2018 Arizona Cardinals season

2018 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach Steve Wilks
General manager Steve Keim
Owner Bill Bidwill
Home field State Farm Stadium
Results
Record 1–4
Division place 3rd NFC West
Uniform

The 2018 season is the Arizona Cardinals' 99th in the National Football League, their 31st in Arizona, their 13th at State Farm Stadium and their first under head coach Steve Wilks.

Draft

2018 Arizona Cardinals Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
110 Josh RosenQBUCLAFrom Oakland
247 Christian KirkWRTexas A&M
397 Mason ColeCMichiganCompensatory pick
4134 Chase EdmondsRBFordhamCompensatory pick
6182 Chris CampbellCBPenn State
7254 Korey CunninghamGCincinnatiCompensatory pick

Draft trades

  • The Cardinals traded their fourth-round selection (115th overall), and their second-, fourth- and sixth-round selections in 2017 (45th, 119th and 197th overall) to Chicago in exchange for Chicago's second-round selection in 2017 (36th overall).
  • The Cardinals were awarded one third-, one fourth- and one fifth-round compensatory pick (97th, 134th and 254th overall).
  • The Cardinals traded their sixth-round selection (189th overall) to New Orleans in exchange for running back Adrian Peterson.
  • The Cardinals traded their seventh-round selection (233rd overall) to Kansas City in exchange for cornerback Marcus Cooper.
  • The Cardinals traded center Tony Bergstrom to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's seventh-round selection (238th overall).

Undrafted free agents

2018 Arizona Cardinals Undrafted Free Agents
PositionPlayerCollegeNotes
DTHastin AdamsMary Hardin-Baylor
CBElijah BattleWest Virginia
PJoe DavidsonBowling Green
OLBDennis GardeckSioux Falls
LBFrank GindaSan José State
DBAJ HowardAppalachian State
DEAlec JamesWisconsin
QBChad KanoffPrinceton
KMatthew McCraneKansas State
OLBrant MorrisToledo
LBMike NeedhamSouthern Utah
CBDeatrick NicholsSouth Florida
TAustin OlsenSouthern Illinois
LBMatt OplingerYale
SJonathan OwensMissouri Western
FBAustin RameshWisconsin
WRTrent SherfieldVanderbilt
SAndy SmigieraRobert Morris
DBTavierre ThomasFerris State
WRJalen TolliverArkansas-Monticello
WRJonah TrinnamanBYU
SEzekiel TurnerWashington
TEAndrew VollertWeber State
DBMalcolm WashingtonNorthern Iowa
WRCorey WillisCentral Michigan

Staff

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 – Steve Wilks
  • Assistant to the head coach – Ben Burress
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
  • Defensive coordinator – Al Holcomb
  • Senior assistant/defensive line
  • Assistant defensive line – Chris Achuff
  • Linebackers – Larry Foote
  • Defensive backs – Dave Merritt
  • Assistant defensive backs – Charlie Harbison
  • Defensive quality control – Alonso Escalante
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Jeff Rodgers
  • Assistant special teams – Randall McCray
Strength and conditioning
  • Strength and conditioning – Buddy Morris
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Vernon Stephens
  • Sports science coordinator – Evan Lodder

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AFC East
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NYJ
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CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
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NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Current roster

Arizona Cardinals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

Practice squad

Rookies in italics

Roster updated October 11, 2018
Depth chart • Transactions
53 Active, 5 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

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AFC East
BUF
MIA
NE
NYJ
North
BAL
CIN
CLE
PIT
South
HOU
IND
JAX
TEN
West
DEN
KC
LAC
OAK
NFC East
DAL
NYG
PHI
WAS
North
CHI
DET
GB
MIN
South
ATL
CAR
NO
TB
West
ARI
LAR
SF
SEA

Preseason

The Cardinals' preseason opponents and schedule was announced on April 11, 2018.

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordGame siteNFL.com
recap
1 August 11 Los Angeles Chargers W 24–17 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
2 August 17 at New Orleans Saints W 20–15 2–0 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap
3 August 26 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–3 3–0 AT&T Stadium Recap
4 August 30 Denver Broncos L 10–21 3–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap

Regular season

Schedule

The Cardinals' 2018 schedule was announced on April 19.

