The 2020 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 101st in the National Football League (NFL), their 33rd in Arizona and their second under head coach Kliff Kingsbury. It was also the first full season since 1971 without the ownership of Bill Bidwill, who died during the 2019 season.
The team improved on their 5âÂÂ10âÂÂ1 record from the previous year beginning the season 6âÂÂ3; however, the Cardinals suffered a late season collapse, losing five of their last seven games and missed the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season after losing to the rival Los Angeles Rams in Week 17. The Cardinals finished tied with the Chicago Bears for the last Wild Card spot, but lost the tiebreaker.
The 2020 season featured the Hail Murray, as during Week 10 on November 15, trailing the Buffalo Bills 30âÂÂ26 with eleven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, Kyler Murray completed a 43-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass to DeAndre Hopkins with one second remaining to lift the Cardinals over the Bills in a miraculous 32âÂÂ30 victory.
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The Cardinals' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cardinals' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7.
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With the win, the Cardinals won their first game of the season for the first time since 2015 and the first time in an away game since 2010.
With this win, the Cardinals started 2-0 for the first time since 2015.
The Cardinals attempted to win their game over the Lions since 2015, but instead with the upset loss, the Cardinals fell to 2âÂÂ1 for the first time since 2010.
With the win, the Cardinals not only advanced to 4âÂÂ2, they also won their first road MNF game since 1977.
This was the Cardinals' first Sunday Night Football appearance since 2016, which was also against the Seahawks at home. This was the Cardinals' first home win over the Seahawks since 2012.
Cardinals kicker Zane Gonzalez missed a game-tying 49-yard field goal.
In the final seconds of game, Kyler Murray threw a game winning touchdown pass to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins with two seconds left after he leaped over three defenders in the end zone to make the catch. The play came at the end of a game in which the Cardinals rallied from a 23âÂÂ9 deficit early in the third quarter, and from a 30âÂÂ26 deficit after Bills quarterback Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass to wide receiver Stefon Diggs with less than 40 seconds left.
With the win, the Cardinals improved to 6âÂÂ3. This was the first time a successful game-winning Hail Mary catch in the fourth quarter was made since Aaron Rodgers threw one in a 2015 game against the Detroit Lions.
With the loss, the Cardinals went 3âÂÂ6 in their last 9 games after starting 5âÂÂ2.