2014 Arizona Cardinals Season

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2014 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Bruce Arians
Owner	Steve Keim
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd NFC West
Conference place	5th NFC
Pro Bowlers	Justin Bethel, ST Calais Campbell, DE Patrick Peterson, CB
Uniform
Timeline
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The 2014 Arizona Cardinals season will be the franchise's upcoming 95th season in the National Football League, the 27th in Arizona and the second under head coach Bruce Arians.

[edit] Draft

Main article: 2014 NFL Draft

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	27	Deone Bucannon	Safety	Washington State
2	52	Troy Niklas	Tight end	Notre Dame
3	84	Kareem Martin	Defensive end	North Carolina
	91	John Brown	Wide receiver	Pittsburg State
4	120	Logan Thomas	Quarterback	Virginia Tech
5	160	Ed Stinson	Defensive end	Alabama
6	196	Walt Powell	Wide receiver	Murray State
7	None

[edit] Staff

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[edit] Current roster

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[edit] Schedule

[edit] Preseason

The Cardinals' preseason opponents were announced on April 9, 2014.

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	August 9	5:30 p.m.	Houston Texans	W 32-0	1-0	University of Phoenix Stadium	KNXV
2	August 16	5:30 p.m.	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–30	1–1	TCF Bank Stadium	KNXV
3	August 24	5:00 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–19	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	NBC
4	August 28	7:00 p.m.	at San Diego Chargers	L 9–12	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	KNXV

By defeating the Texans 32–0, this would be the second consecutive season in which the Cardinals shutout their first preseason opponent.

[edit] Regular season

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
1	September 8	7:20 p.m.	San Diego Chargers	W 18–17	1–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	ESPN
2	September 14	10:00 a.m.	at New York Giants	W 25–14	2–0	MetLife Stadium	Fox
3	September 21	1:05 p.m.	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–14	3–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
4	Bye
5	October 5	1:05 p.m.	at Denver Broncos	L 20–41	3–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Fox
6	October 12	1:25 p.m.	Washington Redskins	W 30–20	4–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
7	October 19	1:25 p.m.	at Oakland Raiders	W 24–13	5–1	O.co Coliseum	Fox
8	October 26	1:05 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–20	6–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
9	November 2	11:00 a.m.	at Dallas Cowboys	W 28–17	7–1	AT&T Stadium	Fox
10	November 9	2:25 p.m.	St. Louis Rams	W 31–14	8–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
11	November 16	2:25 p.m.	Detroit Lions	W 14–6	9–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Fox
12	November 23	2:05 p.m.	at Seattle Seahawks	L 3–19	9–2	CenturyLink Field	Fox
13	November 30	2:05 p.m.	at Atlanta Falcons	L 18–29	9–3	Georgia Dome	Fox
14	December 7	2:05 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	10–3	University of Phoenix Stadium	CBS
15	December 11	6:25 p.m.	at St. Louis Rams	W 12–6	11–3	Edward Jones Dome	NFLN
16	December 21	6:30 p.m.	Seattle Seahawks	L 6–35	11–4	University of Phoenix Stadium	NBC
17	December 28	2:25 p.m.	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20	11–5	Levi's Stadium	Fox

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

[edit] Postseason

See also: 2014–15 NFL playoffs

Playoff round	Kickoff (CDT)	Date	Opponent	Results		Game site	TV	NFL.com recap
				Final score	Team record
Wild Card	January 3, 2015	2:35 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers (4)			Bank of America Stadium	ESPN

[edit] Standings

[edit] Division

NFC West
view • talk • edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(1) Seattle Seahawks	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	394	254	W6
(5) Arizona Cardinals	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	310	299	L2
San Francisco 49ers	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	306	340	W1
St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	324	354	L3

[edit] Conference

NFC
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	PD	STK
Division leaders
1	* – Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	394	254	140	W6
2	z – Green Bay Packers	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	486	348	138	W2
3	y – Dallas Cowboys	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	467	352	115	W4
4	y − Carolina Panthers	South	7	8	1	.469	4–2	6–6	339	374	–25	W4
Wild Cards
5	w – Arizona Cardinals	West	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	310	299	11	L2
6	w – Detroit Lions	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	301	268	33	L1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7	Philadelphia Eagles	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	6–6	474	400	74	W1
8	San Francisco 49ers	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	306	340	–34	W1
9	New Orleans Saints	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	401	424	–23	W1
10	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	1–5	6–6	325	343	–18	W1
11	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	380	400	–20	L1
12	Atlanta Falcons	South	6	10	0	.375	5–1	6–6	381	417	–36	L1
13	St. Louis Rams	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	324	354	–30	L3
14	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	319	442	–123	L5
15	Washington Redskins	East	4	12	0	.250	2–4	2–10	301	438	–137	L1
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	277	410	–133	L6
Tiebreakers
^ a b c Seattle is ahead of both Green Bay and Dallas, and Green Bay is ahead of Dallas, based on conference record. ^ a b Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6). ^ a b New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9). ^ a b c The New York Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis-head to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27). Atlanta is ranked ahead of St. Louis based on conference record. ^ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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