1990 Phoenix Cardinals season

The 1990 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 92nd season, 71st season in the National Football League and the 3rd in Arizona. Despite rookie running back Johnny Johnson creating a good enough impression to make the Pro Bowl, the Cardinals did not improve upon their 5–11 record from 1989.

1990 Phoenix Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Larry Wilson
Head coach	Joe Bugel
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	RB Johnny Johnson
← 1989 Cardinals seasons 1991 →

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1990 NFL draft

1990 Phoenix Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2	31	Anthony Thompson	Running back	Indiana
3	58	Ricky Proehl	Wide receiver	Wake Forest
4	85	Travis Davis	Nose tackle	Michigan State
5	115	Larry Centers *	Fullback	Stephen F. Austin
6	142	Tyrone Shavers	Wide receiver	Lamar
7	169	Johnny Johnson *	Running back	San Jose State
8	199	Mickey Washington	Cornerback	Texas A&M
9	225	David Bavaro	Linebacker	Syracuse
10	252	Dave Elle	Tight end	South Dakota
11	282	Dempsey Norman	Wide receiver	St. Francis (IL)
12	308	Donnie Riley	Running back	Central Michigan
12	330	Ken McMichel	Defensive back	Oklahoma
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1990 Phoenix Cardinals staff

Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice-president and general manager – Larry Wilson Director of pro personnel – Erik Widmark Director of player personnel – George Boone Head coaches Head coach – Joe Bugel Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jerry Rhome Running backs – Bobby Hammond Receivers – Ted Plumb Offensive line – Tom Lovat

Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Joe Pascale Defensive line – Ted Cottrell Defensive secondary – Jim Johnson Defensive assistant/quality control – Mike Murphy Special teams coaches Special teams – Pete Rodriguez Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Roster

1990 Phoenix Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  3 Timm Rosenbach 19 Tom Tupa Running backs (RB) 37 Larry Centers 32 Terrence Flagler 39 Johnny Johnson 36 Vai Sikahema 34 Anthony Thompson 24 Ron Wolfley FB Wide receivers (WR) 26 Amod Field 81 Roy Green 80 John Jackson 86 Ernie Jones 87 Ricky Proehl 84 J. T. Smith Tight ends (TE) 85 Tim Jorden 89 Walter Reeves

Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Mike Graybill T 57 Kani Kauahi 70 Derek Kennard G 51 Bill Lewis C 63 Tootie Robbins T 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G 69 Vernice Smith G/T 68 Joe Wolf T Defensive linemen (DL) 98 Carl Hairston DE 92 Dexter Manley DE 78 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 72 Rod Saddler DE 66 Jim Wahler NT

Linebackers (LB) 59 David Bavaro ILB 55 Anthony Bell OLB 54 David Braxton OLB 56 Ken Harvey OLB 58 Eric Hill ILB 53 Garth Jax ILB 52 Chris Washington ILB Defensive backs (DB) 25 Stanley Blair CB 29 Lorenzo Lynch CB 46 Tim McDonald SS 47 Cedric Mack CB 27 Jay Taylor CB 23 Marcus Turner DB 43 Lonnie Young FS 38 Mike Zordich SS Special teams (ST) 16 Rich Camarillo P 17 Al Del Greco K

