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1. After starting out 4-0 in 2012, the Cards would go on to lose 11 of their next 12 games and at season's end coach Ken Whisenhunt, the first coach to take the Cards to the Super Bowl (in January 2009), was relieved of his duties. Who replaced him as head coach of the Big Red?
2. One of Arians and GM Steve Keim's moves in the 2013 season was to grab a competent starting QB, when they nabbed which former Heisman Trophy winner?
3. The 2014 season was a strange year for the Cards. They won 11 games for the first time since 1975 but along the way both Carson Palmer and backup Drew Stanton were injured and out for the season, forcing the team to use its 3rd string QB Logan Thomas in 1 game and Ryan Lindley for the final 3 games and the playoffs. In the playoffs the 11 win Cards had to go on the road and play this team who finished with a sub .500 7-8-1 record. Who was this team?
4. The 2015 season was the best season in franchise history. The team won 13 games for the first time and finished the season 13-3. In the playoffs the Cards faced the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round and it was the 2nd time they defeated the Packers in overtime (and as a result of a big play). Who scored the winning touchdown to win the game for the Cards to send them to their 2nd ever NFC title game?
5. During the 2016 season the Cardinals were in one of the strangest games in NFL history. On a Sunday night in October the Cards took a 3-0 lead into the 4th quarter. The game ended up being tied 3-3 after regulation. The teams exchanged field goals in overtime and they also traded very makeable misses. Who was the opponent in this unusual game?
6. The 2017 season was the last for head coach Bruce Arians as well as QB Carson Palmer, who got injured halfway through the season. After sitting out a season Arians was hired to coach another team. What was that team?
7. The 2018 season had the Cards in rebuild mode. In need of a quarterback to replace the retiring Carson Palmer, the Cardinals brought in another former Heisman Trophy in Sam Bradford ... but in the draft they traded up to the 10th position and took which QB?
8. The Cardinals finished with the worst record in the NFL in 2018, which resulted in the #1 pick in the draft for the first time in franchise history. Not only did they fire head coach Steve Wilks after one season and replace him with Kliff Kingsbury, and even though they had taken a QB in the first round the previous year, they traded Josh Rosen then drafted the 2018 Heisman winner. Who was this QB?
9. During the 2020 season, the Cardinals finished with an 8-8 record, but it was one play in one game that stood out. In a week 10 matchup with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, the Cardinals trailed 30-26. With time winding down and only time for one play, Murray scrambled to his left and threw a desperation pass that was caught by Deandre Hoskins in the midst of 3 defenders to win the game 32-30. This pass play has a name attached to it making it one for the history books. What was the name of this play?
10. The 2021 season was one of the most unusual in Cardinals history. The Cardinals started the season 7-0 and were 10-2 with 5 games to play. They only needed to win 2 games to secure the division title and a home playoff game.
The Cardinals were successful in winning the NFC West.
11. The 2022 season was a huge step backward for the Cardinals. After a 2021 season where they won 11 games and made the playoffs, the Cardinals finished the 2022 season going 4-13 which included a seven-game losing streak to finish the season. There was 1 bright spot. On a week 2 game, the Cardinals trailed 23-7 but scored 16 points in the 4th quarter with the tying score coming as time expired. In overtime, Byron Murphy scooped up a fumble and ran 59 yards for the winning score. Against what team did this happen?
12. In two and a half seasons, beginning at the 2nd half of the 2021 season through the entire 2022 & 2023 seasons, how many home games did the Cardinals win?
13. Head coach Kliff Kingsbury was fired after the 2022 season. To replaced him the Cardinals hired Johnathan Gannon who was the defensive coordinator from what NFL team?
14. The Cardinals finished the 2023 season 4-13. They were without QB Kyler Murray for most of the season due to suffering a torn ACL in 2022. Who filled in as starting QB for the Big Red in his absence?
15. In 2024 the Cards weren't supposed to compete but, after dropping three of their first four games ,they went on a 5-1 run to end up 6-4 and in first place in the NFC West, heading into their bye. Coming out of the bye, the Card were able to maintain their momentum and won the division.
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