2013 Arizona Cardinals season

The 2013 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 94th in the National Football League, 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 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Bruce Arians
General manager	Steve Keim
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	10–6
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	DE John Abraham ST Justin Bethel CB Patrick Peterson WR Larry Fitzgerald
Uniform

2013 draft class

Cardinals players during preseason, August 29

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	7	Jonathan Cooper	G	North Carolina
2	45[upper-alpha 1]	Kevin Minter	LB	LSU
3	69	Tyrann Mathieu	CB/S	LSU
4	103	Alex Okafor	LB/DE	Texas
	116[upper-alpha 1]	Earl Watford	G	James Madison
5	140	Stepfan Taylor	RB	Stanford
6[upper-alpha 2]	174	Ryan Swope	WR	Texas A&M
	187[upper-alpha 1]	Andre Ellington	RB	Clemson
7	219[upper-alpha 2]	D. C. Jefferson	TE	Rutgers

Staff

2013 Arizona Cardinals staff

	Front office Owner/Chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Steve Keim Vice President of Player Personnel – Jason Licht Director of College Scouting – Dru Grigson Director of Pro Scouting – Quentin Harris Head coaches Head Coach – Bruce Arians Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Tom Moore Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line – Harold Goodwin Quarterbacks – Freddie Kitchens Running Backs – Stump Mitchell Wide Receivers – Darryl Drake Tight Ends – Rick Christophel Assistant Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams – Steve Heiden Assistant Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein Offensive Quality Control – Kevin Garver			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Todd Bowles Defensive Line – Brentson Buckner Outside Linebackers – James Bettcher Inside Linebackers – Mike Caldwell Defensive Backs – Nick Rapone Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Defensive Assistant/Assistant Defensive Backs – Ryan Slowik Pass Rush Specialist – Tom Pratt Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Amos Jones Assistant Special Teams Coach - Anthony Blevins Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – John Lott Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pete Alosi

Final roster

2013 Arizona Cardinals final roster

	Quarterbacks 14 Ryan Lindley  3 Carson Palmer  5 Drew Stanton Running backs 38 Andre Ellington 28 Rashard Mendenhall 29 Alfonso Smith 30 Stepfan Taylor 34 Ryan Williams Wide receivers 13 Jaron Brown 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Michael Floyd 10 Brittan Golden 12 Andre Roberts Tight ends 86 Jake Ballard 81 Jim Dray 84 Rob Housler 83 Kory Sperry		Offensive linemen 71 Daryn Colledge G 74 Paul Fanaika G/T 69 Mike Gibson C/G 70 Bobby Massie T 76 Nate Potter T 63 Lyle Sendlein C 79 Bradley Sowell T 78 Earl Watford G 73 Eric Winston T Defensive linemen 93 Calais Campbell DE 90 Darnell Dockett DE 98 Frostee Rucker DE 96 Ronald Talley DE 66 Alameda Ta'amu NT 92 Dan Williams NT		Linebackers 55 John Abraham OLB 59 Marcus Benard OLB 52 Jasper Brinkley ILB 56 Karlos Dansby ILB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 50 Dontay Moch OLB 91 Matt Shaughnessy OLB 58 Daryl Washington ILB Defensive backs 35 Javier Arenas CB 37 Yeremiah Bell SS 31 Justin Bethel CB 20 Antoine Cason CB 22 Tony Jefferson SS 26 Rashad Johnson FS 23 Bryan McCann CB 21 Patrick Peterson CB 25 Jerraud Powers CB 27 Curtis Taylor FS Special teams  4 Jay Feely K 82 Mike Leach LS  9 Dave Zastudil P		Reserve lists 94 Sam Acho OLB (IR) 97 Lorenzo Alexander OLB (IR) 17 LaRon Byrd WR (IR) 61 Jonathan Cooper G (IR) 48 Dan Giordano OLB (PUP) 87 Jeff King TE (IR) 89 Javone Lawson WR (IR) 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS (IR) 57 Alex Okafor OLB (IR) 72 Everrette Thompson DE (IR) 16 Teddy Williams WR (IR) Practice squad 64 Philip Blake C (Injured) 19 Dan Buckner WR 54 Kenny Demens LB - Robert Hughes RB 60 Tommie Draheim C 85 Darren Fells TE 33 Orhian Johnson S 62 Anthony McCloud NT 44 Kenny Rowe OLB Rookies in italics 53 active, 11 inactive, 8 practice squad

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	October 17	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 (OT)	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.

