Editing Arizona Cardinals (section)

=== St. Louis Cardinals (1960–1987) ===
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Due to the formation of the rival [[American Football League]], the NFL allowed Bidwill to move the team to [[St. Louis]], Missouri, where they became the '''[[History of the St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]]'''. They were locally called the "Big Red", the "Gridbirds" or the "Football Cardinals" to avoid confusion with the local [[St. Louis Cardinals|baseball team]] of the same name.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wyche|first=Steve|title=Before coming to desert, Cards were substandard in St. Louis|url=http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story/09000d5d80e52e28/article/before-coming-to-desert-cards-were-substandard-in-st-louis|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=SuperBowl.com|date=June 29, 2011|access-date=June 11, 2016|quote=Having grown up in St. Louis, I was always resigned to the fact that the football Cardinals, regardless of where they were located, would never play in a Super Bowl.|archive-date=April 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420090049/http://www.nfl.com/superbowl/story/09000d5d80e52e28/article/before-coming-to-desert-cards-were-substandard-in-st-louis|url-status=live}}</ref> During the Cardinals' 28-year stay in St. Louis, they advanced to the playoffs just three times (1974, 1975 and 1982), never hosting or winning. They did, however, win the [[Playoff Bowl]], a now-defunct post-season game for third place, in 1964 against the Green Bay Packers by a score of 24–17. The overall mediocrity of the Cardinals, combined with a then-[[Busch Memorial Stadium|21-year-old stadium]], caused game attendance to dwindle, and owner [[Bill Bidwill]] decided to move the team to Arizona.<ref name="k874">{{cite web |title=Longtime Cardinals owner William V. Bidwill dies at 88 |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2019/10/02/longtime-cardinals-owner-william-v-bidwill-dies-at-88/ |website=[[The San Diego Union-Tribune]] |date=2019-10-02 |last1=Baum |first1=Bob |access-date=2024-07-31}}</ref>