Editing Arizona Cardinals (section)

=== Phoenix/Arizona Cardinals (1988–present) ===
Not long after the end of the [[1987 NFL season]], Bidwill agreed to move to [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] on a handshake deal with state and local officials, and the team became the '''Phoenix Cardinals'''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Eskenazi|first=Gerald|title=N.F.L. Approves Team Shift|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/16/sports/nfl-approves-team-shift.html|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=March 16, 1988|access-date=June 11, 2016|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612203928/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/16/sports/nfl-approves-team-shift.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team changed their name to the '''Arizona Cardinals''' on March 17, 1994.<ref name="CardinalsHOF" /><ref name="AZCardsHistory">{{cite web|title=Arizona Cardinals Team History|url=https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/arizona-cardinals/team-history/|publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC|website=ProFootballHOF.com|access-date=May 18, 2020|archive-date=May 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200518071913/https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/arizona-cardinals/team-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

The Cardinals hired Vince Tobin as head coach prior to the 1996 season.<ref name="o483">{{cite web |title=TOBIN GETS CARDS' HEAD COACHING JOB |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1996/02/08/tobin-gets-cards-head-coaching-job/ |website=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=1996-02-08 |access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> In his first season, he led the team to a 7–9 mark in the 1996 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1996 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1996.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>  The team regressed in the 1997 season with a 4–12 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1997 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1997.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The [[1998 NFL season]] saw the Cardinals break two long droughts, qualifying for the playoffs for the first time in 16 years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arizona Cardinals Playoff History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/playoffs.htm |access-date=2025-01-01 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The team got their first postseason win since [[1947 NFL Championship Game|1947]] by defeating the [[1998 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] 20–7 in the [[1998–99 NFL playoffs#NFC: Arizona Cardinals 20, Dallas Cowboys 7|wild-card round of the playoffs]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/28/sports/pro-football-last-second-field-goal-ends-cardinals-playoff-drought.html|title=PRO FOOTBALL; Last-Second Field Goal Ends Cardinals' Playoff Drought|last=Gurnick|first=Ken|date=December 28, 1998|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 3, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=October 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003234436/https://www.nytimes.com/1998/12/28/sports/pro-football-last-second-field-goal-ends-cardinals-playoff-drought.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Cardinals saw their run end in the Divisional Round with a 41–21 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1998 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1998.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> The Cardinals regressed to a 6–10 record in the 1999 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1999.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In the 2000 season, Tobin was fired after a 2–5 start.<ref name="o570">{{cite web | title=Tobin Fired As Arizona Coach | website=CBS News | date=2000-10-23 | url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tobin-fired-as-arizona-coach/ | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> Dave McGinnis finished the season out with a 1–8 record.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2000 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2000.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

Prior to the 2001 season, the Cardinals named McGinnis as their full-time head coach.<ref name="t842">{{cite web |title=Cards To Keep McGinnis Around |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cards-to-keep-mcginnis-around/ |website=[[CBS News]] |date=2000-12-17 |access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> He coached for three seasons, regressing each year record-wise.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dave McGinnis Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/McGiDa0.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> He was fired by the team following the 2003 season.<ref name="o229">{{cite web | last=Baum | first=Bob | title=McGinnis fired by Cardinals | website=Arizona Daily Sun | date=2003-12-29 | url=https://azdailysun.com/mcginnis-fired-by-cardinals/article_889e6899-b9d2-5861-bdb6-ce20d0c25523.html | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref>

Prior to the 2004 season, the Cardinals hired Dennis Green as head coach.<ref name="e425">{{cite web | last=Weinfuss | first=Josh | title=Dennis Green's first draft as coach helped turn Cardinals around | website=ESPN.com | date=2016-07-22 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/arizona-cardinals/post/_/id/20940/dennis-greens-first-draft-as-coach-helped-turn-cardinals-around | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> He coached the team to three consecutive losing seasons before being fired following the 2006 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dennis Green Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GreeDe0.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-01-01 |title=Red light for Green: 5-11 Cardinals can coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2716484 |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