Week 1: at St. Louis Rams

Week One: Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	14	0	24
Rams	0	10	3	14	27

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 1:25 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 55,279
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – Carson Palmer , 26/40 , 327 yds , 2 TD , 1 INT STL – Sam Bradford , 27/38 , 299 yds , 2 TD , 1 INT Top rushers ARI – Rashard Mendenhall , 16 Car , 60 Yds STL – Daryl Richardson , 20 Car , 63 Yds Top receivers ARI – Andre Roberts , 8 Rec , 97 Yds STL – Jared Cook , 7 Rec , 141 Yds , 2 TD Top tacklers ARI – Jasper Brinkley , 8 Tackles STL – Alec Ogletree , 8 Tackles

Week 2: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Two: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	7	0	21
Cardinals	0	10	6	9	25

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 1:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 63,400
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter ARI – Jay Feely 47-yard field goal, 11:44. Cardinals 3–0. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:40. DET – Calvin Johnson 72-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 10:20. Lions 7–3. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:24. ARI – Andre Ellington 36-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 7:32. Cardinals 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:48. DET – Calvin Johnson 3-yard pass from Matthew Stafford (David Akers kick), 1:55. Lions 14–10. Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 5:37. Third quarter ARI – Jay Feely 23-yard field goal, 10:32. Lions 14–13. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22. DET – DeAndre Levy 66-yard interception return (David Akers kick), 7:04. Lions 21–13. ARI – Jay Feely 43-yard field goal, 4:13. Lions 21–16. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:51. Fourth quarter ARI – Jay Feely 33-yard field goal, 14:17. Lions 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:21. ARI – Rashard Mendenhall 1-yard run (pass failed), 1:59. Cardinals 25–21. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 2:29. Top passers DET – Matthew Stafford – 24/36, 278 yards, 2 TD ARI – Carson Palmer – 22/39, 248 yards, TD, INT Top rushers DET – Joique Bell – 8 rushes, 31 yards ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 15 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers DET – Calvin Johnson – 6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD ARI – Andre Ellington – 2 receptions, 42 yards, TD

Week 3: at New Orleans Saints

Week Three: Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	0	0	0	7
Saints	7	7	3	14	31

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 10:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 73,057
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – NO – Top rushers ARI – NO – Top receivers ARI – NO – Top tacklers ARI – NO –

Week 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Week Four: Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	0	13	13
Buccaneers	7	3	0	0	10

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 10:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 44,956
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (Fox): Sam Rosen, Heath Evans and Molly McGrath
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter TB – Mike Williams 8-yard pass from Mike Glennon (Rian Lindell kick), 6:17. Buccaneers 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 41 yards, 2:26. Second quarter TB – Rian Lindell 50-yard field goal, 0:27. Buccaneers 10–0. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, 4:23. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter ARI – Jay Feely 42-yard field goal, 11:16. Buccaneers 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 26 yards, 2:14. ARI – Larry Fitzgerald 13-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 3:06. Tied 10–10. Drive: 1 play, 13 yards, 0:06. ARI – Jay Feely 27-yard field goal, 1:29. Cardinals 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 29 yards, 0:27. Top passers ARI – Carson Palmer – 21/38, 248 yards, TD, 2 INT TB – Mike Glennon – 24/43, 193 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Andre Ellington – 4 rushes, 29 yards TB – Doug Martin – 27 rushes, 45 yards Top receivers ARI – Michael Floyd – 5 receptions, 87 yards TB – Tim Wright – 5 receptions, 41 yards

