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The 2015 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 96th in the National Football League (NFL), their 117th overall, their 28th in Arizona, their 10th playing home games at University of Phoenix Stadium and their third under head coach Bruce Arians. The Cardinals clinched their first NFC West title since 2009, in addition to the first 13-win season in franchise history. They also clinched a first round bye for the first time in franchise history.

2015 Arizona Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
General managerSteve Keim
Head coachBruce Arians
Home fieldUniversity of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record13–3
Division place1st NFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Packers) 26–20 (OT)
Lost NFC Championship
(atPanthers) 15–49
Pro Bowlers

7

AP All-Pros

4

Uniform
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    • The second-seeded Cardinals began their playoff run by defeating the fifth-seeded Green Bay Packers 26–20 in overtime in the divisional round, giving quarterback Carson Palmer his first career playoff win. However, they were defeated by top-seeded Carolina Panthers in the NFC championship by a score of 49–15, played in Bank of America Stadium, in Charlotte, North Carolina, with the Cardinals committing seven turnovers, tied for the most turnovers in a conference championship game since the Los Angeles Rams were defeated by the Dallas Cowboys abruptly in the 1978 season by a score of 28–0. The 2015 NFC Championship Game was a rematch of the 2008 NFC Divisional Round, which saw the 9–7 Cardinals upset the Panthers in their home stadium.

    Until 2021, this was the last season in which the Cardinals would have a winning season or postseason appearance. The season was covered by the Amazon Original sports docuseries All or Nothing. The Cardinals also played (as of 2024) their last game in St. Louis, which had been home to the Cardinals from 1960 until 1987 and the Rams since 1995, with the latter team becoming the Cardinals' divisional rivals in 2002. The Rams returned to the Los Angeles metropolitan area after the 2015 season.

    2015 draft class

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    Main article: 2015 NFL draft
    2015 Arizona Cardinals Draft
    Round Selection Player Position College
    1 24 D. J. Humphries OT Florida
    2 58 Markus Golden DE Missouri
    3 86 David Johnson RB Northern Iowa
    4 116 Rodney Gunter DT Delaware State
    5 158 Shaquille Riddick DE West Virginia
    159 J. J. Nelson WR UAB
    7 256 Gerald Christian TE Louisville
    Compensatory selection – Mr. Irrelevant

    Staff

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    2015 Arizona Cardinals staff

    Front office

    Head coaches

    Offensive coaches

    		Defensive coaches

    Special teams coaches

    Strength and conditioning

    Final roster

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    2015 Arizona Cardinals final roster
    Quarterbacks

    Running backs

    Wide receivers

    Tight ends

    		Offensive linemen

    Defensive linemen

    		Linebackers

    Defensive backs

    Special teams

    		Reserve lists


    Practice squad


    Rookies in italics
     53 active, 14 inactive, 10 practice squad

    Preseason

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    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
    1 August 15 Kansas City Chiefs L 19–34 0–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
    2 August 22 San Diego Chargers L 19–22 0–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
    3 August 30 atOakland Raiders W 30–23 1–2 O.co Coliseum Recap
    4 September 3 atDenver Broncos W 22–20 2–2 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap

    Regular season

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    Schedule

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    Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
    1 September 13 New Orleans Saints W 31–19 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium[1] Recap
    2 September 20 atChicago Bears W 48–23 2–0 Soldier Field[2] Recap
    3 September 27 San Francisco 49ers W 47–7 3–0 University of Phoenix Stadium[3] Recap
    4 October 4 St. Louis Rams L 22–24 3–1 University of Phoenix Stadium[4] Recap
    5 October 11 atDetroit Lions W 42–17 4–1 Ford Field[5] Recap
    6 October 18 atPittsburgh Steelers L 13–25 4–2 Heinz Field[6] Recap
    7 October 26 Baltimore Ravens W 26–18 5–2 University of Phoenix Stadium[7] Recap
    8 November 1 atCleveland Browns W 34–20 6–2 FirstEnergy Stadium[8] Recap
    9 Bye
    10 November 15 atSeattle Seahawks W 39–32 7–2 CenturyLink Field[9] Recap
    11 November 22 Cincinnati Bengals W 34–31 8–2 University of Phoenix Stadium[10] Recap
    12 November 29 atSan Francisco 49ers W 19–13 9–2 Levi's Stadium[11] Recap
    13 December 6 atSt. Louis Rams W 27–3 10–2 Edward Jones Dome[12] Recap
    14 December 10 Minnesota Vikings W 23–20 11–2 University of Phoenix Stadium[13] Recap
    15 December 20 atPhiladelphia Eagles W 40–17 12–2 Lincoln Financial Field[14] Recap
    16 December 27 Green Bay Packers W 38–8 13–2 University of Phoenix Stadium[15] Recap
    17 January 3 Seattle Seahawks L 6–36 13–3 University of Phoenix Stadium[16] Recap

