NFL team season
The 1998 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 100th season, 79th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the 11th in Arizona . The club posted its first winning record since 1984 , appeared in the postseason for the first time since 1982 , its first postseason appearance in a non-strike season since 1975 , and won its first postseason game since 1947 (it was also their first ever playoff win on the road). It was the Cardinals' first playoff appearance in its tenure in Arizona. After shocking the 10–6 Dallas Cowboys in the opening round in which the Cardinals won 20–7, Arizona ended up losing to the 15–1 Minnesota Vikings , 41–21 in the Divisional round. Over the next ten seasons, the Cardinals fell out of contention. They returned to the playoffs following the 2008 season , including a Super Bowl appearance despite a similarly mediocre 9–7 record.
Statistics site Football Outsiders states that the 1998 Arizona Cardinals are the third-worst team behind the 2004 Rams and 2010 Seahawks to qualify for the NFL playoffs since they began calculating ratings.[ 1] Ironically, all three of those teams won their first playoff games, before falling in the divisional round.
The season also marked the Cardinals' first game in St. Louis since re-locating to Arizona after the 1987 season. The Cardinals defeated the St. Louis Rams 20–17. Prior to the 2002 season, the Cardinals would be realigned to the NFC West , thus becoming divisional rivals to the Rams, and from then would play a regular season game in their former city every year until the Rams' return to the Los Angeles metropolitan area after the 2015 season.
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Undrafted free agents [ edit ] 1998 Arizona Cardinals staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Special teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki
1998 Arizona Cardinals final roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Linebackers Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists Practice squad
Rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 4 practice squad
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue TV Attendance 1 September 6 at Dallas Cowboys L 10–38 0–1 Texas Stadium FOX 63,602 2 September 13 at Seattle Seahawks L 14–33 0–2 Kingdome FOX 57,678 3 September 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 17–3 1–2 Sun Devil Stadium ESPN 39,782 4 September 27 at St. Louis Rams W 20–17 2–2 Trans World Dome FOX 55,832 5 October 4 Oakland Raiders L 20–23 2–3 Sun Devil Stadium CBS 53,240 6 October 11 Chicago Bears W 20–7 3–3 Sun Devil Stadium FOX 50,495 7 October 18 at New York Giants L 7–34 3–4 Giants Stadium FOX 70,456 8 Bye 9 November 1 at Detroit Lions W 17–15 4–4 Pontiac Silverdome FOX 66,087 10 November 8 Washington Redskins W 29–27 5–4 Sun Devil Stadium FOX 45,950 11 November 15 Dallas Cowboys L 28–35 5–5 Sun Devil Stadium FOX 71,670 12 November 22 at Washington Redskins W 45–42 6–5 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium FOX 63,435 13 November 29 at Kansas City Chiefs L 24–34 6–6 Arrowhead Stadium FOX 69,613 14 December 6 New York Giants L 19–23 6–7 Sun Devil Stadium FOX 46,128 15 December 13 at Philadelphia Eagles W 20–17 (OT) 7–7 Veterans Stadium FOX 62,176 16 December 20 New Orleans Saints W 19–17 8–7 Sun Devil Stadium FOX 51,617 17 December 27 San Diego Chargers W 16–13 9–7 Sun Devil Stadium CBS 71,670 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: at Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week 1: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 10 0 10 Cowboys 0 14 7 17 38
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Date : September 6Game time : 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 88 °F (31 °C)Game attendance : 63,602TV : Fox Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
ARI – Joe Nedney 22-yard field goal. Cowboys 14–3. DAL – Troy Aikman 2-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 21–3. ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 21–10. Fourth quarter
DAL – Billy Davis 7-yard pass from Troy Aikman (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 28–10. DAL – Richie Cunningham 25-yard field goal. Cowboys 31–10. DAL – Kenny Wheaton 15-yard fumble return (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 38–10. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 14/33, 166 yards DAL – Troy Aikman – 22/32, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Week 2: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 7 7 14 Seahawks 10 10 0 13 33
at Kingdome , Seattle, Washington
Date : September 13Game time : 1:15 p.m. PST/2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 57,678TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
SEA – Todd Peterson 51-yard field goal. Seahawks 3–0. SEA – Willie Williams 28-yard interception return (Todd Peterson kick). Seahawks 10–0. Second quarter
SEA – Mack Strong 4-yard pass from Warren Moon (Todd Peterson kick). Seahawks 17–0. SEA – Todd Peterson 22-yard field goal. Seahawks 20–0. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 22/36, 204 yards, TD, 3 INT SEA – Warren Moon – 22/32, 146 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 79 yards, TD SEA – Ricky Watters – 22 rushes, 105 yards Top receivers
Week 3: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week 3: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 0 0 3 3 Cardinals 0 0 0 17 17
at Sun Devil Stadium , Tempe, Arizona
Date : September 20Game time : 6:20 p.m. MSTGame weather : 90 °F (32 °C)Game attendance : 36,717TV : ESPN Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
PHI – Rodney Peete – 13/23, 145 yards ARI – Jake Plummer – 21/35, 137 yards, TD Top rushers
