Arizona Cardinals
Value$8BHeartbreak#6918.4Founded: 1920 · Metro Area: Phoenix · NFC · NFC West · Home: State Farm Stadium
Formerly based in Chicago, St. Louis, Phoenix.
Rating through time
Where Arizona Cardinals sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1920 to 2026. Above average in 32 of 106 seasons.
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One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.
The Heartbreak Index18.4 · #69
The Damned · NFL, 1947
The Heartbreak Index18.4 · #69
The Damned · NFL, 1947
- NFL since 194710.9
- NFL final appearance since 20081.2
- NFL deep run since 20150.3
lost the final, 2008 · fell one round short, 2015 · playoff run died early, 2021 · playoff run died early, 2014
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
Championship appearances
Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 593-816-40 |
| Win pct | 0.423 |
| Playoff record | 8-10-0 (0.444) |
| Championship appearances | 4 (2 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 2 (1 wins) |
| Total seasons | 106 |
| .500 or better seasons | 41 |
| Most recent championship | 1947 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
State Farm Stadium
2006-present- University of Phoenix Stadium 2006-2017
- State Farm Stadium 2018-2026
Sun Devil Stadium
1988-2005Cardinals Stadium
1988-1995Busch Stadium
1966-1987- Busch Memorial Stadium 1966-1982
- Busch Stadium 1983-1987
Sportsman's Park II
1960-1965Soldier Field
1959-1959Comiskey Park
1922-1958- Comiskey Park 1922-1922
- Comiskey Park/Normal Park 1923-1923
- Comiskey Park 1924-1925
- Comiskey Park 1929-1930
- Comiskey Park 1937-1943
- Comiskey Park 1945-1958
Wrigley Field
1931-1936Normal Field
1920-1928- Normal Field 1920-1921
- Normal Field 1926-1926
- Normal Field/Soldier Field 1927-1927
- Normal Field 1928-1928
Normal Park
1920-1928Season-by-season1920 to 2026 · 106 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
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In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.
Top 12 games
Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.
Award winners
League-wide awards held by Arizona Cardinals players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 148 Pro Bowl selections all-time.
AP Coach of the Year
- 1974Don Coryell
- 2014Bruce Arians
Walter Payton MOY
- 2008Kurt Warner · QB
- 2016Larry Fitzgerald · WR
AP Offensive Rookie
- 1979Ottis Anderson · RB
- 2003Anquan Boldin · WR
- 2019Kyler Murray · QB
AP Defensive Rookie
- 1996Simeon Rice · RDE