2024 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2024 season is the Arizona Cardinals' 105th season in the National Football League (NFL), their 37th in Arizona and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Jonathan Gannon and Monti Ossenfort. The Cardinals improved on their 4–13 record from the previous 2 seasons following a Week 9 victory against the Chicago Bears. They are looking to make the playoffs after a 2-year absence and end their 8-year NFC West title drought.

2024 Arizona Cardinals season
OwnerMichael Bidwill
General managerMonti Ossenfort
Head coachJonathan Gannon
Home fieldState Farm Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd NFC West
Uniform

Offseason

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Signings

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Position Player 2023 team Contract Date signed
CB Sean Murphy-Bunting Tennessee Titans 3 year, $25.5 million March 14
RB DeeJay Dallas Seattle Seahawks 3 year, $8.25 million
DL Justin Jones Chicago Bears 3 year, $31.16 million
DL Bilal Nichols Las Vegas Raiders 3 year, $21 million
T Jonah Williams Cincinnati Bengals 2 year, $30 million
LB Mack Wilson New England Patriots 3 year, $12.75 million
DL Khyiris Tonga Minnesota Vikings 1 year, $1.75 million March 15
WR Chris Moore Tennessee Titans 1 year, $2 million March 18
C Evan Brown Seattle Seahawks 1 year, $2.35 million March 20
LB Markus Bailey Cincinnati Bengals 1 year, $1.12 million May 7
WR Zay Jones Jacksonville Jaguars 1 year, $1.41 million May 13
LB Marquis Haynes Carolina Panthers 1 year, $0.79 million August 6
CB Delonte Hood Denver Broncos 1 year, $0.79 million
LB Hassan Hall Carolina Panthers 1 year, $0.79 million August 13
CB Daylen Baldwin Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $0.79 million

Re-signings

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Position Player Contract Date signed
DL L. J. Collier 1 year, $1.29 million March 8
LB Krys Barnes 1 year, $1.29 million March 13
LS Aaron Brewer 1 year, $1.37 million
C Trystan Colon 1 year, $1.75 million
P Blake Gillikin 2 year, $3.7 million
C Keith Ismael 1 year, $1.1 million
CB Bobby Price 1 year, $1.29 million
T Elijah Wilkinson 1 year, $1.82 million
WR Greg Dortch 1 year, $1 million April 3

Extensions

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Position Player Contract Date signed
LB Zaven Collins 2 year, $14 million August 3
C Hjalte Froholdt 2 year, $12 million August 21 - RB [James Conner]]

Trade acquisitions

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Position Player 2023 team Contract Traded away Date
QB Desmond Ridder Atlanta Falcons 4 year, $5.36 million WR Rondale Moore March 14

Departures

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Position Player 2024 team
WR Marquise Brown Kansas City Chiefs
C Pat Elflein San Francisco 49ers
CB Rashad Fenton TBD
DL Leki Fotu New York Jets
RB Marlon Mack TBD
TE Geoff Swaim Cleveland Browns
LB Ezekiel Turner San Francisco 49ers
DL Carlos Watkins Washington Commanders
LB Josh Woods TBD

Draft

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2024 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 4 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State
27 Darius Robinson DE Missouri from Houston
2 35 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons
43 Max Melton CB Rutgers from Atlanta
3 66 Trey Benson RB Florida State
71 Isaiah Adams G Illinois from Tennessee
79 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts
82 Tip Reiman TE Illinois from Indianapolis
90 Elijah Jones CB Boston College from Houston
4 104 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson S Texas Tech
5 138 Xavier Thomas LB Clemson
162 Christian Jones OT Texas from Houston
6 191 Tejhaun Palmer WR UAB from Indianapolis
7 226 Jaden Davis CB Miami (FL) from New York Giants
2024 Arizona Cardinals undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Myles Murphy DT North Carolina [1]
Joe Shimko LS NC State
Xavier Weaver WR Colorado

