2010 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2010 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 91st in the National Football League and their 23rd in Arizona. The Cardinals failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 2009, and were eliminated from postseason contention for the first time since 2007 in Week 15.

2010 Arizona Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachKen Whisenhunt
General managerRod Graves
Home fieldUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record5–11
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersSS Adrian Wilson
WR Larry Fitzgerald
DT Darnell Dockett
Uniform

Offseason

Quarterback Kurt Warner announced his retirement on January 29, 2010.[1]

2010 NFL Draft
Main article: 2010 NFL Draft

After finishing the season with a loss in the divisional round of the postseason, the Cardinals will pick 26th. The Cardinals will also have an additional third and fourth round pick from a trade that sent wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the Baltimore Ravens. Their fourth round pick was traded to the New York Jets for safety Kerry Rhodes.

Arizona Cardinals 2010 NFL Draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College
1 26 Dan Williams DT Tennessee
2 47* Daryl Washington LB Texas Christian
3 88** Andre Roberts WR Citadel
4 130* O'Brien Schofield DE University of Wisconsin
5 155** John Skelton QB Fordham
6 201* Jorrick Calvin CB Troy
7 233 Jim Dray TE Stanford

Staff and roster

Coaching staff
Arizona Cardinals 2010 staff
Front Office

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

  • Defensive Coordinator – Billy Davis
  • Defensive Line – Ron Aiken
  • Linebackers – Matt Raich
  • Defensive Backs – Donnie Henderson
  • Assistant Defensive Backs – Rick Courtright
  • Defensive Quality Control – Ryan Slowik

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

  • Strength and Conditioning – John Lott
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pete Alosi

Final roster
2010 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 7 inactive, 8 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 14 Houston Texans W 19–16 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
2 August 23 at Tennessee Titans L 10–24 1–1 LP Field Recap
3 August 28 at Chicago Bears W 14–9 2–1 Soldier Field Recap
4 September 2 Washington Redskins W 20–10 3–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 12at St. Louis RamsW 17–131–0Edward Jones DomeRecap
2 September 19at Atlanta FalconsL 7–411–1Georgia DomeRecap
3 September 26Oakland RaidersW 24–232–1University of Phoenix StadiumRecap
4 October 3at San Diego ChargersL 10–412–2Qualcomm StadiumRecap
5 October 10New Orleans SaintsW 30–203–2University of Phoenix StadiumRecap
6 Bye
7 October 24at Seattle SeahawksL 10–223–3Qwest FieldRecap
8 October 31Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 35–383–4University of Phoenix StadiumRecap
9 November 7at Minnesota VikingsL 24–27 (OT)3–5Mall of America FieldRecap
10 November 14Seattle SeahawksL 18–363–6University of Phoenix StadiumRecap
11 November 21at Kansas City ChiefsL 13–313–7Arrowhead StadiumRecap
12 November 29San Francisco 49ersL 6–273–8University of Phoenix StadiumRecap
13 December 5St. Louis RamsL 6–193–9University of Phoenix StadiumRecap
14 December 12Denver BroncosW 43–134–9University of Phoenix StadiumRecap
15 December 19 at Carolina Panthers L 12–19 4–10 Bank of America Stadium Recap
16 December 25 Dallas Cowboys W 27–26 5–10 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
17 January 2 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–38 5–11 Candlestick Park Recap

Standings
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Seattle Seahawks 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 311 407 W1
St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 .438 3–3 5–7 289 328 L1
San Francisco 49ers 6 10 0 .375 4–2 4–8 305 346 W1
Arizona Cardinals 5 11 0 .313 1–5 3–9 289 434 L1

Regular season results

Week 1: at St. Louis Rams
Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 10 0717
Rams 0 10 3013

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

The Cardinals began their season at the Edward Jones Dome for an NFC West match against the St. Louis Rams. The Cardinals scored first in the 2nd quarter with kicker Jay Feely nailing a 22-yard field goal, which was replied by St. Louis when kicker Josh Brown made a 46-yard field goal. Arizona took the lead again with running back Tim Hightower making a 1-yard TD run, but failed to maintain it, with quarterback Sam Bradford making a 1-yard TD pass to wide receiver Laurent Robinson. In the third quarter, the Cardinals trailed for the first time when Brown nailed a 25-yard field goal, which they overcame in the fourth quarter when quarterback Derek Anderson made a 21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, giving Arizona a win.

With the win, Arizona began the season at 1–0.

