The 1989 Phoenix Cardinals season was the franchise's 70th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the second season in Phoenix. With five games to go in the season, fourth-year coach Gene Stallings announced that he would resign at the end of the season. Instead, general manager Larry Wilson ordered Stallings to leave immediately, and named running backs coach Hank Kuhlmann as interim coach for the rest of the season. The Cardinals were 5–5 through ten games, but finished the season on a six-game losing streak, which knocked them out of the playoffs.
Offseason
NFL draft
Supplemental draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season In week 10, Tim McDonald returned an interception 53 yards for a touchdown to beat the Dallas Cowboys.1990 NFL Pro Set Tim McDonald trading card, Card No. 259, Pro Set Properties
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 10 at Detroit Lions W 16–13 1–0 Pontiac Silverdome 36,735 Recap 2 September 17 at Seattle Seahawks W 34–24 2–0 Kingdome 60,444 Recap 3 September 24 at New York Giants L 7–35 2–1 Giants Stadium 75,742 Recap 4 October 1 San Diego Chargers L 13–24 2–2 Sun Devil Stadium 44,201 Recap 5 October 8 at Washington Redskins L 28–30 2–3 RFK Stadium 53,335 Recap 6 October 15 Philadelphia Eagles L 5–17 2–4 Sun Devil Stadium 42,620 Recap 7 October 22 Atlanta Falcons W 34–20 3–4 Sun Devil Stadium 33,894 Recap 8 October 29 at Dallas Cowboys W 19–10 4–4 Texas Stadium 44,431 Recap 9 November 5 New York Giants L 13–20 4–5 Sun Devil Stadium 46,588 Recap 10 November 12 Dallas Cowboys W 24–20 5–5 Sun Devil Stadium 49,657 Recap 11 November 19 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–37 5–6 Anaheim Stadium 53,176 Recap 12 November 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–14 5–7 Sun Devil Stadium 33,297 Recap 13 December 3 Washington Redskins L 10–29 5–8 Sun Devil Stadium 38,870 Recap 14 December 10 at Los Angeles Raiders L 14–16 5–9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 41,785 Recap 15 Denver Broncos L 0–37 5–10 Sun Devil Stadium 56,071 Recap 16 December 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 14–31 5–11 Veterans Stadium 43,287 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Detroit Lions
Week 2: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 3: at New York Giants
Week 4: vs. San Diego Chargers
Week 5: at Washington Redskins
Week 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 7: vs. Atlanta Falcons
Week 8: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 9: vs. New York Giants
Week 10: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 11: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Week 13: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 14: at Los Angeles Raiders
Week 15: vs. Denver Broncos
Week 16: at Philadelphia Eagles
Standings
Records Rich Camarillo, NFL Punting LeaderNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 453
References
External links 1989 Phoenix Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com