Staff

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Front office
  • Owner/chairman/president – Michael Bidwill
  • General manager – Monti Ossenfort
  • Assistant general manager – Dave Sears
  • Vice president of football operations & facilities – Matt Caracciolo
  • Director of pro personnel – Glen Fox
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Rob Kisiel
  • Assistant director of college scouting – Ryan Gold
  • Director of football administration – Matt Harriss
Head coach
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Sam Sewell
Support staff
  • Assistant to the head coach – Brandon Schwab
  • Director, football strategy – Kenny Bell
  • Director, football performance – Shea Thompson
  • Coaching assistant – Jay Razzano
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Naylor

Coaching staff
Front office
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Current roster

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Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


As of December 21, 2024. Rookies in italics.

53 active, 11 reserve, 15 practice squad (+3 exempt)

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 10 New Orleans Saints L 14–16 0–1 State Farm Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–21 0–2 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
3 August 25 at Denver Broncos L 12–38 0–3 Empower Field at Mile High Recap

Regular season

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Schedule

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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, all times prior to November 3 are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time, not Mountain Daylight Time.
Week Date Time (MST) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 8 10:00 a.m. at Buffalo Bills L 28–34 0–1 Highmark Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 15 1:05 p.m. Los Angeles Rams W 41–10 1–1 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
3 September 22 1:25 p.m. Detroit Lions L 13–20 1–2 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 29 1:05 p.m. Washington Commanders L 14–42 1–3 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 6 1:05 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers W 24–23 2–3 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 13 10:00 a.m. at Green Bay Packers L 13–34 2–4 Lambeau Field Fox Recap
7 October 21 6:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers W 17–15 3–4 State Farm Stadium ESPN+ Recap
8 October 27 10:00 a.m. at Miami Dolphins W 28–27 4–4 Hard Rock Stadium Fox Recap
9 November 3 2:05 p.m. Chicago Bears W 29–9 5–4 State Farm Stadium CBS Recap
10 November 10 2:25 p.m. New York Jets W 31–6 6–4 State Farm Stadium CBS Recap
11 Bye
12 November 24 2:25 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks L 6–16 6–5 Lumen Field Fox Recap
13 December 1 11:00 a.m. at Minnesota Vikings L 22–23 6–6 U.S. Bank Stadium Fox Recap
14 December 8 2:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks L 18–30 6–7 State Farm Stadium CBS Recap
15 December 15 2:25 p.m. New England Patriots W 30–17 7–7 State Farm Stadium CBS Recap
16 December 22 11:00 a.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
17 December 28 6:00 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium NFLN
18 January 4/5 TBD San Francisco 49ers State Farm Stadium TBD

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries

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Week 1: at Buffalo Bills

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Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 10 01128
Bills 0 10 141034

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams

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Week 2: Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 3 7010
Cardinals 14 10 10741

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

The Cardinals won by 31 points, their largest margin of victory since 2016, when they secured a 44–6 win also against the Rams. Quarterback Kyler Murray posted a perfect passer rating completing 17 of 21 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. This was the Cardinals' first home win over the Rams since 2014, additionally this was the Cardinals first win in the NFC West since week 10 of the 2022 season.

Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions

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Week 3: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Lions 7 13 0020
Cardinals 7 3 0313

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 4: vs. Washington Commanders

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Week 4: Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Commanders 7 10 101542
Cardinals 7 0 7014

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 63,286
  • Referee: Craig Wrolstad
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Jen Hale
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

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Week 5: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 3 31124
49ers 10 13 0023

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

Game information

Week 6: at Green Bay Packers

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Week 6: Arizona Cardinals at Green Bay Packers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 10 3013
Packers 7 17 7334

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Chargers

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Week 7: Los Angeles Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chargers 0 6 3615
Cardinals 0 7 01017

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 8: at Miami Dolphins

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Week 8: Arizona Cardinals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 7 111028
Dolphins 10 3 7727

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 82 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 65,629
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (Fox): Jason Benetti, Mark Schlereth and Jen Hale
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears

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Week 9: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 9 009
Cardinals 7 14 3529

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 10: vs. New York Jets

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Week 10: New York Jets at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jets 3 3 006
Cardinals 14 10 7031

