2013 Arizona Cardinals season

2013 Arizona Cardinals season
2013 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Steve Keim
Head coach	Bruce Arians
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE John Abraham; ST Justin Bethel; CB Patrick Peterson; WR Larry Fitzgerald
Uniform
	← 2012; Cardinals seasons; 2014 →;

The 2013 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 94th in the National Football League (NFL), their 26th in Arizona and their first under head coach Bruce Arians. The team finished with a 10–6 record, which was the second time in 37 years that the team finished with at least 10 wins. The Cardinals doubled their win total from 2012, and were in playoff contention heading into the Week 17 regular season finale, but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.

2013 draft class

Cardinals players during preseason, August 29

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	7	Jonathan Cooper	G	North Carolina
2	45^[A]	Kevin Minter	LB	LSU
3	69	Tyrann Mathieu	CB/S	LSU
4	103	Alex Okafor	LB/DE	Texas
4	116^[A]	Earl Watford	G	James Madison
5	140	Stepfan Taylor	RB	Stanford
6^[B]	174	Ryan Swope	WR	Texas A&M
6^[B]	187^[A]	Andre Ellington	RB	Clemson
7	219^[B]	D. C. Jefferson	TE	Rutgers

Staff

**2013 Arizona Cardinals staff**
	Front office Owner/chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill general manager – Steve Keim Vice president of player personnel – Jason Licht Director of college scouting – Dru Grigson Director of pro scouting – Quentin Harris Head coaches Head coach – Bruce Arians Assistant head coach/offense – Tom Moore Offensive coaches 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 quality control – Kevin Garver			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Todd Bowles Defensive line – Brentson Buckner Outside linebackers – James Bettcher Inside linebackers – Mike Caldwell Defensive backs – Nick Rapone Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Defensive assistant/assistant defensive backs – Ryan Slowik Pass rush specialist – Tom Pratt Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Amos Jones Assistant special teams coach – Anthony Blevins Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Lott Assistant strength and conditioning – Pete Alosi

Final roster

**2013 Arizona Cardinals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Ryan Lindley 3 Carson Palmer 5 Drew Stanton Running backs (RB) 38 Andre Ellington 28 Rashard Mendenhall 29 Alfonso Smith 30 Stepfan Taylor 34 Ryan Williams Wide receivers (WR) 13 Jaron Brown 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Michael Floyd 10 Brittan Golden 12 Andre Roberts Tight ends (TE) 86 Jake Ballard 81 Jim Dray 84 Rob Housler 83 Kory Sperry		Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Daryn Colledge G 74 Paul Fanaika G 69 Mike Gibson C/G 70 Bobby Massie T 76 Nate Potter T 63 Lyle Sendlein C 79 Bradley Sowell T 78 Earl Watford G 73 Eric Winston T Defensive linemen (DL) 93 Calais Campbell DE 90 Darnell Dockett DE 98 Frostee Rucker DE 96 Ronald Talley DE 66 Alameda Ta'amu NT 92 Dan Williams NT		Linebackers (LB) 55 John Abraham OLB 59 Marcus Benard OLB 52 Jasper Brinkley ILB 56 Karlos Dansby ILB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 50 Dontay Moch OLB 91 Matt Shaughnessy OLB 58 Daryl Washington ILB Defensive backs (DB) 35 Javier Arenas CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 31 Justin Bethel CB 20 Antoine Cason CB 22 Tony Jefferson FS 26 Rashad Johnson FS 23 Bryan McCann CB 21 Patrick Peterson CB 25 Jerraud Powers CB 27 Curtis Taylor SS Special teams 4 Jay Feely K 82 Mike Leach LS 9 Dave Zastudil P				Practice squad 64 Philip Blake C (IR) 19 Dan Buckner WR 54 Kenny Demens LB 39 Robert Hughes RB 60 Tommie Draheim C 85 Darren Fells TE 33 Orhian Johnson S 62 Anthony McCloud NT 44 Kenny Rowe LB Reserve 94 Sam Acho OLB (IR) 97 Lorenzo Alexander OLB (IR) 17 LaRon Byrd WR (IR) 61 Jonathan Cooper G (IR) 48 Dan Giordano OLB (PUP) 87 Jeff King TE (IR) 89 Javone Lawson WR (IR) 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS (IR) 57 Alex Okafor OLB (IR) 72 Everrette Thompson DE (IR) 16 Teddy Williams WR (IR) Rookies in italics 53 active, 12 reserve, 8 practice squad

