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The 2013 season was the
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) West division, and play th ...
' 94th in the National Football League
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, their 26th in Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...
and their first under head coach
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Bruce Arians
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. 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
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, and were in playoff contention heading into the Week 17 regular season finale, but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.
2013 draft class
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
Schedule
Regular season
Schedule
:Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.Game summaries
Week 1: at St. Louis Rams
Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 15: at Tennessee Titans
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 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Cardinals finished their regular season at home against theSan Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's Nationa ...
in hopes of making the playoffs needing not only a win over the 49ers, but also a long shot upset by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The cl ...
at New Orleans. After being behind 177 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
The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans. The Saints compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. Since 1975, the te ...
and the Buccaneers. They would finish their season 106, 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
Conference
Footnotes
References
External links
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Arizona Cardinals seasons
Arizona
Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...