    Game summaries

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    Regular season

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    Week 1: vs. New Orleans Saints

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    Week One: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Saints 3 7 3619
    Cardinals 7 7 31431

    atUniversity of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    With the win, the Cardinals began their season at 1–0.

    Week 2: at Chicago Bears

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    Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 14 14 14648
    Bears 7 13 3023

    atSoldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

    Game information

    With the win, the Cardinals improved to 2–0. With losses by the 49ers and Rams, they remain in first place in the NFC West.

    Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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    Week Three: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    49ers 0 7 007
    Cardinals 14 17 9747

    at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick threw 4 interceptions in this game, with 2 of them being returned for touchdowns. The two "pick sixes" led to the first scores of the game for Arizona. Kaepernick became the first quarterback in the Super Bowl era to throw 2 pick sixes to begin the game. Overall, the Cardinals bombed the 49ers, 47–7.

    With the win, the Cardinals improved to 3–0 for the second straight season.

    Week 4: vs. St. Louis Rams

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    Week Four: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Rams 7 3 7724
    Cardinals 3 6 31022

    at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    The Cardinals failed to stop the Rams all game long, only being held to 5 field goals and a touchdown, as a result of ending their three-game winning streak to start the season. With their first loss, the Cardinals drop to 3–1.

    Week 5: at Detroit Lions

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    Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 0 28 7742
    Lions 7 0 01017

    atFord Field, Detroit, Michigan

    Game information

    With the win, the Cards improved to 4–1.

    Week 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers

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    Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 7 3 0313
    Steelers 0 3 121025

    atHeinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    For the first time in 4 years, head coach Bruce Arians made his first return to Pittsburgh, where he served as wide receiver's coach from 2004 to 2006, as offensive coordinator from 2007 to 2011, and was part of the Steelers' Super Bowl winning teams from 2005 and 2008. The Steelers were led by backup quarterback Landry Jones in this game due to the absence of Ben Roethlisberger. Jones would have a really good game, throwing for 168 yards on only 12 throws. Carson Palmer would throw 2 interceptions while he threw the ball 45 times, completing only 29 passes in the process.

    With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 4–2. In this rematch of Super Bowl XLIII, this would turn out to be the Cardinals' only road loss of the season.

    Week 7: vs. Baltimore Ravens

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    Week Seven: Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Ravens 3 7 0818
    Cardinals 7 7 6626

    at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    With the win, the Cardinals improved to 5–2.

    Week 8: at Cleveland Browns

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    Week Eight: Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 7 3 141034
    Browns 7 13 0020

    atFirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio

    Game information

    The Cardinals would trail 20–10 at halftime, but they would come back to win 34–20 behind a 300-yard passing, 4-touchdown game from Carson Palmer.

    With the comeback victory, the Cards improved to 6–2.

    Week 10: at Seattle Seahawks

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    Week Ten: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 0 22 31439
    Seahawks 0 7 101532

    atCenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

    Game information

    Arizona would trail 29–25 in the fourth quarter, but they would outscore Seattle 14–3 in the final 5 minutes. Carson Palmer would throw for 300 yards for the second straight week, and threw 3 touchdowns.

    With the win, Arizona improved to 7–2.

    Week 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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    Week Eleven: Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Bengals 7 7 01731
    Cardinals 0 7 21634

    at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    The Cardinals would build leads of 28–14 and 31–21 in the third and fourth quarters, but the Bengals would come back to tie the game 31–31 on a Mike Nugent field goal. Arizona would then march down the field to win the shootout on a field goal from Chandler Catanzaro with 1 second left.

    With the win, the Cardinals improved to 8–2.

    Week 12: at San Francisco 49ers

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    Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 3 3 7619
    49ers 0 3 10013

    atLevi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

    Game information

    With the win, Arizona improved to 9–2 and swept the 49ers for the first time since their 2008 Super Bowl season.

