NFL team season
The 1992 Phoenix Cardinals seasonNational Football League (NFL). The team matched their previous output of 4–12.[ 1]
Two of the Cardinals’ victories came at the expense of playoff-bound teams. Phoenix defeated the defending Super Bowl champion Redskins in week five, and in week nine, the Cards toppled the 49ers , who finished the regular season with the NFL’s best record of 14–2.
The Cardinals selected the following players in the 1992 NFL draft.[ 2]
Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 1992 Phoenix Cardinals staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki
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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 6 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 7–23 0–1 Tampa Stadium 41,315 Recap 2 September 13 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–31 0–2 Sun Devil Stadium 42,533 Recap 3 September 20 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–31 0–3 Texas Stadium 62,575 Recap 4 Bye 5 October 4 Washington Redskins W 27–24 1–3 Sun Devil Stadium 34,488 Recap 6 October 11 at New York Giants L 21–31 1–4 Giants Stadium 70,042 Recap 7 October 18 New Orleans Saints L 21–30 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium 27,735 Recap 8 October 25 at Philadelphia Eagles L 3–7 1–6 Veterans Stadium 64,676 Recap 9 November 1 San Francisco 49ers W 24–14 2–6 Sun Devil Stadium 47,642 Recap 10 November 8 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–14 3–6 Anaheim Stadium 40,788 Recap 11 November 15 at Atlanta Falcons L 17–20 3–7 Georgia Dome 58,477 Recap 12 November 22 Dallas Cowboys L 10–16 3–8 Sun Devil Stadium 72,439 Recap 13 November 29 at Washington Redskins L 3–41 3–9 RFK Stadium 53,541 Recap 14 December 6 San Diego Chargers L 21–27 3–10 Sun Devil Stadium 26,880 Recap 15 New York Giants W 19–0 4–10 Sun Devil Stadium 29,452 Recap 16 December 20 at Indianapolis Colts L 13–16 4–11 Hoosier Dome 46,763 Recap 17 December 27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 3–7 4–12 Sun Devil Stadium 29,645 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Week 1: Phoenix Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 0 0 7 Buccaneers 3 7 10 3 23
at Tampa Stadium , Tampa, Florida
Date : September 6Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 81 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 41,315Box Score
Game information First quarter
TB – Ken Willis 40-yard field goal. Buccaneers 3–0. Second quarter
Third quarter
TB – Ken Willis 45-yard field goal. Buccaneers 13–7. TB – Ron Hall 1-yard pass from Vinny Testaverde (Ken Willis kick). Buccaneers 20–7. Fourth quarter
TB – Ken Willis 23-yard field goal. Buccaneers 23–7. Top passers
PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 12/22, 77 yards, INT TB – Vinny Testaverde – 14/25, 167 yards, TD Top rushers
PHO – Johnny Bailey – 6 rushes, 35 yards TB – Reggie Cobb – 18 rushes, 70 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 2: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 14 7 7 31 Cardinals 0 14 0 0 14
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : September 13Game time : 6:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 92 °F (33 °C)Game attendance : 42,533Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHI – Fred Barnett 73-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 24–14. Fourth quarter
PHI – Reggie White 37-yard fumble return (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 31–14. Top passers
PHI – Randall Cunningham – 17/22, 267 yards, 3 TD PHO – Chris Chandler – 17/29, 211 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
Top receivers
PHI – Fred Barnett – 8 receptions, 193 yards, 2 TD PHO – Randal Hill – 5 receptions, 109 yards
Week 3: at Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week 3: Phoenix Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 3 3 7 20 Cowboys 14 7 7 3 31
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Date : September 20Game time : 3:00 p.m. CST/2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 84 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 62,575Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
DAL – Emmitt Smith 1-yard run (Lin Elliott kick). Cowboys 21–7. PHO – Greg Davis 22-yard field goal. Cowboys 21–10. Third quarter
DAL – Michael Irvin 4-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Lin Elliott kick). Cowboys 28–10. PHO – Greg Davis 42-yard field goal. Cowboys 28–13. Fourth quarter
DAL – Lin Elliott 29-yard field goal. Cowboys 31–13. PHO – Ivory Lee Brown 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cowboys 31–20. Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 28/43, 383 yards, TD DAL – Troy Aikman – 14/21, 263 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
PHO – Ivory Lee Brown – 12 rushes, 31 yards, TD DAL – Emmitt Smith – 26 rushes, 112 yards, TD Top receivers
PHO – Ernie Jones – 5 receptions, 78 yards DAL – Michael Irvin – 8 receptions, 210 yards, 3 TD
Week 5: vs. Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week 5: Washington Redskins at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 14 3 7 0 24 Cardinals 0 0 6 21 27
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 4Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 82 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 34,488Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 33-yard field goal. Redskins 17–0. Third quarter
PHO – Ivory Lee Brown 1-yard run (kick failed). Redskins 17–6. WAS – Earnest Byner 3-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 24–6. Fourth quarter
