2014 Arizona Cardinals season

2014 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Bruce Arians
General manager	Steve Keim
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	University of Phoenix Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Panthers) 27–16
Pro Bowlers	Justin Bethel, ST Calais Campbell, DE Antonio Cromartie, CB Patrick Peterson, CB
Uniform

The 2014 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 95th season in the National Football League, the 27th in Arizona and the second under head coach Bruce Arians. Following an explosive 9-1 start to the regular season, they finished at a disappointing 11–5, achieving their highest win total since 1975 when they were still in St. Louis (also their highest total in a 16-game season). The Cardinals clinched their first playoff berth since 2009, and had a chance to become the first team to try to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, University of Phoenix Stadium. However, after season-ending injuries to Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton, they were forced to start third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley in the wild-card round, losing to the 7-8-1 Carolina Panthers by a score of 27–16. The 2014 Cardinals were the first team since the 2000 Buccaneers to qualify for the playoffs in a season in which their stadium hosted the Super Bowl. They were also the first team since the NFL re-alignment in 2002 to do so.

Draft

2014 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	27	Deone Bucannon	S	Washington St	Pick from NO
2	52	Troy Niklas	TE	Notre Dame
3	84	Kareem Martin	DE	North Carolina
3	91	John Brown	WR	Pittsburg St	Pick from NO
4	120	Logan Thomas	QB	Virginia Tech
5	160	Ed Stinson	DE	Alabama
6	196	Walt Powell	WR	Murray St
Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

• Note: The Cardinals traded their original first-round selection (No. 20 overall) to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints' first- (No. 27 overall) and third- (No. 91 overall) round selections.

Staff

2014 Arizona Cardinals staff
	Front office Owner/Chairman – Bill Bidwill President – Michael Bidwill General Manager – Steve Keim Vice President of Player Personnel – Terry McDonough 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 Offensive Line – Larry Zierlein Offensive Quality Control – Kevin Garver Offensive Assistant – David Diaz-Infante Assistant Tight Ends/Assistant Special Teams – Steve Heiden			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Todd Bowles Defensive Line – Brentson Buckner Outside Linebackers – James Bettcher Linebackers – Mike Caldwell Defensive Backs – Nick Rapone Cornerbacks – Kevin Ross Pass Rush Specialist – Tom Pratt Defensive Assistant/Assistant Defensive Backs – Ryan Slowik Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Amos Jones Assistant Special Teams – Anthony Blevins Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Buddy Morris Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Pete Alosi Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Roger Kingdom

Final roster

2014 Arizona Cardinals final roster
	Quarterbacks 14 Ryan Lindley  5 Drew Stanton  6 Logan Thomas Running backs 23 Marion Grice 39 Robert Hughes FB 30 Stepfan Taylor 33 Kerwynn Williams Wide receivers 13 Jaron Brown 12 John Brown 11 Larry Fitzgerald 15 Michael Floyd 19 Ted Ginn, Jr. RS 10 Brittan Golden Tight ends 89 John Carlson 85 Darren Fells 84 Rob Housler		Offensive linemen 61 Jonathan Cooper G 74 Paul Fanaika G 62 Ted Larsen C/G 70 Bobby Massie T 63 Lyle Sendlein C 79 Bradley Sowell T 71 Anthony Steen G 68 Jared Veldheer T 78 Earl Watford G Defensive linemen 93 Calais Campbell DE 95 Tommy Kelly DE 96 Kareem Martin DE 73 Josh Mauro DE 98 Frostee Rucker DE 66 Alameda Ta'amu DT 92 Dan Williams DT		Linebackers 94 Sam Acho OLB 97 Lorenzo Alexander OLB 59 Marcus Benard OLB 56 Glenn Carson ILB 54 Kenny Demens ILB 50 Larry Foote ILB 51 Kevin Minter ILB 57 Alex Okafor OLB 91 Matt Shaughnessy OLB Defensive backs 28 Justin Bethel CB 36 Deone Bucannon SS 29 Chris Clemons SS 31 Antonio Cromartie CB 22 Tony Jefferson SS 26 Rashad Johnson FS 32 Tyrann Mathieu FS 21 Patrick Peterson CB 25 Jerraud Powers CB Special teams  2 Drew Butler P  7 Chandler Catanzaro K 82 Mike Leach LS		Reserve lists 55 John Abraham OLB (IR) 90 Darnell Dockett DE (IR) 20 Jonathan Dwyer RB (NF-Inj.) 38 Andre Ellington RB (IR) 80 Andre Hardy Jr. TE (IR) 87 Troy Niklas TE (IR)  3 Carson Palmer QB (IR) 72 Ed Stinson DE (IR) 58 Daryl Washington ILB (Susp.) 41 Eddie Whitley CB (IR)  9 Dave Zastudil P (IR) Practice squad 34 Zach Bauman RB 80 Ted Bolser TE 75 John Fullington G 17 Travis Harvey WR 46 Jimmy Legree CB 4 Jeff Mathews QB 69 Kelvin Palmer OT 86 Ryan Spadola WR 37 Ross Weaver CB 27 Darren Woodard CB Rookies in italics 53 Active, 11 Inactive, 10 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	August 9	Houston Texans	W 32–0	1–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
2	August 16	at Minnesota Vikings	L 28–30	1–1	TCF Bank Stadium	Recap
3	August 24	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–19	1–2	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	August 28	at San Diego Chargers	L 9–12	1–3	Qualcomm Stadium	Recap

