2020_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2020 Arizona Cardinals season
2020 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Michael Bidwill
General manager	Steve Keim
Head coach	Kliff Kingsbury
Home field	State Farm Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	QB Kyler Murray; WR DeAndre Hopkins; SS Budda Baker
Team MVP	DeAndre Hopkins
Team ROY	Isaiah Simmons
Uniform
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2020 Arizona Cardinals season

101st season in franchise history

The 2020 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 101st in the National Football League (NFL), their 33rd in Arizona and their second under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. It was also the first full season since 1971 without the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.

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The team improved on their 5–10–1 record from the previous year beginning the season 6–3; however, despite that and acquiring All-Pro wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins midway through the season, the Cardinals suffered a late season collapse, losing five of their last seven games and missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season after losing to the rival Los Angeles Rams in Week 17. The Cardinals finished tied with the Chicago Bears for the last Wild Card spot, but lost the tiebreaker.

Regular season

Game summaries

Standings

Conference

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NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Green Bay Packers	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.428	.387	W6
2^{[lower-alpha 1]}	New Orleans Saints	South	12	4	0	.750	6–0	10–2	.459	.406	W2
3^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	.447	.404	W4
4	Washington Football Team	East	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.459	.388	W1
Wild cards
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.488	.392	W4
6	Los Angeles Rams	West	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	.494	.484	W1
7^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.488	.336	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	.475	.441	L2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	5–7	.504	.366	W1
10^{[lower-alpha 3]}	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	.549	.448	L1
11^{[lower-alpha 3]}^{[lower-alpha 4]}	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	4–2	5–7	.502	.427	W1
12^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Dallas Cowboys	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	5–7	.471	.333	L1
13^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Carolina Panthers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.531	.388	L1
14^{[lower-alpha 5]}	Detroit Lions	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	.508	.350	L4
15	Philadelphia Eagles	East	4	11	1	.281	2–4	4–8	.537	.469	L3
16	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.551	.391	L5
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New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record. Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4). San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below). NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record. Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory. 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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[11-4-9] New Orleans finished ahead of Seattle based on conference record.

[8-8-10] Chicago finished and clinched the 7th and final playoff spot ahead of Arizona based on better win percentage in common games (against Detroit, the NY Giants, Carolina, and the LA Rams, Chicago finished 3–2, while Arizona finished 1–4).

[6-10a-11] San Francisco finished ahead of the NY Giants based on head-to-head victory. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).

[6-10b-12] NY Giants won tiebreaker over Dallas based on division record.

[5-11-13] Carolina finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.

[14] 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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Position	Player	Tag	2020 team	Notes
WR	Larry Fitzgerald	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
OT	Marcus Gilbert	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
OT	D. J. Humphries	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	3 years
OG	Max Garcia	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
TE	Charles Clay	UFA	TBD	TBD
QB	Brett Hundley	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
DE	Rodney Gunter	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	3 years
LB	Brooks Reed	UFA	Tennessee Titans	1 year
C	A.Q. Shipley	UFA	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	1 year
OT	Jordan Mills	UFA	TBD	TBD
DE	Clinton McDonald	UFA	TBD	TBD
DT	Cassius Marsh	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	1 year
CB	Josh Shaw	UFA	TBD	TBD
DT	Jonathan Bullard	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
RB	Kenyan Drake	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
NT	Zach Kerr	UFA	Carolina Panthers	2 years
NT	Caraun Reid	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	1 year
S	Chris Banjo	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
CB	Brandon Williams	UFA	New York Giants	4 years
WR	Pharoh Cooper	UFA	Carolina Panthers	1 year
WR	Damiere Byrd	UFA	New England Patriots	1 year
S	Charles Washington	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
RB	D. J. Foster	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
LB	Keishawn Bierria	UFA	TBD	TBD
LB	Joe Walker	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	1 year
K	Zane Gonzalez	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
OT	William Sweet	UFA	San Francisco 49ers	1 year
OT	Justin Murray	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year
CB	Kevin Peterson	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year

Position	Player	Tag	2019 team	Date signed	Notes
DT	Jordan Phillips	UFA	Buffalo Bills	March 19	3 years, $30 million
LB	Devon Kennard	UFA	Detroit Lions	March 19	3 years, $20 million
LB	De'Vondre Campbell	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	March 19	1 year, $6 million
DT	Trevon Coley	UFA	Indianapolis Colts	March 25	1 year, $825,000

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Isaiah Simmons	OLB	Clemson
3	72	Josh Jones	OT	Houston
4	114	Leki Fotu	DT	Utah
4	131	Rashard Lawrence	DT	LSU	from Houston
6	202	Evan Weaver	LB	California	from New England
7	222	Eno Benjamin	RB	Arizona State

Player	Position	College
Ryan Becker	TE	SMU
Jake Benzinger	OT	Wake Forest
Jermiah Braswell	WR	Youngstown State
T.J. Carter	DT	Kentucky
Jackson Dennis	OT	Holy Cross
Drew Dickinson	OG	Findlay
Reggie Floyd	DB	Virginia Tech
Steven Gonzalez	OT	Penn State
Parker Houston	TE	San Diego State
Noah Togiai	TE	Oregon State
Shane Leatherbury	WR	Towson
Zane Lewis	DB	Air Force
Rashad Medaris	WR	Cincinnati
Devin Phelps	WR	Shepherd
Adam Shuler	DT	Florida
Reggie Walker	LB	Kansas State
JoJo Ward	WR	Hawaii
Jonathan Ward	RB	Central Michigan
Jace Whittaker	DB	Arizona
Jarren Williams	DB	Albany
Bejour Wilson	DB	Liberty


