2017 Arizona Cardinals season

2017 Arizona Cardinals season
2017 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Steve Keim
Head coach	Bruce Arians
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	LB Chandler Jones; WR Larry Fitzgerald; ST Budda Baker; CB Patrick Peterson
Uniform
	← 2016; Cardinals seasons; 2018 →;

The

University of Phoenix Stadium. It was also the fifth and final season under head coach Bruce Arians. The Cardinals played one road game in London at Twickenham Stadium against the Los Angeles Rams as one of the NFL London Games. They improved on a 7–8–1 season they had in 2016

, finishing 8–8 as they spent most of the season alternating between wins and losses. However, they missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

Offseason

Signings

Position	Player	Age	2016 Team	Contract
S	Antoine Bethea	32	San Francisco 49ers	3 years, $12.75 million
K	Phil Dawson	42	San Francisco 49ers	2 years, $6 million
LB	Jarvis Jones	27	Pittsburgh Steelers	1 year, $2.2 million
DE	Frostee Rucker	33	Arizona Cardinals	1 year, $1 million
RB	Andre Ellington	28	Arizona Cardinals	1 year, $905,000

Departures

Position	Player	Age	2017 Team	Contract
DE/DT	Calais Campbell	30	Jacksonville Jaguars	4 years, $60 million

Draft

2017 Arizona Cardinals Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	13	Haason Reddick	LB	Temple
2	36	Budda Baker	S	Washington
3	98	Chad Williams	WR	Grambling State
4	120	Dorian Johnson	OG	Pittsburgh
5	157	Will Holden	OT	Vanderbilt
5	179	T. J. Logan	RB	North Carolina
6	208	Johnathan Ford	S	Auburn

Notes

The Cardinals received one
compensatory selection
— No. 179 overall.

Staff

**2017 Arizona Cardinals staff**
	Front office 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 Director of football administration – Mike Disner Director of football operations – Matt Caracciolo Head coaches Head coach – Bruce Arians Assistant head coach/offense – Tom Moore Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/offensive line – Harold Goodwin Quarterbacks – Byron Leftwich Running backs – Freddie Kitchens Wide receivers – Darryl Drake Tight ends – Rick Christophel Assistant tight ends/assistant special teams – Steve Heiden Assistant offensive line – Larry Zierlein Offensive assistant – Kevin Garver			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – James Bettcher Defensive line – Brentson Buckner Outside linebackers – Bob Sanders Inside linebackers – Larry Foote Defensive backs – Nick Rapone Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Defensive assistant/defensive backs – Mike Chiurco Pass rush specialist – Tom Pratt Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Amos Jones Assistant special teams – Anthony Blevins Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris Assistant strength and conditioning – Roger Kingdom

