1993 Phoenix Cardinals season

The 1993 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 95th season, 74th season in the National Football League, their 6th in Arizona, and their last as the Phoenix Cardinals (becoming the Arizona Cardinals the following season).^[1] The team improved upon their previous output of 4–12, winning seven games.^[2] Despite the improvement, the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the eleventh straight season. It was not enough for head coach Joe Bugel to keep his job; he was fired 23 days following the season finale.

1993 Phoenix Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
General manager	Larry Wilson
Head coach	Joe Bugel
Offensive coordinator	Jerry Rhome
Defensive coordinator	Fritz Shurmur
Home stadium	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC East
Playoffs	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	P Rich Camarillo
← 1992 Cardinals seasons 1994 (Arizona) →

The Cardinals outscored their opponents by 57 points (326–269), the last time they would finish with a positive scoring margin until 2007. The only season since 1994 in which Arizona had a better point differential than 1993 was in 2015, when it went 13–3 and compiled a franchise record plus-176 margin.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1993 NFL draft

1993 Phoenix Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Garrison Hearst *	Running back	Georgia
1	18	Ernest Dye	Offensive tackle	South Carolina
2	32	Ben Coleman	Guard	Wake Forest
4	87	Ronald Moore	Running back	Pittsburg State
6	143	Brett Wallerstedt	Linebacker	Arizona State
7	172	Will White	Defensive back	Florida
8	199	Chad Brown	Defensive end	Mississippi
8	215	Stevie Anderson	Wide receiver	Grambling State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

^[3]

Personnel

Staff

1993 Phoenix Cardinals staff

Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice president and general manager – Larry Wilson Director of pro personnel – Erik Widmark Director of college scouting – Bob Ackles Head coaches Head coach – Joe Bugel Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Jerry Rhome Running backs – Bobby Jackson Receivers – LeCharls McDaniel Tight ends – Ted Plumb Offensive line – John Matsko

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

Roster

1993 Phoenix Cardinals roster

Quarterbacks (QB)  7 Steve Beuerlein 17 Chris Chandler  2 Will Furrer 19 Tony Sacca Running backs (RB) 20 Johnny Bailey 25 Eric Blount 37 Larry Centers 30 Ronald Moore Wide receivers (WR) 83 Anthony Edwards 84 Gary Clark 81 Randal Hill 87 Ricky Proehl Tight ends (TE) 80 Chad Fann 86 Walter Reeves 82 Butch Rolle 85 Derek Ware

Offensive linemen (OL) 62 Ben Coleman G 59 Ed Cunningham C 67 Rick Cunningham T 65 Ernest Dye T 73 Mark May G 67 Luis Sharpe T 61 Lance Smith G 71 Mark Tucker C 68 Joe Wolf T Defensive linemen (DL) 63 Michael Bankston DE 78 Chad Brown DE 93 Reuben Davis DE/DT 72 Chuckie Johnson DT 75 Mike Jones DE 50 Freddie Joe Nunn DE 79 Keith Rucker DT

Linebackers (LB) 54 David Braxton OLB 56 Ken Harvey OLB 58 Eric Hill MLB 97 Steve Hyche OLB 53 Garth Jax MLB 55 Jock Jones OLB 94 David Merritt OLB 90 Tyronne Stowe OLB Defensive backs (DB) 42 John Booty SS 26 Chuck Cecil FS 22 Dave Duerson SS 31 Odie Harris FS 28 Steve Lofton CB 29 Lorenzo Lynch CB 40 Robert Massey CB 26 Chris Oldham SS 35 Aeneas Williams CB 38 Mike Zordich FS Special teams (ST) 89 Pat Beach LS 16 Rich Camarillo P  5 Greg Davis K

