The Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 99th season, 78th season in the National Football League and the 10th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 7–9, instead winning only four games.1997 Arizona Cardinals The Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season.
In week 2, the Cardinals ended a 13-game losing streak to the Dallas Cowboys.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
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Personnel
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 31 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–24 0–1 Cinergy Field 53,644 2 September 7 Dallas Cowboys W 25–22 1–1 Sun Devil Stadium 71,578 3 September 14 at Washington Redskins L 13–19 1–2 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 78,270 4 Bye 5 September 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 18–19 1–3 Houlihan's Stadium 53,804 6 October 5 Minnesota Vikings L 19–20 1–4 Sun Devil Stadium 45,550 7 October 12 New York Giants L 13–27 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium 38,959 8 October 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–13 1–6 Veterans Stadium 66,860 9 October 26 Tennessee Oilers L 14–41 1–7 Sun Devil Stadium 44,030 10 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–21 2–7 Sun Devil Stadium 39,549 11 November 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–24 2–8 Texas Stadium 64,302 12 November 16 at New York Giants L 10–19 2–9 Giants Stadium 68,316 13 November 23 at Baltimore Ravens W 16–13 3–9 Memorial Stadium 53,976 14 November 30 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–26 3–10 Sun Devil Stadium 66,341 15 December 7 Washington Redskins L 28–38 3–11 Sun Devil Stadium 41,537 16 December 14 at New Orleans Saints L 10–27 3–12 Louisiana Superdome 45,517 17 December 21 Atlanta Falcons W 29–26 4–12 Sun Devil Stadium 32,003 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Cincinnati Bengals
Week 2: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 3: at Washington Redskins
Week 5: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 6: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Week 7: vs. New York Giants
Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 9: vs. Tennessee Oilers
Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 12: at New York Giants
Week 13: at Baltimore Ravens
Week 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Week 15: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 16: at New Orleans Saints
Week 17: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Standings
References