Final roster

**2017 Arizona Cardinals final roster**

	Quarterbacks 9 Matt Barkley 7 Blaine Gabbert 5 Drew Stanton Running backs 37 D. J. Foster 48 Bronson Hill 35 Elijhaa Penny 33 Kerwynn Williams Wide receivers 13 Jaron Brown 12 John Brown 11 Larry Fitzgerald 14 J. J. Nelson 16 Chad Williams Tight ends 84 Jermaine Gresham 87 Troy Niklas 86 Ricky Seals-Jones 85 Gabe Holmes		Offensive linemen 64 Khalif Barnes T 70 Evan Boehm G 75 Alex Boone G 69 Will Holden G/T 78 Vinston Painter T 53 A. Q. Shipley C 79 Max Tuerk C 71 Earl Watford G 73 John Wetzel T Defensive linemen 95 Rodney Gunter NT/DE 97 Josh Mauro DE 90 Robert Nkemdiche DE 98 Corey Peters NT 72 Olsen Pierre DE 92 Frostee Rucker DE 94 Xavier Williams DE		Linebackers 54 Bryson Albright OLB 20 Deone Bucannon ILB 57 Josh Bynes ILB 56 Karlos Dansby ILB 55 Chandler Jones OLB 50 Gabe Martin ILB 96 Kareem Martin OLB 43 Haason Reddick ILB 49 Edmond Robinson OLB 58 Scooby Wright ILB Defensive backs 36 Budda Baker FS 28 Justin Bethel CB 42 C. J. Goodwin CB 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS 34 Harlan Miller FS 21 Patrick Peterson CB 26 Brandon Williams CB 25 Tramon Williams CB Special teams 46 Aaron Brewer LS 4 Phil Dawson K 2 Andy Lee P		Reserve lists 41 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 27 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 30 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 10 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 44 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 74 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 76 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 31 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 80 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 62 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 3 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 23 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 68 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 Ronald Zamort CB ( IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 19 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 63 Peli Anau DE 39 Jarell Carter CB 81 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 47 K. J. Dillon SS 59 Vontarrius Dora OLB 45 Jonathan Moxey CB 91 Earl Okine DE 17 Rashad Ross WR 15 Alonzo Russell WR 65 Pasoni Tasini NT 38 Darius Victor RB Rookies in italics 53 active, 17 inactive, 10 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
HOF	August 3	vs. Dallas Cowboys	L 18–20	0–1	Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium (Canton, Ohio)	Recap
1	August 12	Oakland Raiders	W 20–10	1–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
2	August 19	Chicago Bears	L 23–24	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
3	August 26	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24–14	2–2	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	Recap
4	August 31	at Denver Broncos	L 2–30	2–3	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 10	at Detroit Lions	L 23–35	0–1	Ford Field	Recap
2	September 17	at Indianapolis Colts	W 16–13 (OT)	1–1	Lucas Oil Stadium	Recap
3	September 25	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–28	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	October 1	San Francisco 49ers	W 18–15 (OT)	2–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
5	October 8	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–34	2–3	Lincoln Financial Field	Recap
6	October 15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38–33	3–3	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
7	October 22	at Los Angeles Rams	L 0–33	3–4	Twickenham Stadium (London)	Recap
8	Bye
9	November 5	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20–10	4–4	Levi's Stadium	Recap
10	November 9	Seattle Seahawks	L 16–22	4–5	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
11	November 19	at Houston Texans	L 21–31	4–6	NRG Stadium	Recap
12	November 26	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 27–24	5–6	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
13	December 3	Los Angeles Rams	L 16–32	5–7	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
14	December 10	Tennessee Titans	W 12–7	6–7	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
15	December 17	at Washington Redskins	L 15–20	6–8	FedExField	Recap
16	December 24	New York Giants	W 23–0	7–8	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
17	December 31	at Seattle Seahawks	W 26–24	8–8	CenturyLink Field	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Week One: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	0	7	6	23
Lions	0	9	6	20	35

at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

Date: September 10
Game time: 1:00 p.m.
Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

ARI – Justin Bethel 82-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick). Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 5 yards, 0:46.
ARI – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 7 yards, 3:32.

Second quarter

DET – Marvin Jones Jr. 6-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. Cardinals 10–6. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 6:16.
DET – Matt Prater 58-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 0:39.

Third quarter

ARI – Kerwynn Williams 3-yard rush. (Phil Dawson kick). Cardinals 17–9. Drive: 12 plays, 94 yards, 5:49.
DET – Theo Riddick 7-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. Cardinals 17–15. Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:45.

Fourth quarter

DET – Kenny Golladay 10-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. Lions 21–17. Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:49.
DET – Kenny Golladay 45-yard pass from Matthew Stafford. (Matt Prater kick). Lions 28–17. Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:55.
DET – Miles Killebrew 35-yard interception return (Matt Prater kick). Lions 35–17. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:10.
ARI – J. J. Nelson 1-yard pass from Carson Palmer. Lions 35–23. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:30.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 27/48, 269 yards, TD, 3 INT
DET – Matthew Stafford – 29/41, 292 yards, 4 TD, INT

Top rushers

ARI – David Johnson – 11 rushes, 23 yards
DET – Ameer Abdullah – 15 rushes, 30 yards

Top receivers

ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 receptions, 74 yards
DET – Golden Tate – 10 receptions, 107 yards

The Cardinals would lose star running back David Johnson to a wrist injury during the game. Afterwards, it was revealed that his dislocated his wrist, an injury that sent him to injured reserve on September 12 and would eventually keep him out for the rest of the season.

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	10	3	16
Colts	10	0	0	3	0	13

at

Indianapolis, Indiana

Date: September 17
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/10:00 a.m. MST
Game weather: Played indoors (
Laura Okmin
Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter

IND – Frank Gore 5-yard run (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:38. Colts 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 53 yards, 5:45.
IND – Adam Vinatieri 46-yard field goal, 1:27. Colts 10–0. Drive: 8 plays, 32 yards, 4:21.

