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1997 Arizona Cardinals

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 25th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 379 points (23.7/g), 25th.
 Differential of -96 points (-6.0/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.4/g), 29th.

Simple Rating System: Total -6.4, Offense: -2.6, Defense: -3.8, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Vince Tobin

 Defensive Coordinator: Dave McGinnis

Training Camp: Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona)

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun August 31 boxscore L 0-1 @ Cincinnati Bengals 21 24 18 323 248 75 2 21 317 230 87 1
2 Sun September 7 boxscore W OT 1-1 Dallas Cowboys 25 22 21 286 220 66 4 15 327 147 180 1
3 Sun September 14 boxscore L OT 1-2 @ Washington Redskins 13 19 14 234 116 118 2 17 328 252 76 1
4 Bye Week
5 Sun September 28 boxscore L 1-3 @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers 18 19 23 364 294 70 3 6 167 113 54 1
6 Sun October 5 boxscore L 1-4 Minnesota Vikings 19 20 22 385 277 108 1 20 353 272 81 3
7 Sun October 12 boxscore L 1-5 New York Giants 13 27 19 235 208 27 5 23 426 187 239 1
8 Sun October 19 boxscore L OT 1-6 @ Philadelphia Eagles 10 13 15 235 143 92 1 25 407 277 130 4
9 Sun October 26 boxscore L 1-7 Tennessee Oilers 14 41 22 263 157 106 7 15 283 135 148
10 Sun November 2 boxscore W 2-7 Philadelphia Eagles 31 21 17 231 141 90 2 18 360 265 95 4
11 Sun November 9 boxscore L 2-8 @ Dallas Cowboys 6 24 18 274 173 101 1 19 329 204 125 1
12 Sun November 16 boxscore L 2-9 @ New York Giants 10 19 21 399 350 49 3 21 373 172 201
13 Sun November 23 boxscore W 3-9 @ Baltimore Ravens 16 13 15 273 202 71 2 17 314 185 129
14 Sun November 30 boxscore L OT 3-10 Pittsburgh Steelers 20 26 18 291 243 48 25 342 165 177
15 Sun December 7 boxscore L 3-11 Washington Redskins 28 38 14 358 301 57 3 17 362 223 139 1
16 Sun December 14 boxscore L 3-12 @ New Orleans Saints 10 27 18 265 154 111 4 17 382 252 130 1
17 Sun December 21 boxscore W 4-12 Atlanta Falcons 29 26 20 297 231 66 2 22 356 167 189 1