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–0	1–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
2	August 17	Dallas Cowboys	W 12–7	2–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
3	August 24	San Diego Chargers	L 7–24	2–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	August 29	at Denver Broncos	W 32–24	3–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 8	at St. Louis Rams	L 24–27	0–1	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
2	September 15	Detroit Lions	W 25–21	1–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
3	September 22	at New Orleans Saints	L 7–31	1–2	Mercedes-Benz Superdome	Recap
4	September 29	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 13–10	2–2	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
5	October 6	Carolina Panthers	W 22–6	3–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
6	October 13	at San Francisco 49ers	L 20–32	3–3	Candlestick Park	Recap
7	October 17	Seattle Seahawks	L 22–34	3–4	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
8	October 27	Atlanta Falcons	W 27–13	4–4	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
9	Bye
10	November 10	Houston Texans	W 27–24	5–4	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
11	November 17	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 27–14	6–4	EverBank Field	Recap
12	November 24	Indianapolis Colts	W 40–11	7–4	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
13	December 1	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–24	7–5	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
14	December 8	St. Louis Rams	W 30–10	8–5	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
15	December 15	at Tennessee Titans	W 37–34 (OT)	9–5	LP Field	Recap
16	December 22	at Seattle Seahawks	W 17–10	10–5	CenturyLink Field	Recap
17	December 29	San Francisco 49ers	L 20–23	10–6	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at St. Louis Rams

Week One: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	14	0	24
Rams	0	10	3	14	27

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

Date: September 8
Game time: 1:25 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 55,279
Referee: Clete Blakeman
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 14:11. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:19.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 36-yard field goal, 11:20. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:51.
ARI – Jay Feely 30-yard field goal, 5:23. Cardinals 10–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:57.
STL – Jared Cook 13-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:26. Tied 10–10. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:57.

Third quarter

STL – Greg Zuerlein 25-yard field goal, 13:57. Rams 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 0:50.
ARI – Dan Williams 2-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 10:34. Cardinals 17–13.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 24-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 1:47. Cardinals 24–13. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:16.

Fourth quarter

STL – Jared Cook 1-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Sam Bradford run), 12:56. Cardinals 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:51.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 38-yard field goal, 9:04. Tied 24–24. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:34.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 48-yard field goal, 0:40. Rams 27–24. Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 1:05.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 26/40, 327 yards, 2 TD, INT
STL – Sam Bradford – 27/38, 299 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 16 rushes, 60 yards
STL – Daryl Richardson – 20 rushes, 63 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Andre Roberts – 8 receptions, 97 yards
STL – Jared Cook – 7 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TD

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Two: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	7	0	21
Cardinals	0	10	6	9	25

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: September 15
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 63,400
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 47-yard field goal, 11:44. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:40.
DET – Calvin Johnson 72-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 10:20. Lions 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:24.
ARI – Andre Ellington 36-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:32. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:48.
DET – Calvin Johnson 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 1:55. Lions 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:37.

Third quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 10:32. Lions 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22.
DET – DeAndre Levy 66-yard interception return (David Akers kick), 7:04. Lions 21–13.
ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 4:13. Lions 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:51.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 33-yard field goal, 14:17. Lions 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:21.
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:59. Cardinals 25–21. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:29.

Top passers

DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/36, 278 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 22/39, 248 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

DET – Joique Bell – 8 rushes, 31 yards
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 15 rushes, 66 yards, TD

Top receivers

DET – Calvin Johnson – 6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Andre Ellington – 2 receptions, 42 yards, TD

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

Week Three: Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Saints	7	7	3	14	31

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: September 22
Game time: 10:00 a.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
Game attendance: 73,057
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Alfonso Smith 3-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 9:13. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.
NO – Robert Meachem 27-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 5:28. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:45.

