The 1,351 rushing yards allowed were the fewest ever by a Cardinals team in a 16-game season. Offensively, the team’s overall league ranking improved from 32nd to 12th while the defense went from 12th to 6th and finished No. Among all-time Cardinals coaches, only Norm Barry (11 in 1925) had more wins in his first season than Arians.
Arizona doubled its win total from 2012 and the five-win improvement equaled the best single-season turnaround in team history in a 16-game season. In a sign of the Cardinals resilience under Arians that season, the Cardinals set a franchise record and tied the Pittsburgh Steelers for the NFL lead with nine come-from-behind victories.ĭuring his first season with the Cardinals in 2013, the team finished with a 10-6 record after winning seven of its final nine games. In 2014, the Cardinals tied the then-franchise record for wins in a season (11) and earned the team’s first postseason berth since 2009 despite 21 different players missing a combined 109 games due to injury, including 14 games by QBs Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton. Arizona also established franchise records for road wins (7) and points on the road (262) in 2015. 1 ranked offense in the NFL for the first time in franchise history and established franchise single-season records for points (489), TDs (59), total net yards (6,533) and first downs (373). The Cardinals finished the regular season with the No. Green Bay in the Divisional round) en route to its second ever NFC Championship Game appearance. Arizona secured a first round bye in the postseason for the first time in team history and won the seventh playoff game in franchise history (26-20 vs. In 2015, the Cardinals won their first division title since 2009 after setting a franchise record with 13 wins in the regular season.
Arizona has also ranked in the top-10 in both offense and defense in each of the last two seasons, joining New England as the only teams in the NFL to accomplish that feat. In the last two seasons the Cardinals have posted the #1 (489 in 2015) and #4 (418 in 2016) single-season point totals in franchise history. Only four teams – New England (50), Denver (46), Seattle (45) and Kansas City (43) have more wins than Arizona in the last four seasons.Īrians’ 41 wins represent the third-most in franchise history, and he needs just nine wins to pass Ken Whisenhunt (49) for the franchise all-time record. The Cardinals have more wins during Arians’ tenure (41) than they had in any four-year span in franchise history. In 2015 Arians led the Cardinals to a franchise single-season record 13 wins on their way to their first NFC West title since 2009, their first-ever postseason bye and an appearance in the NFC Championship Game. Following a 10-6 campaign during his first season at the helm in 2013, Arians led the team to an 11-5 mark and an appearance in the postseason in 2014 on his way to being named the Associated Press Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons (Indianapolis, 2012). Although following the 2017 season, where he led the Cardinals to an 8-8 record, Arians announced his retirement from coaching after five seasons with the CardinalsĪRIZONA: During his first four seasons with the Cardinals, Arians has led the team to a 41-22-1 record. After earning 2014 NFL Coach of the Year honors for the second time (2012 with Indianapolis) in three years, Arians received a contract extension in February of 2015 that would keep him with the team through the 2018 season. (Silent Auction from 11:15am to 11:45am) Proceeds benefit the Touchdown Club Scholarship Fund!īruce Arians was named Arizona’s head coach on Januwhen he signed a four-year contract with a team option for a fifth. An estimated sell-out crowd of more than 750 people is anticipated. The event will be hosted in the Sheraton’s grand ballroom from 12:00pm to 1:30pm.
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The 2018 Speaker Series Luncheon will be hosted Friday, October 12th at the Sheraton Charlotte Hotel. – The Charlotte Touchdown Club is excited to announce 2-time NFL Coach of the Year, BRUCE ARIANS, as one of this year’s luncheon guest speakers. Contact: John Rocco, Executive Director, Charlotte Touchdown Club, (704) 347-2918 BRUCE ARIANS 2-Time NFL Coach of the Year & Super Bowl Champion Author of the 2017 Book “The Quarterback Whisperer” Guest Speaker for Friday, October 12th Speaker Series LuncheonĬharlotte, N.C.
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