2020 Arizona Cardinals season
Appearance
2020 Arizona Cardinals season | |
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Owner | Bidwill family |
General manager | Steve Keim |
Head coach | Kliff Kingsbury |
Home field | State Farm Stadium |
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The 2020 season is the Arizona Cardinals' 101st in the National Football League, their 33rd in Arizona, and their second under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. It is also the first full season since 1971 without the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.
The team will look to improve on its 5–10–1 record from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the first time since 2015.
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Isaiah Simmons | OLB | Clemson | |
3 | 72 | Josh Jones | OT | Houston | |
4 | 114 | Leki Fotu | DT | Utah | |
131 | Rashard Lawrence | DT | LSU | from Houston | |
6 | 202 | Evan Weaver | LB | California | from New England |
7 | 222 | Eno Benjamin | RB | Arizona State |
Notes
- The Cardinals will forfeit their fifth-round selection after selecting safety Jalen Thompson in the 2019 supplemental draft.[1]
- The Cardinals traded their sixth-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for cornerback Jamar Taylor.[2]
- The Cardinals acquired a 2020 sixth-round pick from the New England Patriots in exchange for offensive tackle Korey Cunningham.[3]
- The Cardinals traded their 2020 second-round selection, as well as a fourth-round selection in the 2021 NFL Draft and running back David Johnson to the Houston Texans in exchange for wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and a 2020 fourth-round selection.[4]
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Cardinals' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- Note: The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone; however, Daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation.
As a result, all times during the preseason are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time, not Mountain Daylight Time.
Week | Date | Time (MST) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | August 15 | 10:00 a.m. | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | KPNX | |||
2 | August 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | State Farm Stadium | KPNX | |||
3 | August 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | KPNX | |||
4 | September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Denver Broncos | State Farm Stadium | KPNX |
Regular season
Schedule
The Cardinals' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
- Note: The state of Arizona lies entirely within the Mountain Time Zone; however, Daylight saving time is only observed within the Navajo Nation.
As a result, times during the months of September and October are aligned with Pacific Daylight Time, not Mountain Daylight Time.
Week | Date | Time (MST) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 13 | 1:25 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | Fox | |||
2 | September 20 | 1:05 p.m. | Washington Redskins | State Farm Stadium | Fox | |||
3 | September 27 | 1:25 p.m. | Detroit Lions | State Farm Stadium | Fox | |||
4 | October 4 | 10:00 a.m. | at Carolina Panthers | Bank of America Stadium | Fox | |||
5 | October 11 | 10:00 a.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | Fox | |||
6 | October 19 | 5:15 p.m. | at Dallas Cowboys | AT&T Stadium | ESPN | |||
7 | October 25 | 1:05 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | State Farm Stadium | Fox | |||
8 | Bye | |||||||
9 | November 8 | 2:25 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | State Farm Stadium | CBS | |||
10 | November 15 | 2:05 p.m. | Buffalo Bills | State Farm Stadium | CBS | |||
11 | November 19 | 6:20 p.m. | at Seattle Seahawks | CenturyLink Field | Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime |
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12 | November 29 | 11:00 a.m. | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | Fox | |||
13 | December 6 | 2:05 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | State Farm Stadium | Fox | |||
14 | December 13 | 11:00 a.m. | at New York Giants | MetLife Stadium | Fox | |||
15 | December 20 | 2:05 p.m. | Philadelphia Eagles | State Farm Stadium | Fox | |||
16 | December 26 or 27 | TBD | San Francisco 49ers | State Farm Stadium | TBD | |||
17 | January 3 | 2:25 p.m. | at Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Fox |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5 to 17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 16, the date, time, and network for that week's game vs. the San Francisco 49ers will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[6]
References
- ^ Patra, Kevin (July 10, 2019). "Cards take Jalen Thompson in supplemental draft". NFL. Archived from the original on July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- ^ "Cardinals acquire Jamar Taylor in trade with Browns". ESPN. May 18, 2018. Archived from the original on May 19, 2018. Retrieved May 18, 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2020-01-19.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Cox, Seth (March 20, 2020). "Arizona Cardinals officially announce trade for DeAndre Hopkins". revengeofthebirds.com. Vox. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
- ^ a b Haislop, Todd (May 7, 2020). "The NFL schedule and coronavirus: What to know about fans in stadiums, tickets, COVID-19 testing & more for 2020 season". The Sporting News. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
- ^ "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.