Practice squad 33 Pat Chaffey RB  7 Craig Kupp QB 76 Craig Patterson DE 95 Dana Wells NT 96 Willie Williams TE 47 active, 8 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve 79 Bob Clasby DE (IR) 21 Tracey Eaton S (IR) 20 Darren Flutie WR (IR) 83 Don Holmes WR (IR) 30 David Little TE (IR) 90 Eldonta Osborne LB (IR) 50 Jeroy Robinson LB (IR) 60 Jeff Walker T (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 9	at Washington Redskins	L 0–31	0–1	RFK Stadium	52,649	Recap
2	September 16	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 23–21	1–1	Veterans Stadium	64,396	Recap
3	September 23	at New Orleans Saints	L 7–28	1–2	Louisiana Superdome	61,110	Recap
4	September 30	Washington Redskins	L 10–38	1–3	Sun Devil Stadium	49,303	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 14	Dallas Cowboys	W 20–3	2–3	Sun Devil Stadium	45,235	Recap
7	October 21	at New York Giants	L 19–20	2–4	Giants Stadium	76,518	Recap
8	October 28	Chicago Bears	L 21–31	2–5	Sun Devil Stadium	71,233	Recap
9	November 4	at Miami Dolphins	L 3–23	2–6	Joe Robbie Stadium	54,294	Recap
10	November 11	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–45	2–7	Rich Stadium	74,904	Recap
11	November 18	Green Bay Packers	L 21–24	2–8	Sun Devil Stadium	46,878	Recap
12	November 25	New England Patriots	W 34–14	3–8	Sun Devil Stadium	30,110	Recap
13	December 2	Indianapolis Colts	W 20–17	4–8	Sun Devil Stadium	31,885	Recap
14	December 9	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24–13	5–8	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium	36,222	Recap
15	December 16	at Dallas Cowboys	L 10–41	5–9	Texas Stadium	60,190	Recap
16	December 23	New York Giants	L 21–24	5–10	Sun Devil Stadium	41,212	Recap
17	December 29	Philadelphia Eagles	L 21–23	5–11	Sun Devil Stadium	31,796	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Washington Redskins

Week 1: Phoenix Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary

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

at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium, Washington, District of Columbia

• Date: September 9
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,649
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter WAS – Ricky Sanders 37-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 7–0. Second quarter WAS – Earnest Byner 4-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 14–0. Third quarter WAS – Gary Clark 43-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 21–0. Fourth quarter WAS – Alvin Walton 57-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 28–0. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 29-yard field goal. Redskins 31–0. Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 20/39, 228 yards, 4 INT WAS – Mark Rypien – 17/31, 240 yards, 3 TD Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 14 rushes, 54 yards WAS – Earnest Byner – 17 rushes, 63 yards Top receivers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 6 receptions, 99 yards WAS – Ricky Sanders – 6 receptions, 90 yards, TD

Week 2: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 2: Phoenix Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	9	23
Eagles	14	0	7	0	21

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,396
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHI – Marvin Hargrove 34-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 7–0. PHI – Randall Cunningham 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 14–0. Second quarter PHO – Johnny Johnson 22-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Eagles 14–7. Third quarter PHO – Anthony Thompson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 14–14. PHI – Heath Sherman 2-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 21–14. Fourth quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 25-yard field goal. Eagles 21–17. PHO – Al Del Greco 50-yard field goal. Eagles 21–20. PHO – Al Del Greco 42-yard field goal. Cardinals 23–20. Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 11/19, 116 yards, INT PHI – Randall Cunningham – 17/24, 252 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 22 rushes, 88 yards, TD PHI – Randall Cunningham – 6 rushes, 34 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 4 receptions, 72 yards PHI – Mickey Shuler – 6 receptions, 63 yards

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

Week 3: Phoenix Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	7	0	7
Saints	0	7	7	14	28

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 23
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 61,110
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NO – Eric Martin 14-yard pass from John Fourcade (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 7–0. Third quarter PHO – Ricky Proehl 37-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 7–7. NO – Rueben Mayes 10-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 14–7. Fourth quarter NO – Rueben Mayes 4-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 21–7. NO – Rueben Mayes 14-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 28–7. Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 14/26, 191 yards, TD, INT NO – John Fourcade – 11/23, 151 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 22 rushes, 68 yards NO – Rueben Mayes – 16 rushes, 99 yards, 3 TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 5 receptions, 62 yards, TD NO – Floyd Turner – 2 receptions, 55 yards

Week 4: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 4: Washington Redskins at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	7	10	21	38
Cardinals	0	10	0	0	10

