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2020 Arizona Cardinals season
Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury
General Manager Steve Keim
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The 2020 season is the Arizona Cardinals' 101st in the National Football League, their 33rd in Arizona, and their second under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. It is also the first full season since 1971 without the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.

The team will look to improve on its 5–10–1 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

Roster changes

Free agents

Position Player Tag 2020 team Notes
WR Larry Fitzgerald UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
OT Marcus Gilbert UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
OT D.J. Humphries UFA Arizona Cardinals 3 years
OG Max Garcia UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
TE Charles Clay UFA TBD TBD
QB Brett Hundley UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
DE Rodney Gunter UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 3 years
LB Brooks Reed UFA TBD TBD
C A.Q. Shipley UFA Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1 year
OT Jordan Mills UFA TBD TBD
DE Clinton McDonald UFA TBD TBD
DT Cassius Marsh UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 1 year
DB Josh Shaw UFA TBD TBD
DT Jonathan Bullard UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
RB Kenyan Drake UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
DT Zach Kerr UFA Carolina Panthers 2 years
DT Caraun Reid UFA Jacksonville Jaguars 1 year
S Chris Banjo UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
CB Brandon Williams UFA New York Giants 4 years
WR Pharoh Cooper UFA Carolina Panthers 1 year
WR Damiere Byrd UFA New England Patriots 1 year
S Charles Washington UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
RB D. J. Foster UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
LB Keishawn Bierria UFA TBD TBD
LB Joe Walker UFA San Francisco 49ers 1 year
K Zane Gonzalez UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
OT William Sweet UFA San Francisco 49ers 1 year
OT Justin Murray UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
CB Kevin Peterson UFA Arizona Cardinals 1 year
Player re-signed by the Cardinals Player not re-signed by the Cardinals

Signings

Position Player Tag 2019 team Date signed Notes
DT Jordan Phillips UFA Buffalo Bills March 19 3 years, $30 million
LB Devon Kennard UFA Detroit Lions March 19 3 years, $20 million
LB De'Vondre Campbell UFA Atlanta Falcons March 19 1 year, $6 million
DT Trevon Coley UFA Indianapolis Colts March 25 1 year, $825,000

Trades

  • March 20: The Cardinals traded a second-round pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and RB David Johnson to the Houston Texans for WR DeAndre Hopkins. [1]

Draft

2020 Arizona Cardinals Draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 8 Isaiah Simmons OLB Clemson
3 72 Josh Jones OT Houston
4 114 Leki Fotu DT Utah
131 Rashard Lawrence DT LSU from Houston
6 202 Evan Weaver LB California from New England
7 222 Eno Benjamin RB Arizona State

Notes

Undrafted free agents
Player Position College
Ryan Becker TE SMU
Jake Benzinger OT Wake Forest
Jermiah Braswell WR Youngstown State
T.J. Carter DT Kentucky
Jackson Dennis OT Holy Cross
Drew Dickinson OG Findlay
Reggie Floyd DB Virginia Tech
Steven Gonzalez OT Penn State
Parker Houston TE San Diego State
Noah Togiai TE Oregon State
Shane Leatherbury WR Towson
Zane Lewis DB Air Force
Rashad Medaris WR Cincinnati
Devin Phelps WR Shepherd
Adam Shuler DT Florida
Reggie Walker LB Kansas State
JoJo Ward WR Hawaii
Jonathan Ward RB Central Michigan
Jace Whittaker DB Arizona
Jarren Williams DB Albany
Bejour Wilson DB Liberty

Staff

Arizona Cardinals staffv · d · e
Front Office
  • Owner/Chairman – Bill Bidwill
  • President – Michael Bidwill
  • General Manager – Steve Keim
  • Vice President of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough
  • Director of College Scouting – Dru Grigson
  • Director of Pro Scouting – Quentin Harris
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
 
Defensive Coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Todd Bowles
  • Defensive Line – Brentson Buckner
  • Outside Linebackers – James Bettcher
  • Linebackers – Mike Caldwell
  • Defensive Backs – Nick Rapone
  • Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross
  • Pass Rush Specialist – Tom Pratt
  • Defensive Assistant/Assistant Defensive Backs – Ryan Slowik
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
  • Strength and Conditioning – Buddy Morris
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pete Alosi
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning - Roger Kingdom

Coaching staff
Management
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AFC East: BUF  · MIA  · NE  · NYJNorth: BAL  · CIN  · CLE  · PITSouth: HOU  · IND  · JAC  · TENWest: DEN  · KC  · OAK  · SD
NFC East: DAL  · NYG  · PHI  · WASNorth: CHI  · DET  · GB  · MINSouth: ATL  · CAR  · NO  · TBWest: ARI  · STL  · SF  · SEA

Current roster

Arizona Cardinals current rosterview · talk · edit
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists
  • Currently vacant

