1. 2015 draft class

2. Staff

3. Final roster

4. Schedule
    Preseason  Regular season  Postseason 

5. Game summaries
    Regular season  Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints  Week 2: at Chicago Bears  Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers  Week 4: vs. St. Louis Rams  Week 5: at Detroit Lions  Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers  Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens  Week 8: at Cleveland Browns  Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks  Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals  Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers  Week 13: at St. Louis Rams  Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings  Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles  Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers  Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks  Postseason  NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#5) Green Bay Packers  NFC Championship: at (#1) Carolina Panthers 

6. Records, milestones, and notable statistics

7. Standings
    Division  Conference 

8. Notes

9. References

10. External links

The {{nfly|2015}} Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 117th season, 96th season in the National Football League and the 28th in Arizona. It was also the team's 10th season playing their home games at University of Phoenix Stadium and the third under head coach Bruce Arians. The Cardinals clinched their first NFC West title since 2009, in addition to the first 13-win season in franchise history. They also clinched a first round bye for the first time in franchise history.

The second-seeded Cardinals began their playoff run by defeating the fifth-seeded Green Bay Packers 26–20 in overtime in the divisional round, giving quarterback Carson Palmer his first career playoff win. However, they were blown out by the top-seeded Carolina Panthers in the NFC championship by a score of 49–15, with the Cardinals committing seven turnovers, tied for the most turnovers in a conference championship game since the Los Angeles Rams were defeated by the Cowboys abruptly in the 1978 season by a score of 28–0. The 2015–16 NFC Championship Game was a rematch of the 2008–09 NFC Divisional Round, which saw the 9–7 Cardinals upset the Panthers in their home stadium. The Panthers themselves would go on to have an embarrassing loss in Super Bowl 50 against the Denver Broncos, losing 10–24. As of the 2018 NFL season, this remains the last time the Cardinals had a winning record and made it to the playoffs.

2015 draft class

Staff

• 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 Coach – Bruce Arians
• Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Tom Moore

• Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Harold Goodwin
• Quarterbacks – Freddie Kitchens
• Running Backs – Stump Mitchell
• Wide Receivers – Darryl Drake
• Tight Ends – Rick Christophel
• Assistant Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams – Steve Heiden
• Assistant Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein
• Offensive Assistant – David Diaz-Infante
• Offensive Quality Control – Kevin Garver

• Defensive Coordinator – James Bettcher
• Defensive Line – Brentson Buckner
• Linebackers – Bob Sanders
• Assistant Linebackers – Larry Foote
• Defensive Backs – Nick Rapone
• Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross
• Pass Rush Specialist – Tom Pratt

• Special Teams Coordinator – Amos Jones
• Assistant Special Teams – Anthony Blevins

• Strength and Conditioning – Buddy Morris
• Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Roger Kingdom

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints

• ARI – John Brown 10-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 9:46. Cardinals 7–0.Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:14.
• NO – Zach Hocker 37-yard field goal, 3:55. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:51.

• ARI – Andre Ellington 1-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 11:03. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 3:04.
• NO – Brandon Coleman 12-yard pass from Drew Brees (Zach Hocker kick), 5:14. Cardinals 14–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:49.

• NO – Zach Hocker 23-yard field goal, 12:01. Cardinals 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:59.
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 43-yard field goal, 0:04. Cardinals 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 35 yards, 2:11.

• NO – Zach Hocker 45-yard field goal, 12:24. Cardinals 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:40.
• ARI – Darren Fells 17-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 9:48. Cardinals 24–16. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:36.
• NO – Zach Hocker 33-yard field goal, 6:45. Cardinals 24–19. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:03.
• ARI – David Johnson 55-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 1:33. Cardinals 31–19. Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:16.

• NO – Drew Brees – 30/48, 355 yards, TD, INT
• ARI – Carson Palmer – 19/32, 307 yards, 3 TD

• NO – Mark Ingram – 9 rushes, 24 yards
• ARI – Andre Ellington – 12 rushes, 69 yards, TD

• NO – Mark Ingram – 8 rec, 98 yards
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 rec, 87 yards

• NO – 1
• ARI – 1

}}With the win, the Cardinals began their season at 1-0.