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 30
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 49,303
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 32-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. WAS – Gerald Riggs 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 7–3. PHO – Roy Green 12-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 10–7. Third quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 26-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. WAS – Gary Clark 42-yard pass from Stan Humphries (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 17–10. Fourth quarter WAS – Stan Humphries 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 24–10. WAS – Gary Clark 42-yard pass from Stan Humphries (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 31–10. WAS – Earnest Byner 1-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 38–10. Top passers WAS – Stan Humphries – 20/25, 257 yards, 2 TD PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 11/23, 91 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Gerald Riggs – 19 rushes, 95 yards, TD PHO – Johnny Johnson – 16 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers WAS – Gary Clark – 8 receptions, 162 yards, 2 TD PHO – Roy Green – 4 receptions, 56 yards, TD

Week 6: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 6: Dallas Cowboys at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	0	0	3	0	3
Cardinals	7	3	0	10	20

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 14
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,235
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Anthony Thompson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. Third quarter DAL – Ken Willis 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–3. Fourth quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–3. PHO – Johnny Johnson 9-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 20–3 Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 9/25, 61 yards, 2 INT PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 19/27, 171 yards Top rushers DAL – Emmitt Smith – 12 rushes, 48 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 19 rushes, 120 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Jay Novacek – 3 receptions, 26 yards PHO – Ricky Proehl – 4 receptions, 61 yards

Week 7: at New York Giants

Week 7: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	7	6	3	19
Giants	7	3	0	10	20

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: October 21
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 76,518
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter NYG – Ottis Anderson 4-yard run (Matt Bahr kick). Giants 7–0. PHO – Al Del Greco 39-yard field goal. Giants 7–3. Second quarter NYG – Matt Bahr 34-yard field goal. Giants 10–3. PHO – Luis Sharpe 1-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Tied 10–10. Third quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 18-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–10. PHO – Al Del Greco 34-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–10. PHO – Al Del Greco 45-yard field goal. Cardinals 19–10. Fourth quarter NYG – Stephen Baker 38-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick). Cardinals 19–17. NYG – Matt Bahr 42-yard field goal. Giants 20–19. Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 11/20, 102 yards, TD NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 11/21, 180 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 30 rushes, 108 yards NYG – Ottis Anderson – 11 rushes, 88 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 2 receptions, 33 yards NYG – Stephen Baker – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Week 8: vs. Chicago Bears

Week 8: Chicago Bears at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	21	0	3	31
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 28
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,233
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter CHI – Neal Anderson 2-yard run (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 7–0. Second quarter CHI – Jim Harbaugh 1-yard run (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 14–0. CHI – Ron Morris 67-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 21–0. CHI – Neal Anderson 2-yard run (Kevin Butler kick). Bears 28–0. PHO – J. T. Smith 3-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Bears 28–7. Third quarter PHO – Johnny Johnson 21-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Bears 28–14 Fourth quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 33-yard field goal. Bears 31–14 PHO – Roy Green 40-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Bears 31–21. Top passers CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 9/14, 166 yards, TD, INT PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 18/30, 256 yards, TD Top rushers CHI – Brad Muster – 12 rushes, 99 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 16 rushes, 74 yards, TD Top receivers CHI – Ron Morris – 3 receptions, 93 yards, TD PHO – Roy Green – 5 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Week 9: at Miami Dolphins

Week 9: Phoenix Cardinals at Miami Dolphins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	0	3
Dolphins	3	10	10	0	23

at Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

• Date: November 4
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 77 °F (25 °C)
• Game attendance: 54,294
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 19-yard field goal. Dolphins 3–0. Second quarter MIA – Tony Paige 17-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Dolphins 10–0. MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 21-yard field goal. Dolphins 13–0. PHO – Al Del Greco 44-yard field goal. Dolphins 13–3. Third quarter MIA – Mark Clayton 7-yard pass from Dan Marino (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Dolphins 20–3. MIA – Pete Stoyanovich 19-yard field goal. Dolphins 23–3. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 13/25, 172 yards MIA – Dan Marino – 18/25, 205 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 6 rushes, 32 yards MIA – Marc Logan – 14 rushes, 62 yards Top receivers PHO – Roy Green – 1 reception, 45 yards MIA – Ferrell Edmunds – 2 receptions, 58 yards