    Week 13: at St. Louis Rams

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    Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 7 3 14327
    Rams 0 0 303

    atEdward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

    Game information

    With the win, the Cardinals improved to 10–2.

    Week 14: vs. Minnesota Vikings

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    Week Fourteen: Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Vikings 7 3 01020
    Cardinals 10 0 7623

    at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    With their seventh straight win, the Cardinals improved to 11–2 and clinched a spot in the NFL playoffs.

    Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles

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    Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 7 10 131040
    Eagles 3 7 0717

    atLincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    Game information

    With the win, the Cardinals won 12 games (not including playoffs) in one season for the first time in their 96-year history and clinched their first ever first-round bye in the playoffs.

    Week 16: vs. Green Bay Packers

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    Week Sixteen: Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Packers 0 0 808
    Cardinals 0 17 21038

    at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    A defense forcing 4 turnovers and sacking Aaron Rodgers 9 times, combined with Carson Palmer throwing for 265 yards, 2 touchdowns and only 1 interception, gave the Cardinals a 38–8 blowout against the Packers.

    With the win, the Cardinals improved to 13–2.

    Week 17: vs. Seattle Seahawks

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    Week Seventeen: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Seahawks 10 20 6036
    Cardinals 0 6 006

    at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    Against the Seahawks, the Cardinals had a chance to move to the #1 spot in the NFC standings with a win and a Carolina Panthers loss to the Buccaneers. At halftime, down by 24 points (and with Carolina leading Tampa Bay 24–3), notable starters including quarterback Carson Palmer were pulled from the game.

    Postseason

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    See also: 2015–16 NFL playoffs
    Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Recap
    Wild Card First-round bye
    Divisional January 16, 2016 Green Bay Packers (5) W 26–20 (OT) 1–0 University of Phoenix Stadium[17] Recap
    NFC Championship January 24, 2016 atCarolina Panthers (1) L 15–49 1–1 Bank of America Stadium[18] Recap

    NFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (5) Green Bay Packers

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    Main article: Hail Larry

    NFC Divisional Playoffs: (5) Green Bay Packers at (2) Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

    Period 1 2 34OTTotal
    Packers 0 6 77020
    Cardinals 7 0 310626

    atUniversity of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

    Game information

    In a rematch of week 16, the Cardinals once again faced the Packers. This was the first playoff game between the teams since 2009, a game the Cardinals ended up winning 51–45 in overtime, setting the record for the most points scored combined in a playoff game.

    The Cardinals would strike first when Carson Palmer found Michael Floyd for an 8-yard touchdown to put them up 7–0. On Green Bay's first drive, they would go down the field and get a field goal from Mason Crosby from 28 yards out to make the score 7–3. Green Bay would get another field goal before the half to cut the lead to 7–6. The Packers would then get the lead after Jeff Janis caught an 8-yard touchdown pass to give them a 13–7 lead. Arizona would cut the deficit to 13–10 after Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 28-yard field goal. In the fourth quarter, the Cardinals would take the lead after Michael Floyd caught another touchdown that was tipped by Packers cornerback Demarious Randall in the end zone. The Cardinals would get some insurance with 1:55 left after Catanzaro kicked a 36-yard field goal to make it 20-13. The Packers would get the ball back with a chance to tie the game. With 55 seconds left in regulation, the Packers faced a 4th and 20 from their own 4-yard line. Aaron Rodgers would end up throwing a 61-yard pass to Jeff Janis to put the Packers at the Cardinals 35-yard line. Later, with 5 seconds remaining, Rodgers would throw another Hail Mary pass to Janis to tie the game at 20 and force overtime. Rodgers had thrown a hail mary at Detroit earlier in the season, making him the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 2 Hail Marys in the same season.

    With the game in overtime, the Cardinals won the toss. On the first play from scrimmage, Palmer threw a 75-yard pass to Larry Fitzgerald to the Packers 4-yard line. Two plays later, Palmer ended the game after he flipped a pass to Fitzgerald on a draw play to end the game and send the Cardinals to the NFC Championship game against 1 seeded Carolina.

    With the win, the Cardinals improved to 14–3, remain the only team in the NFL to be undefeated at home in the playoffs, and advanced to the NFC Championship game for the first time since 2008.