PHO – Robert Massey 31-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Redskins 24–13. PHO – Robert Massey 41-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Redskins 24–20. PHO – Larry Centers 9-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 27–24. Top passers
WAS – Mark Rypien – 12/28, 258 yards, TD, 3 INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 21/31, 196 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
WAS – Earnest Byner – 20 rushes, 73 yards, 2 TD PHO – Ivory Lee Brown – 10 rushes, 48 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 6: at New York Giants [ edit ] Week 6: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 7 0 7 21 Giants 7 14 10 0 31
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : October 11Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 70,042Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – Jarrod Bunch 6-yard run (Matt Bahr kick). Giants 14–7. NYG – Ed McCaffrey 25-yard pass from Jeff Hostetler (Matt Bahr kick). Giants 21–7. PHO – Chris Chandler 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Giants 21–14. Third quarter
NYG – Jeff Hostetler 16-yard run (Matt Bahr kick). Giants 28–14. NYG – Matt Bahr 32-yard field goal. Giants 31–14. Fourth quarter
PHO – Johnny Bailey 7-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Giants 31–21. Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 16/30, 209 yards, 2 TD. INT NYG – Jeff Hostetler – 9/17, 142 yards, TD Top rushers
PHO – Ivory Lee Brown – 15 rushes, 47 yards NYG – Rodney Hampton – 21 rushes, 167 yards, TD Top receivers
PHO – Ernie Jones – 6 receptions, 125 yards, TD NYG – Mark Ingram – 2 receptions, 40 yards
Week 7: vs. New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 7: New Orleans Saints at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 10 13 7 30 Cardinals 7 7 0 7 21
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 18Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 79 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 27,735Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
NO – Dalton Hilliard 15-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (kick failed). Saints 16–14. NO – Quinn Early 59-yard pass from Bobby Hebert (Morten Andersen). Saints 23–14. Fourth quarter
NO – Craig Heyward 6-yard run (Morten Andersen kick). Saints 30–14. PHO – Anthony Edwards 9-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Saints 30–21 Top passers
NO – Bobby Hebert – 19/26, 355 yards, 3 TD, INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 19/30, 218 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
NO – Craig Heyward – 6 rushes, 30 yards, TD PHO – Johnny Bailey – 9 rushes, 42 yards, TD Top receivers
NO – Eric Martin – 8 receptions, 151 yards, TD PHO – Randal Hill – 4 receptions, 60 yards
Week 8: at Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week 8: Phoenix Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 3 3 Eagles 0 7 0 0 7
at Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : October 25Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : 51 °F (11 °C)Game attendance : 64,676Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 8/16, 118 yards, INT PHI – Randall Cunningham – 9/20, 121 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
PHO – Randal Hill – 5 receptions, 76 yards PHI – Calvin Williams – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Week 9: vs. San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Week 9: San Francisco 49ers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 7 7 14 Cardinals 0 10 14 0 24
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 1Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 68 °F (20 °C)Game attendance : 47,642Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHO – Randal Hill 23-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–0. SF – Mike Sherrard 39-yard fumble return (Mike Cofer kick). Cardinals 17–7. PHO – Ricky Proehl 22-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 24–7. Fourth quarter
SF – Ricky Watters 4-yard run (Mike Cofer kick). Cardinals 24–14. Top passers
SF – Steve Bono – 17/24, 222 yards, INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 19/33, 197 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
SF – Ricky Watters – 7 rushes, 36 yards, TD PHO – Johnny Johnson – 26 rushes, 102 yards Top receivers
SF – Jerry Rice – 6 receptions, 87 yards PHO – Randal Hill – 6 receptions, 92 yards, 2 TD
Week 10: at Los Angeles Rams [ edit ] Week 10: Phoenix Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 0 10 7 20 Rams 0 7 0 7 14
at Anaheim Stadium , Anaheim, California
Date : November 8Game time : 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 40,788Box Score
Game information First quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 21-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter
Third quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 31-yard field goal. Rams 7–6. PHO – Johnny Johnson 6-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 13–7. Fourth quarter
LA – Cleveland Gary 1-yard run (Tony Zendejas kick). Rams 14–13. PHO – Johnny Johnson 10-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 20–14. Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 21/30, 224 yards LA – Jim Everett – 21/32, 248 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
PHO – Johnny Johnson – 24 rushes, 91 yards, 2 TD LA – Cleveland Gary – 17 rushes, 55 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 11: at Atlanta Falcons [ edit ] Week 11: Phoenix Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 10 0 7 17 Falcons 7 3 0 10 20