Week 10: at Buffalo Bills

Week 10: Phoenix Cardinals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	0	14
Bills	0	21	0	24	45

at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: November 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C)
• Game attendance: 74,904
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Johnny Johnson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–0. Second quarter BUF – Keith McKeller 18-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick). Tied 7–7. BUF – Butch Rolle 1-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick). Bills 14–7. BUF – Steve Tasker 24-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick). Bills 21–7. Third quarter PHO – Ernie Jones 29-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Bills 21–14. Fourth quarter BUF – Scott Norwood 25-yard field goal. Bills 24–14. BUF – Don Beebe 11-yard pass from Jim Kelly (Scott Norwood kick). Bills 31–14. BUF – Jamie Mueller 1-yard run (Scott Norwood kick). Bills 38–14. BUF – Kenneth Davis 13-yard run (Scott Norwood kick). Bills 45–14. Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 5/10, 74 yards, TD, INT BUF – Jim Kelly – 11/16, 165 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 20 rushes, 66 yards, TD BUF – Thurman Thomas – 26 rushes, 112 yards Top receivers PHO – Ernie Jones – 2 receptions, 38 yards, TD BUF – Don Beebe – 2 receptions, 60 yards, TD

Week 11: vs. Green Bay Packers

Week 11: Green Bay Packers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Packers	7	3	0	14	24
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 18
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 46,878
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter GB – Sterling Sharpe 54-yard pass from Don Majkowski (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 7–0. Second quarter GB – Chris Jacke 21-yard field goal. Packers 10–0 PHO – Ernie Jones 22-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 10–7. Third quarter PHO – Roy Green 27-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 14–10. Fourth quarter PHO – Ernie Jones 25-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 21–10. GB – Clarence Weathers 15-yard pass from Anthony Dilweg (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 21–17. GB – Ed West 1-yard pass from Anthony Dilweg (Chris Jacke kick). Packers 24–21. Top passers GB – Don Majkowski – 9/13, 143 yards, TD, INT PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 17/35, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers GB – Anthony Dilweg – 5 rushes, 50 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 15 rushes, 103 yards Top receivers GB – Sterling Sharpe – 10 receptions, 157 yards, TD PHO – Ernie Jones – 7 receptions, 117 yards, 2 TD

Week 12: vs. New England Patriots

Week 12: New England Patriots at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	7	7	0	0	14
Cardinals	7	7	10	10	34

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 25
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 30,110
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Anthony Thompson 5-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–0. NE – John Stephens 18-yard pass from Tom Hodson (Jason Staurovsky kick). Tied 7–7. Second quarter PHO – Timm Rosenbach 2-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 14–7. NE – Marv Cook 22-yard pass from Tom Hodson (Jason Staurovsky kick). Tied 14–14. Third quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–14. PHO – Timm Rosenbach 6-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 24–14. Fourth quarter PHO – Terrence Flagler 29-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 31–14. PHO – Al Del Greco 50-yard field goal. Cardinals 34–14. Top passers NE – Tom Hodson – 17/29, 182 yards, 2 TD PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 15/26, 188 yards Top rushers NE – John Stephens – 11 rushes, 54 yards PHO – Anthony Thompson – 28 rushes, 136 yards, TD Top receivers NE – Cedric Jones – 3 receptions, 47 yards PHO – Roy Green – 5 receptions, 67 yards

Week 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 13: Indianapolis Colts at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	10	0	7	0	17
Cardinals	0	6	0	14	20

