The 2024 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 105th in the National Football League (NFL), their 37th in Arizona and their second under the head coach/general manager tandem of Jonathan Gannon and Monti Ossenfort. The Cardinals improved on their 4–13 record from the previous 2 seasons following a Week 9 victory against the Chicago Bears. However, they suffered their fourth late season collapse in five years and were eliminated from playoff contention for the third consecutive season after an overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers coupled with the Los Angeles Rams beating the New York Jets in Week 16. They would secure a losing record for the third consecutive season following a loss against the Rams in Week 17. Despite the disappointing season, the Cardinals reached 600 lifetime wins in the season finale.
Offseason
Signings
Position Player 2023 team Contract Date signed CB Sean Murphy-Bunting Tennessee Titans 3 year, $25.5 million March 14 RB DeeJay Dallas Seattle Seahawks 3 year, $8.25 million DL Justin Jones Chicago Bears 3 year, $31.16 million DL Bilal Nichols Las Vegas Raiders 3 year, $21 million T Jonah Williams Cincinnati Bengals 2 year, $30 million LB Mack Wilson New England Patriots 3 year, $12.75 million DL Khyiris Tonga Minnesota Vikings 1 year, $1.75 million March 15 WR Chris Moore Tennessee Titans 1 year, $2 million March 18 C Evan Brown Seattle Seahawks 1 year, $2.35 million March 20 LB Markus Bailey Cincinnati Bengals 1 year, $1.12 million May 7 WR Zay Jones Jacksonville Jaguars 1 year, $1.41 million May 13 LB Marquis Haynes Carolina Panthers 1 year, $0.79 million August 6 CB Delonte Hood Denver Broncos 1 year, $0.79 million LB Hassan Hall Kansas City Chiefs 1 year, $0.79 million August 13 CB Daylen Baldwin Atlanta Falcons 1 year, $0.79 million
Re-signings Position Player Contract Date signed DL L. J. Collier 1 year, $1.29 million March 8 LB Krys Barnes 1 year, $1.29 million March 13 LS Aaron Brewer 1 year, $1.37 million C Trystan Colon 1 year, $1.75 million P Blake Gillikin 2 year, $3.7 million C Keith Ismael 1 year, $1.1 million CB Bobby Price 1 year, $1.29 million T Elijah Wilkinson 1 year, $1.82 million WR Greg Dortch 1 year, $1 million April 3
Extensions Position Player Contract Date signed LB Zaven Collins 2 year, $14 million August 3 C Hjalte Froholdt 2 year, $12 million August 21
Trade acquisitions Position Player 2023 team Contract Traded away Date QB Desmond Ridder Atlanta Falcons 4 year, $5.36 million WR Rondale Moore March 14
Departures Position Player 2024 team WR Marquise Brown Kansas City Chiefs C Pat Elflein San Francisco 49ers CB Rashad Fenton TBD DL Leki Fotu New York Jets RB Marlon Mack TBD TE Geoff Swaim Cleveland Browns LB Ezekiel Turner San Francisco 49ers DL Carlos Watkins Washington Commanders LB Josh Woods TBD
Draft
+ 2024 Arizona Cardinals draft selections Round Selection Player Position College Notes 1 4 Marvin Harrison Jr. WR Ohio State 27 Darius Robinson DE Missouri From Texans 2 35 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons 43 Max Melton CB Rutgers From Falcons 3 66 Trey Benson RB Florida State 71 Isaiah Adams G Illinois From Titans 79 Traded to the Indianapolis Colts From Jaguars via Falcons 82 Tip Reiman TE Illinois From Colts 90 Elijah Jones CB Boston College From Texans 4 104 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson S Texas Tech 5 138 Xavier Thomas LB Clemson 156 Traded to the Cleveland Browns From Eagles 162 Christian Jones OT Texas From Texans 6 178 Traded to the Carolina Panthers 186 Traded to the Atlanta Falcons From Vikings 191 Tejhaun Palmer WR UAB From Colts 7 224 Traded to the Houston Texans 226 Jaden Davis CB Miami (FL) From Giants 230 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings
+ 2024 Arizona Cardinals undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref. Myles Murphy DT North Carolina Joe Shimko LS NC State Xavier Weaver WR Colorado
Draft trades
Staff
Final roster
Preseason
! 1 | | New Orleans Saints | L 14–16 | 0–1 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 2 | | at Indianapolis Colts | L 13–21 | 0–2 | Lucas Oil Stadium | Recap
! 3 | August 25 | at Denver Broncos | L 12–38 | 0–3 | Empower Field at Mile High | Recap
Regular season Schedule
! 1 | September 8 | at Buffalo Bills | L 28–34 | 0–1 | Highmark Stadium | Recap
