2013 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2013 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 94th in the National Football League, their 26th in Arizona and their first under head coach Bruce Arians. The team finished with a 10–6 record, which was the second time in 37 years that the team finished with at least 10 wins. The Cardinals doubled their win total from 2012, and were in playoff contention heading into the Week 17 regular season finale, but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.

2013 Arizona Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachBruce Arians
General managerSteve Keim
Home fieldUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record10–6
Division place3rd NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDE John Abraham
ST Justin Bethel
CB Patrick Peterson
WR Larry Fitzgerald
Uniform

2013 draft class
Main article: 2013 NFL Draft
Cardinals players during preseason, August 29
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
17 Jonathan CooperGNorth Carolina
245[upper-alpha 1] Kevin MinterLBLSU
369 Tyrann MathieuCB/SLSU
4103 Alex OkaforLB/DETexas
116[upper-alpha 1] Earl WatfordGJames Madison
5140 Stepfan TaylorRBStanford
6[upper-alpha 2]174 Ryan SwopeWRTexas A&M
187[upper-alpha 1] Andre EllingtonRBClemson
7219[upper-alpha 2] D. C. JeffersonTERutgers

Staff
2013 Arizona Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

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

Final roster
2013 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, 11 inactive, 8 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 9 at Green Bay Packers W 17–0 1–0 Lambeau Field Recap
2 August 17 Dallas Cowboys W 12–7 2–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
3 August 24 San Diego Chargers L 7–24 2–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
4 August 29 at Denver Broncos W 32–24 3–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 8 at St. Louis Rams L 24–27 0–1 Edward Jones Dome Recap
2 September 15 Detroit Lions W 25–21 1–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
3 September 22 at New Orleans Saints L 7–31 1–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
4 September 29 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–10 2–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap
5 October 6 Carolina Panthers W 22–6 3–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
6 October 13 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–32 3–3 Candlestick Park Recap
7 October 17 Seattle Seahawks L 22–34 3–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
8 October 27 Atlanta Falcons W 27–13 4–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
9 Bye
10 November 10 Houston Texans W 27–24 5–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
11 November 17 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–14 6–4 EverBank Field Recap
12 November 24 Indianapolis Colts W 40–11 7–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
13 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–24 7–5 Lincoln Financial Field Recap
14 December 8 St. Louis Rams W 30–10 8–5 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
15 December 15 at Tennessee Titans W 37–34 (OT) 9–5 LP Field Recap
16 December 22 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–10 10–5 CenturyLink Field Recap
17 December 29 San Francisco 49ers L 20–23 10–6 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1: at St. Louis Rams
Week One: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 10 14024
Rams 0 10 31427

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Game information

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
Week Two: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Lions 0 14 7021
Cardinals 0 10 6925

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
Week Three: Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 0 007
Saints 7 7 31431

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
  • Game attendance: 73,057
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week Four: Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 01313
Buccaneers 7 3 0010

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 10:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 44,956
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week Five: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 3 006
Cardinals 0 3 91022

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 6020
49ers 6 16 01032

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 10 14334
Cardinals 0 10 3922

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week Eight: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Falcons 3 3 0713
Cardinals 0 21 3327

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m.
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 60,671
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Week Ten: Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Texans 7 10 0724
Cardinals 7 7 6727

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Eleven: Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 10327
Jaguars 14 0 0014

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), 20% chance of rain
  • Game attendance: 59,862
  • Referee: Jeff Triplette
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week Twelve: Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colts 3 0 0811
Cardinals 7 20 7640

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 60,882
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 7721
Eagles 7 10 7024

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Game information

Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Rams 3 0 0710
Cardinals 7 7 9730

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 8
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 60,643
  • Referee: Walt Coleman
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 15: at Tennessee Titans
Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
1 2 34OTTotal
Cardinals 7 3 1014337
Titans 10 0 717034

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 69,143
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

With the win, the Cardinals were the only NFC West team to defeat all of their AFC South opponents.

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week Sixteen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 31117
Seahawks 0 3 0710

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
  • Game attendance: 68,266
  • Referee: Scott Green
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
49ers 17 0 0623
Cardinals 0 7 01320

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The Cardinals finished their regular season at home against the San Francisco 49ers in hopes of making the playoffs with not only a win over the 49ers, but also a long shot win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans. After being behind 17–7 at halftime, the Cardinals were ultimately shut down by their division rivals and put in 3rd place, barely missing out as they needed to beat the 49ers to win the NFC's last playoff spot. However, even if they had won, their spot depended on the outcome of the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Buccaneers. They would finish their season 10–6, becoming the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.

With the loss, the Cardinals finished the season by 10-6.

Standings

Division
NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(1) Seattle Seahawks 13 3 0 .813 4–2 10–2 417 231 W1
(5) San Francisco 49ers 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 406 272 W6
Arizona Cardinals 10 6 0 .625 2–4 6–6 379 324 L1
St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 348 364 L1

Conference
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1 Seattle Seahawks West 13 3 0 .813 4–2 10–2 .490 .445 W1
2 Carolina Panthers South 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .494 .451 W3
3 Philadelphia Eagles East 10 6 0 .625 4–2 9–3 .453 .391 W2
4 Green Bay Packers North 8 7 1 .531 3–2–1 6–5–1 .453 .371 W1
Wild cards
5 San Francisco 49ers West 12 4 0 .750 5–1 9–3 .494 .414 W6
6 New Orleans Saints South 11 5 0 .688 5–1 9–3 .516 .455 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7 Arizona Cardinals West 10 6 0 .625 2–4 6–6 .531 .444 L1
8[lower-alpha 1] Chicago Bears North 8 8 0 .500 2–4 4–8 .465 .469 L2
9 Dallas Cowboys East 8 8 0 .500 5–1 7–5 .484 .363 L1
10[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] New York Giants East 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .520 .366 W2
11[lower-alpha 4] Detroit Lions North 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .457 .402 L4
12 St. Louis Rams West 7 9 0 .438 1–5 4–8 .551 .446 L1
13 Minnesota Vikings North 5 10 1 .344 2–3–1 4–7–1 .512 .450 W1
14[lower-alpha 5] Atlanta Falcons South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 3–9 .553 .313 L2
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 4 12 0 .250 1–5 2–10 .574 .391 L3
16 Washington Redskins East 3 13 0 .188 0–6 1–11 .516 .438 L8
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
  1. Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28).
  2. The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.
  3. The New York Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)).
  4. Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.
  5. Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay.
  6. 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.

Footnotes
  1. The Cardinals traded their second-round selection (No. 38 overall) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth- round selections — Nos. 45 and 110 overall. The Cardinals later traded the No. 110 selection to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' fourth- (No. 116) and sixth- (No. 187 overall) round selections.
  2. The Cardinals acquired an additional sixth-round selection — No. 176 overall — in a trade that sent cornerback A. J. Jefferson and the team's original seventh-round selection (No. 213 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings. The Cardinals later traded the No. 176 selection along with a conditional 2014 selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and one of the Raiders' seventh-round selections (No. 219 overall).

References
  1. "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  2. "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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