    NFC Championship: at (1) Carolina Panthers

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    NFC Championship: (2) Arizona Cardinals at (1) Carolina Panthers– Game summary

    Period 1 2 34Total
    Cardinals 0 7 0815
    Panthers 17 7 101549

    atBank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

    Game information

    After the Cardinals called heads to win the coin toss, Carolina dominated the game from start to finish. With the loss, the Cardinals finished the season with an overall record of 14–4. They also turned the ball over 7 times in a Championship game. It would tie the most giveaways in a single conference championship game with the 1978 Rams.

    Records, milestones, and notable statistics

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    Week 2

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    Team

    Standings

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    Division

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    NFC West
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    		•  W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
    (2) Arizona Cardinals 13 3 0 .813 4–2 10–2 489 313 L1
    (6) Seattle Seahawks 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 423 277 W1
    St. Louis Rams 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 280 330 L1
    San Francisco 49ers 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 238 387 W1

    Conference

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    • # Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
    Division Leaders
    1 Carolina Panthers South 15 1 0 .938 5–1 11–1 .441 .438 W1
    2 Arizona Cardinals West 13 3 0 .813 4–2 10–2 .477 .457 L1
    3 Minnesota Vikings North 11 5 0 .688 5–1 8–4 .504 .449 W3
    4 Washington Redskins East 9 7 0 .563 4–2 8–4 .465 .403 W4
    Wild Cards
    5[a] Green Bay Packers North 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .531 .450 L2
    6[a] Seattle Seahawks West 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .520 .431 W1
    Did not qualify for the postseason
    7 Atlanta Falcons South 8 8 0 .500 1–5 5–7 .480 .453 L1
    8[b] St. Louis Rams West 7 9 0 .438 4–2 6–6 .527 .482 L1
    9[b] Detroit Lions North 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .535 .429 W3
    10[b] Philadelphia Eagles East 7 9 0 .438 3–3 4–8 .508 .473 W1
    11[b] New Orleans Saints South 7 9 0 .438 3–3 5–7 .504 .402 W2
    12[c] New York Giants East 6 10 0 .375 2–4 4–8 .500 .396 L3
    13[c] Chicago Bears North 6 10 0 .375 1–5 3–9 .547 .469 L1
    14[c] Tampa Bay Buccaneers South 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 .484 .406 L4
    15 San Francisco 49ers West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .539 .463 W1
    16 Dallas Cowboys East 4 12 0 .250 3–3 3–9 .531 .438 L4
    Tiebreakers[d]
    1. ^ a b Green Bay finished ahead of Seattle based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b c d St. Louis and Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on conference record. St. Louis finished ahead of Detroit based on head-to-head victory.
    Detroit finished ahead of Philadelphia and New Orleans based on head-to-head sweep, while Philadelphia finished ahead of New Orleans based on head-to-head victory.
  • ^ a b c The New York Giants and Chicago each finished ahead of Tampa Bay based on head-to-head victory, while the Giants finished ahead of Chicago based on conference record.
  • ^ 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.

    • Notes

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    References

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    1. ^ "Palmer throws for 3 TDs, Cardinals beat Saints 31-19". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Palmer throws 4 TDs in Cardinals' 48-23 win over Bears". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Kaepernick throws 4 picks, Cardinals rout 49ers 47-7". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Rams' Todd Gurley, Nick Foles send Cardinals to 1st loss". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Carson Palmer throws 3 TDs to help Cardinals dominate Lions". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Steelers rally behind backup Landry Jones, stun Cardinals". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Cardinals hold off Ravens with late interception of Joe Flacco in end zone". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Palmer throws 4 TD passes as Cardinals beat Browns 34-20". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Carson Palmer (363 yards, 3 TDs) leads Cardinals to road win over Seahawks". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Catanzaro's field goal after penalty gives Arizona wild win". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Palmer's 8-yard TD run leads first-place Cards past 49ers". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Arizona's defense thrives in win over Rams". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Dwight Freeney saves win as Cardinals top Vikings, clinch playoff spot". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Johnson runs for 3 TDs, Cardinals beat Eagles 40-17". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Cardinals sack Rodgers 8 times, rout Packers 38-8". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Wilson, Seahawks rout Cardinals 36-6". ESPN. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  • ^ "Aaron Rodgers' Hail Mary forces OT; Cards win on Larry Fitzgerald TD". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  • ^ "Cam Newton, Panthers smother Cards to reach Super Bowl 50". ESPN. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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