PHI – Duce Staley – 17 rushes, 67 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 22 rushes, 145 yards, TD Top receivers
PHI – Russell Copeland – 6 receptions, 76 yards ARI – Johnny McWilliams – 3 receptions, 36 yards, TD
Week 4: at St. Louis Rams [ edit ] Week 4: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 17 0 3 20 Rams 7 3 0 7 17
at Trans World Dome , St. Louis, Missouri
Date : September 27Game time : 1:00 p.m. CST/12:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 55,832TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Joe Nedney 22-yard field goal. Rams 7–3. ARI – Frank Sanders 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 10–7. ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 17–7. STL – Jeff Wilkins 57-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
STL – Robert Holcombe 4-yard run (Jeff Wilkins kick). Tied 17–17. ARI – Joe Nedney 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–17. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 21/31, 211 yards, TD, INT STL – Tony Banks – 15/26, 171 yards Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 29 rushes, 68 yards, TD STL – Robert Holcombe – 21 rushes, 84 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 9 receptions, 86 yards, TD STL – Amp Lee – 5 receptions, 53 yards
Week 5: vs. Oakland Raiders [ edit ] Week 5: Oakland Raiders at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 6 17 0 0 23 Cardinals 7 7 0 6 20
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 4Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 52,178TV : CBS Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Rob Moore 13-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 14–6. OAK – Greg Davis 34-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–9. OAK – Charles Woodson 46-yard interception return (Greg Davis kick). Raiders 16–14. OAK – Donald Hollas 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Raiders 23–14. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ARI – Joe Nedney 41-yard field goal. Raiders 23–17. ARI – Joe Nedney 29-yard field goal. Raiders 23–20. Top passers
OAK – Donald Hollas – 12/22, 104 yards ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/39, 208 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 6: vs. Chicago Bears [ edit ] Week 6: Chicago Bears at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 7 7 Cardinals 3 14 0 3 20
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 11Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 77 °F (25 °C)Game attendance : 47,860TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
ARI – Joe Nedney 49-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. Second quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 10–0. ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 17–0. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
CHI – Erik Kramer – 16/28, 247 yards, TD, 4 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/25, 157 yards, 2 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
CHI – Bobby Engram – 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD ARI – Larry Centers – 7 receptions, 52 yards
Week 7: at New York Giants [ edit ] Week 7: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 0 0 7 Giants 7 10 10 7 34
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : October 18Game time : 3:05 p.m. CST/2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 70,456TV : FoxBox Score
Game information Second quarter
Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 34-yard field goal. Giants 20–7. NYG – Chris Calloway 19-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 27–7. Fourth quarter
NYG – Amani Toomer 18-yard pass from Danny Kanell (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 34–7. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 12/21, 139 yards, TD, 2 INT NYG – Danny Kanell – 22/36, 259 yards, 3 TD Top rushers
ARI – Mario Bates – 13 rushes, 45 yards NYG – Gary Brown – 24 rushes, 108 yards, TD Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 4 receptions, 52 yards NYG – Chris Calloway – 6 receptions, 97 yards, TD
Week 9: at Detroit Lions [ edit ] Week 9: Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 7 7 3 17 Lions 0 6 3 6 15
at Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan
Date : November 1Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 66,087TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
DET – Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal. Lions 9–7. ARI – Rob Moore 36-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 14–9. Fourth quarter
DET – Tommy Vardell 1-yard run (kick failed). Lions 15–14. ARI – Joe Nedney 53-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–15. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 15/25, 198 yards, 2 TD, INT DET – Frank Reich – 10/15, 119 yards Top rushers
Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 5 receptions, 107 yards TD DET – Johnnie Morton – 7 receptions, 115 yards
Week 10: vs. Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week 10: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 3 14 0 10 27 Cardinals 0 7 7 15 29
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 8Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 43,159TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 21–17. ARI – Team safety. Cardinals 23–17. ARI – Joe Nedney 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 26–17. WAS – Leslie Shepherd 35-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 26–24. WAS – Cary Blanchard 54-yard field goal. Cardinals 27–26. ARI – Joe Nedney 47-yard field goal. Cardinals 29–27. Top passers
WAS – Trent Green – 17/33, 183 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 22/30, 186 yards, TD Top rushers
WAS – Skip Hicks – 15 rushes, 64 yards, TD ARI – Adrian Murrell – 23 rushes, 107 yards Top receivers