Week 5: vs. Carolina Panthers

Week Five: Carolina Panthers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	3	3	0	0	6
Cardinals	0	3	9	10	22

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 1:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 60,426
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CAR – ARI – Top rushers CAR – ARI – Top receivers CAR – ARI – Top tacklers CAR – ARI –

Week 6: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Six: Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	6	0	20
49ers	6	16	0	10	32

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 1:25 p.m.
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 69,732
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – SF – Top rushers ARI – SF – Top receivers ARI – SF – Top tacklers ARI – SF –

Week 7: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Seven: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	7	10	14	3	34
Cardinals	0	10	3	9	22

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 17
• Game time: 5:25 p.m.
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C), clear skies (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 61,200
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SEA – ARI – Top rushers SEA – ARI – Top receivers SEA – ARI – Top tacklers SEA – ARI –

Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons

Week Eight: Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Falcons	3	3	0	7	13
Cardinals	0	21	3	3	27

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 1:25 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 60,671
• Referee: Mike Carey
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Molly McGrath
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ATL – ARI – Top rushers ATL – ARI – Top receivers ATL – ARI – Top tacklers ATL – ARI –

Week 10: vs. Houston Texans

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	10	0	7	24
Cardinals	7	7	6	7	27

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 60,845
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – ARI – Top rushers HOU – ARI – Top receivers HOU – ARI – Top tacklers HOU – ARI –

Week 11: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Eleven: Arizona Cardinals at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	10	3	27
Jaguars	14	0	0	0	14

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), 20% chance of rain
• Game attendance: 59,862
• Referee: Jeff Triplette
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – JAC – Top rushers ARI – JAC – Top receivers ARI – JAC – Top tacklers ARI – JAC –

Week 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week Twelve: Indianapolis Colts at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colts	3	0	0	8	11
Cardinals	7	20	7	6	40

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 60,882
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers IND – ARI – Top rushers IND – ARI – Top receivers IND – ARI – Top tacklers IND – ARI –

Week 13: at Philadelphia Eagles

Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	7	7	7	21
Eagles	7	10	7	0	24

at Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 69,144
• Referee: Tony Corrente
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – PHI – Top rushers ARI – PHI – Top receivers ARI – PHI – Top tacklers ARI – PHI –

Week 14: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Fourteen: St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	0	0	7	10
Cardinals	7	7	9	7	30

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 8
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C), (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 60,643
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Ronde Barber and Kris Budden
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers STL – ARI – Top rushers STL – ARI – Top receivers STL – ARI – Top tacklers STL – ARI –

Week 15: at Tennessee Titans

Week Fifteen: Arizona Cardinals at Tennessee Titans – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Cardinals	7	3	10	14	3	37
Titans	10	0	7	17	0	34

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

• Date: December 15
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 69,143
• Referee: Pete Morelli
• TV announcers (Fox): Justin Kutcher, Charles Davis and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – TEN – Top rushers ARI – TEN – Top receivers ARI – TEN – Top tacklers ARI – TEN –

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 Sixteen: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	3	11	17
Seahawks	0	3	0	7	10

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: December 22
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 48 °F (9 °C), cloudy
• Game attendance: 68,266
• Referee: Scott Green
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Game book

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – SEA – Top rushers ARI – SEA – Top receivers ARI – SEA – Top tacklers ARI – SEA –

Week 17: vs. San Francisco 49ers

Week Seventeen: San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	17	0	0	6	23
Cardinals	0	7	0	13	20