! 2 | September 15 | Los Angeles Rams | W 41–10 | 1–1 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 3 | September 22 | Detroit Lions | L 13–20 | 1–2 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 4 | September 29 | Washington Commanders | L 14–42 | 1–3 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 5 | October 6 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 24–23 | 2–3 | Levi's Stadium | Recap
! 6 | October 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–34 | 2–4 | Lambeau Field | Recap
! 7 | | Los Angeles Chargers | W 17–15 | 3–4 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 8 | October 27 | at Miami Dolphins | W 28–27 | 4–4 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap
! 9 | November 3 | Chicago Bears | W 29–9 | 5–4 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 10 | November 10 | New York Jets | W 31–6 | 6–4 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |- ! 11 | colspan="6" |Bye
! 12 | November 24 | at Seattle Seahawks | L 6–16 | 6–5 | Lumen Field | Recap
! 13 | December 1 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 22–23 | 6–6 | U.S. Bank Stadium | Recap
! 14 | December 8 | Seattle Seahawks | L 18–30 | 6–7 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 15 | December 15 | New England Patriots | W 30–17 | 7–7 | State Farm Stadium | Recap
! 16 | December 22 | at Carolina Panthers | L 30–36 | 7–8 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap
! 17 | | at Los Angeles Rams | L 9–13 | 7–9 | SoFi Stadium | Recap
! 18 | January 5 | San Francisco 49ers | W 47–24 | 8–9 | State Farm Stadium | Recap |} Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
Week 2: vs. Los Angeles Rams The Cardinals won by 31 points, their largest margin of victory since 2016, when they secured a 44–6 win also against the Rams. Quarterback Kyler Murray posted a perfect passer rating completing 17 of 21 passes for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. This was the Cardinals' first home win over the Rams since 2014, additionally this was the Cardinals first win in the NFC West since week 10 of the 2022 season.
Week 3: vs. Detroit Lions
Week 4: vs. Washington Commanders The Cardinals were crushed at home by the Washington Commanders and star rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels despite taking an early lead.
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers The Cardinals staged a second half comeback to knock off the defending NFC Champion 49ers on the road.
Week 6: at Green Bay Packers
Week 7: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Week 8: at Miami Dolphins The Cardinals defeated the Dolphins on a walk-off field goal by Chad Ryland as time expired. It was the first time they had beaten the Dolphins in Miami since 2004.
Week 9: vs. Chicago Bears
With the win, Arizona improved to 5–4, exceeding their four-win total from 2022 and 2023. During the second quarter, the retractable roof at State Farm Stadium had to be closed due to a hail storm. This was the first time the Cardinals had beaten the Bears at home since 1998.
Week 10: vs. New York Jets The Cardinals crushed the Jets 31–6 and won their 3rd consecutive game over New York since 2016.
Week 12: at Seattle Seahawks The Cardinals lost their 5th straight game against the Seahawks.
Week 13: at Minnesota Vikings The Cardinals choked away a 19–6 lead and lost on the road to the Vikings 23–22. The Cardinals lost in Minnesota for the 12th straight time and have not won there since 1977.
Week 14: vs. Seattle Seahawks
With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 6–7. They were swept by the Seahawks for the third straight year and suffered their fourth straight home loss to that same team, having last beat the Seahawks at home in 2020.
Week 15: vs. New England Patriots
With this win, the Cardinals improved to 7–7 and also defeated New England for the first time since 2012.
Week 16: at Carolina Panthers
With the loss, the Cardinals fell to 7–8 and were eliminated from playoff contention. Week 17: at Los Angeles Rams
Week 18: vs. San Francisco 49ers
With this win, the Cardinals swept the 49ers for the first time since 2021. It also marked 600 lifetime victories for the franchise, 593 in the regular season.
Standings Division
Conference
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