By defeating the Texans 32–0, this would be the second consecutive season in which the Cardinals shutout their first preseason opponent.

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
1	September 8	San Diego Chargers	W 18–17	1–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
2	September 14	at New York Giants	W 25–14	2–0	MetLife Stadium	Recap
3	September 21	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–14	3–0	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	October 5	at Denver Broncos	L 20–41	3–1	Sports Authority Field at Mile High	Recap
6	October 12	Washington Redskins	W 30–20	4–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
7	October 19	at Oakland Raiders	W 24–13	5–1	O.co Coliseum	Recap
8	October 26	Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–20	6–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
9	November 2	at Dallas Cowboys	W 28–17	7–1	AT&T Stadium	Recap
10	November 9	St. Louis Rams	W 31–14	8–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
11	November 16	Detroit Lions	W 14–6	9–1	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
12	November 23	at Seattle Seahawks	L 3–19	9–2	CenturyLink Field	Recap
13	November 30	at Atlanta Falcons	L 18–29	9–3	Georgia Dome	Recap
14	December 7	Kansas City Chiefs	W 17–14	10–3	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
15	December 11	at St. Louis Rams	W 12–6	11–3	Edward Jones Dome	Recap
16	December 21	Seattle Seahawks	L 6–35	11–4	University of Phoenix Stadium	Recap
17	December 28	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–20	11–5	Levi's Stadium	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Playoff round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Game site	NFL.com recap
Wild Card	January 3, 2015	at Carolina Panthers (4)	L 16–27	0–1	Bank of America Stadium	Recap

Game summaries

Regular season

Week 1: vs. San Diego Chargers

Week One: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	3	14	0	17
Cardinals	0	6	0	12	18

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 7:20 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 61,292
• Referee: Bill Vinovich
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Lindsay Czarniak
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SD – Philip Rivers - 21/36, 238 Yds, 1 TD, 1 INT ARI – Carson Palmer - 24/37, 304 Yds, 2 TD Top rushers SD – Ryan Matthews - 12 Car, 40 Yds, 1 TD ARI – Andre Ellington - 13 Car, 53 Yds Top receivers SD – Antonio Gates - 6 Rec, 81 Yds ARI – Michael Floyd - 5 Rec, 119 Yds Top tacklers SD – Shareece Wright - 8 Solo ARI – Larry Foote - 8 Solo

Week 2: at New York Giants

Week Two: Arizona Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	10	0	0	15	25
Giants	0	7	7	0	14

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 10:00 a.m.
• Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 78,344
• Referee: John Parry
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – Drew Stanton, 14/29, 167 Yds NYG – Eli Manning, 26/39, 277 Yds, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Andre Ellington, 15 Car, 91 Yds NYG – Rashad Jennings, 18 Car, 64 Yds Top receivers ARI – Larry Fitzgerald, 6 Rec, 51 Yds NYG – Larry Donnell, 7 Rec, 81 Yds Top tacklers ARI – Calais Campbell, 10 solo NYG – Prince Amukamara, 9 solo

Week 3: vs. San Francisco 49ers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	7	0	0	14
Cardinals	3	3	14	3	23

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 1:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 61,572
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers SF – Colin Kaepernick, 29/37, 245 Yds, 1 TD ARI – Drew Stanton, 18/33, 244 Yds, 2 TD Top rushers SF – Colin Kaepernick, 12 Car, 54 Yds ARI – Andre Ellington, 18 Car, 62 Yds Top receivers SF – Stevie Johnson, 9 Rec, 103 Yds ARI – Michael Floyd, 5 Rec, 114 Yds Top tacklers SF – Patrick Willis, 6 Solo ARI – Tony Jefferson, 10 Solo