Unrestricted FAs

Restricted FAs

Exclusive-Rights FAs

Rookies in italics

Roster updated January 13, 2011
Depth chartTransactions
39 active, 0 inactive, 30 FAs

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Preseason

The Cardinals' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Week Date Opponent Venue Result
1 Template:Dow tooltip at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2 Template:Dow tooltip Kansas City Chiefs State Farm Stadium
3 Template:Dow tooltip at Las Vegas Raiders Allegiant Stadium
4 Template:Dow tooltip Denver Broncos State Farm Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

The Cardinals' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Note: The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone; however, Daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation.
As a result, times during the months of September and October are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time, not Mountain Daylight Time.
Week Date Time (MST) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 13 1:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers W 24–20 1–0 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 20 1:05 p.m. Washington Football Team W 30–15 2–0 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 27 1:25 p.m. Detroit Lions L 23–26 2–1 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 4 10:00 a.m. at Carolina Panthers L 21–31 2–2 Bank of America Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 11 10:00 a.m. at New York Jets W 30–10 3–2 MetLife Stadium Fox Recap
6 Template:Dow tooltip 5:15 p.m. at Dallas Cowboys W 38–10 4–2 AT&T Stadium ESPN Recap
7 October 25 1:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks State Farm Stadium Fox
8 Bye
9 November 8 2:25 p.m. Miami Dolphins State Farm Stadium CBS
10 November 15 2:05 p.m. Buffalo Bills State Farm Stadium CBS
11 Template:Dow tooltip 6:20 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Fox/NFLN/
Amazon Prime
12 November 29 11:00 a.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium Fox
13 December 6 2:05 p.m. Los Angeles Rams State Farm Stadium Fox
14 December 13 11:00 a.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium Fox
15 December 20 2:05 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles State Farm Stadium Fox
16 Template:Dow tooltip or 27 TBD San Francisco 49ers State Farm Stadium TBD
17 January 3 2:25 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 7–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
  • As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game vs. the San Francisco 49ers will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[7]

Game summaries

Week 1: at San Francisco 49ers

Week One: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 3 0 14

24

49ers 10 3 0 7

20

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

First quarter

  • SF – Robbie Gould 52-yard field goal, 11:50. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 3:10.
  • SF – Raheem Mostert 76-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 9:53. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 1 plays, 76 yards, 0:12.
  • ARI – Chase Edmonds 10-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 6:55. 49ers 10–7. Drive: 1 plays, 10 yards, 0:10.

Second quarter

  • SF – Robbie Gould 24-yard field goal, 0:30. 49ers 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 1:59.
  • ARI – Zane Gonzalez 56-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 13–10. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 0:30.

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Kyler Murray 22-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 10:26. Cardinals 17–13. Drive: 14 plays, 94 yards, 6:48.
  • SF – Jerick McKinnon 5-yard pass from Jimmy Garoppolo (Robbie Gould kick), 8:38. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:48.
  • ARI – Kenyan Drake 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 5:03. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

With the win, the Cardinals won their first game of the season for the first time since 2015, and the first time in an away game since 2010.

Week 2: vs. Washington Football Team

Week Two: Washington Football Team at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Washington 0 0 3 12

15

Cardinals 14 6 0 10

30

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – DeAndre Hopkins 4-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 9:09. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:22.
  • ARI – Kyler Murray 14-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 0:00. Cardinals 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 20 yards, 2:44.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Zane Gonzalez 49-yard field goal, 11:29. Cardinals 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 1:47.
  • ARI – Zane Gonzalez 33-yard field goal, 1:49. Cardinals 20–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03.

Third quarter

  • WAS – Dustin Hopkins 24-yard field goal, 3:14. Cardinals 20–3. Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 4:55.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Kyler Murray 21-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 14:17. Cardinals 27–3. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:57.
  • WAS – Terry McLaurin 24-yard pass from Dwayne Haskins (run failed), 12:20. Cardinals 27–9. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:57.
  • WAS – Antonio Gibson 11-yard run (pass failed), 6:38. Cardinals 27–15. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:55.
  • ARI – Zane Gonzalez 28-yard field goal, 0:26. Cardinals 30–15. Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 6:12.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • WAS – Antonio Gibson – 13 rushes, 55 yards, TD
  • ARI – Kenyan Drake – 20 rushers, 86 yards

Top receivers

  • WAS – Terry McLaurin – 7 receptions, 125 yards, TD
  • ARI – DeAndre Hopkins – 8 receptions, 68 yards, TD

With this win, the Cardinals started 2-0 for the first time since 2015.

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Three: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 3 14 3 6

26

Cardinals 7 6 10 0

23

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Sara Walsh
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • DET – Matt Prater 37-yard field goal, 8:27. Lions 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 6:33.
  • ARI – Andy Isabella 13-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 0:14. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:08.