Week 2: at Atlanta Falcons
Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
Falcons 7 17 10741

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

Game information

Hoping to maintain their current winning streak the Cardinals flew to Georgia Dome for an NFC duel with the Falcons. In the first quarter Arizona trailed early as QB Matt Ryan completed a 7-yard TD pass to WR Roddy White, followed in the second quarter by kicker Matt Bryant hitting a 24-yard field goal. Arizona would reply with RB Tim Hightower getting an 80-yard TD run, but fell further behind when Ryan threw a 19-yard TD pass to FB Jason Snelling, followed by Snelling getting a 1-yard TD run. In the third quarter the Cardinals struggled further when Ryan completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to WR Brian Finneran, followed by Bryan nailing a 35-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter Arizona continued to struggle with FB Jason Snelling getting a 7-yard TD run.

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

Week 3: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week 3: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Raiders 13 7 0323
Cardinals 10 7 7024

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The Cardinals' third game was an Interconference duel with the Raiders. The Cardinals led early in the first quarter when RB LaRod Stephens-Howling returned a kickoff from his own goal line to the endzone running 102 yards for a touchdown. The Raiders replied and took the lead with QB Bruce Gradkowski completing a 22-yard touchdown pass to TE Zach Miller, followed by kicker Sebastian Janikowski making a 22-yard field goal. Arizona replied with kicker Jay Feely kicking a 42-yard field goal. Then the Raiders replied with Janikowski making a 54-yard field goal. The Cardinals took the lead in the 2nd quarter when QB Derek Anderson made a 2-yard TD pass to WR Steve Breaston, but it didn't last very long after RB Darren McFadden got a 2-yard TD run. Arizona got the lead back in the 3rd quarter when Anderson found WR Larry Fitzgerald on an 8-yard TD pass. In the 4th quarter Oakland cut the lead when Janikowski made a 23-yard field goal. Janikowski missed three field goals in the game, giving Arizona the win.

With the close win, Arizona improved to 2–1.

Week 4: at San Diego Chargers
Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 0310
Chargers 7 21 10341

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

Hoping to increase their winning streak the Cardinals flew to Qualcomm Stadium for an interconference duel with the Chargers. In the 1st quarter the Cardinals trailed early as QB Philip Rivers completed a 33-yard TD pass to TE Antonio Gates, but they replied in the 2nd quarter when FS Kerry Rhodes recovered a fumble and ran 2 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. After that, the Cardinals fell further behind with FB Mike Tolbert making a 5-yard TD run, followed by Rivers making a 26-yard TD pass to TE Antonio Gates. The Cardinals had more problems when QB Derek Anderson's pass was intercepted by OLB Shaun Phillips which converted into a 31-yard touchdown run. This was followed in the 3rd quarter by kicker Nate Kaeding making a 48-yard field goal. Then RB Ryan Mathews got a 15-yard TD run. This was followed in the 4th quarter by Kaeding nailing a 47-yard field goal. The Cardinals tried to cut the lead, but only came away with kicker Jay Feely's 53-yard field goal, which isn't enough for the win.

With the loss, Arizona fell to 2–2.

Week 5: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 5: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Saints 10 3 0720
Cardinals 0 3 171030

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Hoping to rebound from their loss to the Chargers the Cardinals played on home ground for an NFC duel with the Saints. In the first quarter the Cardinals trailed early as kicker John Carney nailed a 31-yard field goal, followed by QB Drew Brees completing a 1-yard TD pass to TE Jeremy Shockey. The Cardinals replied with kicker Jay Feely making a 37-yard field goal, followed by OT Levi Brown recovering a fumble and returning it 2 yards for a touchdown. In the third quarter the Cardinals replied and took the lead when Feely got a 44-yard field goal, followed the 4th quarter by Feely's 29-yard field goal. Then FS Kerry Rhodes recovered a fumble and ran 27 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. The lead was broken down with Brees making a 35-yard TD pass to WR Robert Meachem, but the Cardinals managed to pull away when Brees' pass was intercepted by CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and returned 28 yards to the endzone for a touchdown.

With the win, Arizona went into their bye week at 3–2.

Week 7: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 7310
Seahawks 3 7 9322

at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington

Game information

Coming off their bye week the Cardinals flew to Qwest Field for an NFC West rivalry match against the Seahawks. In the first quarter the Cardinals trailed early as kicker Olindo Mare got a 20-yard field goal. Followed in the second quarter by QB Matt Hasselbeck making a 2-yard TD pass to WR Mike Williams. The Cardinals fell further behind in the 3rd quarter with Mare nailing a 31 and a 51-yard field goal. The Cardinals replied with RB Beanie Wells getting a 2-yard TD run. The Seahawks continued to score with Mare hitting a 24-yard field goal, but the Cardinals responded in the fourth quarter with kicker Jay Feely getting a 24-yard field goal. The Seahawks pulled away with Mare making a 26-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 3–3.

