The St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 45th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the fifth season in St. Louis.
The Cardinals (9–3–2) were the runner-up in the Eastern Conference, finishing a half game behind the Cleveland Browns (10–3–1), who won the NFL championship game on December 27. The Cardinals tied the Browns in Cleveland in September and defeated them in St. Louis in December.
As the conference runner-up, the Cardinals played the Green Bay Packers of the Western Conference in the third place Playoff Bowl in Miami, Florida. Held on January 3 at the Orange Bowl, St. Louis won in an upset, 24–17. It was the Cardinals' only postseason appearance between 1948 and 1974.
Offseason NFL draft
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Dallas Cowboys W 16–6 1–0 Cotton Bowl 36,605 2 September 20 at Cleveland Browns T 33–33 1–0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 76,954 3 September 27 at San Francisco 49ers W 23–13 2–0–1 Kezar Stadium 30,969 4 October 4 at Washington Redskins W 23–17 3–0–1 D.C. Stadium 49,219 5 at Baltimore Colts^ L 27–47 3–1–1 Memorial Stadium 60,213 6 October 18 Washington Redskins W 38–24 4–1–1 Busch Stadium 23,748 7 October 25 Dallas Cowboys L 13–31 4–2–1 Busch Stadium 28,253 8 November 1 at New York Giants L 17–34 4–3–1 Yankee Stadium 63,072 9 November 8 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–30 5–3–1 Busch Stadium 28,245 10 November 15 New York Giants T 10–10 5–3–2 Busch Stadium 29,608 11 November 22 at Philadelphia Eagles W 38–13 6–3–2 Franklin Field 60,671 12 November 29 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 21–20 7–3–2 Pitt Stadium 27,807 13 December 6 Cleveland Browns W 28–19 8–3–2 Busch Stadium 31,585 14 December 13 Philadelphia Eagles W 36–34 9–3–2 Busch Stadium 24,636 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. ^ The game with the Baltimore Colts on October 12 was originally scheduled for St. Louis, but was moved to Baltimore due to the baseball Cardinals' participation in the World Series.
Game summaries Week 2: at Cleveland Browns
Week 13: vs. Cleveland Browns
Standings
Personnel Staff / Coaches
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Roster
Postseason Playoff Bowl
Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Playoff Bowl January 3, 1965 Green Bay Packers W 24–17 Orange Bowl 56,218 Source:NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 369
References
External links 1964 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com