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 29
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), sunny (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 63,570
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Tony Siragusa
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter SF – FG (10:37) Phil Dawson 27 yard field goal SF – TD (8:33) Anquan Boldin 4 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson XP) SF – TD (0:52) Vernon Davis 3 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson XP) Second quarter ARI – TD (4:46) Jake Ballard 1 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely XP) Third quarter None Fourth quarter ARI – FG (14:47) Jay Feely 49 yard field goal ARI – TD (3:20) Andre Roberts 34 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely XP) SF – FG (1:45) Phil Dawson 56 yard field goal ARI – FG (0:29) Jay Feely 43 yard field goal SF – FG (0:00) Phil Dawson 40 yard field goal Top passers SF – Colin Kaepernick – 21/34, 310 yards, 2 TDs ARI – Carson Palmer – 28/49, 407 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Top rushers SF – Quinton Patton – 1 rush, 26 yards ARI – Rashard Mendenhall – 10 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers SF – Anquan Boldin – 9 catches, 149 yards, 1 TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald – 6 catches, 113 yards; Michael Floyd – 6 catches, 91 yards Top tacklers SF – NaVorro Bowman – 9 tackles, 1 assist, 1 sack, 1 INT ARI – Yeremiah Bell – 7 tackles

The Cardinals finished their regular season at home against the San Francisco 49ers in hopes of making the playoffs with not only a win over the 49ers, but also a long shot win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans. After being behind 17–7 at halftime, the Cardinals were ultimately shut down by their division rivals and put 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, their spot depended on the outcome of the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Buccaneers. They would finish their season 10–6, becoming the league's only team with a winning record to not make the playoffs.

With the loss, the Cardinals finished the season by 10-6.

Standings

Division

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Seattle Seahawks	13	3	0	.813	4–2	10–2	417	231	W1
^(5) San Francisco 49ers	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	406	272	W6
Arizona Cardinals	10	6	0	.625	2–4	6–6	379	324	L1
St. Louis Rams	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	348	364	L1

Conference

NFC[1][2]
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division winners
1	Seattle Seahawks	West	13	3	0	.813	4–2	10–2	.490	.445	W1
2	Carolina Panthers	South	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.494	.451	W3
3	Philadelphia Eagles	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	9–3	.453	.391	W2
4	Green Bay Packers	North	8	7	1	.531	3–2–1	6–5–1	.453	.371	W1
Wild cards
5	San Francisco 49ers	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	.494	.414	W6
6	New Orleans Saints	South	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	.516	.455	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
7	Arizona Cardinals	West	10	6	0	.625	2–4	6–6	.531	.444	L1
8[lower-alpha 1]	Chicago Bears	North	8	8	0	.500	2–4	4–8	.465	.469	L2
9	Dallas Cowboys	East	8	8	0	.500	5–1	7–5	.484	.363	L1
10[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3]	New York Giants	East	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	.520	.366	W2
11[lower-alpha 4]	Detroit Lions	North	7	9	0	.438	4–2	6–6	.457	.402	L4
12	St. Louis Rams	West	7	9	0	.438	1–5	4–8	.551	.446	L1
13	Minnesota Vikings	North	5	10	1	.344	2–3–1	4–7–1	.512	.450	W1
14[lower-alpha 5]	Atlanta Falcons	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	3–9	.553	.313	L2
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	4	12	0	.250	1–5	2–10	.574	.391	L3
16	Washington Redskins	East	3	13	0	.188	0–6	1–11	.516	.438	L8
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 6]
Chicago defeated Dallas head-to-head (Week 14, 45–28). The New York Giants and Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. The New York Giants defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 16, 23–20 (OT)). Detroit finished with a better conference record than St. Louis. Atlanta finished with a better conference record than Tampa Bay. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Footnotes

1. The Cardinals traded their second-round selection (No. 38 overall) to the San Diego Chargers in exchange for the Chargers' second- and fourth- round selections — Nos. 45 and 110 overall. The Cardinals later traded the No. 110 selection to the New York Giants in exchange for the Giants' fourth- (No. 116) and sixth- (No. 187 overall) round selections.
2. The Cardinals acquired an additional sixth-round selection — No. 176 overall — in a trade that sent cornerback A. J. Jefferson and the team's original seventh-round selection (No. 213 overall) to the Minnesota Vikings. The Cardinals later traded the No. 176 selection along with a conditional 2014 selection to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for quarterback Carson Palmer and one of the Raiders' seventh-round selections (No. 219 overall).

References

1. "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
2. "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

External links

Media related to 2013 Arizona Cardinals season at Wikimedia Commons