Week 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 8: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 7 17 7738
Cardinals 7 7 14735

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 4:15 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 61,857
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Brian Billick and Jaime Maggio
  • Recap
Game information

The Cardinals' seventh game was an NFC duel with the Buccaneers at University of Phoenix Stadium. In the first quarter the Cardinals took the lead when QB Max Hall made a 3-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald. The Buccaneers replied with OLB Geno Hayes returning an interception 41 yards for a touchdown. The Cardinals led again in the second quarter with RB Beanie Wells getting a 1-yard TD run, but the Buccaneers went on a scoring rally with QB Josh Freeman making a 47-yard TD pass to WR Mike Williams, and CB Aqib Talib returning an interception 45 yards for a touchdown. This was followed by kicker Connor Barth hitting a 21-yard field goal, and in the third quarter with RB LeGarrette Blount getting a 15-yard TD run. The Cardinals also went on a rally to take the lead back with RB LaRod Stephens-Howling making a 30-yard TD run, which was followed by ILB Gerald Hayes recovering a fumble and running 21 yards to the endzone for a touchdown. Then QB Derek Anderson found Fitzgerald on a 5-yard TD pass. The Buccaneers scored once more to take the win with Blount getting a 1-yard TD run.

With the loss, Arizona recorded back to back losses for the first time since the 2008 season, and fell to 3–4.

Week 9: at Minnesota Vikings
Week 9: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Cardinals 0 14 73024
Vikings 0 10 014327

at Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Hoping to snap their current losing streak the Cardinals flew to Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome for an NFC duel with the Vikings. In the second quarter the Cardinals trailed early as QB Brett Favre got a 12-yard TD pass to RB Adrian Peterson. They immediately replied with a 96-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by RB LaRod Stephens-Howling. The Vikings responded with kicker Ryan Longwell nailing a 21-yard field goal. The Cardinals replied a took the lead with QB Derek Anderson completing a 30-yard TD pass to WR Andre Roberts. This was followed by DB Michael Adams returning a fumble 30 yards for a touchdown, and with kicker Jay Feely making a 22-yard field goal. The lead was closed down by Peterson as he got a 4-yard TD run, and by QB Brett Favre's 25-yard TD pass to TE Visanthe Shiancoe. After overtime the decision was made when Longwell successfully made a 35-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a loss, bringing their record down to 3–5.

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 10: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 91036
Cardinals 7 3 0818

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The Cardinals' ninth game was an NFC West rivalry re-match against the Seahawks. In the first quarter the Cardinals took the early lead as RB Tim Hightower got a 2-yard TD run. The Seahawks replied with RB Marshawn Lynch getting a 1-yard TD run. The Cardinals trailed with kicker Olindo Mare getting a 41-yard field goal, but they answed back with kicker Jay Feely nailing a 23-yard field goal. The Cardinals struggled further with QB Matt Hasselbeck completing a 63-yard TD pass to WR Deon Butler. This was followed in the third quarter by a 34, 19 and 23-yard field goal from Mare. In the fourth quarter Mare got another 19-yard field goal to put the Seahawks up 29–10. The Cardinals responded with QB Derek Anderson making a 2-yard TD pass to WR Early Doucet (With a successful 2-point conversion as Anderson found WR Larry Fitzgerald), but the Seahawks put the game away with RB Justin Forsett getting a 4-yard TD run.

With the loss, Arizona fell to 3–6.

Week 11: at Kansas City Chiefs
Week 11: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 0 3713
Chiefs 0 14 71031

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

Hoping to break their current losing streak the Cardinals flew to Arrowhead Stadium for an interconference duel with the Chiefs. The Cardinals scored with kicker Jay Feely hitting a 36-yard field goal, but they fell behind with QB Matt Cassel completing a 1-yard TD pass to WR Dwayne Bowe. This was followed by RB Thomas Jones getting a 1 and a 3-yard TD run. The Cardinals responded with Feely making a 29-yard field goal, but they struggled further with kicker Ryan Succop getting a 23-yard field goal, followed by Cassel throwing a 38-yard TD pass to Bowe. The Cardinals cut the lead with QB Derek Anderson completing a 3-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald.

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 3–7.

