Arizona Cardinals
The team was established in 1898 as an amateur football team and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920. The franchise has won two NFL championships, both while it was based in Chicago. The club then moved to St. Louis in 1960 and played in that city through 1987. Before the 1988 season, the team moved west to Tempe, Arizona and played their home games for the next 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium. In 2006, the club moved to their current home field in Glendale, although the team’s executive offices and training facility remain in Tempe. The Cardinals are the only NFL team who have never lost a playoff game at home, with a 5–0 record.
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The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The team was established in 1898 as an amateur football team and joined the NFL as a charter member on September 17, 1920. The franchise has won two NFL championships, both while it was based in Chicago. The club then moved to St. Louis in 1960 and played in that city through 1987. Before the 1988 season, the team moved west to Tempe, Arizona, a college suburb east of Phoenix, and played their home games for the next 18 seasons at Sun Devil Stadium. In 2006, the club moved to their current home field in Glendale, although the team’s executive offices and training facility remain in Tempe. The Cardinals are the only NFL team who have never lost a playoff game at home, with a 5–0 record. They have been to the playoffs ten times and have won seven playoff games, three of which were victories during their run in the 2008–09 NFL playoffs. In 2012 the Cardinals became the first NFL franchise to lose 700 games since its inception. Their all-time win-loss record at the conclusion of the 2019 season is 565–772–41. The team has also won five division titles since their 1947–48 NFL championship game appearances. The stadium was the site of the 2015 Pro Bowl, unlike in past years, where it was held at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii. The stadium also played host to Super Bowls XLII and XLIX, and will host Super Bowl LVII in 2023. In 2013, the Cardinals moved their training camp to State Farm Stadium, which opened in 2006 and is located in the northwestern suburb of Glendale.
It is the only stadium in the NFL that has hosted the Super Bowl twice, with Super Bowl XLII in 2012 and XLIII in 2013. The Arizona Cardinals play in the National Football Conference West division of the NFL, which includes the New England Patriots and the San Francisco 49ers. They are one of two NFL charter member franchises still in operation since the league’s founding. The other is the Chicago Bears, who entered the league the same year as the Cardinals and are still in existence today. They were awarded the championship after the Pottsville Maroons were suspended in 1925 – eight months after Charles Bidwill’s death – and won the title in 1947. Since winning the championship in 1947 the team has suffered many losing seasons, and currently holds the longest active championship drought of North American sports at 72 consecutive seasons. During the post-World War II years the Cardinals reached two straight NFL finals against the Philadelphia Eagles – winning in 1947 and losing in 1947 – but losing the following year. After the late 1950s the Cardinals were almost bankrupt, and owner Violet Wolfner became interested in a relocation to the American Football League, where they became the St. Louis Cardinals. After 28-year stay in St Louis, they advanced to three playoffs three times in the playoffs, but advanced to the finals just three times.
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