The
1994
File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which sank in the Baltic Sea; Nelson ...
Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 75th season with the National Football League (NFL), the seventh season in Arizona and the first season as the "Arizona Cardinals". Buddy Ryan became the 32nd head coach in Cardinals history. After being given a large share of the credit for the success of the Houston Oilers in 1993, Ryan was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. Also named general manager of the Cardinals, Ryan went 8–8 his first year, the Cardinals’ first non-losing season since 1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season, 1984.
The Cardinals finished the season ranked third in the NFL in total defense, although it allowed only two fewer points in 1994 than they had in 1993. An anemic offense, one which saw three quarterbacks start at least one game, held the team back. Arizona scored 89 points fewer in 1994 than it did in 1993, and it finished with a minus-32-point differential after finishing at plus-57 in 1993.
Arizona lost its first two games by a combined five points, then were shut out 32–0 by 1994 Cleveland Browns season, the Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals recovered to enter the final week of the season with a shot at the playoffs, but those hopes were ended by a 10–6 loss to 1994 Atlanta Falcons season, the Atlanta Falcons.
Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 5
Week 6
Week 7
Week 8
Week 9
Week 10
Week 11
Week 12
Week 13
Week 14
This ninth successive defeat for the Oilers has the unusual distinction of being the most recent NFL game as of 2017 NFL season, 2017 during which ''both'' teams scored a Safety (gridiron football score), safety, and one of only eight since at least 1940 NFL season, 1940.
Week 15
Week 16
Week 17
Standings
Awards and records
* Aeneas Williams, NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)
[NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 453]
References
External links
1994 Arizona Cardinals at ''Pro Football Reference''
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1994 National Football League season by team, Arizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals seasons
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