Second quarter

NO – Jimmy Graham 16-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 2:52. Saints 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:16.

Third quarter

NO – Garrett Hartley 31-yard field goal, 4:03. Saints 17–7. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:48.

Fourth quarter

NO – Drew Brees 7-yard run (Garrett Hartley kick), 14:42. Saints 24–7. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:18.
NO – Jimmy Graham 7-yard pass from Drew Brees (Garrett Hartley kick), 5:25. Saints 31–7. Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 6:31.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 18/35, 187 yards, 2 INT
NO – Drew Brees – 29/46, 342 yards, 3 TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 9 rushes, 29 yards
NO – Khiry Robinson – 4 rushes, 38 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 5 receptions, 64 yards
NO – Jimmy Graham – 9 receptions, 134 yards, 2 TD

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Four: Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	13	13
Buccaneers	7	3	0	0	10

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: September 29
Game time: 10:00 a.m.
Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 44,956
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

TB – Mike Williams 8-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Rian Lindell kick), 6:17. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:26.

Second quarter

TB – Rian Lindell 50-yard field goal, 0:27. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 4:23.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 42-yard field goal, 11:16. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:14.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 3:06. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:06.
ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 1:29. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:27.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 21/38, 248 yards, TD, 2 INT
TB – Mike Glennon – 24/43, 193 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

ARI – Andre Ellington – 4 rushes, 29 yards
TB – Doug Martin – 27 rushes, 45 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 87 yards
TB – Tim Wright – 5 receptions, 41 yards

Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Five: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	3	0	0	6
Cardinals	0	3	9	10	22

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: October 6
Game time: 1:05 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 60,426
Referee: John Parry
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

CAR – Graham Gano 22-yard field goal, 7:27. Panthers 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:26.

Second quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 42-yard field goal, 8:29. Tied 3–3. Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 2:38.
CAR – Graham Gano 51-yard field goal, 0:00. Panthers 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 0:32.

Third quarter

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:48. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 5:32.
ARI – Cam Newton sacked in endzone by Calais Campbell for a safety, 5:28. Cardinals 12–6.

'Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 50-yard field goal, 3:38. Cardinals 15–6. Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 6:23.
ARI – Jim Dray 7-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 2:23. Cardinals 22–6. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, 0:15.

Top passers

CAR – Cam Newton – 21/39, 308 yards, 3 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 19/28, 175 yards, TD, 3 INT

Top rushers

CAR – DeAngelo Williams – 12 rushes, 39 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 7 rushes, 52 yards

Top receivers

CAR – Greg Olsen – 5 receptions, 79 yards
ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 61 yards

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	6	0	20
49ers	6	16	0	10	32

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Date: October 13
Game time: 1:25 p.m.
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,732
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SF – Phil Dawson 35-yard field goal, 9:37. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, 1:00.
SF – Phil Dawson 26-yard field goal, 4:31. 49ers 6–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 1:35.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 75-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 3:06. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:25.

Second quarter

SF – Carson Palmer sacked in the endzone by Corey Lemonier for a safety, 9:22. 49ers 8–7.
SF – Vernon Davis 61-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 8:31. 49ers 15–7. Drive: 2 plays, 71 yards, 0:51.
ARI – Andre Ellington 11-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 7:03. 49ers 15–14. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:28.
SF – Vernon Davis 35-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 1:55. 49ers 22–14. Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:59.

Third quarter

ARI – Michael Floyd 10-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed), 8:12. 49ers 22–20. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 4:33.

Fourth quarter

SF – Kendall Hunter 6-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 6:35. 49ers 29–20. Drive: 18 plays, 89 yards, 9:32.
SF – Phil Dawson 44-yard field goal, 4:15. 49ers 32–20. Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:41.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 25/41, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
SF – Colin Kaepernick – 16/29, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Andre Ellington – 7 rushes, 56 yards, TD
SF – Frank Gore – 25 rushes, 101 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 receptions, 117 yards, TD
SF – Vernon Davis – 8 receptions, 180 yards, 2 TD

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	14	3	34
Cardinals	0	10	3	9	22

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: October 17
Game time: 5:25 p.m.
Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear skies (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 61,200
Referee: Terry McAulay
TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SEA – Sidney Rice 31-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:13. Seahawks 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:31.