WeekDateKickoff (MST)
[note 1]		OpponentResultRecordGame siteTVNFL.com
recap
1 September 9 1:25 p.m. Washington Redskins L 6–24 0–1 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
2 September 16 1:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams L 0–34 0–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Fox Recap
3 September 23 1:25 p.m. Chicago Bears L 14–16 0–3 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
4 September 30 1:05 p.m. Seattle Seahawks L 17–20 0–4 State Farm Stadium Fox Recap
5 October 7 1:25 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers W 28–18 1–4 Levi's Stadium Fox Recap
6 October 14 10:00 a.m. at Minnesota Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium Fox
7 October 18 5:20 p.m. Denver Broncos State Farm Stadium Fox/NFLN
8 October 28 1:25 p.m. San Francisco 49ers State Farm Stadium Fox
9 Bye
10 November 11 11:00 a.m. at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium Fox
11 November 18 2:05 p.m. Oakland Raiders State Farm Stadium CBS
12 November 25 1:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers StubHub Center Fox
13 December 2 11:00 a.m. at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field Fox
14 December 9 1:25 p.m. Detroit Lions State Farm Stadium Fox
15 December 16 11:00 a.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
16 December 23 2:05 p.m. Los Angeles Rams State Farm Stadium Fox
17 December 30 2:25 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks CenturyLink Field Fox

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times from Weeks 8–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Washington Redskins

Week One: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Redskins 0 21 0324
Cardinals 0 0 066

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

Game information

Week 2: at Los Angeles Rams

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Rams 0 19 8734

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Game information

Week 3: vs. Chicago Bears

Week Three: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Bears 0 3 10316
Cardinals 14 0 0014

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST[note 1]
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 62,163
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Seahawks 7 0 10320
Cardinals 0 10 0717

at State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 1:05 p.m. MST[note 1]
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 61,845
  • Referee: John Hussey
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Rosen's first start was a loss as the Seahawks kicked a game-winning field goal. The Cardinals started 0–4 for the first time since 1986 when they were in St. Louis. Coupled with wins by the Raiders and Texans, the Cardinals became the only winless team in the NFL.

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 7 7 01428
49ers 6 0 01218

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 1:25 p.m. MST & PDT[note 1]
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C), clear
  • Game attendance: 68,337
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Week 6: at Minnesota Vikings

Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at Minnesota Vikings – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 0 000
Vikings 0 0 000

at U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Game information

Standings

Division

NFC West
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 6 0 0 1.000 2–0 3–0 196 118 W6
Seattle Seahawks 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 116 114 W1
San Francisco 49ers 1 4 0 .200 0–1 1–2 118 146 L3
Arizona Cardinals 1 5 0 .167 1–2 1–4 65 112 L1

Conference

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Los Angeles Rams West 6 0 0 1.000 2–0 3–0 .403 .403 W6
2 New Orleans Saints South 4 1 0 .800 1–1 3–1 .375 .370 W4
3[lower-alpha 1] Washington Redskins East 3 2 0 .600 0–0 3–1 .426 .406 W1
4[lower-alpha 1] Chicago Bears North 3 2 0 .600 0–1 3–1 .446 .353 L1
Wild Cards
5 Carolina Panthers South 3 2 0 .600 0–1 2–2 .448 .444 L1
6 Minnesota Vikings North 3 2 1 .583 0–0–1 3–1–1 .456 .294 W2
In the Hunt
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Philadelphia Eagles East 3 3 0 .500 1–0 2–2 .357 .222 W1
8[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 5] Seattle Seahawks West 3 3 0 .500 1–1 2–2 .457 .278 W1
9[lower-alpha 4][lower-alpha 6] Dallas Cowboys East 3 3 0 .500 1–0 2–2 .441 .353 W1
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] Green Bay Packers North 2 2 1 .500 1–0–1 1–2–1 .500 .455 L1
11[lower-alpha 7] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 2 3 0 .400 1–1 2–2 .554 .636 L3
12[lower-alpha 7] Detroit Lions North 2 3 0 .400 1–0 1–2 .463 .550 W1
13 Atlanta Falcons South 2 4 0 .333 2–1 2–2 .591 .500 W1
14 San Francisco 49ers West 1 4 0 .200 0–1 1–2 .554 .400 L3
15[lower-alpha 8] Arizona Cardinals West 1 5 0 .167 1–2 1–5 .591 .200 L1
16[lower-alpha 8] New York Giants East 1 5 0 .167 0–2 0–4 .559 .500 L3
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  1. 1 2 Washington wins tie break over Chicago based on best win percentage in common games.
  2. 1 2 Philadelphia wins tie break over Seattle based on best win percentage in common games.
  3. 1 2 Philadelphia wins tie break over Green Bay based on best win percentage in conference games. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Dallas (see below).
  4. 1 2 Seattle wins tie break over Dallas based on head-to-head win percentage.
  5. 1 2 Seattle wins tie break over Green Bay based on best win percentage in conference games.
  6. 1 2 Dallas wins tie break over Green Bay based on best win percentage in conference games.
  7. 1 2 Tampa Bay wins tie break over Detroit based on best win percentage in conference games.
  8. 1 2 Arizona wins tie break over NY Giants based on best win percentage in conference games.
  9. ↑ 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.
Legend
w — Clinched wild card
x — Clinched playoff berth
y — Clinched division
z — Clinched first-round bye
* — Clinched home-field advantage

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone, but does not observe Daylight saving time (excluding the Navajo Nation), so Arizona is synchronized with Pacific Daylight Time from mid-March until the first Sunday of November. Therefore, all kickoffs during the preseason and from weeks 1–8 during the regular season are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time, not Mountain Daylight Time.

References

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