WAS – Brian Mitchell – 7 receptions, 58 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 5 receptions, 50 yards
Week 11: vs. Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week 11: Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 14 14 7 0 35 Cardinals 0 7 14 7 28
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 15Game time : 2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 64 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 69,923TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 2-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 28–14. DAL – Emmitt Smith 3-yard run (Richie Cunningham kick). Cowboys 35–14. ARI – Rob Moore 3-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 35–21. Fourth quarter
ARI – Adrian Murrell 7-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cowboys 35–28. Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 14/18, 208 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 31/56, 465 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
DAL – Emmitt Smith – 26 rushes, 118 yards, 3 TD ARI – Adrian Murrell – 14 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers
DAL – Billy Davis – 3 receptions, 70 yards ARI – Frank Sanders – 11 receptions, 190 yards
Week 12: at Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week 12: Arizona Cardinals at Washington Redskins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 17 14 7 7 45 Redskins 0 6 21 15 42
at Jack Kent Cooke Stadium , Landover, Maryland
Date : November 22Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : 48 °F (9 °C)Game attendance : 63,435TV : FoxBox Score
Game information ARI – Joe Nedney 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. ARI – Johnny McWilliams 6-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 10–0. ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 17–0. Second quarter
ARI – Adrian Murrell 13-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 24–0. ARI – Jake Plummer 10-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 31–0. WAS – Michael Westbrook 15-yard pass from Trent Green (kick failed). Cardinals 31–6. Third quarter
WAS – Michael Westbrook 12-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 31–13. ARI – Larry Centers 9-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 38–13. WAS – Michael Westbrook 11-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 38–20. WAS – Leslie Shepherd 16-yard pass from Trent Green (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 38–27. Fourth quarter
WAS – Skip Hicks 5-yard run (Trent Green–Leslie Shepherd pass). Cardinals 38–35. ARI – Jake Plummer 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Cardinals 45–35. WAS – Trent Green 2-yard run (Cary Blanchard kick). Cardinals 45–42. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 17/28, 251 yards, 2 TD, INT WAS – Trent Green – 22/36, 382 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 20 rushes, 92 yards, TD WAS – Trent Green – 5 rushes, 26 yards, TD Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 3 receptions, 83 yards WAS – Michael Westbrook – 10 receptions, 135 yards, 3 TD
Week 13: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ] Week 13: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 10 7 7 24 Chiefs 7 7 10 10 34
at Arrowhead Stadium , Kansas City, Missouri
Date : November 29Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : 66 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 69,613TV : FoxBox Score
Game information Second quarter
Third quarter
KC – Derrick Alexander 30-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Chiefs 21–10. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 37-yard field goal. Chiefs 24–10. ARI – Adrian Murrell 4-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Chiefs 24–17. Fourth quarter
KC – Derrick Alexander 15-yard pass from Rich Gannon (Pete Stoyanovich kick). Chiefs 31–17. ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Joe Nedney kick). Chiefs 31–24. KC – Pete Stoyanovich 18-yard field goal. Chiefs 34–24. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/37, 250 yards, TD, 2 INT KC – Rich Gannon – 21/28, 231 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 13 rushes, 77 yards, TD KC – Bam Morris – 15 rushes, 76 yards, TD Top receivers
ARI – Frank Sanders – 6 receptions, 100 yards KC – Derrick Alexander – 6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
Week 14: vs. New York Giants [ edit ] Week 14: New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 3 10 3 23 Cardinals 14 3 0 2 19
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 6Game time : 2:05 p.m. MSTGame weather : 45 °F (7 °C)Game attendance : 46,128TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 21-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–7. NYG – Brad Daluiso 51-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Third quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–13. NYG – Charles Way 8-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). Giants 20–17. Fourth quarter
NYG – Brad Daluiso 45-yard field goal. Giants 23–17. ARI – Team safety. Giants 23–19. Top passers
NYG – Kent Graham – 8/23, 144 yards, TD, 2 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/40, 263 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers
NYG – Gary Brown – 25 rushes, 124 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 16 rushes, 53 yards, TD Top receivers
NYG – Tiki Barber – 2 receptions, 91 yards, TD ARI – Larry Centers – 5 receptions, 68 yards
Week 15: at Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week 15: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Cardinals 10 0 0 7 3 20 Eagles 0 10 0 7 0 17
at Veterans Stadium , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date : December 13Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : 43 °F (6 °C)Game attendance : 62,176TV : FoxBox Score