Second quarter

SEA – Zach Miller 15-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 13:25. Seahawks 14–0. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:26.
ARI – Jay Feely 49-yard field goal, 4:02. Seahawks 14–3. Drive: 11 plays, 26 yards, 6:10.
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 3-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 3:40. Seahawks 14–10. Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:03.
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 51-yard field goal, 0:05. Seahawks 17–10. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 3:35.

Third quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 52-yard field goal, 11:48. Seahawks 17–13. Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 1:09.
SEA – Kellen Davis 1-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:48. Seahawks 24–13. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:00.
SEA – Marshawn Lynch 2-yard run (Stephen Hauschka kick), 3:52. Seahawks 31–13. Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:51.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 22-yard field goal, 14:41. Seahawks 31–16. Drive: 6 plays, 11 yards, 0:39.
SEA – Stephen Hauschka 42-yard field goal, 10:21. Seahawks 34–16. Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:20.
ARI – Jaron Brown 8-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed), 4:34. Seahawks 34–22. Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:28.

Top passers

SEA – Russell Wilson – 18/29, 235 yards, 3 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 30/45, 258 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 21 rushes, 91 yards, TD
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 rushes, 22 yards, TD

Top receivers

SEA – Golden Tate – 4 receptions, 77 yards
ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 58 yards

Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Eight: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	0	7	13
Cardinals	0	21	3	3	27

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: October 27
Game time: 1:25 p.m.
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 60,671
Referee: Mike Carey
TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

ATL – Matt Bryant 24-yard field goal, 3:23. Falcons 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:14.

Second quarter

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 10-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 14:55. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 3:28.
ATL – Matt Bryant 30-yard field goal, 7:38. Cardinals 7–6. Drive: 15 plays, 66 yards, 7:17.
ARI – Andre Ellington 80-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 7:25. Cardinals 14–6. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13.
ARI – Michael Floyd 15-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Cardinals 21–6. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 3:19.

Third quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 39-yard field goal, 7:07. Cardinals 24–6. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:43.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 38-yard field goal, 8:40. Cardinals 27–6. Drive: 7 plays, 20 yards, 3:20.
ATL – Drew Davis 4-yard pass from Matt Ryan (Matt Bryant kick), 4:38. Cardinals 27–13. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 4:02.

Top passers

ATL – Matt Ryan – 34/61, 301 yards, TD, 4 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 13/18, 172 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

ATL – Matt Ryan – 1 rush, 13 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 15 rushes, 154 yards, TD

Top receivers

ATL – Harry Douglas – 12 receptions, 121 yards
ARI – Teddy Williams – 1 reception, 51 yards

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	10	0	7	24
Cardinals	7	7	6	7	27

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: November 10
Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 60,845
Referee: Gene Steratore
TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Matt Shaughnessy 6-yard fumble return (Jay Feely kick), 14:46. Cardinals 7–0.
HOU – Andre Johnson 7-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 5:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:52.

Second quarter

ARI – Rob Housler 12-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 13:57. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:28.
HOU – Ryan Griffin 2-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 9:37. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:20.
HOU – Randy Bullock 48-yard field goal, 6:31. Texans 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:09.

Third quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 35-yard field goal, 6:06. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:12.
ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 0:02. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:23.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Andre Roberts 19-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 6:42. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:48.
HOU – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 4:34. Cardinals 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:12.

Top passers

HOU – Case Keenum – 22/43, 201 yards, 3 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 20/32, 241 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

HOU – Ben Tate – 15 rushes, 56 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 11 rushes, 55 yards

Top receivers

HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 69 yards
ARI – Andre Roberts – 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eleven: Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	10	3	27
Jaguars	14	0	0	0	14

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Date: November 17
Game time: 11:00 am. MST
Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), 20% chance of rain
Game attendance: 59,862
Referee: Jeff Triplette
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

JAX – Danny Noble 62-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 12:53. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:07.
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 14-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:03.
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 5:08. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:42.