The Cardinals hired Ken Whisenhunt as head coach prior to the 2007 season.<ref name="p603">{{cite web | last=Pasquarelli | first=Len | title=Whisenhunt hired as Cardinals' new head coach | website=ESPN.com | date=2007-01-14 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2731184 | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> In his first season with the team, Whisenhunt led the Cardinals to a 8–8 record in the 2007 season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2007 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2007.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> In [[2008–09 NFL playoffs|the 2008 postseason]], the Cardinals, led by quarterback [[Kurt Warner]], won the Wild Card Round over the Atlanta Falcons, the Divisional Round against the Carolina Panthers, and the [[2008#NFC: Arizona Cardinals 32, Philadelphia Eagles 25|NFC Championship Game]] against the [[2008 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]] to advance to the [[Super Bowl]] for the first time in their history.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card - Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals - January 3rd, 2009 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200901030crd.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round - Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers - January 10th, 2009 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200901100car.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NFC Championship - Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals - January 18th, 2009 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200901180crd.htm |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> They lost [[Super Bowl XLIII]] 27–23 to the [[2008 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] in the final seconds of the game.<ref name="AZCardsHistory" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLIII – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals – February 1st, 2009 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200902010crd.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref><ref name="j903">{{cite web | last=Root | first=Jess | title=Larry Fitzgerald's Super Bowl TD is 'forgotten play' Cardinals fans will never forget | website=Cards Wire |publisher=USA Today| date=2019-01-30 | url=https://cardswire.usatoday.com/2019/01/30/super-bowl-history-larry-fitzgerald-td-catch-az-arizona-cardinals/ | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref>

After their historic 2008 season, the Cardinals posted a 10–6 record in {{Cardinals NFL season|2009}}, their first season with 10 wins in Arizona. The Cardinals clinched their second consecutive [[NFC West]] title but were defeated by eventual Super Bowl champion [[2009 New Orleans Saints season|New Orleans Saints]], 45–14 in the divisional playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2009 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2009.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Divisional Round – Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – January 16th, 2010 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201001160nor.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> After the 2012 season, the Cardinals fired Whisenhunt as head coach.<ref name="m696">{{cite web | title=Cards fire Ken Whisenhunt, Graves | website=ESPN.com | date=2012-12-31 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8796471/arizona-cardinals-fire-ken-whisenhunt-rod-graves | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> Prior to the 2013 season, the team hired Bruce Arians as head coach.<ref name="p039">{{cite web | title=Bruce Arians named Cardinals coach | website=ESPN.com | date=2013-01-18 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8855315/arizona-cardinals-hire-bruce-arians-new-head-coach | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> Arians' first season with the team saw the Cardinals go 10–6 but miss the postseason in 2013.<ref name="r506">{{cite web | last=Koch | first=Jim | title=Arizona Cardinals were robbed of playoff spot back in 2013 | website=Raising Zona | date=2021-07-19 | url=https://raisingzona.com/2021/07/19/arizona-cardinals-playoffs-2013/ | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> The next time they would make the playoffs would be in {{Cardinals NFL season|2014}}, as a wild card. They set the best regular-season record in their history in Arizona at 11–5 but were defeated by the 7–8–1 [[NFC South]] champions, the [[2014 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Arizona Cardinals at Carolina Panthers – January 3rd, 2015 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201501030car.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

[[2015 Arizona Cardinals season|The next year]], the Cardinals set a franchise-best 13–3 record and clinched their first-ever first-round playoff bye as the NFC's second seed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2015 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2015/index.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> They defeated the [[2015 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] [[2015–16 NFL playoffs#NFC: Arizona Cardinals 26, Green Bay Packers 20 (OT)|26–20 in overtime]], giving quarterback [[Carson Palmer]] his first playoff victory.<ref name="f993">{{cite web | last=McManaman | first=Bob | title=Carson Palmer finally wins his 1st career playoff game | website=azcentral.com  | date=2016-01-17 | url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2016/01/17/carson-palmer-finally-wins-his-1st-career-playoff-game/78904944/#:~:text=As%20he%20made%20his%20way,the%20quarterback%20finished%20getting%20dressed. | access-date=2024-08-19}}</ref> The Cardinals then advanced to their second [[2015–16 NFL playoffs#NFC: Carolina Panthers 49, Arizona Cardinals 15|NFC Championship Game]] in their history but were blown out by the top-seeded 15–1 [[2015 Carolina Panthers season|Panthers]] 49–15, committing seven turnovers.<ref>{{cite web |title=Arizona Cardinals' biggest stars fall flat in Carolina |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/arizona-cardinals-biggest-stars-fall-flat-in-carolina-0ap3000000627957 |website=[[National Football League]] |date=2016-01-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170821125918/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000627957/article/arizona-cardinals-biggest-stars-fall-flat-in-carolina |archive-date=2017-08-21 |url-status=live |last1=Wesseling |first1=Chris |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |access-date=August 21, 2017}}</ref>