Second quarter

  • DET – Jesse James 5-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 6:15. Lions 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:22.
  • ARI – Kyler Murray 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick failed), 1:53. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:22.
  • DET – Kenny Golladay 15-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (Matt Prater kick), 0:31. Lions 17–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:02.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Zane Gonzalez 54-yard field goal, 11:19. Lions 17–16. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 3:41.
  • DET – Matt Prater 24-yard field goal, 5:27. Lions 20–16. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:09.
  • ARI – Andy Isabella 4-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 0:35. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:52.

Fourth quarter

  • DET – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 6:44. Tied 23–23. Drive: 8 plays, 19 yards, 4:19.
  • DET – Matt Prater 39-yard field goal, 0:00. Lions 26–23. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 4:49.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • DET – Adrian Peterson – 22 rushes, 75 yards
  • ARI – Kenyan Drake – 18 rushes, 73 yards

Top receivers

Week 4: at Carolina Panthers

Week Four: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 7 7 7

21

Panthers 14 7 7 3

31

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Mostly sunny, 68 °F (20 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,120
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • CAR – Mike Davis 1-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 7:21. Panthers 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 66 yards, 5:44.
  • CAR – Teddy Bridgewater 18-yard run (Joey Slye kick), 1:29. Panthers 14–0. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:31.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Jordan Thomas 3-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 7:26. Panthers 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 5:31.
  • CAR – Reggie Bonnafon 3-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Joey Slye kick), 1:55. Panthers 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:31.

Third quarter

  • CAR – Ian Thomas 2-yard pass from Teddy Bridgewater (Joey Slye kick), 5:26. Panthers 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:19.
  • ARI – Christian Kirk 3-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 1:15. Panthers 28–14. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:11.

Fourth quarter

  • CAR – Joey Slye 27-yard field goal, 7:45. Panthers 31–14. Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 8:30.
  • ARI – Chase Edmonds 2-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 2:13. Panthers 31–21. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 1:52.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ARI – Kyler Murray – 6 rushes, 78 yards
  • CAR – Mike Davis – 16 rushes, 84 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • ARI – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 41 yards
  • CAR – Robby Anderson – 8 receptions, 99 yards

Week 5: at New York Jets

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at New York Jets – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 7 10 7 6

30

Jets 0 3 7 0

10

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 0
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Kugler, Chris Spielman and Laura Okmin
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

First quarter

  • ARI – Chase Edmonds 29-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 7:33. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:13.

Second quarter

  • NYJ – Sam Ficken 26-yard field goal, 7:01. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:47.
  • ARI – Kyler Murray 2-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 2:41. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:20.
  • ARI – Zane Gonzalez 47-yard field goal, 0:03. Cardinals 17–3. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 0:50.

Third quarter

  • NYJ – Jamison Crowder 11-yard pass from Joe Flacco (Sam Ficken kick), 5:51. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 2:12.
  • ARI – Kenyan Drake 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 0:15. Cardinals 24–10. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:36.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – DeAndre Hopkins 37-yard pass from Kyler Murray (pass failed), 8:35. Cardinals 30–10. Drive: 6 plays, 96 yards, 2:42.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ARI – Kenyan Drake – 18 rushes, 60 yards, TD
  • NYJ – Le'Veon Bell – 13 rushes, 60 yards

Top receivers

  • ARI – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 131 yards, TD
  • NYJ – Jamison Crowder – 8 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Week 6: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 21 7 10

38

Cowboys 0 3 0 7

10

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

Game information

First quarter

  • No scoring plays.

Second quarter

  • ARI – Christian Kirk 6-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 12:58. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:38.
  • ARI – Kenyan Drake 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 10:31. Cardinals 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:39.
  • ARI – Christian Kirk 80-yard pass from Kyler Murray (Zane Gonzalez kick), 4:43. Cardinals 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:10.
  • DAL – Greg Zuerlein 34-yard field goal, 0:10. Cardinals 21–3. Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 4:33.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Kyler Murray 1-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 7:53. Cardinals 28–3. Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:32.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Zane Gonzalez 26-yard field goal, 8:54. Cardinals 31–3. Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 4:24.
  • DAL – Amari Cooper 1-yard pass from Andy Dalton (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:48. Cardinals 31–10. Drive: 18 plays, 75 yards, 6:06.
  • ARI – Kenyan Drake 69-yard run (Zane Gonzalez kick), 1:49. Cardinals 38–10. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:59.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • ARI – Kenyan Drake – 20 rushes, 164 yards, 2 TD
  • DAL – Ezekiel Elliott – 12 rushes, 49 yards

Top passers

  • ARI – Christian Kirk – 2 receptions, 86 yards, 2 TD
  • DAL – Amari Cooper – 7 receptions, 79 yards, TD

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 0 0 0 0

0

Cardinals 0 0 0 0

0

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV: Fox
  • Preview

Standings

Division

Template:2020 NFC West standings

Conference

Template:2020 NFC standings

References

External links

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