Second quarter

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 5-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 2:06.

Third quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 10:36. Cardinals 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:24.
ARI – Michael Floyd 91-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:29. Cardinals 24–14. Drive: 3 plays, 91 yards, 1:29.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 32-yard field goal, 7:03. Cardinals 27–14. Drive: 5 plays, 8 yards, 2:16.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 30/42, 419 yards, 2 TD
JAX – Chad Henne – 27/42, 255 yards, TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 12 rushes, 14 yards, TD
JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 14 rushes, 23 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – Michael Floyd – 6 receptions, 193 yards, TD
JAX – Danny Noble – 1 reception, 62 yards, TD

Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Twelve: Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	0	0	8	11
Cardinals	7	20	7	6	40

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: November 24
Game time: 2:05 pm. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
Game attendance: 60,882
Referee: Bill Leavy
TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 4-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 10:02. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:58.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 27-yard field goal, 1:15. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:23.

Second quarter

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 26-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 13:29. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:46.
ARI – Jay Feely 48-yard field goal, 8:15. Cardinals 17–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 4:15.
ARI – Karlos Dansby 22-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 7:58. Cardinals 24–3.
ARI – Jay Feely 50-yard field goal, 0:00. Cardinals 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 1:41.

Third quarter

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 5-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 5:57. Cardinals 34–3. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:11.

Fourth quarter

IND – Coby Fleener 17-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Andrew Luck-Darrius Heyward-Bey pass), 10:26. Cardinals 34–11. Drive: 11 plays, 84 yards, 4:22.
ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 7:20. Cardinals 37–11. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:06.
ARI – Jay Feely 25-yard field goal, 2:17. Cardinals 40–11. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 3:40.

Top passers

IND – Andrew Luck – 20/39, 163 yards, TD, INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 26/37, 314 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

IND – Dan Herron – 4 rushes, 33 yards
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 13 rushes, 54 yards, TD

Top receivers

IND – Coby Fleener – 4 receptions, 55 yards, TD
ARI – Michael Floyd – 7 receptions, 104 yards

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21
Eagles	7	10	7	0	24

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: December 1
Game time: 11:00 am. MST
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
Game attendance: 69,144
Referee: Tony Corrente
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

PHI – Zach Ertz 6-yard pass from Nick Foles (Alex Henery kick), 12:30. Eagles 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:56.

Second quarter

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 43-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:50. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 4:13.
PHI – Alex Henery 32-yard field goal, 3:59. Eagles 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 3:51.
PHI – Brent Celek 1-yard pass from Nick Foles (Alex Henery kick), 0:15. Eagles 17–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards, 2:07.

Third quarter

PHI – Zach Ertz 24-yard pass from Nick Foles (Alex Henery kick), 10:16. Eagles 24–7. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 4:44.
ARI – Michael Floyd 23-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 5:14. Eagles 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:02.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jim Dray 3-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 4:45. Eagles 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 2:53.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 24/41, 302 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
PHI – Nick Foles – 21/34, 237 yards, 3 TD

Top rushers

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 18 rushes, 76 yards
PHI – LeSean McCoy – 19 rushes, 79 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 99 yards, TD
PHI – Zach Ertz – 5 receptions, 68 yards, 2 TD

Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	7	10
Cardinals	7	7	9	7	30

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: December 8
Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 60,643
Referee: Walt Coleman
TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 3-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 10:32. Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:28.
STL – Greg Zuerlein 44-yard field goal, 6:12. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 8 plays, 49 yards, 4:20.

Second quarter

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 7-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 0:50. Cardinals 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:41.

Third quarter

ARI – Karlos Dansby 23-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 14:42. Cardinals 21–3.
ARI – Kellen Clemens sacked in the end zone by John Abraham for a safety, 9:10. Cardinals 23–3.

