Team Facts

Firsts, Records, Odds & Ends

Franchise Granted:

September 17, 1920 as the Chicago Cardinals, Charter Member of NFL

First Season:

1920

Moved to St. Louis:

1960

Moved to Phoenix:

1988

Changed Name to Arizona:

1994

NFL Championships:

1925, 1947

NFC Championship:

2008

NFL Western Conference Championships:

1947, 1948

NFC Eastern Division Championships:

1974, 1975

NFC West Division Championships:

2008, 2009, 2015

All-Time Record:

(At Start of 2025 Season)

593-812-41

Retired Uniform Numbers:

#8 Larry Wilson

#40 Pat Tillman

#77 Stan Mauldin

#88 J.V. Cain

#99 Marshall Goldberg

• First Draft Choice: Jim Lawrence, B, TCU, 1936.

• First Regular-Season Game: A 0-0 tie vs. the Chicago Tigers, 10/10/20.

• First Regular-Season Points: Len Sachs recovered the first of three blocked punts for touchdowns in a 21-0 victory over the Detroit Heralds, 10/31/20.

• First Winning Season: 1922 (8-3).

• First Playoff Appearance: A 28-21 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Championship game, 12/28/47.

• First Pro Bowl Selections: Phil Dougherty, center, and Gaynell Tinsley, end, 1939.

• First Cardinal Elected to the Hall of Fame: FB Ernie Nevers, Charter Member, 1963.

• First to Rush 200 Yards in a Game: John David Crow, 203 yards vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, 12/18/60.

• First 1000-Yard Rusher: John David Crow, 1,071 yards (1960).

• **First to Pass 400 Yards in a Game:**Charley Johnson, 428 yards vs. the Pittsburgh Steelers, 10/13/63.

• Most Yards Rushing, Career: Ottis Anderson, 7,999 yards (1979-1986).

• Most Yards Passing, Career: Jim Hart, 34,639 yards (1966-1983).

• Most Receptions, Career: Larry Fitzgerald, 1,432 receptions (2004-2020).

• All-Time Leading Scorer: Jim Bakken, 1,380 points (1962-1978).