2021 Arizona Cardinals season

2021 Arizona Cardinals season
2021 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Michael Bidwill
Head coach	Kliff Kingsbury
General manager	Steve Keim
Home field	State Farm Stadium
Results
Record	11–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Rams) 11–34
Pro Bowlers	4 QB Kyler Murray; RB James Conner; OLB Chandler Jones; SS Budda Baker;
AP All-Pros	SS Budda Baker (2nd team)
Uniform
	← 2020; Cardinals seasons; 2022 →;

The 2021 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 102nd season in the National Football League and their third under head coach Kliff Kingsbury.

Draft

2021 Arizona Cardinals Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	16	Zaven Collins	LB	Tulsa
2	49	Rondale Moore	WR	Purdue
4	136	Marco Wilson	CB	Florida	from Kansas City via Baltimore
6	210	Victor Dimukeje	DE	Duke	from Baltimore
6	223	Tay Gowan	CB	UCF	from Minnesota via trade for Mason Cole
7	243	James Wiggins	S	Cincinnati
7	247	Michal Menet	C	Penn State	from Chicago via Las Vegas

Regular season

Schedule

The Cardinals' 2021 schedule was announced on May 12.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 12	at Tennessee Titans	W 38–13	1–0	Nissan Stadium	Recap
2	September 19	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–33	2–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
3	September 26	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 31–19	3–0	TIAA Bank Field	Recap
4	October 3	at Los Angeles Rams	W 37–20	4–0	SoFi Stadium	Recap
5	October 10	San Francisco 49ers	W 17–10	5–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
6	October 17	at Cleveland Browns	W 37–14	6–0	FirstEnergy Stadium	Recap
7	October 24	Houston Texans	W 31−5	7–0	State Farm Stadium	Recap
8	October 28	Green Bay Packers	L 21–24	7–1	State Farm Stadium	Recap
9	November 7	at San Francisco 49ers	W 31–17	8–1	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 14	Carolina Panthers	L 10–34	8–2	State Farm Stadium	Recap
11	November 21	at Seattle Seahawks	W 23–13	9–2	Lumen Field	Recap
12	Bye
13	December 5	at Chicago Bears	W 33–22	10–2	Soldier Field	Recap
14	December 13	Los Angeles Rams	L 23–30	10–3	State Farm Stadium	Recap
15	December 19	at Detroit Lions	L 12–30	10–4	Ford Field	Recap
16	December 25	Indianapolis Colts	L 16–22	10–5	State Farm Stadium	Recap
17	January 2	at Dallas Cowboys	W 25–22	11–5	AT&T Stadium	Recap
18	January 9	Seattle Seahawks	L 30–38	11–6	State Farm Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽⁴⁾ Los Angeles Rams	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	460	372	L1
⁽⁵⁾ Arizona Cardinals	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	449	366	L1
⁽⁶⁾ San Francisco 49ers	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	427	365	W2
Seattle Seahawks	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	395	366	W2

Conference

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1^[b]	Green Bay Packers	North	13	4	0	.765	4–2	9–3	.479	.480	L1
2^[b]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	13	4	0	.765	4–2	8–4	.467	.443	W3
3^[c]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	5	0	.706	6–0	10–2	.488	.431	W1
4^[c]	Los Angeles Rams	West	12	5	0	.706	3–3	8–4	.483	.409	L1
Wild cards
5	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	6	0	.647	4–2	7–5	.490	.492	L1
6	San Francisco 49ers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.500	.438	W2
7^[d]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.469	.350	L1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8^[d]	New Orleans Saints	South	9	8	0	.529	4–2	7–5	.512	.516	W2
9	Minnesota Vikings	North	8	9	0	.471	4–2	6–6	.507	.434	W1
10^[e]	Washington Football Team	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	6–6	.529	.420	W1
11^[e]^[f]	Seattle Seahawks	West	7	10	0	.412	3–3	4–8	.519	.424	W2
12^[e]^[f]	Atlanta Falcons	South	7	10	0	.412	2–4	4–8	.472	.315	L2
13	Chicago Bears	North	6	11	0	.353	2–4	4–8	.524	.373	L1
14	Carolina Panthers	South	5	12	0	.294	2–4	3–9	.509	.412	L7
15	New York Giants	East	4	13	0	.235	1–5	3–9	.536	.485	L6
16	Detroit Lions	North	3	13	1	.206	2–4	3–9	.528	.627	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
↑ Vance Joseph and Jeff Rodgers (Interim HCs for Week 6 after Kingsbury tested positive for COVID-19) ↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record. ↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record. ↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep. ↑ ^6.0 ^6.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games. ↑ 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.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
Wild Card	January 17	at Los Angeles Rams (4)	L 11–34	0–1	SoFi Stadium	Recap

[1] Vance Joseph and Jeff Rodgers (Interim HCs for Week 6 after Kingsbury tested positive for COVID-19)

[13-4-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Green Bay finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on conference record.

[12-5-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Dallas finished ahead of LA Rams based on conference record.

[9-8-4] 4.0 ^4.1 Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.

[7-10a-5] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Washington finished ahead of Atlanta and Seattle based on head-to-head sweep.

[7-10b-6] 6.0 ^6.1 Seattle finished ahead of Atlanta based on win percentage in common games.

[7] 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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