NFL team season (last season as Phoenix)
The 1993 Phoenix Cardinals season National Football League , their 6th in Arizona , and their last as the Phoenix Cardinals (becoming the Arizona Cardinals the following season).[ 1] previous output of 4–12, winning seven games.[ 2] Joe Bugel to keep his job; he was fired 23 days following 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 plus-176 margin.
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1993 Phoenix Cardinals staff Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki
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 (OT) 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.
Week 1: at Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHI – Vaughn Hebron 5-yard run (Roger Ruzek kick). Eagles 23–10. PHO – Lorenzo Lynch 55-yard fumble return (Greg Davis kick). Eagles 23–17. Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 8/20, 96 yards, TD PHI – Randall Cunningham – 18/29, 192 yards, INT Top rushers
PHO – Ronald Moore – 9 rushes, 39 yards PHI – Vaughn Hebron – 10 rushes, 66 yards, TD Top receivers
Week 2: at Washington Redskins [ edit ] Game information First quarter
PHO – Johnny Bailey 58-yard punt return (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–0. PHO – Greg Davis 53-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–0. Second quarter
PHO – Ronald Moore 18-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–0. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
WAS – Chip Lohmiller 23-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Top passers
PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 17/26, 164 yards, INT WAS – Cary Conklin – 16/29, 169 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
Top receivers
PHO – Gary Clark – 6 receptions, 93 yards WAS – Ricky Sanders – 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Week 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Game information First quarter
Second quarter
DAL – Eddie Murray 23-yard field goal. Cowboys 10–0. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Cowboys 17–10. Top passers
DAL – Troy Aikman – 21/27, 281 yards PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 20/27, 218 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
DAL – Derrick Lassic – 14 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD PHO – Johnny Bailey – 7 rushes, 34 yards Top receivers
Week 4: at Detroit Lions [ edit ] Week 4: Phoenix Cardinals at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 17 0 3 20 Lions 6 10 7 3 26
at Pontiac Silverdome , Pontiac, Michigan
Date : September 12Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 57,180Box Score
Game information First quarter
DET – Jason Hanson 44-yard field goal. Lions 3–0. DET – Jason Hanson 22-yard field goal. Lions 6–0. Second quarter
PHO – Ricky Proehl 51-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 7–6. DET – Jason Hanson 33-yard field goal. Lions 9–7. DET – Derrick Moore 1-yard run (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 16–7. PHO – Walter Reeves 2-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Lions 16–14. PHO – Greg Davis 54-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–16. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 30-yard field goal. Lions 23–20. DET – Jason Hanson 38-yard field goal. Lions 26–20. Top passers
PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 23/31, 288 yards, 2 TD DET – Andre Ware – 11/24, 194 yards, TD Top rushers
Top receivers
PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD DET – Willie Green – 3 receptions, 102 yards
Week 6: vs. New England Patriots [ edit ] Week 6: New England Patriots at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 0 13 3 7 23 Cardinals 0 14 0 7 21
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 10Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 79 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 36,115Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NE – Ben Coates 4-yard pass from Drew Bledsoe (Scott Sisson kick). Patriots 7–0. PHO – Ricky Proehl 6-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Tied 7–7. PHO – Ricky Proehl 15-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–7. NE – Scott Sisson 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–10. NE – Scott Sisson 23-yard field goal. Cardinals 14–13. Third quarter
NE – Scott Sisson 31-yard field goal. Patriots 16–14. Fourth quarter
PHO – Randal Hill 30-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–16. NE – Ben Coates 2-yard pass from Scott Secules (Scott Sisson kick). Patriots 23–21. Top passers
NE – Scott Secules – 12/20, 214 yards, TD, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 14/28, 196 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers
Top receivers
NE – Leonard Russell – 1 reception, 77 yards PHO – Randal Hill – 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Week 7: vs. Washington Redskins [ edit ] Week 7: Washington Redskins at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Redskins 3 0 3 0 6 Cardinals 0 13 7 16 36
