1. Offseason
    Signings  Departures  2011 NFL Draft  Acquisitions 

2. Schedule
    Preseason  Regular season  Game summaries  Week 1: vs. Carolina Panthers  Week 2: at Washington Redskins  Week 3: at Seattle Seahawks  Week 4: vs. New York Giants  Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings  Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers  Week 8: at Baltimore Ravens  Week 9: vs. St. Louis Rams  Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles  Week 11: at San Francisco 49ers  Week 12: at St. Louis Rams  Week 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys  Week 14: vs. San Francisco 49ers  Week 15: vs. Cleveland Browns  Week 16: at Cincinnati Bengals  Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks 

3. Standings

4. Coaching staff

5. Final roster

6. Footnotes

7. References

The 2011 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 92nd season in the National Football League and the 24th season in Arizona. For Ken Whisenhunt, it was his fifth season as the head coach of the Cardinals. This was going to be the Cardinals first season with new starting quarterback Kevin Kolb, but he was injured &replaced by John Skelton. The team improved on their 5–11 record from the 2010 season, but missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

The 2011 Cardinals won four overtime games, an NFL record.^[1]

Offseason

Signings

Departures

2011 NFL Draft

Acquisitions

On July 28, 2011 the Cardinals acquired Kolb from the Philadelphia Eagles for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a 2012 2nd-round pick. The next day they signed former Carolina Panthers starting CB Richard Marshall.

Schedule

Preseason

The Cardinals' preseason schedule was announced on April 12, 2011.

Regular season

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Game summaries

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Week 4: vs. New York Giants

• NYG – Eli Manning – 27/40, 321 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT
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• NYG – Ahmad Bradshaw – 12 CAR, 39 YDS, TD
• ARI – Beanie Wells – 27 CAR, 138 YDS, 3 TD

• NYG – Hakeem Nicks – 10 REC, 162 YDS, TD
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 REC, 102 YDS

• NYG – Michael Boley – 5 TKL, 2 AST
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Week 5: at Minnesota Vikings

• ARI – Kevin Kolb – 21/42, 232 yards
• MIN – Donovan McNabb – 10/21, 169 yards

• ARI – Beanie Wells – 20 rushes, 60 yards, TD
• MIN – Adrian Peterson – 29 rushes, 122 yards, 3 TD

• ARI – Early Doucet – 8 rec, 92 yards
• MIN – Devin Aromashodu – 2 rec, 81 yards

Week 7: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

• PIT – Ben Roethlisberger – 26/39, 361 Yards, 3 TD
• ARI – Kevin Kolb – 18/34, 272 Yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

• PIT – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 Rushes, 32 Yards
• ARI – Beanie Wells – 12 Rushes, 42 Yards

• PIT – Mike Wallace – 3 Receptions, 118 Yards, 1 TD
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 4 Receptions, 78 Yards

• PIT – LaMarr Woodley – 6 tackles, 1 assist, 2 sacks
• ARI – Richard Marshall, Patrick Peterson, & Daryl Washington – 7 tackles each

Coming off their bye week, the Cardinals went home for a Week 7 interconference duel with the Pittsburgh Steelers, in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. Arizona trailed early in the first quarter as Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger completed a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Heath Miller. Pittsburgh would add onto their lead in the second quarter as Roethlisberger completed a 95-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Mike Wallace. The Cardinals would answer with a 1-yard touchdown run from running back Alfonso Smith. The Steelers would close out the half with kicker Shaun Suisham getting a 41-yard field goal.

Arizona opened the third quarter with quarterback Kevin Kolb finding running back LaRod Stephens-Howling on a 73-yard touchdown pass, but Pittsburgh struck back with Roethlisberger completing a 4-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders, along with Kolb's intentional grounding penalty in the endzone resulting in a safety. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers continued to pull away with Suisham making a 42-yard and a 39-yard field goal. The Cardinals tried to rally as Kolb found wide receiver Early Doucet on a 2-yard touchdown pass (with a failed two-point conversion), but Pittsburgh held on to preserve the victory.

With the loss, Arizona fell to 1–5.

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Week 10: at Philadelphia Eagles

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Standings

Coaching staff

Final roster

Footnotes

References

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