Week 12: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 12: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 14 7 3327
Cardinals 3 3 006

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Trying to snap a five-game losing streak, the Cardinals went home, donned their alternate uniforms again, and played a Week 12 NFC West duel with the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night. Arizona trailed early in the first quarter as 49ers quarterback Troy Smith completed a 38-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Michael Crabtree. The Cardinals answered with a 31-yard field goal from kicker Jay Feely, but San Francisco struck back with running back Anthony Dixon getting a 1-yard touchdown run. The 49ers added onto their lead in the second quarter with running back Brian Westbrook getting an 8-yard touchdown run. Arizona would respond with Feely's 39-yard field goal. From there, San Francisco pulled away in the third quarter as 49ers kicker Shane Andrus made a 38-yard field goal, followed by his 26-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 3–8.

Week 13: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 13: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 3 6 7319
Cardinals 6 0 006

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Hoping to break a six-game losing streak the Cardinals played on home ground for a division rivalry match against the Rams. The Cardinals took the early lead as kicker Jay Feely got a 45 and a 41-yard field goal. They soon trailed after kicker Josh Brown hit a 28, 52 and 20-yard field goal. This was followed in the third quarter by RB Steven Jackson getting a 27-yard TD run, and with Brown making a 43-yard field goal.

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 3–9.

Week 14: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 14: Denver Broncos at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 0 01013
Cardinals 3 13 32443

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The Cardinals thirteenth game was an interconference duel with the Broncos. The Cardinals trailed early as Broncos kicker Steven Hauschka nailed a 32-yard field goal, but rallied to take the lead with kicker Jay Feely making a 36 and a 48-yard field goal, followed by his 5-yard TD run to the endzone, then he made a 55, 23 and a 49-yard field goal to put the Cardinals up 22–3. The lead was narrowed slightly as Hauchka got a 30-yard field goal, but the Cardinals increased their lead with RB Tim Hightower getting an 8-yard TD run. The Broncos tried to break down the lead as RB Knowshon Moreno got a 1-yard TD run, but the Cardinals pulled away with Hightower getting a 35-yard TD run, followed by DE Darnell Dockett recovering a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown.

With the win, Arizona improved to 4–9, and got their first-ever win over the Broncos in the franchise's history,[2] though they tied in 1973 and never played the Broncos between 1978 and 1988. Despite losing nine games on the year, the Cardinals are still playoff-eligible in the very weak NFC West.

Week 15: at Carolina Panthers
Week 15: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 0912
Panthers 6 7 6019

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

Game information

Coming off their win over the Broncos the Cardinals flew to Bank of America Stadium for an NFC duel with the Panthers. In the first quarter the Cardinals trailed early as kicker John Kasay hit a 28 and a 29-yard field goal. This was followed in the second quarter by QB Jimmy Clausen completing a 16-yard touchdown pass to TE Jeff King. The Cardinals answered with kicker Jay Feely nailing a 23-yard field goal, but struggled further after Kasay made a 24 and a 43-yard field goal. The Cardinals tried to come back with Steve Breaston recovering a fumble in the end zone for a touchdown (With a failed two-point conversion) and then with Feely getting a 30-yard field goal, but the Panthers' defense was enough to secure themselves the win.

With the loss, Arizona fell to 4–10, and was officially ousted from the postseason for the first time since 2007.

Week 16: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 16: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cowboys 0 10 10626
Cardinals 14 7 0627

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

This game marked the second time the Cardinals hosted the Cowboys on Christmas Day, after a 1995 Monday Night Football contest.

Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 17: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 007
49ers 7 3 21738

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

The Cardinals' final game was an NFC West rivalry rematch against the 49ers. The Cardinals trailed early as QB Alex Smith completed a 37-yard TD pass to WR Ted Ginn, followed in the 2nd quarter by kicker Jeff Reed making a 39-yard field goal. The Cardinals narrowed the lead as QB John Skelton completed a 10-yard TD pass to WR Larry Fitzgerald, but fell further behind after Smith completed a 59-yard TD pass to TE Vernon Davis, followed by RB Brian Westbrook running 6 yards to the endzone for a touchdown twice in succession. Arizona's offense continued to have problems as Richard Bartel's pass was intercepted by CB Tarell Brown and returned 62 yards for a touchdown.

With the loss, the Cardinals finish with a 5–11 record.

Notes and references
  1. Urban, Darren (January 29, 2010). "Warner Says Goodbye". azcardinals.com. Archived from the original on February 2, 2010. Retrieved August 28, 2010.
  2. Arizona Cardinals versus Denver Broncos
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