Game information ARI – Chris Jacke 28-yard field goal. Cardinals 3–0. ARI – Tommy Bennett 70-yard interception return (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 10–0. Second quarter
PHI – Duce Staley 30-yard run (Chris Boniol kick). Cardinals 10–7. PHI – Chris Boniol 19-yard field goal. Tied 10–10. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Overtime
ARI – Chris Jacke 32-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–17. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 18/26, 234 yards, TD, INT PHI – Koy Detmer – 16/28, 219 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 32 rushes, 174 yards PHI – Duce Staley – 30 rushes, 141 yards, TD Top receivers
ARI – Rob Moore – 7 receptions, 109 yards, TD PHI – Jeff Graham – 3 receptions, 63 yards
Week 16: vs. New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 16: New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 0 10 0 7 17 Cardinals 3 3 7 6 19
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 20Game time : 2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 51,617TV : FoxBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NO – Sammy Knight 39-yard interception return (Doug Brien kick). Saints 7–3. ARI – Chris Jacke 38-yard field goal. Saints 7–6. NO – Doug Brien 28-yard field goal. Saints 10–6. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 46-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–10. NO – Cam Cleeland 13-yard pass from Kerry Collins (Doug Brien kick). Saints 17–16. ARI – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal. Cardinals 19–16. Top passers
NO – Kerry Collins – 25/43, 265 yards, TD ARI – Jake Plummer – 32/44, 394 yards, INT Top rushers
NO – Aaron Craver – 7 rushes, 45 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 19 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 17: vs. San Diego Chargers [ edit ] Week 17: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 0 3 0 10 13 Cardinals 7 3 3 3 16
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 27Game time : 2:15 p.m. MSTGame weather : 53 °F (12 °C)Game attendance : 71,670TV : CBSBox Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. SD – John Carney 31-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–3. Third quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 36-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–3 Fourth quarter
SD – John Carney 26-yard field goal. Cardinals 13–6. SD – Ryan Thelwell 30-yard pass from Craig Whelihan (John Carney kick). Tied 13–13. ARI – Chris Jacke 52-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–13. Top passers
SD – Craig Whelihan – 16/40, 214 yards, TD, 4 INT ARI – Jake Plummer – 20/41, 274 yards Top rushers
SD – Terrell Fletcher – 23 rushes, 127 yards ARI – Adrian Murrell – 18 rushes, 25 yards, TD Top receivers
SD – Ryan Thelwell – 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD ARI – Frank Sanders – 8 receptions, 106 yards
NFC Wild Card Round: at (3) Dallas Cowboys[ edit ] NFC Wild Card Round: (6) Arizona Cardinals at (3) Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 3 7 3 20 Cowboys 0 0 0 7 7
at Texas Stadium, Irving, Texas
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
ARI – Chris Jacke 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. Third quarter
ARI – Larry Centers 3-yard pass from Jake Plummer (Chris Jacke kick). Cardinals 17–0. Fourth quarter
Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 19/36, 213 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT DAL – Troy Aikman – 22/49, 191 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers
ARI – Adrian Murrell – 12 rushes, 95 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 16 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers
Quarterback Jake Plummer passed for 213 yards and two touchdowns as he led the Cardinals to their first playoff victory since 1947.[ 3]
NFC Divisional Round: at (1) Minnesota Vikings[ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
MIN – Andrew Glover 15-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 14–0. MIN – Gary Anderson 34-yard field goal. Vikings 17–0. ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Vikings 17–7. MIN – Leroy Hoard 16-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 24–7. Third quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Vikings 24–14. MIN – Gary Anderson 20-yard field goal. Vikings 27–14. MIN – Randy Moss 2-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 34–14. Fourth quarter
ARI – Mario Bates 1-yard run (Chris Jacke kick). Vikings 34–21. MIN – Leroy Hoard 6-yard run (Gary Anderson kick). Vikings 41–21. Top passers
ARI – Jake Plummer – 23/41, 242 yards, 2 INT MIN – Randall Cunningham – 17/27, 236 yards, 3 TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
Kwamie Lassiter, NFC Leader in Interceptions, 8 [ 4] Kwamie Lassiter, Tied NFL Record, Most Interceptions in One Game, 4 (Achieved on December 27) [ 5] Frank Sanders, Led NFC in Receptions, 89 [ 6] ^ Football Outsiders: Final 2010 DVOA Ratings “The Seahawks do pass the 1998 Cardinals as the second-worst playoff team in DVOA history.” ^ "1998 Arizona Cardinals Draftees" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved January 2, 2014 . ^ Arizona Cardinals (1988–Present) ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 452 ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book , Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 94 ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Boo k, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 451
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Division championships (7) Conference championships (1) League championships (2) Retired numbers Current league affiliations
Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993)