	Quarterbacks 7 Brett Hundley 1 Kyler Murray 15 Chris Streveler Running backs 26 Eno Benjamin 41 Kenyan Drake 29 Chase Edmonds 37 D. J. Foster 38 Jonathan Ward Wide receivers 11 Larry Fitzgerald 10 DeAndre Hopkins 17 Andy Isabella 19 KeeSean Johnson 16 Trent Sherfield Tight ends 85 Dan Arnold 81 Darrell Daniels 86 Seth DeValve 87 Maxx Williams		Offensive linemen 68 Kelvin Beachum T 52 Mason Cole C 53 Lamont Gaillard C 73 Max Garcia G 74 D. J. Humphries T 79 Josh Jones T 66 Joshua Miles T 71 Justin Murray T 67 Justin Pugh G 64 J. R. Sweezy G Defensive linemen 94 Zach Allen DE 96 Angelo Blackson DE 95 Leki Fotu DE 92 Rashard Lawrence NT 90 Domata Peko NT		Linebackers 59 De'Vondre Campbell ILB 44 Markus Golden OLB 58 Jordan Hicks ILB 42 Devon Kennard OLB 43 Haason Reddick OLB 48 Isaiah Simmons ILB 47 Ezekiel Turner ILB 51 Tanner Vallejo ILB Defensive backs 32 Budda Baker FS 20 Dre Kirkpatrick CB 33 Byron Murphy CB 27 Kevin Peterson CB 21 Patrick Peterson CB 22 Deionte Thompson SS 34 Jalen Thompson SS 28 Charles Washington FS Special teams 46 Aaron Brewer LS 4 Andy Lee P 2 Mike Nugent K		Reserve lists 23 Robert Alford CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 31 Chris Banjo SS (COVID-19) 49 Kylie Fitts OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 45 Dennis Gardeck OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 76 Marcus Gilbert T (Opt-out) 5 Zane Gonzalez K (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 54 Isaiah Irving OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 55 Chandler Jones OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 Johnathan Joseph CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 13 Christian Kirk WR (COVID-19) 69 Josh Mauro DE (IR-DFR) 98 Corey Peters NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 97 Jordan Phillips DE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 36 Prince Amukamara CB 89 Evan Baylis TE 91 Michael Dogbe DE 18 Krishawn Hogan WR 60 Koda Martin G 65 Stacy McGee DE 6 Brett Maher K 30 Chris Miller SS 35 Picasso Nelson CB 83 A. J. Richardson WR (Injured) 54 Terrance Smith ILB 56 Reggie Walker OLB 14 JoJo Ward WR 50 Evan Weaver ILB 39 Jace Whittaker CB 12 Isaac Whitney WR Rookies in italics 52 active, 12 inactive, 15 practice squad (+1 exempt)

2020_Arizona_Cardinals_season

2020 Arizona Cardinals season

Roster changes

Free agents

Signings

Trades

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 2: vs. Washington Football Team

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 4: at Carolina Panthers

Week 5: at New York Jets

Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 10: vs. Buffalo Bills

Week 11: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 12: at New England Patriots

Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 14: at New York Giants

Week 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 16: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams

Standings

Division

Conference

Notes

References

External links

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Week	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	August 15	at Green Bay Packers	Lambeau Field	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2	August 22	Kansas City Chiefs	State Farm Stadium
3	August 27	at Las Vegas Raiders	Allegiant Stadium
4	September 3	Denver Broncos	State Farm Stadium

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 13	at San Francisco 49ers	W 24–20	1–0	Levi's Stadium	Recap
2	September 20	Washington Football Team	W 30–15	2–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
3	September 27	Detroit Lions	L 23–26	2–1	State Farm Stadium	Recap
4	October 4	at Carolina Panthers	L 21–31	2–2	Bank of America Stadium	Recap
5	October 11	at New York Jets	W 30–10	3–2	MetLife Stadium	Recap
6	October 19	at Dallas Cowboys	W 38–10	4–2	AT&T Stadium	Recap
7	October 25	Seattle Seahawks	W 37–34 (OT)	5–2	State Farm Stadium	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 8	Miami Dolphins	L 31–34	5–3	State Farm Stadium	Recap
10	November 15	Buffalo Bills	W 32–30	6–3	State Farm Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–28	6–4	Lumen Field	Recap
12	November 29	at New England Patriots	L 17–20	6–5	Gillette Stadium	Recap
13	December 6	Los Angeles Rams	L 28–38	6–6	State Farm Stadium	Recap
14	December 13	at New York Giants	W 26–7	7–6	MetLife Stadium	Recap
15	December 20	Philadelphia Eagles	W 33–26	8–6	State Farm Stadium	Recap
16	December 26	San Francisco 49ers	L 12–20	8–7	State Farm Stadium	Recap
17	January 3	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–18	8–8	SoFi Stadium	Recap

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Seattle Seahawks	12	4	0	.750	4–2	9–3	459	371	W4
⁽⁶⁾ Los Angeles Rams	10	6	0	.625	3–3	9–3	372	296	W1
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	2–4	6–6	410	367	L2
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	3–3	4–8	376	390	L1

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	3	0	14	24
49ers	10	3	0	7	20

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	0	3	12	15
Cardinals	14	6	0	10	30

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	14	3	6	26
Cardinals	7	6	10	0	23

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21
Panthers	14	7	7	3	31