2014 Arizona Cardinals season
2014 Arizona Cardinals season | |
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Head coach | Bruce Arians |
General manager | Steve Keim |
Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Home field | University of Phoenix Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–5 |
Division place | 2nd NFC West |
Playoff finish | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Panthers) 27–16 |
Pro Bowlers | Justin Bethel, ST Calais Campbell, DE Antonio Cromartie, CB Patrick Peterson, CB |
Uniform | |
The 2014 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 95th season in the National Football League, the 27th in Arizona and the second under head coach Bruce Arians. Following an explosive 9–1 start to the regular season, they finished at a disappointing 11–5, achieving their highest win total since 1975 when they were still in St. Louis (also their highest total in a 16-game season). The Cardinals clinched their first playoff berth since 2009, and had a chance to become the first team to try to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, University of Phoenix Stadium. However, after season-ending injuries to Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton, they were forced to start third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley in the wild-card round, losing to the 7–8–1 Carolina Panthers by a score of 27–16. The 2014 Cardinals were the sixth team during the Super Bowl-era to qualify for the playoffs in a season in which their stadium hosted the Super Bowl and the first since the 2000 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They were also the first team since the NFL re-alignment in 2002 to do so. They were followed by the 2016 Houston Texans.
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Contents
1 Draft
2 Staff
3 Final roster
4 Schedule
4.1 Preseason
4.2 Regular season
4.3 Postseason
5 Game summaries
5.1 Regular season
5.1.1 Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
5.1.2 Week 2: at New York Giants
5.1.3 Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
5.1.4 Week 5: at Denver Broncos
5.1.5 Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins
5.1.6 Week 7: at Oakland Raiders
5.1.7 Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
5.1.8 Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys
5.1.9 Week 10: vs. St. Louis Rams
5.1.10 Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions
5.1.11 Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
5.1.12 Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons
5.1.13 Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
5.1.14 Week 15: at St. Louis Rams
5.1.15 Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks
5.1.16 Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
5.2 Postseason
5.2.1 NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #4 Carolina Panthers
6 Standings
6.1 Division
6.2 Conference
7 References
8 External links
Draft
2014 Arizona Cardinals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 27 | Deone Bucannon | S | Washington St | Pick from NO |
2 | 52 | Troy Niklas | TE | Notre Dame | |
3 | 84 | Kareem Martin | DE | North Carolina | |
3 | 91 | John Brown | WR | Pittsburg St | Pick from NO |
4 | 120 | Logan Thomas | QB | Virginia Tech | |
5 | 160 | Ed Stinson | DE | Alabama | |
6 | 196 | Walt Powell | WR | Murray St | |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Note: The Cardinals traded their original first-round selection (No. 20 overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints' first- (No. 27 overall) and third- (No. 91 overall) round selections.
Staff
2014 Arizona Cardinals staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
2014 Arizona Cardinals final roster | |||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Reserve lists
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Schedule
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 9 | Houston Texans | W 32–0 | 1–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 16 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 28–30 | 1–1 | TCF Bank Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 13–19 | 1–2 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
4 | August 28 | at San Diego Chargers | L 9–12 | 1–3 | Qualcomm Stadium | Recap |
By defeating the Texans 32–0, this would be the second consecutive season in which the Cardinals shutout their first preseason opponent.
Regular season
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 8 | San Diego Chargers | W 18–17 | 1–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 14 | at New York Giants | W 25–14 | 2–0 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 21 | San Francisco 49ers | W 23–14 | 3–0 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
4 | Bye | |||||
5 | October 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–41 | 3–1 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
6 | October 12 | Washington Redskins | W 30–20 | 4–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
7 | October 19 | at Oakland Raiders | W 24–13 | 5–1 | O.co Coliseum | Recap |
8 | October 26 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–20 | 6–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 2 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 28–17 | 7–1 | AT&T Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 9 | St. Louis Rams | W 31–14 | 8–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 16 | Detroit Lions | W 14–6 | 9–1 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
12 | November 23 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 3–19 | 9–2 | CenturyLink Field | Recap |
13 | November 30 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 18–29 | 9–3 | Georgia Dome | Recap |
14 | December 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | W 17–14 | 10–3 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 11 | at St. Louis Rams | W 12–6 | 11–3 | Edward Jones Dome | Recap |
16 | December 21 | Seattle Seahawks | L 6–35 | 11–4 | University of Phoenix Stadium | Recap |
17 | December 28 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 | 11–5 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Postseason
Playoff round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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Wild Card | January 3, 2015 | at Carolina Panthers (4) | L 16–27 | 0–1 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
Game summaries
Regular season
Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chargers | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 18 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: September 8
Game time: 7:20 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 61,292
Referee: Bill Vinovich
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Lindsay Czarniak
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 2: at New York Giants
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
Giants | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date: September 14
Game time: 10:00 a.m.
Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 78,344
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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49ers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: September 21
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 61,572
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 5: at Denver Broncos
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Broncos | 7 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 41 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Date: October 5
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 76,895
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Game book
Game information | ||
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Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Redskins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: October 12
Game time: 1:25 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 61,139
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kris Budden
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 7: at Oakland Raiders
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Raiders | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Date: October 19
Game time: 1:25 p.m.
Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 52,101
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kristina Pink
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Eagles | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: October 26
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 61,789
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
Cowboys | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Date: November 2
Game time: 11:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 85,688
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 10: vs. St. Louis Rams
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 31 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: November 9
Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 61,363
Referee: Ron Torbert
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Matt Hasselbeck and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Carson Palmer would suffer a season-ending injury on his left-knee. Drew Stanton would take over as quarterback for the rest of the game. Thanks to the efforts of the defense during the fourth quarter, the Cardinals rallied to beat the Rams 31-14.[1]
Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Cardinals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: November 16
Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 62,487
Referee: Jerome Boger
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Seahawks | 3 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 19 |
at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington
Date: November 23
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 68,327
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 13: at Atlanta Falcons
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
Falcons | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 |
at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia
Date: November 30
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 69,557
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Chiefs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Cardinals | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 17 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: December 7
Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 62,387
Referee: Craig Wrolstad
TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 15: at St. Louis Rams
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Rams | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
Date: December 11
Game time: 6:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 55,880
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seahawks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 21 | 35 |
Cardinals | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona
Date: December 21
Game time: 6:30 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 63,806
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
49ers | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
Date: December 28
Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 70,699
Referee: Carl Cheffers
TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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This would snap the 49ers' 4-game losing streak in Levi's Stadium. With the loss, the Cardinals finished their season to 11-5.
Postseason
NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #4 Carolina Panthers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
Panthers | 10 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina
Date: January 3, 2015
Game time: 2:35 p.m. MST
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), rain
Game attendance: 71,849
Referee: Ed Hochuli
TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
Recap, Gamebook
Game information | ||
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The Cardinals' offensive performance was historically bad as the team lost to the 7-8-1 Panthers, by a final score of 27-16, and were eliminated from the postseason. They committed three turnovers (two of them being red zone interceptions), gained only 8 first downs (and only 2 first downs in the second half) and recorded 78 net yards of offense, the fewest number of yards gained in a playoff game by any team in NFL postseason history. After a 9-1 start, the Cardinals went 2-5 in their final seven games.
Standings
Division
NFC West | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(1)Seattle Seahawks | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 394 | 254 | W6 |
(5)Arizona Cardinals | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 310 | 299 | L2 |
San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 306 | 340 | W1 |
St. Louis Rams | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 324 | 354 | L3 |
Conference
NFC[2][3] | ||||||||||||
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# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | PD | STK |
Division leaders | ||||||||||||
1[a] | Seattle Seahawks | West | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 10–2 | 394 | 254 | 140 | W6 |
2[a] | Green Bay Packers | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 486 | 348 | 138 | W2 |
3[a] | Dallas Cowboys | East | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 467 | 352 | 115 | W4 |
4 | Carolina Panthers | South | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 339 | 374 | –35 | W4 |
Wild Cards | ||||||||||||
5[b] | Arizona Cardinals | West | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3–3 | 8–4 | 310 | 299 | 11 | L2 |
6[b] | Detroit Lions | North | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 321 | 282 | 39 | L1 |
Did not qualify for the playoffs | ||||||||||||
7 | Philadelphia Eagles | East | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 6–6 | 474 | 400 | 74 | W1 |
8 | San Francisco 49ers | West | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 2–4 | 7–5 | 306 | 340 | –34 | W1 |
9[c] | New Orleans Saints | South | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 401 | 424 | –23 | W1 |
10[c] | Minnesota Vikings | North | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 1–5 | 6–6 | 325 | 343 | –18 | W1 |
11[d] | New York Giants | East | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 380 | 400 | –20 | L1 |
12[d] | Atlanta Falcons | South | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 5–1 | 6–6 | 381 | 417 | –36 | L1 |
13[d] | St. Louis Rams | West | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–4 | 4–8 | 324 | 354 | –30 | L3 |
14 | Chicago Bears | North | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 319 | 442 | –123 | L5 |
15 | Washington Redskins | East | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 301 | 438 | –137 | L1 |
16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | South | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | 0–6 | 1–11 | 277 | 410 | –133 | L6 |
Tiebreakers[e] | ||||||||||||
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References
^ http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2014/11/09/defense-carries-cardinals-past-rams-nfl/18775997/
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External links
- Official website