The 1993 season was the Phoenix Cardinals' 74th in the National Football League (NFL), their 95th overall, their sixth in Arizona, and their last as the Phoenix Cardinals (becoming the Arizona Cardinals the following season).Arizona Cardinals Franchise Encyclopedia The team improved upon their 4–12 record from the previous season, winning seven games.1993 Phoenix Cardinals Despite the improvement, the Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the 11th straight season. It was not enough for head coach Joe Bugel to keep his job; he was fired 23 days after the season finale.
The Cardinals outscored their opponents by 57 points (326–269), the last time they would finish with a positive scoring margin until 2007. The only season since 1994 in which Arizona had a better point differential than 1993 was in 2015, when it went 13–3 and compiled a franchise record +176 margin.
Offseason NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 5 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–23 0–1 Veterans Stadium 59,831 Recap 2 September 12 at Washington Redskins W 17–10 1–1 RFK Stadium 53,525 Recap 3 September 19 Dallas Cowboys L 10–17 1–2 Sun Devil Stadium 73,025 Recap 4 September 26 at Detroit Lions L 20–26 1–3 Pontiac Silverdome 57,180 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 10 New England Patriots L 21–23 1–4 Sun Devil Stadium 36,115 Recap 7 October 17 Washington Redskins W 36–6 2–4 Sun Devil Stadium 48,143 Recap 8 October 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–28 2–5 Candlestick Park 62,020 Recap 9 October 31 New Orleans Saints L 17–20 2–6 Sun Devil Stadium 36,778 Recap 10 November 7 Philadelphia Eagles W 16–3 3–6 Sun Devil Stadium 41,634 Recap 11 November 14 at Dallas Cowboys L 15–20 3–7 Texas Stadium 64,224 Recap 12 Bye 13 November 28 at New York Giants L 17–19 3–8 Giants Stadium 59,979 Recap 14 December 5 Los Angeles Rams W 38–10 4–8 Sun Devil Stadium 33,964 Recap 15 December 12 Detroit Lions L 14–21 4–9 Sun Devil Stadium 39,393 Recap 16 December 19 at Seattle Seahawks W 30–27 5–9 Kingdome 45,737 Recap 17 December 26 New York Giants W 17–6 6–9 Sun Devil Stadium 53,414 Recap 18 January 2, 1994 at Atlanta Falcons W 27–10 7–9 Georgia Dome 44,360 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles
Week 2: at Washington Redskins
Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys
Week 4: at Detroit Lions
Week 6: vs. New England Patriots
Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins
Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers
Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints
Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys
Week 13: at New York Giants
Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Rams
Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks
Week 17: vs. New York Giants
Week 18: at Atlanta Falcons
This remains the last time the Cardinals have beaten the Falcons on the road.
Standings
References
External links 1993 Phoenix Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com