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2025 Arizona Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Michael Bidwill |
General manager | Monti Ossenfort |
Head coach | Jonathan Gannon |
Home stadium | State Farm Stadium |
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Record | 2–4 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
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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. The Cardinals started 2–4 for the second consecutive season.
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Draft trades
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.
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Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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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 |
Week | Date | Time (MST) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Network | Recap |
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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 | L 20–23 | 2–2 | State Farm Stadium | Prime Video | Recap |
5 | October 5 | 1:05 p.m. | Tennessee Titans | L 21–22 | 2–3 | State Farm Stadium | CBS | Recap |
6 | October 12 | 10:00 a.m. | at Indianapolis Colts | L 27–31 | 2–4 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Fox | Recap |
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
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
Saints | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
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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]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Panthers | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 22 |
Cardinals | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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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]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
49ers | 0 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
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With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 2–1.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Seahawks | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Cardinals | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 20 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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With the loss (their eighth consecutive loss to the Seahawks), the Cardinals fell to 2–2.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 22 |
Cardinals | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
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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]
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
Colts | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
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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.
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3–0 | 4–1 | 125 | 128 | L1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 166 | 117 | W1 |
Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 140 | 110 | W1 |
Arizona Cardinals | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 130 | 127 | L4 |
Seed | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 1–0 | 3–1 | .500 | .464 | W2 |
2 | Green Bay Packers | North | 3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | 1–0 | 2–0–1 | .435 | .526 | W1 |
3 [a] [b] | San Francisco 49ers | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 3–0 | 4–1 | .556 | .458 | L1 |
4 [a] | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 3–1 | .569 | .604 | L2 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 [b] [c] [d] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 2–2 | .556 | .458 | W1 |
6 [c] [e] | Detroit Lions | North | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 1–1 | 1–1 | .414 | .333 | L1 |
7 [b] [d] [e] | Los Angeles Rams | West | 4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | 0–1 | 0–2 | .486 | .391 | W1 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8 [f] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–2 | 2–2 | .621 | .588 | W2 |
9 [f] [g] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 1–0 | 1–1 | .483 | .389 | W1 |
10 [g] | Chicago Bears | North | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 0–2 | 2–2 | .500 | .417 | W3 |
11 [h] | Carolina Panthers | South | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 2–1 | .471 | .382 | W2 |
12 [h] | Washington Commanders | East | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 1–0 | 1–3 | .530 | .444 | L1 |
13 | Dallas Cowboys | East | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 1–1 | 1–3–1 | .456 | .167 | L1 |
14 [i] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 0–2 | 2–2 | .500 | .333 | L4 |
15 [i] | New York Giants | East | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | 1–2 | 1–3 | .486 | .667 | W1 |
16 | New Orleans Saints | South | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 0–0 | 1–3 | .556 | .333 | L1 |