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 2
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 31,885
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter IND – Dean Biasucci 49-yard field goal. Colts 3–0. IND – Anthony Johnson 15-yard pass from Jeff George (Dean Biasucci kick). Colts 10–0. Second quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 32-yard field goal. Colts 10–3. PHO – Al Del Greco 39-yard field goal. Colts 10–6. Third quarter IND – Jessie Hester 6-yard pass from Jeff George (Dean Biasucci kick). Colts 17–6. Fourth quarter PHO – Timm Rosenbach 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Colts 17–13. PHO – Marcus Turner 21-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 20–17. Top passers IND – Jeff George – 13/28, 168 yards, 2 TD, INT PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 12/26, 164 yards Top rushers IND – Eric Dickerson – 17 rushes, 60 yards PHO – Anthony Thompson – 18 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers IND – Jessie Hester – 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD PHO – Ernie Jones – 4 receptions, 67 yards

Week 14: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 14: Phoenix Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	7	7	24
Falcons	3	7	0	3	13

at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: December 9
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,222
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter ATL – Greg Davis 41-yard field goal. Falcons 3–0. Second quarter PHO – Ricky Proehl 45-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 7–3. ATL – Gary Wilkins 20-yard pass from Scott Campbell (Greg Davis kick). Falcons 10–7. PHO – Al Del Greco 37-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Third quarter PHO – Anthony Thompson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 17–10. Fourth quarter ATL – Greg Davis 24-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–13. PHO – Marcus Turner 47-yard interception return (Al Del Greco kick). Cardinals 24–13. Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 15/29, 227 yards, TD, INT ATL – Scott Campbell – 13/30, 198 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers PHO – Anthony Thompson – 26 rushes, 96 yards, TD ATL – Mike Rozier – 10 rushes, 54 yards Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 102 yards, TD ATL – Andre Rison – 3 receptions, 65 yards

Week 15: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 15: Phoenix Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	0	7	10
Cowboys	13	7	7	14	41

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: December 16
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 60,190
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Al Del Greco 38-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (kick failed). Cowboys 6–3. DAL – Emmitt Smith 11-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 13–3. Second quarter DAL – Michael Irvin 8-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 20–3. Third quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 27–3. Fourth quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 6-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 34–3. PHO – Johnny Johnson 1-yard run (Al Del Greco kick). Cowboys 34–10. DAL – Daryl Johnston 6-yard run (Ken Willis kick). Cowboys 41–10. Top passers PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 14/35, 151 yards, 3 INT DAL – Troy Aikman – 12/18, 164 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHO – Johnny Johnson – 13 rushes, 22 yards, TD DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 103 yards, 4 TD Top receivers PHO – Ernie Jones – 4 receptions, 57 yards DAL – Michael Irvin – 4 receptions, 91 yards, TD

Week 17: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 17: Philadelphia Eagles at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	6	7	3	23
Cardinals	0	7	0	14	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 29
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C)
• Game attendance: 31,796
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHI – Fred Barnett 16-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 7–0. Second quarter PHI – Calvin Williams 27-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (kick failed). Eagles 13–0. PHO – Roy Green 12-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Eagles 13–7. Third quarter PHI – Fred Barnett 3-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 20–7. Fourth quarter PHI – Roger Ruzek 44-yard field goak. Eagles 23–7. PHO – Ricky Proehl 38-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Eagles 23–14. PHO – J. T. Smith 45-yard pass from Timm Rosenbach (Al Del Greco kick). Eagles 23–21. Top passers PHI – Randall Cunningham – 13/19, 172 yards, 3 TD, INT PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 19/31, 301 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers PHI – Anthony Toney – 12 rushes, 61 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 15 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers PHI – Fred Barnett – 5 receptions, 76 yards, 2 TD PHO – Ricky Proehl – 7 receptions, 132 yards, TD

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
(2) New York Giants	13	3	0	.813	7–1	10–2	335	211	W2
(4) Philadelphia Eagles	10	6	0	.625	5–3	9–3	396	299	W3
(5) Washington Redskins	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	381	301	W1
Dallas Cowboys	7	9	0	.438	2–6	6–8	244	308	L2
Phoenix Cardinals	5	11	0	.313	2–6	3–9	268	396	L3