2015 Arizona Cardinals
The 2015 Arizona Cardinals went 13–3, finishing 1st in the NFC West, and lost the conference championship. They scored 489 points and allowed 313.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 6–2
- Road & neutral
- 7–1
- Points
- 489–313
- NFC West
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 489 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 313, tied for the seventh-fewest. Their point differential was +176.
How the season unfolded
The Cardinals started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was nine games, from Week 7 to Week 16.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 47–7 over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 3 (September 27, 2015).
Their heaviest loss was 49–15 to the Carolina Panthers in the NFC Championship Game (January 24, 2016).
They scored a season-high 48 points against the Chicago Bears in Week 2 (September 20, 2015), winning 48–23.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–1.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the NFC West, sweeping the 49ers and splitting with the Rams and the Seahawks.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 4–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Divisional round, they beat the Green Bay Packers 26–20 at home.
In the NFC Championship Game, they lost to the Carolina Panthers 49–15 on the road.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2014, when they went 11–5.
Their 13 wins are the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2016, they went 7–8–1 and missed the playoffs.
2015 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2015 | vs New Orleans Saints | W 31–19 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2015 | at Chicago Bears | W 48–23 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2015 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 47–7 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2015 | vs St. Louis Rams | L 22–24 |
| Week 5 | Oct 11, 2015 | at Detroit Lions | W 42–17 |
| Week 6 | Oct 18, 2015 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 13–25 |
| Week 7 | Oct 26, 2015 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 26–18 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2015 | at Cleveland Browns | W 34–20 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2015 | at Seattle Seahawks | W 39–32 |
| Week 11 | Nov 22, 2015 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 34–31 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2015 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 19–13 |
| Week 13 | Dec 6, 2015 | at St. Louis Rams | W 27–3 |
| Week 14 | Dec 10, 2015 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 23–20 |
| Week 15 | Dec 20, 2015 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 40–17 |
| Week 16 | Dec 27, 2015 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 38–8 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2016 | vs Seattle Seahawks | L 6–36 |
| Divisional | Jan 16, 2016 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 26–20 (OT) |
| Conference championship | Jan 24, 2016 | at Carolina Panthers | L 15–49 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2015 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.