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 17Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 66 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 48,143Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 23-yard field goal. Tied 3–3. PHO – Greg Davis 45-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–3. PHO – Garrison Hearst 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 13–3. Third quarter
PHO – Ricky Proehl 42-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 20–3. WAS – Chip Lohmiller 38-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–6. Fourth quarter
PHO – Team safety. Cardinals 22–6. PHO – Johnny Bailey 14-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 29–6. PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 36–6. Top passers
WAS – Mark Rypien – 16/28, 120 yards, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 12/25, 250 yards, TD, INT Top rushers
WAS – Ricky Ervins – 17 rushes, 98 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 13 rushes, 80 yards, TD Top receivers
WAS – Ricky Ervins – 7 reception, 64 yards PHO – Ricky Proehl – 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD
Week 8: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Week 8: Phoenix Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 0 14 14 49ers 0 14 0 14 28
at Candlestick Park , San Francisco, California
Date : October 24Game time : 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 63 °F (17 °C)Game attendance : 62,020Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 26/50, 334 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT SF – Steve Young – 21/33, 247 yards, 2 TD Top rushers
PHO – Ronald Moore – 15 rushes, 47 yards SF – Ricky Watters – 20 rushes, 95 yards, TD Top receivers
PHO – Anthony Edwards – 4 receptions, 112 yards, TD SF – Jerry Rice – 9 receptions, 155 yards, 2 TD
Week 9: vs. New Orleans Saints [ edit ] Week 9: New Orleans Saints at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Saints 7 0 3 10 20 Cardinals 10 7 0 0 17
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : October 31Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 36,778Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
PHO – Aeneas Williams 46-yard interception return. Cardinals 17–7. Third quarter
NO – Morten Andersen 48-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–10. Fourth quarter
NO – Quinn Early 25-yard pass from Wade Wilson (Morten Andersen kick). Tied 17–17. NO – Morten Andersen 38-yard field goal. Saints 20–17. Top passers
NO – Wade Wilson – 16/27, 186 yards, TD, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 7/9, 52 yards Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 10: vs. Philadelphia Eagles [ edit ] Week 10: Philadelphia Eagles at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 3 0 0 0 3 Cardinals 3 13 0 0 16
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : November 7Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 41,634Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Cardinals 6–3. PHO – Gary Clark 10-yard pass from Chris Chandler (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 13–3. PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 16–3. Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Top passers
PHI – Ken O'Brien – 14/32, 166 yards, INT PHO – Chris Chandler – 10/20, 121 yards, TD Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 11: at Dallas Cowboys [ edit ] Week 11: Phoenix Cardinals at Dallas Cowboys – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 0 0 10 5 15 Cowboys 3 14 0 3 20
at Texas Stadium , Irving, Texas
Date : November 14Game time : 12:00 p.m. CST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : 66 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 64,224Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
DAL – Eddie Murray 43-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–10. PHO – Team safety. Cowboys 20–12. PHO – Greg Davis 47-yard field goal. Cowboys 20–15. Top passers
PHO – Chris Chandler – 27/46, 214 yards, TD, INT DAL – Bernie Kosar – 13/21, 199 yards, TD Top rushers
PHO – Johnny Bailey – 8 rushes, 31 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 24 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers
PHO – Ricky Proehl – 6 receptions, 66 yards DAL – Emmitt Smith – 4 receptions, 102 yards
Week 13: at New York Giants [ edit ] Week 13: Phoenix Cardinals at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 10 0 7 0 17 Giants 3 3 7 6 19
at Giants Stadium , East Rutherford, New Jersey
Date : November 28Game time : 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 59,979Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – David Treadwell 37-yard field goal. Cardinals 10–6. Third quarter
NYG – Ed McCaffrey 20-yard pass from Phil Simms (David Treadwell kick). Giants 13–10. PHO – Ricky Proehl 17-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–13. Fourth quarter
NYG – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–16. NYG – Brad Daluiso 54-yard field goal. Giants 19–17. Top passers
PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 19/33, 193 yards, 2 TD, INT NYG – Phil Simms – 22/41, 337 yards, TD Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 14: vs. Los Angeles Rams [ edit ] Week 14: Los Angeles Rams at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 3 0 0 7 10 Cardinals 7 7 14 10 38
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 5Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 33,964Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHO – Ronald Moore 19-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–3. PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 28–3. Fourth quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 27-yard field goal. Cardinals 31–3. PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 38–3. LA – Troy Drayton 4-yard pass from Jim Everett (Tony Zendejas kick). Cardinals 14–3. Top passers
LA – T.J. Rubley – 5/15, 89 yards, INT PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 14/25, 250 yards, TD Top rushers
LA – Jerome Bettis – 16 rushes, 115 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 29 rushes, 126 yards, 4 TD Top receivers
LA – Henry Ellard – 3 receptions, 83 yards PHO – Gary Clark – 8 receptions, 159 yards, TD
Week 15: vs. Detroit Lions [ edit ] Week 15: Detroit Lions at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 7 7 21 Cardinals 0 7 7 0 14
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–7. DET – Rodney Holman 28-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jason Hanson kick). Tied 14–14. Fourth quarter
DET – Willie Green 43-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jason Hanson kick). Lions 21–14. Top passers
DET – Erik Kramer – 19/25, 257 yards, 3 TD PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 23/35, 219 yards, 3 INT Top rushers
DET – Derrick Moore – 20 rushes, 107 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 20 rushes, 61 yards, TD Top receivers
DET – Herman Moore – 3 receptions, 66 yards, TD PHO – Larry Centers – 9 receptions, 77 yards
Week 16: at Seattle Seahawks [ edit ] Week 16: Phoenix Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 OT Total Cardinals 7 0 7 13 3 30 Seahawks 10 10 0 7 0 27
at Kingdome , Seattle, Washington
Date : December 19Game time : 1:00 p.m. PST/2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 45,737Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
SEA – John Kasay 47-yard field goal. Seahawks 13–7. SEA – Ferrell Edmunds 1-yard pass from Rick Mirer (John Kasay kick). Seahawks 20–7. Third quarter
PHO – Gary Clark 20-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Seahawks 20–14. Fourth quarter
PHO – Larry Centers 16-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 21–20. PHO – Greg Davis 50-yard field goal. Cardinals 24–20. SEA – Rick Mirer 1-yard run (John Kasay kick). Seahawks 27–24. PHO – Greg Davis 55-yard field goal. Tied 27–27. Overtime
PHO – Greg Davis 41-yard field goal. Cardinals 30–27. Top passers
PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 34/53, 431 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SEA – Rick Mirer – 15/30, 165 yards, TD Top rushers
PHO – Ronald Moore – 24 rushes, 62 yards SEA – Chris Warren – 27 rushes, 168 yards, TD Top receivers
PHO – Gary Clark – 12 receptions, 152 yards, TD SEA – Kelvin Martin – 4 receptions, 74 yards
Week 17: vs. New York Giants [ edit ] Week 17: New York Giants at Phoenix Cardinals – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Giants 3 3 0 0 6 Cardinals 0 0 10 7 17
at Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, Arizona
Date : December 26Game time : 2:00 p.m. MSTGame weather : 57 °F (14 °C)Game attendance : 53,414Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
NYG – David Treadwell 22-yard field goal. Giants 6–0. Third quarter
PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Giants 6–3. PHO – Ronald Moore 19-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 10–6. Fourth quarter
PHO – Ronald Moore 1-yard run (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 17–6. Top passers
Top rushers
NYG – Rodney Hampton – 15 rushes, 38 yards PHO – Ronald Moore – 23 rushes, 135 yards, 2 TD Top receivers
Week 18: at Atlanta Falcons [ edit ] Week 18: Phoenix Cardinals at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 7 10 3 7 27 Falcons 3 0 7 0 10
at Georgia Dome , Atlanta, Georgia
Date : January 2Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/11:00 a.m. MSTGame weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 44,360Box Score
Game information First quarter
Second quarter
PHO – Randal Hill 9-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 14–3. PHO – Greg Davis 29-yard field goal. Cardinals 17–3. Third quarter
ATL – Erric Pegram 19-yard run (Norm Johnson kick). Cardinals 17–10. PHO – Greg Davis 20-yard field goal. Cardinals 20–10. Fourth quarter
PHO – Gary Clark 20-yard pass from Steve Beuerlein (Greg Davis kick). Cardinals 27–10. Top passers
PHO – Steve Beuerlein – 27/33, 278 yards, 3 TD ATL – Bobby Hebert – 13/24, 131 yards, INT Top rushers
PHO – Ronald Moore – 32 rushes, 96 yards ATL – Erric Pegram – 12 rushes, 57 yards, TD Top receivers
PHO – Gary Clark – 9 receptions, 121 yards, TD ATL – Andre Rison – 4 receptions, 59 yards
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