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

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Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 3 036
Seahawks 0 7 6316

at Lumen Field, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST/1:25 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 45 °F (7 °C)
  • Game attendance: 68,649
  • Referee: Scott Novak
  • TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Mark Sanchez and Kristina Pink
  • Recap, Game Book
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Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings

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Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 3 6 10322
Vikings 3 3 71023

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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Week 14: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Seahawks 17 7 3330
Cardinals 7 3 8018

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 8 [2]
  • Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 71 °F (22 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 64,533
  • Referee: Clay Martin
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
  • Recap, Game Book
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Week 15: vs. New England Patriots

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Week 15: New England Patriots at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Patriots 0 3 01417
Cardinals 10 3 31430

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 68 °F (20 °C) (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 64,135
  • Referee: Ronald Torbert
  • TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely, Ross Tucker and Amanda Balionis
  • Recap, Game Book
Game information

With this win, the Cardinals improved to 7–7 and also defeated New England for the first time since 2012.

Week 16: at Carolina Panthers

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Week 16: Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
  • Referee: Adrian Hill
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Mark Schlereth and Jen Hale
  • Preview

Standings

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Division

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NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 6 0 .571 3–1 5–5 310 338 W3
Seattle Seahawks 8 6 0 .571 3–2 4–5 315 313 L1
Arizona Cardinals 7 7 0 .500 2–2 3–6 314 306 W1
San Francisco 49ers 6 8 0 .429 1–4 4–6 314 320 L1

Conference

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Seed Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1[a][b] xDetroit Lions North 12 2 0 .857 4–0 8–1 .533 .509 L1
2[a] xPhiladelphia Eagles East 12 2 0 .857 3–0 7–2 .455 .441 W10
3[c] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 8 6 0 .571 2–2 6–3 .535 .478 W4
4[c][d] Los Angeles Rams West 8 6 0 .571 3–1 5–5 .531 .473 W3
Wild cards
5[b] xMinnesota Vikings North 12 2 0 .857 3–1 7–2 .431 .385 W7
6 Green Bay Packers North 10 4 0 .714 1–3 5–4 .548 .426 W1
7 Washington Commanders East 9 5 0 .643 2–2 6–3 .409 .278 W2
In the hunt
8[d] Seattle Seahawks West 8 6 0 .571 3–2 4–5 .497 .434 L1
9[e] Atlanta Falcons South 7 7 0 .500 4–1 6–3 .555 .449 W1
10[e] Arizona Cardinals West 7 7 0 .500 2–2 3–6 .558 .404 W1
11[f] San Francisco 49ers West 6 8 0 .429 1–4 4–6 .563 .393 L1
12[f] Dallas Cowboys East 6 8 0 .429 3–1 4–5 .482 .341 W1
13 New Orleans Saints South 5 9 0 .357 2–3 4–6 .503 .300 L1
Eliminated from postseason contention
14 Chicago Bears North 4 10 0 .286 0–4 2–7 .523 .304 L8
15 Carolina Panthers South 3 11 0 .214 1–3 2–7 .492 .214 L4
16 New York Giants East 2 12 0 .143 0–5 1–9 .540 .393 L9
Tiebreakers[g]
  1. ^ a b Detroit wins tie break over Philadelphia based on conference record.
  2. ^ a b Detroit wins tie break over Minnesota based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ^ a b Tampa Bay wins tie break over LA Rams based on conference record.
  4. ^ a b LA Rams wins tie break over Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b Atlanta wins tie break over Arizona based on conference record.
  6. ^ a b San Francisco wins tie break over Dallas based on head-to-head victory.
  7. ^ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage

References

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  1. ^ Urban, Darren (2024-04-29). "After Big Draft Class, Cardinals Agree With 3 Undrafted Rookies". Arizona Cardinals. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
  2. ^ Brandt, David (2024-12-09). "Charbonnet runs for career-high 134 yards, 2 TDs as NFC West-leading Seahawks beat Cardinals 30-18". AP News. Retrieved 2024-12-09.
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