Week 5: at Denver Broncos

Week Five: Arizona Cardinals at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	6	7	7	0	20
Broncos	7	14	3	17	41

at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 1:05 p.m.
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 76,895
• Referee: Bill Leavy
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
• Recap, Game book

Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers ARI – Drew Stanton, 11/26, 118 Yds DEN – Peyton Manning, 31/47, 479 Yds, 4 TD, 2 INT Top rushers ARI – Andre Ellington, 16 Car, 32 Yds, 1 TD DEN – Ronnie Hillman, 15 Car, 64 Yds Top receivers ARI – Andre Ellington, 4 Rec, 112 Yds, 1 TD DEN – Demaryius Thomas, 8 Rec, 226 Yds, 2 TD Top tacklers ARI – Jerraud Powers, 7 Solo DEN – Danny Trevathan, 7 Solo

Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins

Week Six: Washington Redskins at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redskins	0	13	0	7	20
Cardinals	7	7	3	13	30

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 1:25 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 61,139
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kris Budden
• Recap, Gamebook

Game information

First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers WAS – Kirk Cousins, 24/38, 354 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT ARI – Carson Palmer, 28/44, 250, 2 TD Top rushers WAS – Alfred Morris, 13 Car, 41 Yds ARI – Andre Ellington, 19 Car, 67 Yds Top receivers WAS – DeSean Jackson, 3 Rec, 115 Yds, 1 TD ARI – Larry Fitzgerald, 6 Rec, 98 Yds, 1 TD Top tacklers WAS – Ryan Kerrigan, 9 Solo ARI – Rashad Johnson 8 Solo

Week 7: at Oakland Raiders

Week Seven: Arizona Cardinals at Oakland Raiders – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	7	7	3	24
Raiders	0	10	3	0	13

at O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 1:25 p.m.
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 52,101
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (Fox): Dick Stockton, Brady Quinn and Kristina Pink
• Recap, Gamebook

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

Week 8: vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Week Eight: Philadelphia Eagles at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	0	10	3	20
Cardinals	0	7	7	10	24

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 1:05 p.m.
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 61,789
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Gamebook

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

Week 9: at Dallas Cowboys

Week Nine: Arizona Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	14	0	14	28
Cowboys	10	0	0	7	17

at AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. MST
• Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), cloudy (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 85,688
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (Fox): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Erin Andrews
• Recap, Gamebook

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

Week 10: vs. St. Louis Rams

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	7	7	0	0	14
Cardinals	0	10	0	21	31

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 61,363
• Referee: Ron Torbert
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber, Matt Hasselbeck and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Gamebook

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 –

Carson Palmer would suffer a season ending injury on his left-knee. Drew Stanton would take over as quarterback for the rest of the game. Thanks to the efforts of the defense during the fourth quarter, the Cardinals rallied to beat the Rams 31-14.^[1]

Week 11: vs. Detroit Lions

Week Eleven: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	3	0	0	6
Cardinals	14	0	0	0	14

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 62,487
• Referee: Jerome Boger
• TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Ronde Barber and Jennifer Hale
• Recap, Gamebook

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

Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks

Week Twelve: Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	3	0	0	3
Seahawks	3	6	10	0	19

at CenturyLink Field, Seattle, Washington

• Date: November 23
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 68,327
• Referee: Gene Steratore
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

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 13: at Atlanta Falcons

Week Thirteen: Arizona Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	10	0	8	18
Falcons	17	3	3	6	29

at Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 69,557
• Referee: Terry McAulay
• TV announcers (Fox): Kevin Burkhardt, John Lynch and Pam Oliver
• Recap, Gamebook

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

Week 14: vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Week Fourteen: Kansas City Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	7	7	0	0	14
Cardinals	3	3	11	0	17

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 2:05 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 62,387
• Referee: Craig Wrolstad
• TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Trent Green and Evan Washburn
• Recap, Gamebook

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

Week 15: at St. Louis Rams

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	6	3	3	12
Rams	3	0	0	3	6

at Edward Jones Dome, St. Louis, Missouri

• Date: December 11
• Game time: 6:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (dome stadium)
• Game attendance: 55,880
• Referee: Walt Coleman
• TV announcers (NFLN): Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Gamebook

