The 1994 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 75th season with the National Football League (NFL), the seventh season in Arizona and the first season as the "Arizona Cardinals". Buddy Ryan became the 32nd head coach in Cardinals history. After being given a large share of the credit for the success of the Houston Oilers in 1993, Ryan was named head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 1994. Also named general manager of the Cardinals, Ryan went 8–8 his first year, the Cardinals’ first non-losing season since 1984.
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The Cardinals finished the season ranked third in the NFL in total defense, although it allowed only two fewer points in 1994 than they had in 1993. An anemic offense, one which saw three quarterbacks start at least one game, held the team back. Arizona scored 89 points fewer in 1994 than it did in 1993, and it finished with a minus-32-point differential after finishing at plus-57 in 1993.
Arizona lost its first two games by a combined five points, then were shut out 32–0 by the Cleveland Browns. The Cardinals recovered to enter the final week of the season with a shot at the playoffs, but those hopes were ended by a 10–6 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.
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Staff
1994 Arizona Cardinals staff
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Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
- Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki
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Schedule
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Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Record |
Venue |
Attendance |
1 |
September 4 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
L 12–14 |
0–1 |
Anaheim Stadium |
32,969 |
2 |
September 11 |
New York Giants |
L 17–20 |
0–2 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
60,066 |
3 |
September 18 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 0–32 |
0–3 |
Cleveland Municipal Stadium |
62,818 |
4 |
Bye |
5 |
October 2 |
Minnesota Vikings |
W 17–7 |
1–3 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
67,950 |
6 |
October 9 |
at Dallas Cowboys |
L 3–38 |
1–4 |
Texas Stadium |
64,518 |
7 |
October 16 |
at Washington Redskins |
W 19–16 (OT) |
2–4 |
RFK Stadium |
50,019 |
8 |
October 23 |
Dallas Cowboys |
L 21–28 |
2–5 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
71,023 |
9 |
October 30 |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
W 20–17 (OT) |
3–5 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
65,690 |
10 |
November 6 |
at Philadelphia Eagles |
L 7–17 |
3–6 |
Veterans Stadium |
64,952 |
11 |
November 13 |
at New York Giants |
W 10–9 |
4–6 |
Giants Stadium |
71,719 |
12 |
November 20 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
W 12–6 |
5–6 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
62,779 |
13 |
November 27 |
Chicago Bears |
L 16–19 (OT) |
5–7 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
65,922 |
14 |
December 4 |
at Houston Oilers |
W 30–12 |
6–7 |
Houston Astrodome |
39,821 |
15 |
December 11 |
Washington Redskins |
W 17–15 |
7–7 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
53,790 |
16 |
December 18 |
Cincinnati Bengals |
W 28–7 |
8–7 |
Sun Devil Stadium |
50,110 |
17 |
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at Atlanta Falcons |
L 6–10 |
8–8 |
Georgia Dome |
35,311 |
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Game summaries
Week 1
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
6 | 6 | 0 |
12 |
• Rams |
7 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
14 |
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| Q1 | 2:31 | RAM | Todd Lyght 74-yard fumble return (Tony Zendejas kick) | RAM 7–0 |
| Q2 | 4:33 | ARI | Greg Davis 37-yard field goal | RAM 7–3 |
| Q2 | 11:52 | ARI | Greg Davis 34-yard field goal | RAM 7–6 |
| Q2 | 6:07 | RAM | Jerome Bettis 1 yard rush (Tony Zendejas kick) | RAM 14–6 |
| Q4 | 12:56 | ARI | Larry Centers 3-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (pass failed) | RAM 14–12 |
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Week 2
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Giants |
6 |
14 | 0 | 0 |
20 |
Cardinals |
3 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
17 |
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Week 3
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• Browns |
0 |
3 | 15 | 14 |
32 |
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Week 5
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Vikings |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Cardinals |
7 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
17 |
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Week 6
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
• Cowboys |
21 |
7 | 10 | 0 |
38 |
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Week 7
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
• Cardinals |
0 |
3 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
19 |
Redskins |
0 |
14 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
16 |
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| Q2 | 1:43 | WAS | Brian Mitchell 46-yard pass from Heath Shuler (Chip Lohmiller kick) | WAS 7–0 |
| Q2 | 13:27 | WAS | Darrell Green 27-yard interception return (Chip Lohmiller kick) | WAS 14–0 |
| Q2 | 13:42 | ARI | Todd Peterson 35-yard field goal | WAS 14–3 |
| Q4 | 4:58 | ARI | Ronald Moore 10-yard rush (run failed) | WAS 14–9 |
| Q4 | 5:50 | WAS | Safety, Jeff Feagles stepped out of end zone | WAS 16–9 |
| Q4 | 10:00 | ARI | Ricky Proehl 5-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Todd Peterson kick) | 16–16 |
| OT | 5:45 | ARI | Todd Peterson 29-yard field goal | ARI 19–16 |
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Week 8
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Cowboys |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
Cardinals |
0 |
14 | 0 | 7 |
21 |
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Week 9
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Steelers |
0 |
14 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
17 |
• Cardinals |
7 |
10 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
20 |
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Week 10
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
0 | 0 | 7 |
7 |
• Eagles |
0 |
3 | 14 | 0 |
17 |
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Week 11
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Cardinals |
0 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
10 |
Giants |
7 |
2 | 0 | 0 |
9 |
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Week 12
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles |
0 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
6 |
• Cardinals |
3 |
3 | 3 | 3 |
12 |
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| Q1 | | ARI | Davis 24-yard field goal | ARI 3–0 |
| Q2 | | ARI | Davis 24-yard field goal | ARI 6–0 |
| Q2 | | PHI | Murray 26-yard field goal | ARI 6–3 |
| Q3 | | ARI | Davis 24-yard field goal | ARI9–3 |
| Q4 | | PHI | Murray 30-yard field goal | ARI9–6 |
| Q4 | | ARI | Davis 39-yard field goal | ARI12–6 |
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Week 13
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2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
• Bears |
7 |
3 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
19 |
Cardinals |
0 |
3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
16 |
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Week 14
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Cardinals |
0 |
10 | 0 | 20 |
30 |
Oilers |
9 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
12 |
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This ninth successive defeat for the Oilers has the unusual distinction of being the most recent NFL game as of 2017 during which both teams scored a safety, and one of only eight since at least 1940.[15]
Week 15
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redskins |
3 |
3 | 0 | 9 |
15 |
• Cardinals |
7 |
0 | 0 | 10 |
17 |
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| Q1 | | ARI | Proehl 48-yard pass from Schroeder (Davis kick) | ARI 7–0 |
| Q1 | | WSH | Chip Lohmiller 34-yard field goal | ARI 7–3 |
| Q2 | | WSH | Chip Lohmiller 31-yard field goal | ARI 7–6 |
| Q4 | | ARI | Moore 1 yard run (Davis kick) | ARI 14–6 |
| Q4 | | WSH | Ellard 52-yard pass from Shuler (kick failed) | ARI 14–12 |
| Q4 | | WSH | Lohmiller 21-yard field goal | WSH 15–14 |
| Q4 | | ARI | Davis 27-yard field goal | ARI 17–15 |
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Week 16
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bengals |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• Cardinals |
14 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
28 |
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Week 17
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinals |
0 |
3 | 0 | 3 |
6 |
• Falcons |
7 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
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Standings
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NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 453