The 2013 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 94th in the National Football League (NFL), their 26th in Arizona and their first under head coach Bruce Arians. The team finished with a 10–6 record, which was the second time in 37 years that the team finished with at least 10 wins. The Cardinals doubled their win total from 2012, and were in playoff contention heading into the Week 17 regular season finale, but missed the playoffs for a fourth consecutive season.
2013 draft class
Round Selection Player Position College 1 7 Jonathan Cooper G North Carolina 2 45 Kevin Minter LB LSU 3 69 Tyrann Mathieu CB/S LSU 4 103 Alex Okafor LB/DE Texas 116 Earl Watford G James Madison 5 140 Stepfan Taylor RB Stanford 6 174 Ryan Swope WR Texas A&M 187 Andre Ellington RB Clemson 7 219 D. C. Jefferson TE Rutgers
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 9 at Green Bay Packers W 17–0 1–0 Lambeau Field Recap 2 August 17 Dallas Cowboys W 12–7 2–0 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 3 August 24 San Diego Chargers L 7–24 2–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 4 August 29 at Denver Broncos W 32–24 3–1 Sports Authority Field at Mile High Recap
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 8 at St. Louis Rams L 24–27 0–1 Edward Jones Dome Recap 2 September 15 Detroit Lions W 25–21 1–1 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 3 September 22 at New Orleans Saints L 7–31 1–2 Mercedes-Benz Superdome Recap 4 September 29 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–10 2–2 Raymond James Stadium Recap 5 October 6 Carolina Panthers W 22–6 3–2 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 6 October 13 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–32 3–3 Candlestick Park Recap 7 Seattle Seahawks L 22–34 3–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 8 October 27 Atlanta Falcons W 27–13 4–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 9 Bye 10 November 10 Houston Texans W 27–24 5–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 11 November 17 at Jacksonville Jaguars W 27–14 6–4 EverBank Field Recap 12 November 24 Indianapolis Colts W 40–11 7–4 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 13 December 1 at Philadelphia Eagles L 21–24 7–5 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 14 December 8 St. Louis Rams W 30–10 8–5 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap 15 December 15 at Tennessee Titans W 37–34 9–5 LP Field Recap 16 December 22 at Seattle Seahawks W 17–10 10–5 CenturyLink Field Recap 17 December 29 San Francisco 49ers L 20–23 10–6 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at St. Louis Rams
Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 3: at New Orleans Saints
Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers
Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks
Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 10: vs. Houston Texans
Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars
Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts
Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams
Week 15: at Tennessee Titans
With the win, the Cardinals were the only NFC West team to defeat all of their AFC South opponents.
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers
The Cardinals finished their regular season at home against the 49ers in hopes of making the playoffs needing not only a win over the 49ers, but also a long shot upset by the Buccaneers over the Saints. After being behind 17–7 at halftime, the Cardinals came back to tie the game but were beaten by their division rivals on a game-winning field goal and finished in 3rd place, barely missing out as they needed to beat the 49ers to win the NFC's last playoff spot. However, even if they had won, they would not have qualified for the playoffs, since the Saints easily defeated the Buccaneers 42–17. They would finish their season 10–6, becoming the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.
Standings
Division
Conference
Footnotes
References
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