Second quarter

ARI – Phil Dawson 27-yard field goal, 5:56. Colts 10–3. Drive: 15 plays, 54 yards, 5:49.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

IND – Adam Vinatieri 29-yard field goal, 11:42, Colts 13–3. Drive: 16 plays, 76 yards, 9:18.
ARI – J. J. Nelson 45-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Phil Dawson kick), 7:38. Colts 13–10. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:04.
ARI – Phil Dawson 40-yard field goal, 3:25. Tied 13–13. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:09.

Overtime

ARI – Phil Dawson 30-yard field goal, 8:02. Cardinals 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 1:45.

Top passers

ARI – Carson Palmer – 19/36, 332 yards, TD, INT
IND – Jacoby Brissett – 20/37, 216 yards, INT

Top rushers

ARI – Chris Johnson – 11 rushes, 44 yards
IND – Frank Gore – 14 rushes, 46 yards, TD

Top receivers

ARI – J. J. Nelson – 5 receptions, 120 yards, TD
IND – Jack Doyle – 8 receptions, 79 yards

NFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Los Angeles Rams	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	478	329	L1
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	366	332	L1
Arizona Cardinals	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	295	361	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	10	0	.375	1–5	3–9	331	383	W5

NFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1^[a]	Philadelphia Eagles	East	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.461	.433	L1
2^[a]	Minnesota Vikings	North	13	3	0	.813	5–1	10–2	.492	.447	W3
3^[b]	Los Angeles Rams	West	11	5	0	.688	4–2	7–5	.504	.460	L1
4^[b]^[c]	New Orleans Saints	South	11	5	0	.688	4–2	8–4	.535	.483	L1
Wild Cards
5^[c]	Carolina Panthers	South	11	5	0	.688	3–3	7–5	.539	.500	L1
6	Atlanta Falcons	South	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.543	.475	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7^[d]	Detroit Lions	North	9	7	0	.563	5–1	8–4	.496	.368	W1
8^[d]	Seattle Seahawks	West	9	7	0	.563	4–2	7–5	.492	.444	L1
9^[d]	Dallas Cowboys	East	9	7	0	.563	5–1	7–5	.496	.438	W1
10	Arizona Cardinals	West	8	8	0	.500	3–3	5–7	.488	.406	W2
11^[e]	Green Bay Packers	North	7	9	0	.438	2–4	5–7	.539	.357	L3
12^[e]	Washington Redskins	East	7	9	0	.438	1–5	5–7	.539	.429	L1
13	San Francisco 49ers	West	6	10	0	.375	1–5	3–9	.512	.438	W5
14^[f]	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	5	11	0	.313	1–5	3–9	.555	.375	W1
15^[f]	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	0–6	1–11	.559	.500	L1
16	New York Giants	East	3	13	0	.188	1–5	1–11	.531	.458	W1
Tiebreakers^[g]
^ ^a ^b Philadelphia claimed the No. 1 seed over Minnesota based on winning percentage vs. common opponents. Philadelphia's cumulative record against Carolina, Chicago, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington was 5–0, compared to Minnesota's 4–1 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^ ^a ^b LA Rams claimed the No. 3 seed over New Orleans based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b New Orleans clinched the NFC South division over Carolina based on head-to-head sweep. ^ ^a ^b ^c Detroit finished ahead of Dallas and Seattle based on conference record, while Seattle finished ahead of Dallas based on head-to-head victory. ^ ^a ^b Green Bay finished ahead of Washington based on record vs. common opponents. Green Bay's cumulative record against Dallas, Minnesota, New Orleans and Seattle was 2–3, compared to Washington's 1–4 cumulative record against the same four teams. ^ ^a ^b Tampa Bay finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head victory. ^ 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.

v t e Arizona Cardinals
Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head coaches Players Quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Wrigley Field Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Mountain America Stadium State Farm Stadium
Culture	Chris O'Brien Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Red Sea Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire
Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game Fútbol Americano "They are who we thought they were!" Hail Murray
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs (former) Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015
Conference championships (1)	2008
League championships (2)	1925 1947
Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Category

v t e Arizona Cardinals seasons
Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)
1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

2017 Arizona Cardinals season

Offseason

Signings

Departures

Draft

Staff

Final roster

Preseason

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Week 2: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 4: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week 5: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 6: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week 7: at Los Angeles Rams

Week 9: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 10: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 11: at Houston Texans

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 14: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 15: at Washington Redskins

Week 16: vs. New York Giants

Week 17: at Seattle Seahawks

Standings

Division

Conference

References

External links