	ESPN/ABC
10	November 9	2:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks			Lumen Field	CBS
11	November 16	2:05 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers			State Farm Stadium	Fox
12	November 23	2:05 p.m.	Jacksonville Jaguars			State Farm Stadium	CBS
13	November 30	11:00 a.m.	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Raymond James Stadium	Fox
14	December 7	2:25 p.m.	Los Angeles Rams			State Farm Stadium	Fox
15	December 14	11:00 a.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Fox
16	December 21	2:05 p.m.	Atlanta Falcons			State Farm Stadium	Fox
17	December 27/28	TBD	at Cincinnati Bengals			Paycor Stadium	TBD
18	January 3/4	TBD	at Los Angeles Rams			SoFi Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. ^[5]
• The date, time and network for Week 17 will be finalized at a later date.
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. ^[5]

Game summaries

Week 1: at New Orleans Saints

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	14	3	0	20
Saints	0	10	0	3	13

at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT/10:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 70,006
• Referee: Scott Novak
• TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Ross Tucker, Logan Ryan and Tiffany Blackmon
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ARI – Chad Ryland 42-yard field goal, 5:03. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:31. Second quarter NO – Alvin Kamara 18-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 14:20. Saints 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:43. ARI – Marvin Harrison Jr. 1-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Chad Ryland kick), 10:05. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 4:15. NO – Blake Grupe 36-yard field goal, 4:58. Tied 10–10. Drive: 10 plays, 37 yards, 5:07. ARI – James Conner 4-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Chad Ryland kick), 0:28. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:30. Third quarter ARI – Chad Ryland 50-yard field goal, 9:16. Cardinals 20–10. Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:11. Fourth quarter NO – Blake Grupe 28-yard field goal, 2:42. Cardinals 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 1:52. Top passers ARI – Kyler Murray – 21/29, 163 yards, 2 TD NO – Spencer Rattler – 27/45, 214 yards Top rushers ARI – Trey Benson – 8 rushes, 69 yards NO – Alvin Kamara – 11 rushes, 45 yards, TD Top receivers ARI – Marvin Harrison Jr. – 5 receptions, 71 yards, TD NO – Juwan Johnson – 8 receptions, 76 yards

Week 2: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week 2: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	0	6	13	22
Cardinals	10	10	7	0	27

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 64,003
• Referee: Ronald Torbert
• TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta and Aditi Kinkhabwala
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ARI – 3-yard fumble recovery by Zaven Collins (Chad Ryland kick), 13:27. Cardinals 7–0. ARI – Chad Ryland 29-yard field goal, 5:19. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 3:34. CAR – Ryan Fitzgerald 27-yard field goal, 0:50. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:29. Second quarter ARI – Chad Ryland 47-yard field goal, 1:55. Cardinals 13–3. Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 5:24. ARI – Michael Wilson 11-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Chad Ryland kick), 0:04. Cardinals 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 0:47. Third quarter ARI – James Conner 2-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 9:23. Cardinals 27–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:37. CAR – Hunter Renfrow 4-yard pass from Bryce Young (run failed), 2:06. Cardinals 27–9. Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 7:17. Fourth quarter CAR – Chuba Hubbard 5-yard pass from Bryce Young (run failed), 5:05. Cardinals 27–15. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 5:27. CAR – Hunter Renfrow 1-yard pass from Bryce Young (Ryan Fitzgerald kick), 1:58. Cardinals 27–22. Drive: 12 plays, 76 yards, 2:33. Top passers CAR – Bryce Young – 35/55, 328 yards, 3 TD, INT ARI – Kyler Murray – 17/25, 220 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CAR – Chuba Hubbard – 10 rushes, 38 yards ARI – James Conner – 11 rushes, 34 yards, TD Top receivers CAR – Tetairoa McMillan – 6 receptions, 100 yards ARI – Trey McBride – 6 receptions, 78 yards

Week 3: at San Francisco 49ers

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	3	9	15
49ers	0	6	0	10	16

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 72 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,414
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter ARI – Chad Ryland 34-yard field goal, 8:45. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 6:09. SF – Eddy Pineiro 38-yard field goal, 4:22. Tied 3–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:23. SF – Eddy Pineiro 51-yard field goal, 0:17. 49ers 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 53 yards, 1:51. Third quarter ARI – Chad Ryland 28-yard field goal, 6:37. Tied 6–6. Drive: 15 plays, 77 yards, 6:35. Fourth quarter SF – Kyle Juszczyk 1-yard pass from Mac Jones (Eddy Pineiro kick), 10:50. 49ers 13–6. Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:09. ARI – Trey McBride 1-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Chad Ryland kick), 8:37. Tied 13–13. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:13. ARI – Dominick Puni called for holding in endzone for safety, 3:15. Cardinals 15–13. SF – Eddy Pineiro 35-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 16–15. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 1:46. Top passers ARI – Kyler Murray – 22/35, 159 yards, TD SF – Mac Jones – 27/41, 284 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARI – Trey Benson – 10 rushes, 42 yards SF – Christian McCaffrey – 17 rushes, 52 yards Top receivers ARI – Marvin Harrison Jr. – 3 receptions, 44 yards SF – Ricky Pearsall – 8 receptions, 117 yards

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 4: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	0	0	0	0
Cardinals	0	0	0	0	0

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: September 25
• Game time: 5:15 p.m. MST
• Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
• TV announcers (Prime Video): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Kaylee Hartung
• Preview

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers	3	0	0	1.000	2–0	3–0	59	49	W3
Los Angeles Rams	2	1	0	.667	0–0	0–1	73	61	L1
Arizona Cardinals	2	1	0	.667	0–1	2–1	62	51	L1
Seattle Seahawks	2	1	0	.667	0–1	1–1	88	47	W2

Conference

NFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Philadelphia Eagles	East	3	0	0	1.000	1–0	2–0	.444	.444	W3
2	San Francisco 49ers	West	3	0	0	1.000	2–0	3–0	.444	.444	W3
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	3	0	0	1.000	1–0	1–0	.111	.111	W3
4	Green Bay Packers	North	2	1	0	.667	1–0	2–0	.500	.600	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	2	1	0	.667	0–1	2–1	.444	.167	L1
6	Minnesota Vikings	North	2	1	0	.667	1–0	1–1	.444	.500	W1
7	Seattle Seahawks	West	2	1	0	.667	0–1	1–1	.556	.333	W2
In the hunt
8	Washington Commanders	East	2	1	0	.667	1–0	1–1	.333	.167	W1
9	Los Angeles Rams	West	2	1	0	.667	0–0	0–1	.333	.000	L1
10	Detroit Lions	North	1	1	0	.500	1–1	1–1	.500	.333	W1
11	Carolina Panthers	South	1	2	0	.333	1–0	1–1	.556	.333	W1
12	Atlanta Falcons	South	1	2	0	.333	0–2	1–2	.667	.667	L1
13	Chicago Bears	North	1	2	0	.333	0–2	1–2	.500	.333	W1
14	Dallas Cowboys	East	1	2	0	.333	1–1	1–2	.444	.000	L1
15	New Orleans Saints	South	0	3	0	.000	0–0	0–3	.778	.000	L3
16	New York Giants	East	0	3	0	.000	0–2	0–2	.444	.000	L3

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. "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL.com. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

External links

• Official website