2014 Arizona Cardinals season
The 2014 season was the Arizona Cardinals' 95th in the National Football League, their 27th in Arizona and their second under head coach Bruce Arians. Following an explosive 9–1 start to the regular season, they finished at 11–5, achieving their highest win total since 1975 when they were still in St. Louis. The Cardinals clinched their first playoff berth since 2009, and had a chance to become the first team to play the Super Bowl on their own home field, University of Phoenix Stadium. However, after season-ending injuries to Carson Palmer and Drew Stanton, they were forced to start third-string quarterback Ryan Lindley in the wild-card round, losing to the [2014 2014 Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers season|Carolina Panthers], 27–16, which was the first time since 1982 when they were in St. Louis that the Cardinals went one-and-done.
Draft
Note: The Cardinals traded their original first-round selection to the New Orleans Saints in exchange for the Saints' first- and third- round selections.Game summaries
Regular season
Week 6: vs. Washington Redskins
The win ended the Cardinals' eight-game losing streak against the Redskins, beating them for the first time since the 2000 season, when both teams were members of the NFC East.Week 10: vs. St. Louis Rams
Carson Palmer would suffer a season-ending injury on his left-knee. Drew Stanton would take over as quarterback for the rest of the game. Thanks to the efforts of the defense during the fourth quarter, the Cardinals rallied to beat the Rams 31-14.Week 17: at San Francisco 49ers
This would snap the 49ers' 4-game losing streak in Levi's Stadium. With the loss, the Cardinals finished their season to 11-5.Postseason
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
| Wild Card | at Carolina Panthers | L 16–27 | 0–1 | Bank of America Stadium |