Practice squad 11 Mike Cook WR 41 Robert Jackson WR 33 Lance Lewis RB 74 Mike Moody T 66 Chris Perez T 53 active, 4 inactive, 5 practice squad Reserve 70 Rob Baxley T (IR) 23 Garrison Hearst RB (IR) 98 Eric Swann DT (IR) 52 Brett Wallerstedt MLB (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 5	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 17–23	0–1	Veterans Stadium	59,831	Recap
2	September 12	at Washington Redskins	W 17–10	1–1	RFK Stadium	53,525	Recap
3	September 19	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–17	1–2	Sun Devil Stadium	73,025	Recap
4	September 26	at Detroit Lions	L 20–26	1–3	Pontiac Silverdome	57,180	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 10	New England Patriots	L 21–23	1–4	Sun Devil Stadium	36,115	Recap
7	October 17	Washington Redskins	W 36–6	2–4	Sun Devil Stadium	48,143	Recap
8	October 24	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–28	2–5	Candlestick Park	62,020	Recap
9	October 31	New Orleans Saints	L 17–20	2–6	Sun Devil Stadium	36,778	Recap
10	November 7	Philadelphia Eagles	W 16–3	3–6	Sun Devil Stadium	41,634	Recap
11	November 14	at Dallas Cowboys	L 15–20	3–7	Texas Stadium	64,224	Recap
12	Bye
13	November 28	at New York Giants	L 17–19	3–8	Giants Stadium	59,979	Recap
14	December 5	Los Angeles Rams	W 38–10	4–8	Sun Devil Stadium	33,964	Recap
15	December 12	Detroit Lions	L 14–21	4–9	Sun Devil Stadium	39,393	Recap
16	December 19	at Seattle Seahawks	W 30–27 (OT)	5–9	Kingdome	45,737	Recap
17	December 26	New York Giants	W 17–6	6–9	Sun Devil Stadium	53,414	Recap
18	January 2, 1994	at Atlanta Falcons	W 27–10	7–9	Georgia Dome	44,360	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week 1: Phoenix Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	7	7	17
Eagles	7	7	2	7	23

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 5
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,831
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Randy Cross
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHI – Heath Sherman 1-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 7–0. Second quarter PHI – Randall Cunningham 9-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 14–0. PHO – Greg Davis 24-yard field goal. Eagles 14–3. Third quarter PHI – Team safety. Eagles 16–3. PHO – Larry Centers 27-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Eagles 16–10. Fourth quarter PHI – Vaughn Hebron 5-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 23–10. PHO – Lorenzo Lynch 55-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick). Eagles 23–17. Top passers PHO – Chris Chandler – 8/20, 96 yards, TD PHI – Randall Cunningham – 18/29, 192 yards, INT Top rushers PHO – Ronald Moore – 9 rushes, 39 yards PHI – Vaughn Hebron – 10 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Gary Clark – 5 receptions, 59 yards PHI – Fred Barnett – 7 receptions, 76 yards

Week 2: at Washington Redskins

Week 2: Phoenix Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	7	0	0	17
Redskins	0	0	7	3	10

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

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,525
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Randy Cross
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Johnny Bailey 58-yard punt return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. PHO – Greg Davis 53-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. Second quarter PHO – Ronald Moore 18-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–0. Third quarter WAS – Ricky Sanders 9-yard pass from Cary Conklin (Chip Lohmiller kick). Cardinals 17–7. Fourth quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 23-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Top passers PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 17/26, 164 yards, INT WAS – Cary Conklin – 16/29, 169 yards, TD, INT Top rushers PHO – Garrison Hearst – 22 rushes, 76 yards WAS – Brian Mitchell – 10 rushes, 33 yards Top receivers PHO – Gary Clark – 6 receptions, 93 yards WAS – Ricky Sanders – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD

Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys

Week 3: Dallas Cowboys at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	7	3	7	0	17
Cardinals	0	0	7	3	10

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: September 19
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 73,025
• TV announcers (TNT): Gary Bender and Pat Haden
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter DAL – Derrick Lassic 8-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Cowboys 7–0. Second quarter DAL – Eddie Murray 23-yard field goal. Cowboys 10–0. Third quarter DAL – Derrick Lassic 2-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Cowboys 17–0. PHO – Ricky Proehl 12-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cowboys 17–7. Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Cowboys 17–10. Top passers DAL – Troy Aikman – 21/27, 281 yards PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 20/27, 218 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DAL – Derrick Lassic – 14 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD PHO – Johnny Bailey – 7 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers DAL – Alvin Harper – 6 receptions, 136 yards PHO – Randal Hill – 3 receptions, 76 yards