Fourth quarter

STL – Zac Stacy 1-yard run (Greg Zuerlein kick), 14:57. Cardinals 23–10. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:09.
ARI – Andre Ellington 6-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 1:55. Cardinals 30–10. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 2:25.

Top passers

STL – Kellen Clemens – 16/27, 181 yards, 2 INT
ARI – Carson Palmer – 27/32, 269 yards, TD

Top rushers

STL – Tavon Austin – 1 rush, 56 yards
ARI – Andre Ellington – 11 rushes, 46 yards, TD

Top receivers

STL – Jared Cook – 3 receptions, 49 yards
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 12 receptions, 96 yards, TD

Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cardinals	7	3	10	14	3	37
Titans	10	0	7	17	0	34

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Date: December 15
Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 69,143
Referee: Pete Morelli
TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis and Kristina Pink
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

TEN – Rob Bironas 45-yard field goal, 9:34. Titans 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 4:28.
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 4:30. Cardinals 7–3. Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 5:04.
TEN – Chris Johnson 25-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 0:00. Titans 10–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:30.

Second quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 25-yard field goal, 7:21. Tied 10–10. Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 7:39.

Third quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 47-yard field goal, 13:32. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:28.
TEN – Delanie Walker 1-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 6:16. Titans 17–13. Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 7:16.
ARI – Jake Ballard 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 2:14. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 4:02.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (Jay Feely kick), 6:50. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:07.
ARI – Antoine Cason 20-yard interception return (Jay Feely kick), 6:13. Cardinals 34–17.
TEN – Michael Preston 10-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 3:12. Cardinals 34–24. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:01.
TEN – Rob Bironas 24-yard field goal, 0:47. Cardinals 34–27. Drive: 10 plays, 87 yards, 1:55.
TEN – Michael Preston 8-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Rob Bironas kick), 0:10. Tied 34–34. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 0:37.

Overtime

ARI – Jay Feely 41-yard field goal, 10:18. Cardinals 37–34. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 3:37.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 20/31, 231 yards, TD
TEN – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 36/58, 402 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT

Top rushers

ARI – Andre Ellington – 10 rushes, 71 yards
TEN – Chris Johnson – 13 rushes, 40 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Andre Ellington – 4 receptions, 87 yards
TEN – Kendall Wright – 12 receptions, 150 yards

With the win, the Cardinals were the only NFC West team to defeat all of their AFC South opponents.

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Sixteen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	3	11	17
Seahawks	0	3	0	7	10

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

Date: December 22
Game time: 2:05 pm. MST
Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
Game attendance: 68,266
Referee: Scott Green
TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays.

Second quarter

SEA – Stephen Hauschka 27-yard field goal, 13:42. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:02.
ARI – Jay Feely 39-yard field goal, 2:15. Tied 3–3. Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 8:21.

Third quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 46-yard field goal, 0:27. Cardinals 6–3. Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:03.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 26-yard field goal, 10:39. Cardinals 9–3. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:34.
SEA – Zach Miller 11-yard pass from Russell Wilson (Stephen Hauschka kick), 7:26. Seahawks 10–9. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 3:13.
ARI – Michael Floyd 31-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Rashard Mendenhall run), 2:13. Cardinals 17–10. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:13.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 13/25, 178 yards, TD, 4 INT
SEA – Russell Wilson – 11/27, 108 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Andre Ellington – 15 rushes, 64 yards
SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 18 rushes, 71 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Brittan Golden – 1 reception, 63 yards
SEA – Jermaine Kearse – 3 receptions, 38 yards

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	17	0	0	6	23
Cardinals	0	7	0	13	20

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Date: December 29
Game time: 2:25 pm. MST
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), sunny (retractable roof open)
Game attendance: 63,570
Referee: Walt Anderson
TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter

SF – Phil Dawson 27-yard field goal, 10:39. 49ers 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 2:55.
SF – Anquan Boldin 4-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 8:33. 49ers 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 1:15.
SF – Vernon Davis 3-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 0:52. 49ers 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 2:23.

