The Cardinals' season started shaky. Although they managed to come back from down 24–6 against the Lions in the fourth quarter to tie it up at 24, they couldn't seal the deal, and the game ended in a 27–27 tie. The Cardinals lost their next three games against the Ravens, Panthers, and Seahawks, before defeating the Bengals to acquire their first victory of the season in a high-scoring fourth quarter. The following week, they led the Falcons 27–13 at one point, and held off a late Falcons rally to win 34–33. This was followed by a game that followed the same script: the Cardinals this time held a 17–0 lead in the middle of the second quarter, then held off a late Giants rally to win 27–21, which put the Cardinals at 3–3–1 for the season. Then, the Cardinals deteriorated for a long losing streak that started with a 31–9 blowout loss to the Saints, which was followed by a near comeback victory over the 49ers, who improved to 8–0 after that contest. After a close battle with the Buccaneers, the Cardinals headed to San Francisco and lost 36–26 despite holding a 16–0 lead at one point in the game. After their bye week, the Cardinals got blown out by the Rams, which was followed by a 23–17 loss to the Steelers. After that, the Cardinals went hot again, defeating the Browns 38–24, the upsetting the 11–3 Seahawks 27–13 before dropping their season finale to the Rams, 31–24. The Cardinals finished 5–10–1 for the season, and acquired the eighth overall pick in the 2020 draft.