2010 Arizona Cardinals season | |
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Head coach | Ken Whisenhunt |
General manager | Rod Graves |
Owner | Bill Bidwill |
Home field | University of Phoenix Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 5–11 |
Division place | 4th NFC West |
Playoff finish | did not qualify |
Pro Bowlers |
SS Adrian Wilson WR Larry Fitzgerald DT Darnell Dockett |
The 2010 Arizona Cardinals season is the 91st season for the team in the National Football League, and their 23rd season in Arizona. The Cardinals failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 2009, and were eliminated from postseason contention in Week 15.
Football Outsiders calculated that the Cardinals were, play-for-play, the worst team in the NFL in 2010.
Quarterback Kurt Warner announced his retirement on January 29, 2010.
After finishing the season with a loss in the divisional round of the postseason, the Cardinals will pick 26th. The Cardinals will also have an additional third and fourth round pick from a trade that sent wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the Baltimore Ravens. Their fourth round pick was traded to the New York Jets for safety Kerry Rhodes.
The Cardinals preseason schedule was announced on March 31, 2010.
The Cardinals' schedule was announced on April 20, 2010.
LEGEND:
The Cardinals began their season at the Edward Jones Dome for an NFC West match against the St. Louis Rams. The Cardinals scored first in the 2nd quarter with kicker Jay Feely nailing a 22-yard field goal, which was replied by St. Louis when kicker Josh Brown made a 46-yard field goal. Arizona took the lead again with running back Tim Hightower making a 1-yard TD run, but failed to maintain it, with quarterback Sam Bradford making a 1-yard TD pass to wide receiver Laurent Robinson. In the third quarter, the Cardinals trailed for the first time when Brown nailed a 25-yard field goal, which they overcame in the fourth quarter when quarterback Derek Anderson made a 21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, giving Arizona a win.