Second quarter

ARI – Jake Ballard 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 4:46. 49ers 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 5:44.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

ARI – Jay Feely 49-yard field goal, 14:47. 49ers 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 4:09.
ARI – Andre Roberts 34-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 3:20. Tied 17–17. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:28.
SF – Phil Dawson 56-yard field goal, 1:45. 49ers 20–17. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 1:35.
ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 0:29. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:16.
SF – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 0:00. 49ers 23–20. Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:29.

Top passers

SF – Colin Kaepernick – 21/34, 310 yards, 2 TD
ARI – Carson Palmer – 28/49, 407 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

SF – Quinton Patton – 1 rush, 26 yards
ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 10 rushes, 47 yards

Top receivers

SF – Anquan Boldin – 9 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD
ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 catches, 113 yards

The Cardinals finished their regular season at home against the 49ers in hopes of making the playoffs needing not only a win over the 49ers, but also a long shot upset by the Buccaneers over the Saints. After being behind 17–7 at halftime, the Cardinals came back to tie the game but were beaten by their division rivals on a game-winning field goal and finished in 3rd place, barely missing out as they needed to beat the 49ers to win the NFC's last playoff spot. However, even if they had won, they would not have qualified for the playoffs, since the Saints easily defeated the Buccaneers 42–17. They would finish their season 10–6, becoming the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.

Standings

Division

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Seattle Seahawks	13	3	0	.813	4–2	10–2	417	231	W1
⁽⁵⁾ San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	406	272	W6
Arizona Cardinals	10	6	0	.625	2–4	6–6	379	324	L1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	348	364	L1

Conference

NFC^[1] view talk edit
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1	Seattle Seahawks	West	13	3	0	.813	4–2	10–2	.490	.445	W1
2	Carolina Panthers	South	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.494	.451	W3
3	Philadelphia Eagles	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.453	.391	W2
4	Green Bay Packers	North	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	.453	.371	W1
Wild cards
5	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.494	.414	W6
6	New Orleans Saints	South	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.516	.455	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Arizona Cardinals	West	10	6	0	.625	2–4	6–6	.531	.444	L1
8^[a]	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	.465	.469	L2
9	Dallas Cowboys	East	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	.484	.363	L1
10^[b]^[c]	New York Giants	East	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.520	.366	W2
11^[d]	Detroit Lions	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.457	.402	L4
12	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.551	.446	L1
13	Minnesota Vikings	North	5	10	1	.344	2–3–1	4–7–1	.512	.450	W1
14^[e]	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.553	.313	L2
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.574	.391	L3
16	Washington Redskins	East	3	13	0	.188	0–6	1–11	.516	.438	L8
Tiebreakers^[f]
^ Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28). ^ The NY Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. ^ The NY Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)). ^ Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. ^ Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c The Cardinals traded their second-round selection (No. 38 overall) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth- round selections – Nos. 45 and 110 overall. The Cardinals later traded the No. 110 selection to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' fourth- (No. 116) and sixth- (No. 187 overall) round selections.
^ ^a ^b The Cardinals acquired an additional sixth-round selection – No. 176 overall – in a trade that sent cornerback A. J. Jefferson and the team's original seventh-round selection (No. 213 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings. The Cardinals later traded the No. 176 selection along with a conditional 2014 selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and one of the Raiders' seventh-round selections (No. 219 overall).

References

^ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

External links

Media related to 2013 Arizona Cardinals season at Wikimedia Commons

[4] Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28).

[5] The NY Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.

[6] The NY Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)).

[7] Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis.

[8] Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay.

[9] When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest-ranked remaining team from each division.

[Chargers/Giants-1] The Cardinals traded their second-round selection (No. 38 overall) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth- round selections – Nos. 45 and 110 overall. The Cardinals later traded the No. 110 selection to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' fourth- (No. 116) and sixth- (No. 187 overall) round selections.

[Vikings/Raiders-2] The Cardinals acquired an additional sixth-round selection – No. 176 overall – in a trade that sent cornerback A. J. Jefferson and the team's original seventh-round selection (No. 213 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings. The Cardinals later traded the No. 176 selection along with a conditional 2014 selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and one of the Raiders' seventh-round selections (No. 219 overall).

[standings-conf-NFL-3] "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

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