Arizona Cardinals Playoff History
Background:Despite being the NFL's oldest franchise, the Arizona Cardinals originally known as the Morgan Athletic Club haven't exactly racked up the championships over the years. In fact, they have just two NFL championships to their name, and they haven't won any at all for more than half a century. That, of course, means they have never won a Super Bowl, although the club did make an appearance in a losing effort against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLIII.
1925:With the better part of a century having passed since the Cardinals won their first NFL title, there is still a significant amount of controversy surrounding the 1925 NFL championship. In short, the Chicago Cardinals were awarded the title after finishing the season with a record of 11 2 1. The Pottsville Maroons actually had beaten the Cardinals head to head and had the best record in the league when the NFL revoked their franchise for violating the territorial rights of the Frankford Yellow Jackets.
Following the suspension of the Maroons, Chicago added a pair of games to the end of their schedule, as rules permitted at the time, and went on to add two wins to their total, pushing them past Pottsville. At that time, there were no playoffs, and the team with the best regular season record UGGs Cheap was crowned. Therefore, the title was awarded to the Cardinals.
1947:1947 was a year of triumph and tragedy for the Cardinals. Charles Bidwell, team owner since 1933, www.uggsshow.com passed away prior to the season. Then, several games into the regular season, highly talented rookie punter Jeff Burkett suffered an appendicitis attack while in Los Angeles prior to the Cardinals fourth game of the season. After spending several days recuperating, Burkett was scheduled to fly back to Chicago. But the United Airlines DC 6 he was traveling in crashed in Bryce Canyon, Utah, killing the promising youngster.
Despite the black cloud that hung over the 1947 Cardinals, they went 9 3, beating Philadelphia in the championship game 28 21 behind what was dubbed the "Dream Backfield". Before his death, Bidwell put together a group that included quarterback Paul Christman, halfback Elmer Angsman, and fullback Pat Harder. Marshall Goldberg was a free safety who played running back as well. But it was Bidwill's signing of University of Georgia All America running back Charley Trippi for what at the time was considered an outlandish sum of $100,000, that keyed the championship run.
The Cardinals actually performed even better the following year, posting an 11 1 record. But Philadelphia exacted some revenge by beating them in a blinding snowstorm, 7 0, in the 1948 NFL championship game.