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : November 15Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 58,477Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ATL – Norm Johnson 27-yard field goal. Falcons 10–0. PHO – John Jackson 5-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Falcons 10–7. PHO – Greg Davis 49-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ATL – Andre Rison 7-yard pass from Billy Joe Tolliver (Norm Johnson kick). Falcons 17–10. PHO – Robert Massey 46-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Tied 17–17. ATL – Norm Johnson 35-yard field goal. Falcons 20–17. Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 19/34, 261 yards, TD, 2 INT ATL – Billy Joe Tolliver – 16/24, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
PHO – Randal Hill – 4 receptions, 91 yards ATL – Andre Rison – 7 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD
Week 12: vs. Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week 12: Dallas Cowboys at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 10 6 0 16 Cardinals 7 0 0 3 10
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 22Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 56 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 72,439Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
DAL – Alvin Harper 37-yard pass from Troy Aikman (kick failed). Cowboys 16–7. Fourth quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Cowboys 16–10. Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 25/36, 237 yards, 2 TD, INT PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 10/17, 80 yards Top rushers
Top receivers
DAL – Alvin Harper – 5 receptions, 88 yards, TD PHO – Johnny Bailey – 3 receptions, 34 yards
Week 13: at Washington Redskins [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 32-yard field goal. Redskins 17–3. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 18-yard field goal. Redskins 20–3. Third quarter
WAS – Earnest Byner 3-yard run (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 27–3. Fourth quarter
WAS – Gary Clark 31-yard pass from Mark Rypien (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 34–3. WAS – Art Monk 10-yard pass from Cary Conklin (Chip Lohmiller kick). Redskins 41–3. Top passers
PHO – Timm Rosenbach – 19/34, 262 yards, 4 INT WAS – Mark Rypien – 14/25, 175 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
PHO – Ivory Lee Brown – 16 rushes, 50 yards WAS – Earnest Byner – 16 rushes, 62 yards, TD Top receivers
PHO – Ricky Proehl – 7 receptions, 104 yards WAS – Gary Clark – 4 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers [ edit ] Week 14: San Diego Chargers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 10 7 10 27 Cardinals 14 0 7 0 21
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 6Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 52 °F (11 °C)Game attendance : 26,880Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHO – Ricky Proehl 63-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis). Cardinals 21–10. SD – Eric Bieniemy 5-yard run (John Carney kick) Cardinals 21–17. Fourth quarter
SD – Ronnie Harmon 1-yard run (John Carney kick) Chargers 24–21. SD – John Carney 43-yard field goal. Chargers 27–21. Top passers
SD – Stan Humphries – 20/32, 275 yards, TD, INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 20/35, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
SD – Eric Bieniemy – 9 rushes, 24 yards, TD PHO – Johnny Johnson – 15 rushes, 48 yards, TD Top receivers
SD – Nate Lewis – 4 receptions, 77 yards PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Week 15: vs. New York Giants [ edit ] Week 15: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 0 0 0 0 Cardinals 0 9 3 7 19
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 12Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 56 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 28,452Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 12–0. Fourth quarter
PHO – Johnny Johnson 42-yard run (Greg Davis kick) Cardinals 19–0. Top passers
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 12 rushes, 51 yards PHO – Johnny Johnson – 36 rushes, 156 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
Week 16: at Indianapolis Colts [ edit ] Week 16: Phoenix Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 3 0 3 13 Colts 0 3 7 6 16
at Hoosier Dome , Indianapolis, Indiana
Date : December 20Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 46,763Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. IND – Dean Biasucci 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–3. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
IND – Dean Biasucci 28-yard field goal. Colts 13–10. PHO – Greg Davis 48-yard field goal. Tied 13–13. IND – Dean Biasucci 42-yard field goal. Colts 16–13. Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 11/25, 131 yards, 3 INT IND – Jeff George – 25/41, 328 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
PHO – Johnny Johnson – 28 rushes, 146 yards, TD IND – Anthony Johnson – 14 rushes, 41 yards Top receivers
Week 17: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers [ edit ] Week 17: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Buccaneers 0 7 0 0 7 Cardinals 3 0 0 0 3
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 27Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 56 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 29,645Box Score
Game information First quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 21-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
TB – Vinny Testaverde – 24/41, 228 yards, TD, INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 23/43, 234 yards, 3 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
TB – Mark Carrier – 7 receptions, 88 yards, TD PHO – Larry Centers – 7 receptions, 87 yards
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