2021 Arizona Cardinals season

2021 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Michael Bidwill
General manager	Steve Keim
Head coach	Kliff Kingsbury[a]
Home field	State Farm Stadium
Results
Record	11–6
Division place	2nd NFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Rams) 11–34
Pro Bowlers	5 QB Kyler Murray RB James Conner T D. J. Humphries OLB Chandler Jones SS Budda Baker
AP All-Pros	SS Budda Baker (2nd team)
Uniform
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The 2021 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 102nd season in the National Football League (NFL), their 34th in Arizona and their third under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. They improved from their 8–8 season from the previous year with a 23–13 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11. The Cardinals started 7–0 for the first time in 47 years when they were based in St. Louis. With their week 11 win over their division rivals, the Seattle Seahawks, the Cardinals improved on their record from the previous year and clinched their first winning season since 2015. Despite a loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16, the Cardinals clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2015 after the Minnesota Vikings lost to the Los Angeles Rams.

Despite an impressive 7–0 start and acquiring All-Pros J. J. Watt and A. J. Green prior to the season starting, the team suffered their second consecutive late-season collapse, only winning four out of their last ten games, resulting in them losing their lead in the division and dropping to the fifth seed. In the Wild Card playoffs, the Cardinals fell to the rival Los Angeles Rams on their way to win Super Bowl LVI.

In the offseason, cornerback Patrick Peterson left in free agency after 10 years, and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald chose not to sign with any team after 17 years with the franchise.^[1]

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