Week 2: at Chicago Bears

• ARI – David Johnson 108-yard kickoff return (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 14:47. Cardinals 7–0.
• CHI – Joshua Bellamy 48-yard pass from Jay Cutler (Robbie Gould kick), 3:20. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 89 yards, 3:02.
• ARI – Jaron Brown 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 1:13. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:07

• CHI – Jeremy Langford 1-yard run, (Robbie Gould kick), 10:02. Tied 14–14. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 6:11
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 8-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 3:51. Cardinals 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 6:11
• ARI – Tony Jefferson 26-yard interception return (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 2:59. Cardinals 28–14. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:52
• CHI – Robbie Gould 40-yard field goal, 0:59. Cardinals 28–17. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:16
• CHI – Robbie Gould 23-yard field goal, 0:01. Cardinals 28–20. Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:54

• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 28-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 12:41. Cardinals 35–20. Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:52
• ARI – David Johnson 13-yard run (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 6:06. Cardinals 42–20. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:23
• CHI – Robbie Gould 51-yard field goal, 2:26. Cardinals 42–23. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:40

• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer, 2:42. Cardinals 48–23. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 5:04

• ARI – Carson Palmer – 17/24, 185 yards, 4 TD, INT
• CHI – Jimmy Clausen – 14/23, 121 yards, INT

• ARI – Chris Johnson – 20 rushes, 72 yards
• CHI – Matt Forte – 15 rushes, 61 yards

• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 rec, 112 yards, 3 TD
• CHI – Joshua Bellamy – 1 rec, 48 yards, 1 TD

• ARI – 2
• CHI – 2

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 2-0. With losses by the 49ers and Rams, they remain in first place in the NFC West.

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

• SF – Colin Kaepernick- 9/19, 67 Yds, 4 INT
• ARI – Carson Palmer- 20/32, 311 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

• SF – Carlos Hyde- 15 Rushes. 51 Yds
• ARI – Chris Johnson- 22 Rushes, 110 Yds, 2 TD

• SF – Garrett Celek- 3 Rec, 29 Yds
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald- 9 Rec, 134 Yds, 2 TD

• SF – NaVorro Bowman- 9 Tackles, 7 Solo
• ARI – Kevin Minter- 8 Tackles, 7 Solo

}}49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw 4 interceptions in this game, with 2 of them being returned for touchdowns. The two "pick sixes" led to the first scores of the game for Arizona. Kaepernick became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to throw 2 pick sixes to begin the game. Overall, the Cardinals bombed the 49ers, 47-7.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 3-0 for the second straight season.

Week 4: vs. St. Louis Rams

• STL – Nick Foles- 16/24, 171 Yds, 3 TD
• ARI – Carson Palmer- 29-46, 352 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

• STL – Todd Gurley- 19 Rushes, 146 Yds
• ARI – Chris Johnson- 16 Rushes, 83 Yds

• STL – Tavon Austin- 6 Rec, 96 Yds, 2 TD
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald- 7 Rec, 99 Yds

• STL – Alec Ogletree- 10 Tackles, 9 Solo
• ARI – Calais Campbell- 11 Tackles, 10 Solo

The Cardinals failed to stop the Rams all game long, only being held to 5 field goals and a touchdown, as a result of ending their three-game winning streak to start the season. With their first loss, the Cardinals drop to 3-1.

Week 5: at Detroit Lions

• ARI – Carson Palmer- 11/14, 161 Yds, 3 TD
• DET – Dan Orlovsky- 21/38, 191 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

• ARI – Chris Johnson- 11 Rushes, 103 Yds
• DET – Zach Zenner- 10 Rushes, 30 Yds

• ARI – John Brown- 4 Rec, 73 Yds, 1 TD
• DET – Golden Tate- 8 Rec, 74 Yds

• ARI – Jerraud Powers- 12 Tackles, 10 Solo
• DET – James Ihedgibo- 6 Tackles, 5 Solo

}}With the win, the Cards improved to 4-1.

Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

• ARI – Carson Palmer- 29/45, 421 Yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
• PIT – Landry Jones- 8/12, 168 Yds, 2 TD

• ARI – Chris Johnson- 14 Rushes, 40 Yds
• PIT – Le'Veon Bell- 24 Rushes, 88 Yds

• ARI – John Brown- 10 Rec, 196 Yds
• PIT – Martavis Bryant- 6 Rec, 137 Yds, 2 TD

• ARI – Deone Bucannon- 7 Tackles, 5 Solo
• PIT – Antwon Blake- 12 Tackles, 10 Solo

}}The Steelers were led by backup quarterback Landry Jones in this game due to the absence of Ben Roethlisberger. Jones would have a really good game, throwing for 168 yards on only 12 throws. Carson Palmer would throw 2 interceptions while he threw the ball 45 times, completing only 29 passes in the process.

With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 4-2. In this rematch of Super Bowl XLIII, this would turn out to be the Cardinals' only road loss of the season.

Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

• BAL – Joe Flacco- 26/40, 252 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
• ARI – Carson Palmer- 20/29, 275 Yds, 2 TD

• BAL – Justin Forsett- 12 Rushes, 36 Yds, 1 TD
• ARI – Chris Johnson- 18 Rushes, 122 Yds, 1 TD

• BAL – Steve Smith, Sr.- 5 Rec, 78 Yds
• ARI – John Brown- 4 Rec, 65 Yds, 1 TD

• BAL – Daryl Smith, 8 Tackles, 8 Solo
• ARI – Deone Bucannon- 9 Tackles, 7 Solo

}}With the win, the Cardinals improved to 5-2.

Week 8: at Cleveland Browns

• ARI – Troy Niklas 11-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 8:07. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 7:01.
• CLE – Brian Hartline 10-yard pass from Josh McCown (Travis Coons kick), 2:45. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:55.

• CLE – Gary Barnidge 3-yard pass from Josh McCown (Travis Coons kick), 14:53. Browns 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:05.
• CLE – Brian Hartline 2-yard pass from Josh McCown (kick failed), 5:01. Browns 20–7. Drive: 14 plays, 72 yards, 7:32.
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 37-yard field goal, 0:02. Browns 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 0:24.

• ARI – Michael Floyd 60-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 11:56. Browns 20–17. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:04.
• ARI – Troy Niklas 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 7:39. Cardinals 24–20. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 1:50.

• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 9:35. Cardinals 31–20. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:20.
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 35-yard field goal, 2:20. Cardinals 34–20. Drive: 12 plays, 43 yards, 5:17.

• ARI – Carson Palmer – 23/38, 374 yards, 4 TD, INT
• CLE – Josh McCown – 18/34, 211 yards, 3 TD, INT

• ARI – Chris Johnson – 30 rushes, 109 yards
• CLE – Josh McCown – 5 rushes, 18 yards

• ARI – Michael Floyd – 4 receptions, 106 yards, TD
• CLE – Gary Barnidge – 7 receptions, 53 yards, TD

• ARI – Kevin Minter – 5 tackles, 2 assists
• CLE – Tramon Williams – 6 tackles, 3 assists

}}The Cardinals would trail 20-10 at halftime, but they would come back to win 34-20 behind a 300-yard passing, 4-touchdown game from Carson Palmer.

With the comeback victory, the Cards improved to 6-2.

Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

• ARI – Carson Palmer- 29/47, 363 Yds, 3 TD, 1 INT
• SEA – Russell Wilson- 14/32, 240 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

• ARI – Andre Ellington- 5 Rushes, 61 Yds, 1 TD
• SEA – Russell Wilson- 6 Rushes, 52 Yds

• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald- 10 Rec, 130 Yds
• SEA – Doug Baldwin- 7 Rec, 134 Yds, 1 TD

• ARI – Deone Bucannon- 7 Tackles, 4 Solo
• SEA – Kam Chancellor- 17 Tackles, 5 Solo

}}Arizona would trail 29-25 in the fourth quarter, but they would outscore Seattle 14-3 in the final 5 minutes. Carson Palmer would throw for 300 yards for the second straight week, and threw 3 touchdowns.

With the win, Arizona improved to 7-2.

Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

• CIN – 0:22 – Tyler Eifert 3-yd. pass from Andy Dalton. (CIN 7–0). 7 plays, 64 yards in 3:08

• ARI – 7:39 – Darren Fells 18-yd. pass from Carson Palmer. (Tie 7–7). 10 plays, 80 yards in 5:38
• CIN – 1:07 – Jeremy Hill 3-yd. run. (CIN 14–7). 14 plays, 80 yards in 8:37

• ARI – 11:21 – J.J. Nelson 64-yd. pass from Carson Palmer. (Tie 14–14). 4 plays, 80 yards in 1:41
• ARI – 5:32 – John Brown 18-yd. pass from Carson Palmer. (ARI 21–14). 8 plays, 66 yards in 4:45
• ARI – 1:26 – David Johnson 16-yd. pass from Carson Palmer. (ARI 28–14). 5 plays, 49 yards in 2:43

• CIN – Jeremy Hill 1-yd. run. (ARI 28–21). 11 plays, 80 yards in 5:00
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 24-yd. Field Goal. (ARI 31–21). 4 plays, 4 yards in 2:14
• CIN – Tyler Eifert 10-yd. pass from Andy Dalton. (ARI 31–28). 8 plays, 50 yards in 2:43
• CIN - Mike Nugent 43-yd. Field Goal. (Tie 31–31). 8 plays, 59 yards in 1:42
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 32-yd. Field Goal. (ARI 34–31). 6 plays, 70 yards in 1:02

• CIN – Andy Dalton- 22/39, 315 Yds, 2 TD
• ARI – Carson Palmer- 20/31, 317 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT

• CIN – Jeremy Hill- 13 Rushes, 45 Yds, 2 TD
• ARI – Chris Johnson- 18 Rushes, 63 Yds

• CIN – Giovani Bernard- 8 Rec, 128 Yds
• ARI – J.J. Nelson- 4 Rec, 142 Yds, 1 TD

• CIN – Vontaze Burfict- 8 Tackles, 7 Solo
• ARI – Kevin Minter- 10 Tackles, 7 Solo}}

The Cardinals would build leads of 28-14 and 31-21 in the third and fourth quarters, but the Bengals would come back to tie the game 31-31 on a Mike Nugent field goal. Arizona would then march down the field to win the shootout on a field goal from Chandler Catanzaro with 1 second left.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 8-2.

Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

• ARI – Carson Palmer- 24/40, 271 Yds
• SF – Blaine Gabbert- 25/36, 318 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

• ARI – Andre Ellington- 5 Rushes, 24 Yds
• SF – Shaun Draughn- 15 Rushes, 51 Yds

• ARI – John Brown- 5 Rec, 99 Yds
• SF – Anquan Boldin- 8 Rec, 93 Yds

• ARI – Tyrann Mathieu- 13 Tackles, 11 Solo
• SF – Navorro Bowman- 8 Tackles, 7 Solo

}}With the win, Arizona improved to 9-2 and swept the 49ers for the first time since 2008.

Week 13: at St. Louis Rams

• ARI – Carson Palmer- 26/40, 356 Yds, 2 TD
• STL – Nick Foles- 15/35, 146 Yds, 1 INT

• ARI – David Johnson- 22 Rushes, 99 Yds
• STL – Todd Gurley- 9 Rushes, 41 Yds

• ARI – John Brown- 6 Rec, 113 Yds
• STL – Kenny Britt- 2 Rec, 41 Yds

• ARI – Patrick Peterson, 5 Tackles, 5 Solo
• STL – Aaron Donald- 7 Tackles, 5 Solo

}}With the win, the Cardinals improved to 10-2.

Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings

• MIN – Teddy Bridgewater- 25/36, 335 Yds, 1 TD
• ARI – Carson Palmer- 25/35, 310 Yds, 2 TD

• MIN – Adrian Peterson- 23 Rushes, 69 Yds, 1 TD
• ARI – David Johnson- 19 Rushes, 92 Yds

• MIN – Kyle Rudolph- 6 Rec, 67 Yds
• ARI – Michael Floyd- 5 Rec, 102 Yds, 1 TD

• MIN – Chad Greenway- 8 Tackles, 8 Solo
• ARI – Tyrann Mathieu- 11 Tackles, 10 Solo

With their seventh straight win, the Cardinals improved to 11-2 and clinched a spot in the NFL playoffs.

Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles

• ARI – Carson Palmer- 20/32, 274 Yds, 1 TD
• PHI – Sam Bradford- 28/41, 2 TD, 2 INT

• ARI – David Johnson- 29 Rushes, 187 Yds, 3 TD
• PHI – Ryan Mathews- 11 Rushes, 58 Yds,

• ARI – Michael Floyd- 5 Rec, 70 Yds
• PHI – Jordan Matthews- 8 Rec, 159 Yds, 1 TD

• ARI – Deone Bucannon- 11 Tackles, 9 Solo
• PHI – Mychal Kendricks- 11 Tackles, 9 Solo

}}With the win, the Cardinals won 12 games (not including playoffs) in one season for the first time in their 96-year history and clinched their first ever first-round bye in the playoffs.

Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers

• GB – Aaron Rodgers-15/28, 151 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
• ARI – Carson Palmer- 18/27, 265 Yds, 2 TD, 1 INT

• GB – Eddie Lacy, 12 Rushes, 60 Yds
• ARI – Kerwynn Williams- 8 Rushes, 44 Yds

• GB – James Jones- 5 Rec, 46 Yds
• ARI – Michael Floyd- 6 Rec, 111 Yds

• GB – Morgan Burnett- 10 Tackles, 8 Solo
• ARI – Justin Bethel- 8 Tackles, 8 Solo

}}A defense forcing 4 turnovers and sacking Aaron Rodgers 9 times, combined with Carson Palmer throwing for 265 yards, 2 touchdowns and only 1 interception, gave the Cardinals a 38-8 blowout against the Packers.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 13-2.

Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

• SEA – Russell Wilson- 19/28, 197 Yds, 3 TD
• ARI – Carson Palmer- 12/25, 129 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

• SEA – Christine Michael- 17 Rushes, 102 Yds
• ARI – David Johnson- 11 Rushes, 25 Yds

• SEA – Doug Baldwin-5 Rec, 46 Yds
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald- 6 Rec, 55 Yds, 1 TD

• SEA – KJ Wright- 6 Tackles, 5 Solo
• ARI – Deone Bucannon- 9 Tackles, 8 Solo

Even though the outcome of the game would not impact the standings in the playoffs in any way, coach Bruce Arians planned to play the game with all starters. At halftime, down by 24 points, notable starters including quarterback Carson Palmer were pulled from the game.

Postseason

NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (#5) Green Bay Packers

• ARI – Michael Floyd 8-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 6:48. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:21.

• GB – Mason Crosby 28-yard field goal, 11:22. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 17 plays, 85 yards, 7:31.
• GB – Mason Crosby 34-yard field goal, 0:57. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 17 plays, 71 yards, 7:55.

• GB – Jeff Janis 8-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 10:17. Packers 13–7. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 3:05.
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 28-yard field goal, 5:05. Packers 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:12.

• ARI – Michael Floyd 9-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Chandler Catanzaro kick), 3:44. Cardinals 17–13. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:09.
• ARI – Chandler Catanzaro 36-yard field goal, 2:00. Cardinals 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 0:43.
• GB – Jeff Janis 41-yard pass from Aaron Rodgers (Mason Crosby kick), 0:00. Tied 20–20. Drive: 6 plays, 86 yards, 1:55.

• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 5-yard pass from Carson Palmer, 14:00. Cardinals 26–20. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:05.

• GB – Aaron Rodgers – 24/44, 261 yards, 2 TD, Int
• ARI – Carson Palmer – 25/41, 349 yards, 3 TD, 2 Int

• GB – Eddie Lacy – 12 rushes, 89 yards
• ARI – David Johnson – 15 rushes, 35 yards

• GB – Jeff Janis – 7 rec, 145 yards, 2 TD
• ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 8 rec, 176 yards, TD}}

In a rematch of week 16, the Cardinals once again faced the Packers. This was the first playoff game between the teams since 2009, a game the Cardinals ended up winning 51-45 in overtime, setting the record for the most points scored combined in a playoff game.

The Cardinals would strike first when Carson Palmer found Michael Floyd for an 8-yard touchdown to put them up 7-0. On Green Bay's first drive, they would go down the field and get a field goal from Mason Crosby from 28 yards out to make the score 7-3. Green Bay would get another field goal before the half to cut the lead to 7-6. The Packers would then get the lead after Jeff Janis caught an 8-yard touchdown pass to give them a 13-7 lead. Arizona would cut the deficit to 13-10 after Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 28-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals would take the lead after Michael Floyd caught another touchdown that was tipped by Packers cornerback Demarious Randall in the end zone. The Cardinals would get some insurance with 1:55 left after Catanzaro kicked a 36-yard field goal to make it 20-13. The Packers would get the ball back with a chance to tie the game. With 55 seconds left in regulation, the Packers faced a 4th and 20 from their own 4 yard line. Aaron Rodgers would end up throwing a 61-yard pass to Jeff Janis to put the Packers at the Cardinals 35 yard line. Later, with 5 seconds remaining, Rodgers would throw another Hail Mary pass to Janis to tie the game at 20 and force overtime. Rodgers had thrown a hail mary at Detroit earlier in the season, making him the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 2 Hail Marys in the same season.

With the game in overtime, the Cardinals won the toss. On the first play from scrimmage, Palmer threw a 75-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald to the Packers 4 yard line. Two plays later, Palmer ended the game after he flipped a pass to Fitzgerald on a draw play to end the game and send the Cardinals to the NFC Championship game against 1 seeded Carolina.

With the win, the Cardinals improved to 14-3, remain the only team in the NFL to be undefeated at home in the playoffs, and advanced to the NFC Championship game for the first time since 2008.

NFC Championship: at (#1) Carolina Panthers

• ARI – Carson Palmer – 23/40, 235 yards, 1 TD, 4 INT
• CAR – Cam Newton – 19/28, 335 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT

• ARI – David Johnson – 15 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD
• CAR – Jonathan Stewart – 19 rushes, 83 yards

• ARI – David Johnson – 9 rec, 68 yards
• CAR – Corey Brown – 4 rec, 113 yards, 1 TD

• ARI – Tony Jefferson – 11 tackles, 5 solo
• CAR – Luke Kuechly – 8 tackles, 3 solo

After the Cardinals called heads to win the coin toss, Carolina dominated the game from start to finish. With the loss, the Cardinals finished the season with an overall record of 14–4. They also turned the ball over 7 times in a Championship game. It would tie the most giveaways in a single conference championship game with the 1978 Rams.

Records, milestones, and notable statistics

• David Johnson set a Cardinals' record with a 108-yard kick return for a touchdown.
• David Johnson also became the first NFL player to have a rushing, receiving, and kick return touchdown in their first two games.

• Carson Palmer was a finalist for NFL MVP, and received 1 vote.

• Most wins in a season in Cardinals history (13 regular season, 14 including playoffs)
• Most points scored in the regular season: 489 points scored (30.6/game)

Standings

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Notes

References

External links

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