The
2019 season was the
Arizona Cardinals
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' 100th in the
National Football League
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(NFL), their 32nd in
Arizona
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and their first under
head coach
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Kliff Kingsbury
Kliff Timothy Kingsbury (born August 9, 1979) is an American football coach and former quarterback who is the head coach for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was previously a collegiate football coach from 2008 to ...
, following the firing of former head coach
Steve Wilks
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the previous season. During the offseason, the Cardinals' home stadium was renamed from University of Phoenix Stadium to
State Farm Stadium
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. The Cardinals were one of two current teams, along with the
Chicago Bears
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, who were among the 14 charter members of the American Professional Football Association, which later became the NFL, that celebrated its 100th season in 2019. The Cardinals improved on their 3–13 campaign in 2018. However, they were mathematically eliminated from playoff contention for the fourth straight season after a Week 13 loss to the
Los Angeles Rams
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.
Bill Bidwill, who had owned the team since
1972
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, died on October 2, 2019, at the age of 88.
Offseason
Signings
Draft
Notes
* As the result of a negative differential of free agent signings and departures that the Cardinals experienced during the free agency period, the team received four
compensatory selection
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s for the 2019 draft.
Draft trades
* The Cardinals traded their seventh-round selection and the rights to former
head coach
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Bruce Arians
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to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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in exchange for the Buccaneers' sixth-round selection.
* The Cardinals received a second-round pick from the Miami Dolphins, number 62 overall, and a 2020 fifth-round pick in exchange for quarterback
Josh Rosen
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.
Supplemental draft
The Cardinals selected
Washington State
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safety
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Meanings
There are two slightly di ...
Jalen Thompson in the fifth round of the
2019 supplemental draft that was held on July 10. As a result, the Cardinals will forfeit their fifth-round selection during the
2020
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draft.
Roster changes
In addition to receiving the number one overall draft pick, the Cardinals also have the top spot on the waiver wire by virtue of having the worst record in the NFL during the 2018 season. The Cardinals picked up Pharoh Cooper (wide receiver, previously from the Los Angeles Rams), D. J. Swearinger (safety, previously from the Washington Redskins), Tanner Vallejo (linebacker, previously from the Cleveland Browns), Robert Alford (cornerback, previously from the Atlanta Falcons), Brooks Reed (outside linebacker, previously from the Atlanta Falcons), and Charles Clay (tight end, previously from the Buffalo Bills).
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
Regular season
Schedule
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 3: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 6: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 7: at New York Giants
Week 8: at New Orleans Saints
Week 9: vs. San Francisco 49ers
Week 10: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers
The Cardinals were swept by the 49ers for the first time since 2013.
Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams
Standings
Division
Conference
References
External links
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Arizona
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Arizona Cardinals seasons
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) NFC West, West division, an ...