Week 4: at Detroit Lions

Week 4: Phoenix Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	17	0	3	20
Lions	6	10	7	3	26

at Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan

• Date: September 12
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 57,180
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter DET – Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal. Lions 3–0. DET – Jason Hanson 22-yard field goal. Lions 6–0. Second quarter PHO – Ricky Proehl 51-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–6. DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal. Lions 9–7. DET – Derrick Moore 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 16–7. PHO – Walter Reeves 2-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Lions 16–14. PHO – Greg Davis 54-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–16. Third quarter DET – Brett Perriman 9-yard pass from Andre Ware (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 23–17. Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 30-yard field goal. Lions 23–20. DET – Jason Hanson 38-yard field goal. Lions 26–20. Top passers PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 23/31, 288 yards, 2 TD DET – Andre Ware – 11/24, 194 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Garrison Hearst – 15 rushes, 45 yards DET – Barry Sanders – 23 rushes, 90 yards Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD DET – Willie Green – 3 receptions, 102 yards

Week 6: vs. New England Patriots

Week 6: New England Patriots at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	0	13	3	7	23
Cardinals	0	14	0	7	21

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 10
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,115
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter NE – Ben Coates 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Scott Sisson kick). Patriots 7–0. PHO – Ricky Proehl 6-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Tied 7–7. PHO – Ricky Proehl 15-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–7. NE – Scott Sisson 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–10. NE – Scott Sisson 23-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–13. Third quarter NE – Scott Sisson 31-yard field goal. Patriots 16–14. Fourth quarter PHO – Randal Hill 30-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–16. NE – Ben Coates 2-yard pass from Scott Secules (Scott Sisson kick). Patriots 23–21. Top passers NE – Scott Secules – 12/20, 214 yards, TD, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 14/28, 196 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers NE – Leonard Russell – 28 rushes, 116 yards PHO – Garrison Hearst – 10 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers NE – Leonard Russell – 1 reception, 77 yards PHO – Randal Hill – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD

Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins

Week 7: Washington Redskins at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	3	0	3	0	6
Cardinals	0	13	7	16	36

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 48,143
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter WAS – Chip Lohmiller 43-yard field goal. Redskins 3–0. Second quarter PHO – Greg Davis 23-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. PHO – Greg Davis 45-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–3. PHO – Garrison Hearst 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 13–3. Third quarter PHO – Ricky Proehl 42-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 20–3. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 38-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–6. Fourth quarter PHO – Team safety. Cardinals 22–6. PHO – Johnny Bailey 14-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 29–6. PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 36–6. Top passers WAS – Mark Rypien – 16/28, 120 yards, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 12/25, 250 yards, TD, INT Top rushers WAS – Ricky Ervins – 17 rushes, 98 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 13 rushes, 80 yards, TD Top receivers WAS – Ricky Ervins – 7 reception, 64 yards PHO – Ricky Proehl – 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD

Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 8: Phoenix Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	14	14
49ers	0	14	0	14	28

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: October 24
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,020
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SF – Marc Logan 1-yard run (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 7–0. SF – Jerry Rice 8-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 14–0. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter SF – Jerry Rice 7-yard pass from Steve Young (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 21–0. SF – Ricky Watters 19-yard run (Mike Cofer kick). 49ers 28–0. PHO – Anthony Edwards 65-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). 49ers 28–7. PHO – Ricky Proehl 4-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). 49ers 28–14. Top passers PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 26/50, 334 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT SF – Steve Young – 21/33, 247 yards, 2 TD Top rushers PHO – Ronald Moore – 15 rushes, 47 yards SF – Ricky Watters – 20 rushes, 95 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Anthony Edwards – 4 receptions, 112 yards, TD SF – Jerry Rice – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD

Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 9: New Orleans Saints at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	0	3	10	20
Cardinals	10	7	0	0	17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: October 31
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 36,778
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter NO – Brad Muster 1-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 7–0. PHO – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal. Saints 7–3. PHO – Aeneas Williams 20-yard fumble return. Cardinals 10–7. Second quarter PHO – Aeneas Williams 46-yard interception return. Cardinals 17–7. Third quarter NO – Morten Andersen 48-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Fourth quarter NO – Quinn Early 25-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Morten Andersen kick). Tied 17–17. NO – Morten Andersen 38-yard field goal. Saints 20–17. Top passers NO – Wade Wilson – 16/27, 186 yards, TD, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 7/9, 52 yards Top rushers NO – Derek Brown – 14 rushes, 32 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 20 rushes, 72 yards Top receivers NO – Eric Martin – 3 reception, 53 yards PHO – Ricky Proehl – 3 receptions, 24 yards

Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	0	0	0	3
Cardinals	3	13	0	0	16

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: November 7
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 41,634
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHI – Matt Bahr 27-yard field goal. Eagles 3–0. PHO – Greg Davis 23-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. Second quarter PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–3. PHO – Gary Clark 10-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 13–3. PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–3. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers PHI – Ken O'Brien – 14/32, 166 yards, INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 10/20, 121 yards, TD Top rushers PHI – Herschel Walker – 8 rushes, 39 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 36 rushes, 160 yards Top receivers PHI – Mark Bavaro – 4 receptions, 48 yards PHO – Larry Centers – 4 receptions, 46 yards

Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys

Week 11: Phoenix Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	10	5	15
Cowboys	3	14	0	3	20

at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas

• Date: November 14
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 64,224
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter DAL – Eddie Murray 44-yard field goal. Cowboys 3–0. Second quarter DAL – Emmitt Smith 4-yard run (Eddie Murray kick). Cowboys 10–0. DAL – Jay Novacek 1-yard pass from Bernie Kosar (Eddie Murray kick). Cowboys 17–0. Third quarter PHO – Greg Davis 19-yard field goal. Cowboys 17–3. PHO – Larry Centers 17-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Cowboys 17–10. Fourth quarter DAL – Eddie Murray 43-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–10. PHO – Team safety. Cowboys 20–12. PHO – Greg Davis 47-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–15. Top passers PHO – Chris Chandler – 27/46, 214 yards, TD, INT DAL – Bernie Kosar – 13/21, 199 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Johnny Bailey – 8 rushes, 31 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 66 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 4 receptions, 102 yards

Week 13: at New York Giants

Week 13: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	0	7	0	17
Giants	3	3	7	6	19

at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: November 28
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 59,979
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Greg Davis 47-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. PHO – Butch Rolle 1-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 10–0. NYG – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–3. Second quarter NYG – David Treadwell 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–6. Third quarter NYG – Ed McCaffrey 20-yard pass from Phil Simms (David Treadwell kick). Giants 13–10. PHO – Ricky Proehl 17-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–13. Fourth quarter NYG – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–16. NYG – Brad Daluiso 54-yard field goal. Giants 19–17. Top passers PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 19/33, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Phil Simms – 22/41, 337 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Ronald Moore – 17 rushes, 53 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 11 rushes, 18 yards Top receivers PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 81 yards NYG – Mark Jackson – 7 receptions, 113 yards

Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week 14: Los Angeles Rams at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	7	10
Cardinals	7	7	14	10	38

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 5
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C)
• Game attendance: 33,964
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. LA – Tony Zendejas 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 7–3. Second quarter PHO – Gary Clark 22-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–3. Third quarter PHO – Ronald Moore 19-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–3. PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 28–3. Fourth quarter PHO – Greg Davis 27-yard field goal. Cardinals 31–3. PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 38–3. LA – Troy Drayton 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick). Cardinals 14–3. Top passers LA – T.J. Rubley – 5/15, 89 yards, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 14/25, 250 yards, TD Top rushers LA – Jerome Bettis – 16 rushes, 115 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 29 rushes, 126 yards, 4 TD Top receivers LA – Henry Ellard – 3 receptions, 83 yards PHO – Gary Clark – 8 receptions, 159 yards, TD

Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions

Week 15: Detroit Lions at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	7	7	21
Cardinals	0	7	7	0	14

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 12
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
• Game attendance: 39,393
• TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Dan Fouts
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter PHO – Eric Blount 6-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. DET – Herman Moore 6-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jason Hanson kick). Tied 7–7. Third quarter PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–7. DET – Rodney Holman 28-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jason Hanson kick). Tied 14–14. Fourth quarter DET – Willie Green 43-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 21–14. Top passers DET – Erik Kramer – 19/25, 257 yards, 3 TD PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 23/35, 219 yards, 3 INT Top rushers DET – Derrick Moore – 20 rushes, 107 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 20 rushes, 61 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Herman Moore – 3 receptions, 66 yards, TD PHO – Larry Centers – 9 receptions, 77 yards

Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks

Week 16: Phoenix Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cardinals	7	0	7	13	3	30
Seahawks	10	10	0	7	0	27

at Kingdome, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 19
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 45,737
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter SEA – Chris Warren 45-yard run (John Kasay kick). Seahawks 7–0. SEA – John Kasay 37-yard field goal. Seahawks 10–0. PHO – Randal Hill 58-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Seahawks 10–7. Second quarter SEA – John Kasay 47-yard field goal. Seahawks 13–7. SEA – Ferrell Edmunds 1-yard pass from Rick Mirer (John Kasay kick). Seahawks 20–7. Third quarter PHO – Gary Clark 20-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Seahawks 20–14. Fourth quarter PHO – Larry Centers 16-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–20. PHO – Greg Davis 50-yard field goal. Cardinals 24–20. SEA – Rick Mirer 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Seahawks 27–24. PHO – Greg Davis 55-yard field goal. Tied 27–27. Overtime PHO – Greg Davis 41-yard field goal. Cardinals 30–27. Top passers PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 34/53, 431 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SEA – Rick Mirer – 15/30, 165 yards, TD Top rushers PHO – Ronald Moore – 24 rushes, 62 yards SEA – Chris Warren – 27 rushes, 168 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Gary Clark – 12 receptions, 152 yards, TD SEA – Kelvin Martin – 4 receptions, 74 yards

Week 17: vs. New York Giants

Week 17: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	3	3	0	0	6
Cardinals	0	0	10	7	17

at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona

• Date: December 26
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,414
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter NYG – David Treadwell 19-yard field goal. Giants 3–0. Second quarter NYG – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal. Giants 6–0. Third quarter PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Giants 6–3. PHO – Ronald Moore 19-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 10–6. Fourth quarter PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–6. Top passers NYG – Phil Simms – 21/30, 214 yards PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 15/24, 198 yards, 2 INT Top rushers NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 38 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD Top receivers NYG – Chris Calloway – 6 receptions, 69 yards PHO – Larry Centers – 5 receptions, 84 yards

Week 18: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 18: Phoenix Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	10	3	7	27
Falcons	3	0	7	0	10

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: January 2
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 44,360
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PHO – Randal Hill 7-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. ATL – Norm Johnson 24-yard field goal. Cardinals 7–3. Second quarter PHO – Randal Hill 9-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–3. PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–3. Third quarter ATL – Erric Pegram 19-yard run (Norm Johnson kick). Cardinals 17–10. PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–10. Fourth quarter PHO – Gary Clark 20-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 27–10. Top passers PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 27/33, 278 yards, 3 TD ATL – Bobby Hebert – 13/24, 131 yards, INT Top rushers PHO – Ronald Moore – 32 rushes, 96 yards ATL – Erric Pegram – 12 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers PHO – Gary Clark – 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD ATL – Andre Rison – 4 receptions, 59 yards

Standings

NFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(1) Dallas Cowboys	12	4	0	.750	376	229	W5
(4) New York Giants	11	5	0	.688	288	205	L2
Philadelphia Eagles	8	8	0	.500	293	315	W3
Phoenix Cardinals	7	9	0	.438	326	269	W3
Washington Redskins	4	12	0	.250	230	345	L2