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

Week 16: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Sixteen: Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	0	14	0	21	35
Cardinals	0	3	3	0	6

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

• Date: December 21
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. MST
• Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
• Game attendance: 63,806
• Referee: Walt Anderson
• TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
• Recap, Gamebook

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 17: at San Francisco 49ers

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	7	10	0	0	17
49ers	7	6	7	0	20

at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California

• Date: December 28
• Game time: 2:25 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), sunny
• Game attendance: 70,699
• Referee: Carl Cheffers
• TV announcers (Fox): Thom Brennaman, David Diehl and Laura Okmin
• Recap, Gamebook

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 –

This would snap the 49ers' 4-game losing streak in Levi's Stadium. With the loss, the Cardinals finished their season to 11-5.

Postseason

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: at #4 Carolina Panthers

NFC Wild Card Playoffs: (#5) Arizona Cardinals at (#4) Carolina Panthers – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	14	0	2	16
Panthers	10	3	14	0	27

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: January 3, 2015
• Game time: 2:35 p.m. MST
• Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C), rain
• Game attendance: 71,849
• Referee: Ed Hochuli
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters
• Recap, Gamebook

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

The Cardinals' offensive performance was historically bad as the team lost to the 7-8-1 Panthers, by a final score of 27-16, and were eliminated from the postseason. They committed three turnovers (two of them being red zone interceptions), gained only 8 first downs (and only 2 first downs in the second half) and recorded 78 net yards of offense, the fewest amount of yards gained in a playoff game by any team in NFL postseason history. After a 9-1 start, the Cardinals went 2-5 in their final seven games.

Standings

Division

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
^(1) Seattle Seahawks	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	394	254	W6
^(5) Arizona Cardinals	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	310	299	L2
San Francisco 49ers	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	306	340	W1
St. Louis Rams	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	324	354	L3

Conference

NFC[2][3]
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	PD	STK
Division leaders
1[lower-alpha 1]	Seattle Seahawks	West	12	4	0	.750	5–1	10–2	394	254	140	W6
2[lower-alpha 1]	Green Bay Packers	North	12	4	0	.750	5–1	9–3	486	348	138	W2
3[lower-alpha 1]	Dallas Cowboys	East	12	4	0	.750	4–2	8–4	467	352	115	W4
4	Carolina Panthers	South	7	8	1	.469	4–2	6–6	339	374	–25	W4
Wild Cards
5[lower-alpha 2]	Arizona Cardinals	West	11	5	0	.688	3–3	8–4	310	299	11	L2
6[lower-alpha 2]	Detroit Lions	North	11	5	0	.688	5–1	9–3	321	282	33	L1
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7	Philadelphia Eagles	East	10	6	0	.625	4–2	6–6	474	400	74	W1
8	San Francisco 49ers	West	8	8	0	.500	2–4	7–5	306	340	–34	W1
9[lower-alpha 3]	New Orleans Saints	South	7	9	0	.438	3–3	6–6	401	424	–23	W1
10[lower-alpha 3]	Minnesota Vikings	North	7	9	0	.438	1–5	6–6	325	343	–18	W1
11[lower-alpha 4]	New York Giants	East	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	380	400	–20	L1
12[lower-alpha 4]	Atlanta Falcons	South	6	10	0	.375	5–1	6–6	381	417	–36	L1
13[lower-alpha 4]	St. Louis Rams	West	6	10	0	.375	2–4	4–8	324	354	–30	L3
14	Chicago Bears	North	5	11	0	.313	1–5	4–8	319	442	–123	L5
15	Washington Redskins	East	4	12	0	.250	2–4	2–10	301	438	–137	L1
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	South	2	14	0	.125	0–6	1–11	277	410	–133	L6
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5]
Seattle, Green Bay and Dallas were ranked in seeds 1–3 based on conference record. Arizona defeated Detroit head-to-head (Week 11, 14–6). New Orleans defeated Minnesota head-to-head (Week 3, 20–9). The New York Giants defeated both Atlanta and St. Louis head-to-head (Atlanta: Week 5, 30–20; St. Louis: Week 16, 37–27). Atlanta finished ahead of St. Louis based on conference record. 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.

References

1. http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nfl/cardinals/2014/11/09/defense-carries-cardinals-past-rams-nfl/18775997/
2. "2014 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved September 30, 2014.
3. "2014 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved September 30, 2014.

External links

• Official website