The Cardinals then fell to 7–8–1 in {{Cardinals NFL season|2016}} and 8–8 in {{Cardinals NFL season|2017}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2016.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2017 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2017.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> After the 2017 season, Arians retired as head coach.<ref name="k300">{{cite web |title=Bruce Arians retires after five seasons with Cardinals |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/bruce-arians-retires-after-five-seasons-with-cardinals-0ap3000000901594 |website=[[National Football League]] |date=2018-01-01 |last1=Sessler |first1=Marc |access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> The Cardinals hired Steve Wilks to be the head coach prior to the 2018 season.<ref name="t995">{{cite web | last=Weinfuss | first=Josh | title=Cardinals hoping patience in coaching search pays off with Steve Wilks hire | website=ESPN.com | date=2018-01-22 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/arizona-cardinals/post/_/id/29156/cardinals-waited-to-hire-steve-wilks-but-now-they-wait-to-see-if-patience-will-pay-off | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> The team dropped to a 3–13 record in {{Cardinals NFL season|2018}}, tying the franchise record set in {{Cardinals NFL season|2000}} for the worst record in a 16-game season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2018 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2018.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> Wilks was fired following the season.<ref name="u615">{{cite web |title=Steve Wilks fired by Cardinals after one year with team |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/steve-wilks-fired-by-cardinals-after-one-year-with-team-0ap3000001006460 |website=[[National Football League]] |date=2018-12-31 |last1=Patra |first1=Kevin |access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> The Cardinals hired Kliff Kingsbury as head coach prior to the 2019 season.<ref name="t013">{{cite web | last=Weinfuss | first=Josh | title=Cardinals give Kliff Kingsbury four-year deal to be new head coach | website=ESPN.com | date=2019-01-09 | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25715541/arizona-cardinals-hire-kliff-kingsbury | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> At the 2019 NFL Draft, the Cardinals used the top overall pick in the draft on Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray.<ref name="v229">{{cite web |title=Kyler Murray drafted No. 1 overall by Arizona Cardinals |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/kyler-murray-drafted-no-1-overall-by-arizona-cardinals-0ap3000001027977 |website=[[National Football League]] |date=2019-04-25 |last1=Patra |first1=Kevin |access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> The team improved to 5–10–1 in {{Cardinals NFL season|2019}} and 8–8 in {{Cardinals NFL season|2020}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2019 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2019.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2020 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2020.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> In {{Cardinals NFL season|2021}}, the Cardinals went 11–6, posting a winning record and returning to the postseason for the first time since 2015, but lost to the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2021 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2021.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Wild Card – Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – January 17th, 2022 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202201170ram.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> They failed to improve their record in [[2022 Arizona Cardinals season|2022]], dropping to the bottom of NFC West at 4–13, and missing the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 NFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2022/index.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> Kingsbury was fired as head coach following the 2022 season.<ref name="a079">{{cite web | last=Patra | first=Kevin | title=Cardinals fire head coach Kliff Kingsbury following 4-13 season; GM Steve Keim stepping down | website=NFL.com | date=2023-01-09 | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/cardinals-fire-head-coach-kliff-kingsbury-following-4-13-season#:~:text=The%20Cardinals%20fired%20Kingsbury%20on,his%20health%2C%20the%20club%20announced. | access-date=2024-08-05}}</ref> Under first year head coach Jonathan Gannon, the Cardinals once again finished in fourth in the NFC West with a 4–13 record in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 Arizona Cardinals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/2023.htm |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>