2013 Arizona Cardinals
The 2013 Arizona Cardinals went 10–6, finishing 3rd in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 379 points and allowed 324.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 4–4
- Points
- 379–324
- NFC West
- Place 3 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 379 points, tied for the 16th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 324, the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +55.
How the season unfolded
The Cardinals started 2–2 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 8 to Week 12.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 40–11 over the Indianapolis Colts in Week 12 (November 24, 2013).
Their heaviest loss was 31–7 to the New Orleans Saints in Week 3 (September 22, 2013).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 2–4 against the NFC West, splitting with the Rams and the Seahawks and getting swept by the 49ers.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–5 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–7–1.
Before and after
That was a five-win improvement on 2012, when they went 5–11.
In 2014, they went 11–5 and returned to the playoffs.
2013 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2013 | at St. Louis Rams | L 24–27 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2013 | vs Detroit Lions | W 25–21 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2013 | at New Orleans Saints | L 7–31 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2013 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 13–10 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2013 | vs Carolina Panthers | W 22–6 |
| Week 6 | Oct 13, 2013 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 20–32 |
| Week 7 | Oct 17, 2013 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 22–34 |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2013 | vs Atlanta Falcons | W 27–13 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2013 | vs Houston Texans | W 27–24 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2013 | at Jacksonville Jaguars | W 27–14 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2013 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 40–11 |
| Week 13 | Dec 1, 2013 | at Philadelphia Eagles | L 21–24 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2013 | vs St. Louis Rams | W 30–10 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2013 | at Tennessee Titans | W 37–34 (OT) |
| Week 16 | Dec 22, 2013 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 17–10 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2013 | vs San Francisco 49ers | L 20–23 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2013 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.